College of Arts and Sciences
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Inside an audiology lab, where Lauren Calandruccio investigates multilingual hearing behavior in noisy environments
Editor’s note: Jasmine Vo, the author of this story, is a student employee in the University Marketing and Communications department. She is a fourth-year student majoring in communication sciences. While working as a clinical audiologist, Lauren Calandruccio realized how many unknowns remain in…
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February 19, 2025
Trial-and-error separations could be replaced by quantitative and predictive molecular methods, CWRU researchers find
February 17, 2025
Keep your relationships strong with these tips from CWRU neuroscientist and philosopher Anthony Jack
Valentine’s Day has a reputation for being celebrated with grand gestures of love: marriage proposals, gifts and special dates. But when the roses wilt and chocolates are long gone, relationship maintenance is still important—whether for a friend, a significant other, a family member and even…
February 14, 2025
Lydia Kisley Lydia Kisley, assistant professor of physics, was recently awarded the Young Fluorescence Investigator Award from the Biophysical Society’s Biological Fluorescence Subgroup. The Young Fluorescence Investigator Award is given to an outstanding researcher at the beginning of…
February 12, 2025
Chemistry researchers at APP have found specific markers that may lead to new blood tests for disease
February 05, 2025
The Department of English is accepting applications for its annual prize competitions. Undergraduate students are invited to submit their applications by Friday, March 14, at 4 p.m. For poets The Finley Foster and Emily Hills Prize is for the best poem or group (three) of poems by an…
January 31, 2025
Walt Hunter, professor and chair of the Department of English at the College of Arts and Sciences, recently penned a piece published in The Atlantic. Titled “When Poets Face Death,” Hunter’s article explores the idea of facing death in writing, looking at three poets whose last poems offer…
January 31, 2025
Kathryn C. Lavelle, the Ellen and Dixon Long Professor in World Affairs in the Department of Political Science at the College of Arts and Sciences, wrote a chapter in the recently published book Teaching International Organizations, published by Edward Elgar Publishing. Lavelle’s chapter covers…
January 30, 2025
Vera Tobin Whether solving a crossword, tackling a Sudoku or completing a jigsaw puzzle, engaging with brain teasers allows many to sharpen their minds by challenging them to think critically, solve problems and recognize patterns. To piece together some cognitive impacts of puzzles, The…
January 28, 2025
Silvana Corrales Cantelmi came to APP to pursue biomedical engineering, ultimately planning to study gene editing. But their first SAGES course with Timothy Wutrich in the Department of Classics changed their plans. Now a fourth-year student majoring in classics,…
January 28, 2025
At APP, innovation extends beyond academics. January marks National Hobby Month, a perfect opportunity to highlight the unique talents and passions of the university’s faculty, staff and students. From competitive dodgeball to jewelry-making, their interests reflect…