Events

Artist Heather Ault, creator of the “4000 Years for Choice” exhibit, will visit the Dittrick Medical History Center Sept. 27 at noon for a talk on “Art, Activism and Contraception.” This event is part of a series of weekend events, “Trust Woman Art: Claiming and Creating History with Heather…

Today kicks off what is traditionally one of the busiest, most exciting weeks of the school year: Homecoming. And this year, Case Western Reserve University is kicking it up a notch, with spirited events, educational programs and the grand opening of the neighborhood’s newest addition, Uptown. For…

The Office of Inclusion, Diversity and Equal Opportunity presents a lecture by Rhonda Y. Williams, founder and director of the university's Social Justice Institute and associate professor in the history department. Williams' lecture "Social Justice and Diversity: Intersections” will be held…

The growing capacity to build sensors, screening devices and curative structures as small as atoms promises to bring massive changes to the way we study, diagnose and treat cancer, cardiovascular disease and Alzheimer’s disease, and extend life in the not-too distant future. Chad A. Mirkin, a…

An Art Studio Faculty Exhibition kicks off today, Sept. 21, with an opening reception from 5 to 7:30 p.m. at the Art Studio (on the corner of Adelbert and Murray Hill roads). The exhibition features works created by Art Studio faculty members in ceramic, textile, painting, drawing, architecture,…

The Middle Eastern Cultural Association will be on the Kelvin Smith Library oval today during community hour (12:30–2 p.m.) offering free hummus to members of the campus community. For more information on MECA, join the mailing list at lists.case.edu/wws/info/meca.

Michelle Alexander, author of New York Times bestseller The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness, headlines an upcoming series of free weekly citywide book discussions—one of which is taking place on campus Sept. 25. The citywide book discussions, which began Sept. 11,…

All students, faculty, and staff are encouraged to celebrate homecoming at the kickoff event, Spartan Spiritfest. Held in the Thwing Center atrium from noon to 2 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 24, the event will feature free food and music. The 2012 Homecoming Court will also be revealed. For more…

On Monday, Sept. 24, a representative from the Japanese consulate in Detroit will visit the Case Western Reserve University campus for an informational session about teaching English in Japan through the Japan Exchange and Teaching (JET) Program. The session will be in the Guilford House lounge…

The Employee Wellness Program will host a free low-calorie cooking demonstration on Wednesday, Sept. 26 in Nord Hall 310. During the event, attendees will learn tips on cooking healthy foods from Bon Appetit chefs and can meet Bon Appetit’s new on-site dietician, Dayna Einheit, who will be…