Events

This April, Alpha Phi Omega service fraternity will hold its seventh annual March for Marfan, a 5K run/3K walk to raise money for the National Marfan Foundation. Marfan syndrome is a life-threatening connective tissue disorder that can cause abnormal bone growth, vision problems and heart…

Join fellow students and get involved with the Cleveland community: The Case Western Reserve University Center for Civic Engagement & Learning (CCEL) and Office of Greek Life will host the Spring Saturday of Service April 14. This event features more than 15 on-campus projects as well as…

The Intersections: SOURCE Undergraduate Symposium and Poster Session will be held April 20 in Adelbert Gym. Poster sessions and the Celebration of Student Writing both will be held from noon to 2:45, while oral presentations will take place 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. For more information, visit…

Case Western Reserve University and University Hospitals Case Medical Center will sponsor a public lecture by Augustus A. White, the author of Seeing Patients: Unconscious Bias in Health Care. White is a professor of medical education and orthopedic surgery at Harvard Medical School. He was the…

The Italian Film Festival at Case Western Reserve University started April 3 and continues tonight at 7 p.m. Additional showings will be held April 17 and 24 at 7 p.m.; all screenings are in Strosacker Auditorium. All films are free and open to the public. For more information and a list of…

Karen Beckwith, the Flora Stone Mather Professor of Political Science, will lead this week’s Public Affairs Discussion Group on “Election 2012: Twenty Years After the ‘Year of the Woman.’” The 1992 U.S. national election was called by some “the year of the woman,” as 24 women were newly elected to…

The topic of this month’s Science Café Cleveland will be “Remembrance of Things Past: Reversing the Causes of Memory Loss That Characterizes Alzheimer’s Disease.” Neurosciences and neurology professor Gary Landreth and doctoral candidate Paige Cramer will discuss the discovery of a new class of…

The Office of Sustainability and the Staff Advisory Council’s Environment & Climate Work Committee will host a “Green Your Food Event” April 13. The event will comprise a local food panel and discussion with Jenita McGowan, the City of Cleveland’s chief of sustainability, on “2012: The Year of…

The Cleveland Orchestra is offering faculty and staff $15 tickets for a performance by Mitsuko Uchida April 6 at 2 p.m. Uchida’s collaboration with The Cleveland Orchestra was recognized with a 2011 Grammy Award. This Friday, she returns to perform and record live two of Mozart’s most magnificent…

Following a record-breaking telethon in 2011, campus radio station WRUW-FM looks to raise more money for the station during its weeklong telethon fundraiser April 9-15. This year marks the 45th year of WRUW on the airwaves. Donations help fund the purchase and maintenance of music and technical…