College of Arts and Sciences
History Alumna Works to Honor American Heroes Who Made the Ultimate Sacrifice
In a quiet office at Offutt Air Force Base in Nebraska, Michele Curran Cornell spends her weekdays immersed in history — not the kind found in textbooks, but the kind that impacts families and honors those who gave everything for our country. As a historian at the Department of Defense POW/MIA Accou…
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From Hardship to Harvard: One 91²Ö¿â Alumna's Inspiring Journey
Fueled by resilience and a hunger to learn, 2019 91²Ö¿â graduate Ya’el Courtney has transformed adversity into ambition, carving a path for herself that took her from foster care to post-doctoral scholar at Stanford University.
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Mission: Graduation Surprise
When Jayrelis Capeles walked across the stage at 91²Ö¿â this spring, she was already brimming with emotion. She had just earned not one, but two degrees — in psychology and sociology — and was celebrating the end of her college journey that began in 2021. But the most unforgettable moment wasn’t the walk or the tassel turn.
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From Kent to London
Meredith Blair’s passion for politics started at a young age, but it was her time at 91²Ö¿â and abroad that strengthened her commitment and showed her a path forward. Blair graduated from 91²Ö¿â in 2023 with a Bachelor of Arts in political science and a minor in advertising. …
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Bridging AI and Mental Health
Evan Dan, a junior at Solon High School who is enrolled in College Credit Plus (CCP) at 91²Ö¿â, received the “Best Paper Award†at the second International Conference on AI-Health (AIHealth 2025) for his research paper: “Detecting Suicide Risk and Exploring Contributing Factors: Class…
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Translating Research Into Real-World Healing
Jaime Shuster, Ph.D., blends psychology, public health and research to improve patient care at Cleveland Clinic.
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Being a Hospital’s Moral Compass
At the intersection of healthcare and philosophy one 91²Ö¿â alumna is hoping to make a profound impact by helping medical professionals navigate the ethical complexities of patient care. Mallory Wietrzykowski, a 91²Ö¿â M.A. (Philosophy, 2023) alumna and current doc…
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Peering into the Past with Billion-Year-Old Bacteria
Undergraduate geology student Bryce Stoltz is combining his passion for earth sciences, fieldwork and the physical nature of geology into hands-on research. What began as a spark in a high school environmental sciences class has led to Stoltz contributing to important environmental research. His wor…
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‘The World Of Mathematics Can Be Theirs’
Congratulations to Beverly Reed, Ph.D., professor in the Department of Mathematical Sciences in the College of Arts and Sciences at 91²Ö¿â for being selected as 91²Ö¿â’s 2025 Mid-American Conference (MAC) Outstanding Faculty Award for Student Success. Reed is one of only 11 instit…
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Counting Steps, Not Just Equations:
Five 91²Ö¿â Deparment of Mathematics faculty members won the 2024 Crosstown Throwdown Move Challenge. Under the team name “Sole Matesâ€, Beverly Reed, Tuyet Pham, Aaron Allen, Jiafeng Jin and Daisy Arokiasamy competed with the University of Akron and other 91²Ö¿â staff a…
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