Siegal Lifelong Learning Program

The Origins Science Scholars Series continues with a talk by Patricia Princehouse, director of the Program in Evolutionary Biology and outreach director of the Institute for the Science of Origins. Princehouse will present “Zombie DNA: Why Do Vestigial Organs and Genes Persist” Tuesday, Oct. 23, in...

The Siegal Lifelong Learning Program will bring Alan Dowty, professor emeritus of international relations at University of Notre Dame, to its Beachwood facility Wednesday, Oct. 31, at 7 p.m. Dowty will present "The Arab-Israeli Conflict in the 21st Century," examining changes that have emerged in t...

Learn how your body works and how new medical breakthroughs may affect you with the Mini-Med Series. Held on Mondays beginning Oct. 8, the series will be composed of five sessions led by Case Western Reserve University faculty members. Stan Gerson, director of the Case Comprehensive Cancer Center...

The Laura and Alvin Siegal Lifelong Learning Program will host a talk with Anthony Wexler, a full-time lecturer in the Department of English, titled “Why Philip Roth Matters,” on Monday, Oct. 29, at 7 p.m. In the wake of Philip Roth’s recent passing, Wexler will reflect on the literary and cultural...

Explore Mexico City, a city endowed with innovative art, architecture, museums, archaeology and cuisine, during a Siegal Lifelong Learning Program trip this winter. Damaris Puñales-Alpízar, associate professor of Spanish, will lead the trip Feb. 7-11, 2019, when attendees will gain special insight ...

Brian Amkraut, executive director of the Laura and Alvin Siegal Lifelong Learning Program, will host “Israel’s Changing Story: How History Has Been Revised,” Wednesday, Oct. 17, at 7 p.m. at the Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage. About the lecture The nature of the relationship between the Jewish peop...

The Siegal Lifelong Learning Program’s Ultimate Justice: Four Perspectives on Wrongful Convictions of the Innocent series will continue with “The Myths and Realities of Wrongful Convictions in Popular Culture” Wednesday, Oct. 10, at 7 p.m. at the Landmark Centre Building (25700 Science Park Drive, B...

The Origins Science Scholars Series will continue with a presentation by Cynthia Beall, Distinguished University Professor and the Sarah Idell Pyle Professor of Anthropology, titled “Tracing Evolution: Where Modern Human Variation Comes from and Why.” Beall's lecture will be held Tuesday, Oct. 9, i...

Travel to The Netherlands, Germany, France and Switzerland with the Siegal Lifelong Learning Program June 6-16, 2019. Led by Arnold Hirshon, associate provost and librarian at Kelvin Smith Library, this uniquely crafted program will provide participants with the opportunity to re-create a portion o...

While Americans know the stories of Paul Revere's midnight ride and the Boston Tea Party, few have heard of the incident that was the bloodiest affair of the Revolutionary War. Individuals can learn more about this historical incident during a discussion based on The Ghost Ship of Brooklyn, an awar...