Events

This semester’s final Public Affairs Discussion Group meeting will be held Dec. 9, with the topic “Outsourcing and Offshoring Legal Services.” Cassandra Burke Robertson, associate professor at the School of Law, will lead the discussion, where she’ll talk about how American corporations have begun…

In preparation for the upcoming holidays, the Employee Wellness Program will host a “Healthy Holiday Desserts” free cooking demonstration Dec. 7 from noon to 1 p.m. in Nord Hall 310. During the demo, a Bon Appetit chef will present healthier holiday dessert options—including samples. For more…

Science Café Cleveland presents “Fire, fish and flow: from burning rivers to living rivers” Dec. 12. Jeff Opperman, senior adviser for sustainable hydropower at The Nature Conservancy, will summarize recent advances in the science of rivers and describe how the conservancy and partners are working…

The Center for Genetic Research Ethics and Law (CGREAL) will host its next Spotlight seminar Dec. 7 from 10 to 11:30 a.m. in School of Medicine T-503. The spotlight will feature Charlisse Caga-anan, who will speak on “Trust and Social Obligations in Genetic Research.” The CGREAL Spotlight seminars…

Students for Sensible Drug Policy and Young Americans for Liberty will host Mike Uth from Cleveland’s American Civil Liberties Union in an event Dec. 6. Uth will discuss the Drug Enforcement Agency’s use of GPS tracking of suspected drug dealers and how the War on Drugs has impacted individual…

A Teach For America information session will be held Dec. 5 at 6 p.m. in Sears Hall 480. Teach for America alumni will discuss the achievement gap, what TFA is doing to help close it, and how to get involved. The event is open to all grade levels and majors. Pizza will be provided.

Case Western Reserve University’s Quarterly Community Dialogues meeting will be held Dec. 7 at 6 p.m. in Ford Auditorium. During the event, CWRU and community leaders will discuss construction updates for campus and the University Circle area. Topics of discussion include the Tinkham Veale…

A 45-minute walking tour, “Turning Point and Other Highlights of the Putnam Sculpture Collection,” will be held Dec. 2 at 3 p.m. Learn about the history of this extraordinary art collection and the exciting details surrounding the commissioning of Turning Point, a sculpture by Philip Johnson, one…

The campus community is invited to join United Protestant Campus Ministries (UPCaM), InterVarsity Christian Fellowship, Newman Catholic Campus Ministry, Church of the Covenant, Orthodox Christian Fellowship, Agape Christian Community and Voices of Glory Dec. 7 at 5 p.m. in Amasa Stone Chapel. Come…

Steve Litt, architecture critic at The Plain Dealer, will join the Public Affairs Discussion Group this week for a “University Circle Update.” The discussion will take place Dec. 2 from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. in the Dampeer Room at Kelvin Smith Library. The recent developments in University…