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The Theory And Practice Of Acupuncture (Canceled)

Lecturer(s):
Professional Staff
Monday March 30 | 6-8 p.m.

Nobel Laureate Chemistry: New Developments In Lithium-Ion Batteries (Canceled)

Lecturer(s):
Daniel Scherson
Tuesday March 31 | 7-8:30 p.m.

Geauga County Conversations: The Story Of The Silk Road – A Highway For Raiders, Traders And Monks (Canceled)

Lecturer(s):
James Godfrey
Wednesday April 01 | noon-1:30 p.m.

Conversations in Rocky River: Report On The State Of The Universe (CANCELED)

Lecturer(s):
Glenn Starkman
Friday April 03 | noon-1:30 p.m.

Nobel Laureate Peace: Promotion Of Peace In Ethiopia (REMOTE LEARNING)

Lecturer(s):
Avidan Y. Cover
Tuesday April 07 | 7-8:30 p.m.

Origins Science Scholars: Biology and Human-machine Relationships in the Present (Canceled)

Lecturer(s):
Dustin Tyler
Tuesday April 14, 2020 | 5:30 - 8 p.m.

EDU@1UC: The Connections Between Sleep And Cancer: What You Need To Know

Lecturer(s):
Cheryl L. Thompson
Wednesday April 15 | 6:00 - 7:30 p.m.

Women's Suffrage Centennial Symposium (Canceled)

Lecturer(s):
Virginia Kase, Paula Giddings, Dawn Teele
Saturday April 18, 2020 | 9 a.m.–2 p.m.

ACE Book Discussion Day (POSTPONED)

Lecturer(s):
John McBratney
Monday April 20 | 9:30 a.m.-2 p.m.

The Singer Of Shanghai: A WWII Jewish Refugee Story Of Sewing And Survival

Lecturer(s):
Kevin Ostoyich
Tuesday April 21 | 7-8:30 p.m.

Origins Science Scholars: Human-machine Relationships: Engineering the Future (REMOTE LEARNING)

Lecturer(s):
Dustin Tyler
Tuesday April 21, 2020 | 5:30 - 8 p.m.

Transmitting Holocaust Memory

Lecturer(s):
Kevin Ostoyich
Wednesday April 22 | 10 - 11:30 a.m.

Eastside Conversations: Immigration Legislation In America: Who Gets In, Who Doesn’t And Why? (REMOTE LEARNING)

Lecturer(s):
Barbara Greenberg
Friday April 24 | 12-1:30 p.m.

Conversations at Judson Park: Joyce’s Ulysses: A Guided Tour

Lecturer(s):
Steve Pinkerton
Monday April 27 | noon-1:30 p.m.

How To Protect Yourself: Topics In Consumer Protection (REMOTE LEARNING)

Lecturer(s):
Jon Miller Steiger
Tuesday April 28 | 7 p.m.

Origins Science Scholars: Mother’s Milk & the Evolving Microbiome (REMOTE LEARNING)

Lecturer(s):
Katie Hinde
Tuesday April 28, 2020 | 5:30 - 8 p.m.

Conversations in Rocky River: Forgotten Pharaohs And Plundered Pyramids: Excavations At The Necropolis Of Nuri, Sudan

Lecturer(s):
Meghan Strong
Friday May 01 | noon-1:30 p.m.

Jewish Rhodes: Rediscovering The Jewish Diaspora Of Greece

Lecturer(s):
Richard Freund
Monday May 04 | 7 p.m.

Archaeology, Geoscience And Holocaust Studies: The New Frontier

Lecturer(s):
Richard Freund
Tuesday May 05 | 10 a.m.

Origins Science Scholars: Breastfeeding and Maternal & Child Health (REMOTE LEARNING)

Lecturer(s):
Nicole Burt
Tuesday May 05, 2020 | 5:30 - 8 p.m.

Geauga County Conversations: The Cuyahoga River Fire: The Use And Abuse Of Waterways

Lecturer(s):
John Grabowski
Wednesday May 06 | noon-1:30 p.m.

Origins Science Scholars: Fire, Food and our Climate Future (REMOTE LEARNING)

Lecturer(s):
Christopher Cullis
Tuesday May 12, 2020 | 5:30 - 8 p.m.

Downsizing: Jewish Congregations In 21st Century America

Lecturer(s):
Alanna Cooper
Wednesday May 13 | 7 p.m.

Eastside Conversations: Moses Jacob Ezekiel: Confederate, Expatriate, Jewish Sculptor

Lecturer(s):
Samantha Baskind
Friday May 15 | noon-1:30 p.m.

Eastside Conversations: Full Series

Lecturer(s):
Fridays May 15, June 19, July 17 and August 21 | noon-1:30 p.m.

Week of Learning Opening Lecture: Jews And Stand-Up Comedy In America

Lecturer(s):
Joshua Lambert
Sunday May 17 | 6 p.m. light dinner/7 p.m. lecture

Conversations at Judson Park: Crystals Of Sound: Symmetry, Entropy, And Harmony In Music

Lecturer(s):
Jesse Berezovsky
Monday May 18 | noon-1:30 p.m.

Origins Science Scholars: Storing Energy for our Renewable Future (REMOTE LEARNING)

Lecturer(s):
Robert Savinell
Tuesday May 19, 2020 | 5:30 - 8 p.m.

EDU@1UC: From The 19th Amendment To The Occupy Movement: 100 Years Of Women’s Social Movement Activism

Lecturer(s):
Heather Hurwitz
Wednesday May 20 | 6:00 - 7:30 p.m.

Week of Learning Closing Lecture: How Yiddish Changed America And How America Changed Yiddish

Lecturer(s):
Joshua Lambert
Thursday May 21 | 7-8:30 p.m.

Origins Science Scholars: New Skull Reveals Human Ancestor's Face (REMOTE LEARNING)

Lecturer(s):
Yohannes Haile-Selassie
Tuesday May 26 | 5:30 - 8 p.m.

Trips To Cleveland Gems - Holden Arboretum

Lecturer(s):
Friday May 29 | 10:30 a.m.

Acclaimed Authors Summer 2020 Luncheon - FULL SERIES

Lecturer(s):
Fridays June 19, July 17, and August 21 | 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.

Geauga County Conversations: Media Literacy: Fake News, Faux News? Real News or Raw News? And How to Tell the Difference

Lecturer(s):
Nurete
Wednesday June 03 | noon-1:30 p.m.

Conversations in Rocky River: Understanding The Global Refugee Crisis and What It Means for Cleveland

Lecturer(s):
Cori Sieger
Friday June 05 | noon-1:30 p.m.

American Shtetl: Kiryas Joel, A Hasidic Town In Suburban New York

Lecturer(s):
David Myers
Wednesday June 10 | 7 p.m.

Mark Rothko: Portrait Of The Young Artist As A Hebrew Writer

Lecturer(s):
David Myers
Thursday June 11 | 10 a.m.

EDU@1UC: Catching Fire: Did the Invention of Controlled Fire Make Us Human?

Lecturer(s):
Alan Rocke
Wednesday June 17 | 6-7:30 p.m.

Acclaimed Authors: The Women of the Copper Country

Lecturer(s):
Mary Doria Russell
Friday June 19 | 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.

Eastside Conversations: How Can You Say That? - An Arts Critic Talks About Criticism

Lecturer(s):
Steven Litt
Friday June 19 | noon-1:30 p.m.

Conversations at Judson Park: Diversity in Children's Picture Books

Lecturer(s):
Cara Byrne
Monday June 22 | noon-1:30 p.m.

Suffrage as A Generational Movement: Grandmothers, Daughters, and Grand Daughters Fighting for Different Understandings of Equal Rights

Lecturer(s):
Renee Sentilles
Saturday June 27 | 2-3:30 p.m.

Eastside Conversations: Full Series

Lecturer(s):
Fridays May 15, June 19, July 17 and August 21 | noon-1:30 p.m.

Acclaimed Authors Summer 2020 Luncheon - FULL SERIES

Lecturer(s):
Fridays June 19, July 17, and August 21 | 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.

Geauga County Conversations: A Journey into Michelangelo’s Masterpieces

Lecturer(s):
Paola Basile
Wednesday July 01 | noon-1:30 p.m.

Conversations in Rocky River: Touching The Past: A Primer On Medieval Prayer Books

Lecturer(s):
Gabrielle Parkin
Friday July 10 | noon-1:30 p.m.

EDU@1UC: Makes Me Wanna Holler: Toxic Stress and Its Effects on Adolescents and Young Adults in Urban Environments

Lecturer(s):
David Miller
Wednesday July 15 | 6-7:30 p.m.

Acclaimed Authors: Mark Twain's America, Then and Now

Lecturer(s):
Laura DeMarco
Friday July 17 | 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.

Eastside Conversations: Cleveland's Cultural Gardens: Local Treasure with Rich History

Lecturer(s):
John Grabowski
Friday July 17 | noon-1:30 p.m.

Conversations at Judson Park: Backstories: 100 Years of Making Art Matter

Lecturer(s):
Leslie Cade
Monday July 27 | noon-1:30 p.m.

Bending to the Color Line: The Fight for Women’s Suffrage in Ohio

Lecturer(s):
Carol Lasser
Wednesday July 29 | 7-8:30 p.m.

Eastside Conversations: Full Series

Lecturer(s):
Fridays May 15, June 19, July 17 and August 21 | noon-1:30 p.m.

Eastside Conversations: Is That Photo for Real?

Lecturer(s):
Michael Weill
Friday August 21 | noon-1:30 p.m.

Conversations at Judson Park: The Antikythera Mechanism: Discoveries Old and New

Lecturer(s):
Paul Iverson
Monday August 24 | noon-1:30 p.m.

Acclaimed Authors Summer 2020 Luncheon - FULL SERIES

Lecturer(s):
Fridays June 19, July 17, and August 21 | 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.

Geauga County Conversations: Forgotten Pharaohs and Plundered Pyramids: Excavations at The Necropolis of Nuri

Lecturer(s):
Meghan Strong
Wednesday August 05 | noon-1:30 p.m.

EDU@1UC: Light for the Dead in Ancient Egypt

Lecturer(s):
Meghan Strong
Wednesday August 19 | 6-7:30 p.m.

Acclaimed Authors: Furnishing Eternity: A Father, A Son, And A Measure Of Life

Lecturer(s):
David Giffels
Friday August 21 | 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.

Fall Kick-Off: Isaac, Ishmael, and Jesus: Jews, Christians, and Muslims on the Binding of Isaac

Lecturer(s):
Aaron Koller
Thursday August 27 | 7 p.m.

Conversations in Rocky River: From Dirt to Digital: Archaeology and Virtual Reality at Morgantina, Sicily

Lecturer(s):
Benjamin Gorham
Friday August 7 | noon-1:30 p.m.

Eastside Conversations: Full Series

Lecturer(s):
Fridays May 15, June 19, July 17 and August 21 | noon-1:30 p.m.