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Memorial service
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…
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Green Bag Lunch series: “Sustainability at Local Zoos”
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…
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One-day course on structural analysis solutions
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…
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“Mapping the Universe: New Vistas, New Lands”
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…
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LGBT History Month and National Coming Out Day events
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…
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Gala Latina
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…
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Root Rake Out
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…
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PRCHN seminar: “Community Ambassador Model for Promoting Access to Farmers' Markets”
FreshLink is the core research of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention-funded Prevention Research Center for Healthy Neighborhoods (PRCHN). In 2017, FreshLink implemented and evaluated the FreshLink Ambassador intervention, in which nine community leaders trained to serve as ambassadors…
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Book talk: The Butchering Art by Lindsay Fitzharris
In The Butchering Art, historian Lindsey Fitzharris reveals the shocking world of 19th-century surgery and shows how advances made in germ theory and antiseptics between 1860 and 1875 transformed the field. A free book event and reading will be held Thursday, Oct. 26, from 6 to 7 p.m. at the…
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Cooking for a Cure
Join the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and the Young Scientist Foundation for an evening of cuisine and wine pairings (age 21+) from renowned chefs. The following nationally and internationally recognized chefs are: Johnny Besch (BLVD; Chicago) Dante Boccuzzi (Dante;…