College of Arts and Sciences
Interdisciplinary research, collaboratives and achievements define the ӰƵ ’ community—across countless disciplines. From literary awards and scientific discoveries to stories of social impact and student innovation, the College of Arts and Sciences is where bold ideas become newsworthy moments.
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Canonizing a millennial saint: CWRU experts weigh in on what Carlo Acutis means for today’s church
Yesterday (Sept. 7) at the Vatican, Pope Leo XIV officially canonized Carlo Acutis, a 15-year-old computer enthusiast from Italy who died in 2006 and has since become known as the “patron saint of the internet.” To learn more about the significance of Acutis’s canonization, we spoke with Brian J…
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October 26, 2021
Are you interested in working with young children up to age 5 years? The Department of Psychological Sciences offers a master’s program in developmental psychology and early intervention and a university certificate program in early intervention.
Members of the community who would like to learn mor...
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October 21, 2021
The 2021 Walter A. Strauss Lecture Series is presented by Sylvester A. Johnson, founding director of the Virginia Tech Center for Humanities and a nationally recognized humanities scholar specializing in the study of technology, race, religion and national security. He is assistant vice provost for ...
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October 19, 2021
Program: MFA Professional Actor Training ProgramYear: Third-year
Christopher B. Portley sees himself as a storyteller. It’s what drew him to acting, and, as a member of the Class of 2022 in the Master of Fine Arts (MFA) Professional Actor Training Program between Cleveland Play House (CPH) and Ca...
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October 14, 2021
CWRU receives $5 million gift from Milton and Tamar Maltz to name grand atrium in honor of President Emerita Barbara R. Snyder
Roe Green’s glee was practically palpable as she approached the podium Wednesday at the dedication of Phase II of the Milton and Tamar Maltz Performing Arts Center at the T...
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October 13, 2021
ӰƵ’s Milton and Tamar Maltz Performing Arts Center at the Temple–Tifereth Israel debuts new wing
Almost two years to the day since breaking ground on Phase II of the Milton and Tamar Maltz Performing Arts Center at the Temple–Tifereth Israel, ӰƵ Univer...
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October 12, 2021
Program: PhD program in sociologyYear: Fourth
From the frozen lakes and monasteries in Tibet to the Amazon and Machu Picchu in Peru to the Bavarian castles and museums of Italy, Reema Sen has seen much of the world. Having traveled to 59 countries, Sen has called several home, including her native ...
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October 08, 2021
Simone de Beauvoir is best known for The Second Sex, but also published a four-part memoir that stands as a chronicle of post-war French intellectual culture. The Baker-Nord Center for the Humanities will host a talk with Laura Hengehold, professor in the Department of Philosophy, examining Beauvoir...
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October 08, 2021
Lydia Kisley didn’t always want to be a scientist. Now the Warren E. Rupp Assistant Professor in the Departments of Physics and Chemistry, Kisley once considered a career in music education, having considered band to be her favorite subject in high school.
“I didn’t even take physics in high school...
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October 06, 2021
The Department of Physics will host a lecture with XIaoxing Xi, the Laura H. Carnell Professor of Physics at Temple University and winner of the 2020 Sakharov Prize of the American Physical Society, Thursday, Oct. 7, from 4 to 5 p.m.
Xi will present “Crackdown on Academic Collaboration with China ...
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October 05, 2021
The College of Arts and Sciences, in collaboration with the Dittrick Museum of Medical History, invites all members of the campus community to the 2021 Zverina Lecture, titled “Made in Cleveland: The Kay-Cross Oxygenator and the history of heart-lung machines,” Saturday, Oct. 23, from 11 a.m. to noo...