Origins Science Scholars

Talk about science with scientists in the Origins Science Scholars Program, presented by Siegal Lifelong Learning and the Institute for the Science of Origins (ISO).

This unique program offers community members an opportunity to engage with leading scholars in the rapidly developing areas of origins science. Each evening begins with a presentation by a world-class researcher followed by dinner and a discussion with the speaker. 

Session Dates: Tuesdays, April 16–May 28 (no lecture on April 23)
5:30-8 p.m. ET

Full Series cost:  $273
Price Per Lecture cost:  $59
Members receive 15% discount.

Dinner included. Parking is not included in the program fees.


CLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR THE FULL SERIES
OR
CLICK ON THE TITLES BELOW TO REGISTER FOR INDIVIDUAL LECTURES. 


HOW ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE WILL HELP US IN THE FIGHT AGAINST CANCER AND INFECTIONS
Jacob Scott, Associate Professor of Molecular Medicine, Lerner College of Medicine, CWRU; staff in the Departments of Translational Hematology and Oncology Research and Radiation Oncology, Cleveland Clinic; Director, Center for AI in Disease Biology, CWRU
Tuesday, April 16
CWRU, Thwing Center, Room 101

EVOLUTION, RANDOMNESS, AND BEAUTY: BIOLOGY THROUGH THE LENS OF STATISTICAL PHYSICS
Michael Hinczewski, Associate Professor, Physics, CWRU; Associate Director, Center for AI in  Disease Biology, CWRU
Tuesday, April 30
CWRU, Tinkham Veale University Center, Ballroom A

A.I., NEUROSCIENCE, AND FUNDAMENTAL PHYSICS
George Musser, award-winning science writer, a contributing editor for Scientific American magazine, a contributing writer for Quanta magazine, and the author of three books on fundamental physics, most recently Putting Ourselves Back in the Equation (2023)
Tuesday, May 7
CWRU, Thwing Center, Room 101

HUMAN ORIGINS: WHY DO WE KEEP LOOKING FOR MORE HUMAN ANCESTORS IN AFRICA?
Patricia Princehouse, Longtime Associate Director of theInstitute for the Science of Origins: Assistant
Professor of Anthropology, State University of New York, Oswego; Director, the NSF-funded Topernawi Project in Turkana, Kenya.
Tuesday, May 14
CWRU, Thwing Center, Room 101

TESTING MODIFIED THEORIES OF GRAVITY IN GALAXIES
Stacy McGaugh, Professor and Chair of Astronomy, CWRU
Tuesday, May 21
​​​​​​​CWRU, Thwing Center, Room 101

TESTING MODIFIED THEORIES OF GRAVITY IN THE SOLAR SYSTEM
Harsh Mathur, Professor of Physics and Associate Dean for Graduate Studies, College of Arts and
Sciences, CWRU
Tuesday, May 28
​​​​​​​CWRU, Thwing Center, Room 101