College of Arts and Sciences
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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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November 17, 2020
ӰƵ biology, math researchers part of $3 million National Institutes of Health initiative to investigate how neurons work together to regulate movement
ӰƵ researchers are part of an international team striving to crack the secrets of how our neurons—the...
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November 13, 2020
With exuberant choreography, beautiful outdoor scenery and an uplifting musical score, “Spaces and Places,” a new dance production by Professor Gary Galbraith and students in the Department of Dance, spreads a message of hope in a world in which COVID-19, social unrest and political discontent conti...
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November 13, 2020
The Gerontological Society of America (GSA) named Jessica A. Kelley, professor and director of the graduate program in sociology, as editor-in-chief of the social sciences section of The Journal of Gerontology, Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences.
The Journal of Gerontology, Serie...
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November 12, 2020
2020 (hindsight), the latest ӰƵ Department of Theater production, is a time capsule: The virtual production is a compilation of student experiences amidst the COVID-19 pandemic in the form of monologues, poems and dances.
Performances will be held today (Nov. 12) throug...
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November 09, 2020
Though the fall leaves on campus may make spring feel far in the future, ӰƵ students will be thinking about the season in the coming days—undergraduate registration for the spring semester begins next Monday, Nov. 16 (depending on the school; graduate program registratio...
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November 09, 2020
The College of Arts and Sciences, Case School of Engineering and Post-Graduate Planning and Experiential Education are pleased to host the third event in the Alumni Insight Speaker Series.
A discussion titled “Embracing Change” will be held Monday, Nov. 16, at 7 p.m. In this conversation, alumni (...
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November 06, 2020
At the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic, numerous fields experienced a rapid shift to virtual operations. For the health care sector, that shift resulted in difficulty accessing routine care from health care professionals, particularly for senior citizens and low-income citizens who may not have devi...
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November 06, 2020
Deepak Sarma, professor of religious studies at the College of Arts and Sciences and professor of bioethics at the School of Medicine, recently wrote an article titled "Volunteering for a Covid Vaccine Trial: Fulfilling Hindu Obligations or Fostering Pharmaceutical Company Profits?"
Published by th...
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October 30, 2020
Gillian Weiss, associate professor of history, co-wrote an article with New York University art historian Meredith Martin and New York-based graphic designer Bonnie Siegler for History News Network.
In their piece—titled "Trump: Superhero or Superspreader?"—they wrote about a medal recently created...
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October 29, 2020
The Department of Dance's performance series, "Nouveaux Espaces," will kick off Sunday, Nov. 1, with a new work by faculty member Gary Galbraith. "Spaces and Places" is a video dance project that will take viewers outside the "boxes of dancers" often seen in virtual projects since last March.
Galbr...