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The campus community is invited to attend a University Center on Aging and Health brown bag lunch presentation on systemic oral health care in the older adult population. The lunch will take place Friday, Nov. 14, from noon to 1 p.m. on the first floor of the Frances Payne Bolton School of…

The 2014-15 Frontiers of Astronomy Lecture Series will continue with a talk by Sarah Ballard, the NASA Carl Sagan fellow at the University of Washington, on Thursday, Nov. 13, at 8 p.m. in the Murch Auditorium at the Cleveland Museum of Natural History. In her lecture, “Directions to the Nearest…

At the next Baker-Nord Center for the Humanities event, University of California–Santa Cruz Distinguished Professor of Classics Mary-Kay Gamel will explore how Medea has been depicted in drama, poetry, visual art, music and film. Ever since Euripides staged his drama Medea in 431 BCE—a play about…

Case Western Reserve University’s Distinguished University Professor Claudia Coulton, from the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, often shares with audiences how harnessing data benefits the greater public good. It’s now the topic of a new book, Strengthening…

Eldred Theater will present The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee Nov. 14-23. The musical features six quirky students who compete in the annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, which is run by three equally quirky adults. This musical brings out the nerdy competitor in everyone, and challenges…

The Case Western Reserve University Office for Sustainability will host its inaugural Big Green Event. Join the office for networking and celebration Thursday, Nov. 20, from 3:30 to 6 p.m. in the Tinkham Veale University Center, Ballroom A. A wide variety of groups engaged in sustainability across…

Spoken English Language Partners (SELP) invites the campus community to learn about Bollywood, the Hindi-language film industry based in Mumbai. Often featuring catchy and danceable songs, Bollywood is a multimillion-dollar industry. At the event, attendees will learn about popular films, actors…

The Beat UPTOWN, which featured eight weekly free live concerts, local foods and other activities this summer, resumes with a seasonal offering: The Beat UPTOWN—The Great Marshmallow Roast. The Great Marshmallow Roast will be held Thursday, Nov. 13, from 6 to 9 p.m., at Toby’s Plaza, at the corner…

The Case Western Reserve University Chapter of the Phi Beta Kappa national honorary society will hold a chapter meeting for Monday, Nov. 24, from 4 to 5 p.m. in Mather House, Room 100. All members of Phi Beta Kappa (faculty, staff, graduate and professional students, and postdoctoral fellows, as…

John A. List, the Homer J. Livingston Professor of Economics at the University of Chicago, will present “Using Field Experiments in Economics” at The Howard T. McMyler Memorial Lecture on Friday, Nov. 14, from 4:30 to 6 p.m. at the Kelvin and Eleanor Smith Foundation Ballroom in the Tinkham Veale…