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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February 18, 2021
The Anthropology Student Association (ASA) and Department of Anthropology will host a film watch party today (Feb. 18) to celebrate Anthropology Day. The film, The Anthropologist, will be streamed live on Zoom from 5:30 to 7 p.m. EST.
The film will be followed by a student-led panel and informal d...
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February 16, 2021
Majors: Psychology and cognitive scienceYear: Fourth year
Nehal Methi’s academic pursuits and service activities center on kindness, compassion and care. Majoring in psychology and cognitive science, Methi has her sights set on a career working as a child and adolescent psychiatrist. She's spent he...
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February 12, 2021
Spencier Ciaralli, a graduate student in the Department of Sociology, was awarded a $20,000 American Fellowship from the American Association of University Women (AAUW).
The AAUW empowers women and girls through research, education and advocacy. Over the past 132 years, the organization has provide...
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February 12, 2021
The Department of Sociology will host a talk titled “Examining the Health Consequences of Race, Skin Color, and School Context” Friday, Feb. 26, at 12:30 p.m. Taylor Hargrove, professor of sociology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, will give the presentation.
Hargrove’s research ...
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February 11, 2021
According to data from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), only about 30% of female students globally choose to pursue science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM)-related fields in higher education. The reason? UNESCO suggests “long-standing bia...
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February 11, 2021
Join ӰƵ Department of Theater for a free online presentation of its first show of the season: a staged reading of The Liar.
David Ives’ ‘translaptation’ of this 17th century comedy blends Elizabethan-style verse and modern language, relishing in its own rhyming word gam...
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February 11, 2021
The Program in Cell Biology at the School of Medicine and the Department of Physics at the College of Arts and Sciences will host the annual “The 2020 Nobel Prizes in Science: What Were They Given For?” symposium today (Feb. 11) from 4 to 5 p.m.
Attendees will learn about the research that earned t...
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February 09, 2021
The Alumni Association of ӰƵ continues Spartans Step Up, a series of webcasts focusing on topical issues. The newest installment, titled “Review and Analysis of the Current National Political Landscape,” will debut Monday, Feb. 15, at 11 a.m. EST/8 a.m. PST.
The discuss...
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February 05, 2021
Elisabeth Werner, professor in the Department of Mathematics, Applied Mathematics and Statistics, co-organized the trimester program "The Interplay between High-Dimensional Geometry and Probability.” The program, held at the Hausdorff Research Institute for Mathematics in Bonn, Germany, will last th...
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February 05, 2021
Lydia Kisley, the Warren E. Rupp Assistant Professor in the Department of Physics, co-authored a piece titled "Real-Time Measurement of Polymer Brush Dynamics Using Silicon Photonic Microring Resonators: Analyte Partitioning and Interior Brush Kinetics."
The paper, published in the journal Langmuir...