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Team signups for Alpha Phi’s dodgeball tournament philanthropy event, Aphitness, are due Sept. 30. Teams must be co-ed and consist of six to eight members. Team registration is $40. The tournament will take place Saturday, Oct. 4, from noon to 4 p.m. All proceeds from the event will benefit the…

Registration is now open for Kelvin Smith Library's fall semester CaseLearns workshops. All students, faculty, staff and alumni can take these courses free of charge. Some of this semester's courses include: Digital Images Digital Video Web Design Making Your First GIS Map Creating a Custom…

You can’t copy Silicon Valley overnight says Michael Goldbergclasscentral.com: Michael Goldberg, visiting assistant professor of design and innovation, talked about his Massive Open Online Course, “Beyond Silicon Valley: Growing Entrepreneurship in Transitioning Economies.” In April, the first…

CWRU pre-med student heading to Slow Food international conference in ItalyThe Plain Dealer: Fourth-year student and founder of CWRU’s Slow Food chapter Alexander Razavi discussed the effect of the food movement. "With the choices we make, and food purchases we select at the store, not only do we…

Educators at all levels are contending with rising public anxiety about the cost and value of education. Andrew Delbanco, author of College: What It Was, Is, and Should Be and director of American studies and the Julian Clarence Levi Professor in the Humanities at Columbia University, will speak…

Michael W. Clune, associate professor of English, and Lee Hoffer, associate professor of anthropology, will lead a discussion titled “The New Heroin Epidemic” on Monday, Sept. 29, from 4:15 to 5:45 p.m. in Clark Hall, room 309. From Rolling Stone to The Christian Science Monitor; WKYC Cleveland to…

Faculty members are invited to apply to participate in the 17th Learning Fellows program, conducted by UCITE (University Center for Innovation in Teaching and Education) during the spring semester. This series of seminars is designed to engage faculty in thoughtful discussions on teaching and…

Hindu YUVA, CWRU’s undergraduate Hindu organization, will host a viewing party for Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s speech at Madison Square Garden in New York City on Sunday, Sept. 28. Modi is visiting the United States for the first time since his recent election and his sold-out speech may…

The Church of the Covenant will host a free dinner for students, faculty and staff with children on Friday, Sept. 26, from 6 to 8:30 p.m. at the church, 11205 Euclid Ave. (next to Thwing Center). Attendees are asked to bring one side dish to share. Dessert will be provided, and there will be games…

Umut Gurkan, assistant professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering, was named to MIT Technology Review’s Innovators Under 35—Turkey list. The magazine has compiled the list of scientists and innovators whose work is transforming the world’s technology for more than a decade. Gurkan accepted…