Events

Before the 1870s, doctors couldn’t agree about what caused disease and accidentally introduced infection. President James A. Garfield’s death provides one tragic example. After Charles Guiteau shot the president, doctors prodded the wound with unsterilized hands and instruments, introducing…

Attend the next Science Café Cleveland event to learn about discoveries made possible through big data, such as how portions of Neanderthal DNA sequences (that have survived in modern humans) can influence your health. William S. Bush, assistant professor of epidemiology and biostatistics, and…

The English language is considered one of the most highly idiomatic in the world—filled with expressions such as “check it out” or “hang on.” To help international students better understand the English language and its intricacies, Educational Services for Students will host “Idioms, Phrasal…

The Uptown Saturday Nights series will kick off Saturday, Aug. 27, with a variety of musical artists who will celebrate the roots of American music with performances at locations around Uptown. The series will feature local musicians at eight locations on seven consecutive Saturdays in University…

The Office for Sustainability will hold its first Green Bag Lunch of the academic year with an Alternative Fuel Vehicle Panel and Ride-n-Drive event Sept. 7. A panel of experts will discuss and answer questions about alternative and clean fuel vehicles from noon to 1 p.m. in Tinkham Veale…

The Siegal Lifelong Learning Program will kick off its fall 2016 season with an evening with painter and muralist Archie Rand. Photo by Barney Kulok. The event will be held Wednesday, Aug. 31, at 7 p.m. at the Anshe Chesed - Fairmount Temple (23737 Fairmount Blvd., Beachwood). The event is…

Case Western Reserve University faculty and staff are invited to go on a self-guided home tour to explore the neighborhoods of Greater University Circle Sunday, Aug. 28, from noon to 5 p.m. All of the homes featured on the tour are eligible for the Greater Circle Living, an employer-assisted…

All first-year students are invited to attend SatCo, or “Saturdays in College,” Aug. 27 to learn more about some of the more than 180 student organizations. Some organizations will hold demonstrations and give new students the opportunity to meet members of the organization. For a full list of…

The Case Western Reserve University chapter of the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) will hold a bake sale to raise money for its NAMIWalks team. The team will participate in the 2016 Cleveland NAMIWalks Aug. 27, and all proceeds of the bake sale will go toward NAMI of Greater Cleveland…

The American Red Cross will hold a blood drive Wednesday, Aug. 25, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Wade Pioneer Room. Approximately 900 pints of blood are needed daily to meet the needs of Northeast Ohio hospitals and medical institutions and each pint of blood can save up to three lives. Donors are…