During the academic year, the College of Arts and Sciences’ departments, centers, and interdisciplinary programs offer an extraordinary number of events that are open to the public. For up-to-date information on College of Arts and Science events and programs, visit www.cwru.edu/artsci and click on the link for the full event calendar located under the "Events" heading. See below for additional links and information.
The Baker-Nord Center for the Humanities is dedicated to celebrating, supporting, and invigorating the humanities and the arts at Case Western Reserve Univeristy and throughout greater Cleveland.
Throughout the spring 2012 semester, the Baker-Nord Center will continue its exploration of its theme “Celebrity, Fame, and the Concept of Genius.” All Baker-Nord events are free and open to the public.
For event details and to register, please visit case.edu/humanities or call 216-368-2242.
The Center for Policy Studies stimulates greater interest in policy issues at CWRU and welcomes the public to attend its many programs.The Center sponsors the Public Affairs Discussion Group every Friday during the academic year from 12:30-1:30 p.m. in the Dampeer Room in the Kelvin Smith Library. For more information on these programs and other programs sponsored by the Department of Political Science visit policy.case.edu, fridaylunch.case.edu, and politicalscience.case.edu.
The Dittrick Medical History Center is comprised of a medical history museum, archives, and collections of rare books, artifacts, and images. The public is welcome to attend its lectures at the Allen Memorial Medical Library, 11000 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio
Special Medical History Lecture
The Morning After: A History of Emergency Contraception in the United States Heather Munro Prescott, Ph.D. (Central Connecticut State University)
Thursday, January 19, 2012
6:00 p.m.
More information is available on our web site: http://www.case.edu/artsci/dittrick/museum/events/Prescott.html
The Handerson Lecture in conjunction with Friends of Art at CWRU.
Medicine Show: Science, Art and Health at the Wellcome Collection
Ken Arnold, Ph.D.
Friday, March 2, 2012
12:30 p.m.
Zverina Room, Allen Memorial Medical Library
Ken Arnold, who directs public programs for the Wellcome Collection, will discuss their approach to putting medicine on show, the extraordinary legacy of American-entrepreneur and collector Henry Wellcome, and the history of medical museums.
Reservations for lectures at the Dittrick are required. For more information and to RSVP, please call 216-368-3648; email jennifer.nieves@case.edu; or visit www.cwru.edu/artsci/dittrick/
The departments of Theater, Dance, and Music offer a broad selection of performances throughout the academic year that are open to the public. For the events calendar and complete box office information, please visit performingarts.case.edu/spotlight/
The Schubert Center for Child Studies in the College of Arts and Sciences works to bridge research, practice, policy, and education for the well-being of children and adolescents. The Schubert Center's 2011-2012 conversation series, Child Well Being in Challenging Times, continues with the following free, public lectures. All events are located on campus in the Mandel Center for Nonprofit Organizations room 115.
The Blind Men and the Elephant? Lessons Learned from the Longitudinal Assessment of Manic Symptoms (LAMS) Study
Robert Findling, M.D., Director of the Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at University Hospitals Case Medical Center, CWRU Professor of Psychiatry
Tuesday, February 14, 4:00-5:30 p.m.
Parental Job Loss and the Implications for Children
Mark Votruba, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Economics, Weatherhead School of Management, Case Western Reserve University
Tuesday, March 20, 4:00-5:30 p.m.
Title To Be Announced
Richard Shweder, Ph.D., William Claude Reavis Distinguished Service Professor of Human Development, University of Chicago
Thursday, April 5, 11:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
For more information please visit schubert.case.edu, call 216-368-0540, or email schubertcenter@case.edu.
Presented by the Institute for the Science of Origins, this unique seven-week program explores everything evolutionary, from the developing universe to emerging life to advancing medicine. Classes will take place Wednesday evenings (except for the final session) from 6:00-8:00 p.m. on the campus of CWRU and the Cleveland Museum of Natural History. The program fee is $150 and includes dinner and parking for the entire seven-week series. The fee is nonrefundable.
Members of the community will engage with each other and with leading scholars to investigate three exciting areas of origins science:
For more information or to register, please call 216-368-4257; email origins@cwru.edu; or visit cwru.edu/origins.
INSTITUTE FOR THE SCIENCE OF ORIGINS INTELLECTUAL ADVENTURES
United Kingdom: The World of Darwin and Newton
May 9-17, 2012
$4,950 ($1,200 single supplement) includes accommodations and excursions
Connect with the lives of Isaac Newton and Charles Darwin, two extraordinary people who revolutionized science and culture, in this one-of-a-kind travel experience to the United Kingdom. Retrace their footsteps with a small group of science enthusiasts as we visit the places that helped guide these men's intellectual adventures. Conducted by the institute's uniquely qualified experts, Glenn Starkman and Patricia Princehouse, we begin in Edinburgh, continue to Darwin's and Newton's birthplaces, explore Cambridge and settle in London.
Because no trip to Britain and cosmology would be complete without it, the trip includes an excursion to Stonehenge and Avebury.
For more information, please call 216-368-4257; email origins@cwru.edu; or visit cwru.edu/origins by December 15, 2011
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