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February 19, 2013
Join Karen Beckwith, the Flora Stone Mather Professor of Political Science and director of curriculum review, as she examines the widening disparity of female representatives between the two major political parties. Eighty percent of female senators and more than 75 percent of female…
February 18, 2013
The Master of Engineering and Management Program will hold an interactive seminar titled “From Boomers to Millennials: Managing across Generations" Monday, Feb. 25. This session, lead by Leslie Yerkes, will help better prepare students and employers of varying generations to effectively work…
February 18, 2013
Donald Hricik, professor of medicine, chief of the Division of Nephrology and Hypertension and medical director of transplantation services at University Hospitals Case Medical Center, will sign copies of his newest book, Nothing to Confess, next week at the university bookstore. Hricik is…
February 05, 2013
Two of the biggest on-campus blood drives of the year will take place in the Thwing Center ballroom on Wednesday, Feb. 6, and Thursday, Feb. 7, from noon to 6 p.m. These blood drives, which also will serve as a competition between Greek chapters, will feature food and classical music performances.…
February 05, 2013
The conduct of elections in Ohio often is viewed as controversial, and Cuyahoga County, in particular, receives a great deal of attention. Steve Izen, professor of mathematics, and Ken Ledford, associate professor of history and law, both had firsthand experiences with the election process here in…
February 04, 2013
Join Phillip Resnick, professor of psychiatry at the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, as he presents “Crimes of Infamy: Jeffrey Dahmer to the Unabomber.” Resnick, a forensic psychiatrist who has consulted on numerous high profile criminal cases, will examine the history,…
February 04, 2013
The Freedman Fellows Presentation Series will continue Friday, Feb. 8, as Susanne Vees-Gulani, associate professor of modern languages and literature, presents “The Myth of Dresden: Origins & Manifestation of the German Victim Discourse I.” The event will take place in the Kelvin Smith…
February 04, 2013
Mars has recently been the target of an armada of robot explorers, including “Curiosity,” “Spirit” and “Pathfinder.” This recent influx of exploration begs questions like: “Why Mars?” and “What are these missions?” At the next Science Café Cleveland, held Monday, Feb. 11, Geoffrey A. Landis of…
February 04, 2013
Think classic literature and Shakespeare may come to mind. But is there a cultural shake-up in the bard’s future in literary standings? Marjorie Garber, author of The Use and Abuse of Literature, will answer that and other questions in her lecture “Occupy Shakespeare: Shakespeare and/in the…
January 30, 2013
Award-winning biographer and historian Daniel Stashower will be on campus Feb. 4 to discuss the riveting true story of “The Baltimore Plot,” a little-known plan to assassinate Abraham Lincoln as his train made its way from Springfield, Ill., to Washington, D.C., for his presidential inauguration.…