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March 31, 2017
Science Café Cleveland: “Some like it hot: A taste of phytochemicals in spices and their properties”
The spice trade between Europe and Asia was a key driver of the world economy from the Middle Ages until modern times. In addition to making food flavorful, spices also are believed to providing health benefits and serving as preservatives in hot climates where refrigeration is lacking. But how do…
March 31, 2017
Nikita Mndoyants, the Mixon First Prize winner at the 2016 Cleveland International Piano Competition, will return to Cleveland to preview his Carnegie Hall debut. His concert will be held Sunday, April 30, from 3 to 5 p.m. at the Milton and Tamar Maltz Performing Arts Center. Mndoyants perform a…
March 30, 2017
On April 1, 1717, Lady Mary Wortley Montagu wrote her famous “Letter to a Friend” from the Turkish Embassy, describing the process of smallpox inoculation. With that letter, she became one of the earliest vaccination advocates, joined over the next 300 years by celebrities and scientists, pop…
March 29, 2017
Vote Everywhere will host a workshop for the campus community Friday, March 31, from 12:45 to 2 p.m. in Thwing Center, Room 101. The workshop is titled "Beyond the Vote: Methods of Political Engagement.” It will feature segments on letter-writing, call-making and using social media platforms as…
March 29, 2017
Join residence life's First Year Experience program for “Walk in My Shoes” today (March 29) from 6 to 8 p.m. in Tinkham Veale University Center, ballroom B. This year's topic is mass incarceration. The event will feature a panel discussion led by David Miller, associate professor at the Jack,…
March 29, 2017
Join the LGBT Center for International Transgender Day of Visibility to learn more about the accomplishments of the transgender people who fight cissexism and transphobia while spreading knowledge about the transgender community. The event will be held Friday, March 31, from noon to 1:30 p.m. in…
March 28, 2017
Tree Campus USA will celebrate the oldest trees on campus for Tree-Day Friday, March 31, from noon to 3 p.m. at the Wet-Dry Fountain. The campus community can play tree trivia and get free cupcakes (gluten-free and vegan cupcake options will be available). At the end of the event, organizers will…
March 28, 2017
WISER (Women in Science and Engineering Roundtable) will host the SEVA Banquet Thursday, March 30, at 6:30 p.m. in Thwing Center ballroom. This annual fundraiser benefits the group’s adopted school in Bangalore, India, through the nonprofit organization Soujanya Sevashrama (SEVA). WISER supports…
March 28, 2017
Come see the CWRU Footlighters' Spring Musical and 40th show: Legally Blonde, directed by Beth Magid and assistant directed by Madison Hillyard. Elle Woods (Amanda Rulis) appears to have it all. However, her life is turned upside down when her boyfriend, Warner Huntington III (Keith Dona), dumps…
March 28, 2017
The Department of Anthorpology will host John Bing, founder and chairman of ITAP International, for the Anthropology Spotlight Lecture Series: Applying Anthropology to Real World Problems. Bing will present "The Case for Comparative Quantitative Measures of Cultures: The Many Dimensions of Geert…