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October 16, 2017
Patti Smith The 2017-18 William N. Skirball Writers Center Stage Series continues on Tuesday, Oct. 17, with legendary performer Patti Smith in conversation with book critic Maureen Corrigan. A limited number of free student tickets will be available in person beginning at 10 a.m. Tuesday.…
October 13, 2017
All Things Bakelite: The Age of Plastic is a 56-minute film about Bakelite, the first totally synthetic plastic, invented in 1907 by Leo Baekeland. Prior to inventing this world-changing material, Baekeland invented Velox photographic paper. Hatsuo “Ken” Ishida, professor in the Department of…
October 13, 2017
Jeremy Bendik-Keymer, the Beamer-Schneider Professor in Ethics, will present the next Power of Diversity lecture, titled “Poverty and Depression, the Power of Imagination, and One Still Secret of Justice.” It will be held Tuesday, Oct. 17, from 3 to 4:30 p.m. in the Senior Classroom at the Tinkham…
October 11, 2017
An on-campus memorial service will be held for Joel A. Makee (LAW ’69) Thursday, Oct. 12, at 4 p.m. in Amasa Stone Chapel. Makee, a former employee who served at the university for 30 years, passed away Oct. 6. During his time on campus from 1973 to 2003, he served as a university attorney and as…
October 11, 2017
Join the CWRU Office for Sustainability to learn about sustainability efforts at Northeast Ohio zoos Thursday, Oct. 26, from noon to 1 p.m. in the Senior Classroom of the Tinkham Veale University Center. A speaker from each zoo will address how they keep their zoological campus green, including…
October 11, 2017
The Swagelok Center for Surface Analysis of Materials will host a one-day short course on structural and compositional analysis solutions Monday, Oct. 23, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the Glennan Building. The event is open to graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, faculty and anyone interested in…
October 11, 2017
Join the Department of Astronomy as renowned astronomers from across the country give five free lectures throughout the year. The first speaker in the 2017-2018 Frontiers of Astronomy Lecture Series is David Silva, director of the National Optical Astronomy Observatory. Silva will present “Mapping…
October 10, 2017
October is LGBT History Month, and Oct. 11 is National Coming Out Day. In celebration, the LGBT Center is sponsoring events across campus all month long. Lecture/Q&A with Dylan Marron Faculty, staff and students are invited to a lecture and Q&A with Dylan Marron Wednesday, Oct. 11, at 7…
October 10, 2017
The campus community is invited to Gala Latina Friday, Oct. 13, from 5:30 to 8 p.m. in Tinkham Veale University Center, ballrooms A and B. Gala Latina focuses on the cultural celebration and empowerment of the Latinx community at CWRU as well as in the broader Northeast Ohio community. La Alianza…
October 10, 2017
Join the Office of Sustainability Saturday, Oct. 14, from 9:30 a.m. to noon for Root Rake Out to improve tree mulching on the quad through a process known as root collar excavation. Sustainability Ambassador student workers will lead the group to rake out mulch around tree trunks to allow for…