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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April 09, 2019
Course registration for next fall is underway, and while the offerings are vast, and degree-specific requirements are many, there are a number of interesting classes for ӰƵ students to expand their horizons and gain insight into new subjects, from social work to history,...
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March 21, 2019
This spring, the Department of Dance at ӰƵ
University will continue its 2018-2019 season with Meridian, a thesis concert featuring dance works by MFA candidate
Yizhen Hu, with additional works by guest artists and CWRU alumni Karlie Budge
and Yidi Lin.
Performances are March 28, ...
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March 18, 2019
Rachel Chapman, associate professor
in anthropology at University of Washington, will be on campus Friday, March 22,
for a talk titled “Austerity, Precarious Use and the Elusive AIDS-Free
Generation in Mozambique.”
The presentation will be held in
Mather Memorial Building, Room 201, from 5 to 6 p....
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March 18, 2019
Further your education and career with an advanced degree
from ӰƵ’s College of Arts and Sciences.
The college’s more than 50 graduate programs span the arts, humanities, mathematical and natural sciences, and social sciences—ranging from chemistry and physics to anthrop...
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March 04, 2019
Through art, lectures, performances and exhibits, the fourth annual festival—presented by the Baker-Nord Center for the Humanities and numerous cultural and educational partners—will consider the natural world, climate change and the future of our shared common home
The 2019 Cleveland Humanities Fe...
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February 19, 2019
As part of panel of experts convened by the U.S Food and Drug Administration (FDA), ӰƵ professor Lee Hoffer voted last week to recommend a new nasal spray for treatment-resistant depression that some are touting as the most significant development in a generation for tre...
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February 11, 2019
New research could explain color variance in other species and predict survival, reproduction in warming climate for other animals
New research from ӰƵ in how dragonflies may adapt their wing color to temperature differences might explain color variation in other animals...
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January 03, 2019
With a $2 million grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the Cleveland Humanities Collaborative (CHC)—a pathway for humanities students to complete associate's degrees at Cuyahoga Community College (Tri-C) and earn bachelor of arts degrees at ӰƵ—will expand to two a...
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January 02, 2019
President Barbara R. Snyder and Provost Ben Vinson III have announced that Florence Harkness Professor of Religion Timothy Beal has agreed to serve as interim dean of the College of Arts and Sciences. His appointment, which is contingent on approval from the Board of Trustees, began Tuesday, Jan. 1....
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December 14, 2018
Representatives from several ӰƵ departments and schools attended the annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students in Indianapolis Nov. 14-17.
The representatives were from the College of Arts and Sciences’ biology and chemistry departments, the School of ...