Siegal Lifelong Learning Program
October 24, 2018
The Siegal Lifelong Learning Program’s next Conversations at Judson Park event will be held Monday, Nov. 12, from noon to 1 p.m. at Judson Park (2181 Ambleside Dr.). Elina Gertsman, professor in the Department of Art History and Art, will present “Medieval Art at the Cleveland Museum of Art.” Her…
October 24, 2018
The Origins Science Scholars Series continues with a talk by Kathy Kash, the M. Roger Clapp University Professor and chair of the Department of Physics, Tuesday, Oct. 30, in Tinkham Veale University Center, Ballrooms A and B. Kash will present a talk titled “Let There Be (Cheap and Efficient)…
October 23, 2018
The Mini Med Series continues with a discussion on lymphoma and leukemia Monday, Oct. 29, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. in Tinkham Veale University Center. Marcos de Lima, professor of medicine, will lead the talk, which is titled “Lymphoma and Leukemia.” Afshin Dowlati, the Rosalie and Morton Cohen Chair…
October 18, 2018
The Siegal Lifelong Learning Program’s Ultimate Justice: Four Perspectives on Wrongful Convictions of the Innocent series will conclude with “Causes of Wrongful Conviction: Why Innocent People Get Convicted of Crimes” Wednesday, Oct. 24, at 7 p.m. at the Landmark Centre Building (25700 Science Park…
October 17, 2018
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,…
October 16, 2018
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…
October 08, 2018
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…
October 05, 2018
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…
October 05, 2018
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…
October 04, 2018
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…