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College of Arts and Sciences

Metin Eren, Ph.D., associate professor and director of archeology at Â鶹ÊÓƵ, demonstrates flintknapping.

For most, the craft known as flintknapping is a skilled hobby or art form that was thought to occasionally require bandages or stitches. However, new research suggests flintknapping is far more dangerous than previously understood.

Â鶹ÊÓƵ students cross Risman Plaza by the fountain.

U.S. News & World Report ranks 11 Â鶹ÊÓƵ programs among the best in the nation in its recently released 2023-2024 Best Graduate Schools rankings.

Honors College

Sonyea Moore, a sophomore Honors student from Twinsburg, Ohio, is currently pursuing two majors and three minors in the College of Arts and Sciences and is thriving while doing so. Holding a 3.9 G.P.A., Sonyea is following her interests in the humanities through majors in anthropology and Africana studies, along with her minors in English, creative writing, and history. While the workload of such an education is demanding, Sonyea explains it's worth it to study her passions. 

Drone footage shows the freight train derailment, Feb. 6, 2023, in East Palestine, Ohio. (Photo courtesy of Ntsbgov/via Reuters)

Â鶹ÊÓƵ faculty members have been contacted by various media outlets to lend their expert opinions and insight as cleanup work, air monitoring, water testing and more continues following the Feb. 3 train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio.

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Pictured on the Euclid Beach Park Grand Carousel at Western Reserve Historical Society are (from left to right) Kevin Adams, Ph.D., associate professor and chair of Â鶹ÊÓƵ’s Department of History; Mandy Munro-Stasiuk, Ph.D., dean of Â鶹ÊÓƵ’s College of Arts and Sciences; and Kelly Falcone-Hall, president and CEO of Western Reserve Historical Society.

Western Reserve Historical Society and Â鶹ÊÓƵ have announced a cooperation agreement enabling unique access and real-world experiences for students and faculty in the Department of History. Â鶹ÊÓƵ students will gain access to archival research materials for research projects, internships and jobs as well as research assistantships for graduate level students.

Derailed Norfolk Southern rail cars in East Palestine, Ohio.

On Feb. 3 in East Palestine, Ohio, dozens of Norfolk Southern rail cars derailed, 11 of which contained hazardous materials. In an effort to start repairing the situation, Arcadis, an international company hired by the railroad company, has developed a plan to clean the air, ground and water in the village. Kuldeep Singh, Ph.D., assistant professor in Â鶹ÊÓƵ’s Department of Earth Sciences, reviews the cleanup plan.

Photo of Angela Neal-Barnett, Ph.D., professor in Â鶹ÊÓƵ’s Department of Psychological Sciences within the College of Arts and Sciences

Â鶹ÊÓƵ Professor Angela Neal-Barnett, Ph.D., from the Department of Psychological Sciences shares her expertise in a Deseret Magazine article about the quarter-life crisis. She discusses the stage of development called â€œemerging adulthood.â€