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October 27, 2017
The PeopleSoft Student Information System (SIS) will undergo planned maintenance on Sunday, Oct. 29, between 3 and 6 a.m. During this timeframe, SIS and SIS Mobile will not be available to members of the university community. SIS Mobile also will be unavailable from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday,…
October 27, 2017
A human rights scholar is coming to campus to discuss the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and how it relates to both international humanitarian law and human rights law. Lisa Hajjar, a professor of sociology at University of California, Santa Barbara, will present “International Law & Fifty Years…
October 27, 2017
In honor of Cybersecurity Month, University Technology ([U]Tech) is sharing tips, links, articles and more throughout October to help keep you cyber-secure. Each week, [U]Tech will focus on a different topic; this week’s topic is Duo Security two-factor authentication. Passwords are a part of…
October 27, 2017
Adobe Acrobat Professional 2017 is now available from the University Technology ([U]Tech) Software Center to all students, faculty and staff at no additional cost. Both Windows and Mac versions are available. The latest version simplifies PDF tasks and includes productivity enhancements when…
October 26, 2017
Players' Theatre Group will host a production of Now Circa Then by Carly Mensch. Daniel Mottern will direct the production, the group’s third of the semester, Friday, Oct. 27, and Saturday, Oct. 28, at 7:30 p.m. in Eldred Black Box. The house will open at 7 p.m. There will be a $5 suggested…
October 26, 2017
The Siegal Lifelong Learning Program’s Substance Abuse: Confronting Addiction series continues with a discussion titled “Suburban Challenges: Mayors’ Call to Action” Thursday, Nov. 16, at 7 p.m. at the Landmark Centre (25700 Science Park Dr., Beachwood). Moderated by Vince Carrafi, chair of the…
October 25, 2017
The Physics and Astronomy Club and the Physics Graduate Student Association will collaborate to host the 20th annual Pumpkin Drop Monday, Oct. 30, at 12:35 p.m. outside Strosacker Auditorium. Watch as the groups test the laws of gravity by dropping pumpkins off the roof to reenact Galileo's…
October 25, 2017
Cyrus Taylor, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences and the Albert A. Michelson Professor in Physics, will lead the next Origins Science Scholars Program event. He will present “Particle Detectors: Modern Cathedrals” Tuesday, Oct. 31, at 5:30 p.m. at the Tinkham Veale University Center. Talk…
October 24, 2017
The Physics and Astronomy Club will host a talk by John Ruhl, the Connecticut Professor in the Department of Physics, Wednesday, Oct. 25, from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. in Rockefeller Building, Room 301. In his talk, titled “The Physics of Climate Change,” Ruhl will review the basic physics of climate…
October 24, 2017
The university community is invited to hear from Peter Lu, a physicist at Harvard University, about the mathematics underlying the patterns of medieval Islamic art. His lecture is titled “Girih Tiles: Decagonal Geometry in Medieval Islamic Architectural Tilings and Beyond.” Photo by Peter…