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February 18, 2016
The world-renowned Cleveland International Film Festival has had three executive directors throughout its 40-year history—and all three are Case Western Reserve University alumni. In anticipation of the Cleveland International Film Festival kickoff March 30, the Alumni Association will conduct a…
February 18, 2016
The 2015-16 Frontiers of Astronomy Lecture Series will continue with a talk by Kathryn Johnston, chair and professor of astronomy at Columbia University. Johnston will present “Galactic Cannibalism” Thursday, March 3, at 8 p.m. in the Cleveland Museum of Natural History’s Murch Auditorium. Images…
February 17, 2016
Nominations for the 2016 Frank and Dorothy Humel Hovorka Prize are open now. Established in 1994 by Dorothy Hovorka, the award recognizes exceptional achievement by an active or emeritus member of the faculty who had made exceptional achievements in teaching, research and scholarly service that…
February 17, 2016
The Dittrick Medical History Center & Museum will continue its Conversations series next month with a talk titled “It Runs like Clockwork—Automatons, Artificial Hearts and Machines of Medicine.” Held Thursday, March 3, at 7 p.m. at the Museum of Contemporary Art, the talk will address early…
February 17, 2016
Case Western Reserve University recently launched an Emeriti Academy to foster closer continuing relationships with emeriti faculty after they retire from full-time employment. Sara Berry, Academy Professor and Professor Emeritus of History at Johns Hopkins University, will speak at an inaugural…
February 16, 2016
A free screening of Touched with Fire, which depicts life with bipolar disorder, will be held Wed., Feb. 17, from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. in Strosacker Auditorium. A New York Times Critics’ pick, the film is “a love story between two bipolar poets,” produced by Spike Lee and directed by Paul Dalio, who…
February 16, 2016
The Cripple of Inishmaan will open at Eldred Theater this week, with performances scheduled for Feb. 19, 20, 26 and 27 at 7:30 p.m. and Feb. 21 and 28 at 3 p.m. The play, written by Martin McDonagh, is about a Hollywood movie crew searching for talent in rural Ireland and follows the story of…
February 16, 2016
The Ethics Table brown bag lunch series will continue Wednesday, Feb. 17, at 11:30 a.m. in Thwing Center’s Cleveland Room. Chris Haufe, assistant professor of philosophy, will speak on testing normative theories, or to what extent ethical theory ought to be tested as to its assumptions and…
February 16, 2016
On Monday, Feb. 15, a sample of CWRU students, faculty and staff received an email from Associate Provost and University Librarian Arnold Hirshon with an invitation to participate in the Kelvin Smith Library User Satisfaction Survey. Designed to learn more about the experiences of library users…
February 16, 2016
Students are invited to a Master's in Engineering and Management (MEM) program open house today (Feb. 16) from 5 to 6:30 p.m. in Nord Hall, Room 356. The MEM program is a one-year dual-degree program with Weatherhead School of Management and Case School of Engineering. The open house will feature…