
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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July 20, 2021
Major: ClassicsMinor: Bioethics
For many high school students and adult learners, figuring out how to attend college can be a daunting task. ӰƵ student Colin Hawkinson understands this—and is helping students and their families in the Cleveland Metropolitan School District navigat...

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July 16, 2021
In 2008, the Richard A. Bloom, M.D. Award was established to honor distinguished teaching in the SAGES program, part of ӰƵ’s current core undergraduate curriculum. Each year, students are invited to nominate their instructors who go above and beyond both in and out of the classroom...

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July 16, 2021
Renee Sentilles, the Henry Eldridge Bourne Professor of History in the College of Arts and Sciences, will attend the Higher Education Resource Services (HERS) Leadership Institute through the Flora Stone Mather Center for Women’s registration award.
Sentilles specializes in American women’s history...

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July 16, 2021
For Bharat Ranganathan, academia has been a long-standing passion. After graduating from ӰƵ, Harvard University and Indiana University with a bachelor’s, master’s, and PhD, respectively, he pursued a career in ethics, most recently returning to CWRU as the Elmer G. Beame...

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July 09, 2021
An united “perspective paper” by a team of ӰƵ researchers was recently published and chosen as an editor’s pick by the Journal of Applied Physics.
Published in June and titled “Ultrathin 2D-oxides: A perspective on fabrication, structure, defect, transport, electron, a...

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July 09, 2021
Adolf Dehn belongs to a group of distinguished midcentury American artists who were eclipsed by abstract expressionism and the following movements in American art. His lithographs of the “roaring twenties” introduced a note of social satire into American printmaking. He was one of the most gifted an...

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July 09, 2021
Elina Gertsman, the Archbishop Paul J. Hallinan Professor in Catholic Studies II and professor of art history, penned a new book, recently published by Penn State University Press.
The Absent Image: Lacunae in Medieval Books is the result of Gertsman’s the American Council of Learned Societies fell...

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July 07, 2021
Professor Beverly Saylor leads interdisciplinary global group applying state-of-the art technology to answer ancient questions
A ӰƵ researcher is leading an interdisciplinary global team that will use state-of-the-art technology to tackle an ancient question: How did ecological fa...

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July 06, 2021
Majors: Economics and political scienceYear: Class of 2023
When she was unsure what career path she wanted to pursue as a first-year student at ӰƵ, Ingrid Gillies received valuable advice from a mentor: get experience in the public, private and nonprofit sectors. Now a rising juni...

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July 02, 2021
In May, Brian Gran, professor of sociology and law, was invited by the Oxford Children's Rights Network to give a presentation to Oxford University's Bonavero Institute of Human Rights. Gran's presentation concentrated on his book, The Sociology of Children's Rights, which Polity Press recently publ...