
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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November 01, 2018
While growing up in Alaska, Timothy Beal was steeped in a conservative evangelical community with a fondness and fear of Revelation, the last book of the Bible offering a potent brew of hellfire and redemption through a thick tangle of verses violent, bewildering and poetic.
By adulthood, Beal—chai...

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October 23, 2018
ӰƵ researchers, global collaborators, first to demonstrate ‘random, transistor’ laser that can be manipulated at nanoscale
In the last half-century, laser technology has grown into a multi-billion-dollar global industry and used in everything from optical-disk drives and...

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October 01, 2018
Driven by a love of the printed word, the late Adeline Barry Davee graduated with a master’s degree in English from Flora Stone Mather College—just a year after earning a bachelor’s in the subject in 1931.
Adeline Barry Davee
Hired by her alma mater's history department to assist its then-chair—R...

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September 24, 2018
With a $10 million gift to ӰƵ, philanthropist Roe Green will support the next phase of renovations at the Milton and Tamar Maltz Performing Arts Center at The Temple – Tifereth Israel.
Roe Green
In honor of Green’s gift, the world-class performance space planned for M...

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September 04, 2018
Placing trust in doctors to advocate for their health needs, older adults rarely ask for referrals to specialists, specific prescriptions, express concerns or follow-up after medical visits, according to a new study from ӰƵ.
The findings highlight a disconnect between t...

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August 24, 2018
Most rich democracies provide citizens universal coverage for medical services—but not in the United States, where tens of millions of people remain without health insurance and costs far exceed spending in any other country.
Some health care advocates and politicians have argued the U.S. should em...

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August 20, 2018
Rising temperatures are melting the Arctic ice, opening new shipping routes and prompting world powers to jostle for access and control.
In January, China announced intentions to establish a permanent presence in the Arctic—dubbed the “Polar Silk Road”—to dramatically reduce the time needed to move...

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August 13, 2018
Adopting an Islamic concept of coping with spiritual struggles, known as “spiritual jihad,” is associated with post-traumatic growth and virtuous behaviors—and is related to reductions in anxiety and depression, according to a new ӰƵ study published in the journal Religi...

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May 16, 2018
Jane W. Kessler wins 2018 Frank and Dorothy Humel Hovorka Prize
It was the 1940s, a time when women rarely questioned the establishment. But Jane W. Kessler, whose lifetime of service as a clinician, scholar, teacher and community leader has knitted a rich mosaic, had the guts to challenge the medi...

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May 15, 2018
Lauren Calandruccio becomes first concurrent winner of Jackson and Wittke awards
This January, Lauren Calandruccio dropped everything to drive six hours to Chicago to be with a student whose father passed away there after a long battle with cancer. “She needed someone there,” said Calandruccio, an ...