Thursday, November 13 . . . Chemistry Colloquium: "Hot Chemistry
with Depleted Uranium: From Alkane and Carbene Coordination to Small
Molecule Activation at Highly Reactive Uranium Centers," Karsten
Meyer. Refreshments, 4:15 p.m., Clapp Hall balcony. 108 Clapp Hall,
4:30 p.m. http://www.case.edu/artsci/chem. Contact: Pat Eland, 368-3622
(pme2).
Thursday, November 13 . . . Center for Women: Women's Creative
Writing Group. 303 Thwing Center, 7 p.m. http://www.case.edu/provost/centerforwomen.
Contact: Ginnette Boyarko, 368-0985 (geb9).
Thursday, November 13 .
. . Operations Research Seminar: Wei Yang. 05 Peter B. Lewis building,
11:15 a.m. Contact: Sue Rischar, 368-3845
(sjr14).
Thursday, November 13 . . . Biology Seminar: "Aquatic
Piercer-Herbivores: An Aquatic Parallel to Terrestrial Plant-Insect
Coevolution?" Joe
B. Keiper. Refreshments, 4 p.m. 405 Clapp Hall, 4:15 p.m. Contact:
Bethany Pope, (bvp).
Friday, November 14 . . . Law, Technology and the
Arts Symposium: The Past, Present and Future of the Federal Circuit.
Luncheon keynote:
Paul Michel. There is a fee for CLE credit. Moot Court Room, School
of Law, 9 a.m. to 4 :30 p.m. http://www.law.cwru.edu/alumni/LTASymp2003.pdf.
Contact: 368-3308 (lawalumni).
Friday, November 14 . . . New Music Festival
Symposium: Contemporary composition and performance techniques for
the piano. Marilyn Nonken,
guest artist. Cleveland Institute of Music 11021 East Boulevard,
2:30-4 p.m. http://www.cim.edu. Contact: 791-5000.
Monday, November 17 . .
. Physiology and Biophysics Seminar Series: "Substrate
Interactions in MAP Kinase Pathway Enzymes," Elizabeth Goldsmith.
E531 School of Medicine, 4 :30 p.m. Contact: Katie Reese, 368-3400
(kar18).
Monday, November 17 . . . Biochemistry Literature Seminar: "BRCA1
and X Chromosome Inactivation," Chia-Ying Chang. E501 School of
Medicine, noon.
Monday, November 17 . . . Society of Women Engineers
Dinner. "Leadership
and Your Career," Carolina Desmone. Event location TBA. 5 p.m.
http://home.cwru.edu/swe. Contact: Jamie Burke, (jeb43).
Monday, November
17 . . . The United States and Europe: What Now for "the
West"? A series of four presentations on US/European relations
after the Iraq war. Co-sponsored by the Center for Policy Studies and
the Cleveland Council on World Affairs. Last
in the series: "Geography: Old and New Europes? Or a New 'Old
Europe'?" Speakers: Klaus-Peter Gottwald, Vincent E. McHale, Andreas
Sobisch. Ford Auditorium, Allen Memorial Library, 5 p.m. http://www.cwru.edu/artsci/cps.
Contact: Joseph White, 368-2426 (jxw87).
Tuesday, November 18 . . .
Center for Women presents: "Go Fish." Discussion
to follow film. Pizza, popcorn and soda provided. 309 Thwing Center,
8 p.m. http://www.case.edu/provost/centerforwomen. Contact: Ginnette
Boyarko, 368-0985 (geb9).
Tuesday, November 18 . . . Tech Transfer Inventors
Forum: "Invention
Disclosures: When, How and Why." Speakers: Gary Landreth and Fay
Sharpe. How To' seminar on filling out the University's Invention Disclosure
Form, from the researcher's viewpoint and from the perspective of the
Technology Transfer Office. This month's forum will also cover the
importance of the invention disclosure form to the inventor. You may
register online. 105 Biomedical Research Building, 9-11a.m. http://ora.ra.case.edu/techtransfer/pages/events.htm.
Contact: 368-6837.
Tuesday, November 18 . . . Mathematics Seminar: "Exploiting
Symmetry in Fan Beam CT via Multichannel Sampling," Steven H.
Izen. 321B Yost Hall, 4 p.m. Contact: Diane Robinson, (drr).
Tuesday, November
18 . . . New Music Festival Symposium: Composer Chen Yi discusses
her work. Cleveland Institute of Music 11021 East Blvd.,
4 p.m. http://www.cim.edu. Contact: 791-5000.
Tuesday, November 18 .
. . Materials Science and Engineering Colloquium: Synchroton White
Beam X-ray Topography and High Resolution Triple Axis
X-ray Diffraction Studies of Defects in SiC Substrates, Epilayers and
Device Structures," Michael Dudley. 411 White Building 4 p.m.
http://scumbag.case.edu/colloquium/index.php.
Wednesday, November 19 . . . Neurosciences Seminar: "New Approaches
for Analyzing the Molecular Topology Underlying the Coupling of Plasma
Membrane and Intracellular Calcium Channels in Muscle," Kurt Beam.
E609 School of Medicine, noon. Contact: Gina Ventre, 368-6252 (glv).
Thursday,
November 20 . . . Center for Women Act III Round Table: Discussion
group for women in or nearing retirement 309 Thwing Center, 4 p.m.
http://www.case.edu/provost/centerforwomen. Contact: Ginnette Boyarko,
368-0985 (geb9).
Thursday, November 20 . . . Chemistry Colloquium: "Chemistry
of Transcription Regulation," Mary Kay Pflum. Refreshments, 4:15
p.m., Clapp Hall balcony. 108 Clapp Hall, 4:30 p.m. http://www.case.edu/artsci/chem.
Contact: Pat Eland, 368-3622 (pme2).
Thursday, November 20 . . . Case/UH/CCF
Musculoskeletal Research Seminar Series: "Is the Matrix the Gateway
to Inflammatory Processes?" Vincent
Hascall. "Anabolic Action of Local Growth Hormone Expression on
Osteoblasts: Mechanism and Medical Application," Donna King, 105
Biomedical Research Building, 4 p.m. Contact: (valerie.schmedlen@uhhs.com).
Friday,
November 21 . . . Case Comprehensive Cancer Center/Blood Club Seminar: "Estrogen:
Purinergic Regulation of Uterine Cervical Cell Apoptosis," George
Gorodeski. Reception follows outside conference room. 105 Biomedical
Research Building, 4:15 http://cancer.cwru.edu/Olof1.pdf.
Contact: Christine Rhoads, 844-1675 (cmr4).
Friday, November 14 . . . Case Comprehensive Cancer Center: Olof Pearson
Lecture. "Jak/Stat Signaling in Normal Development and Cancer," Lothar
Hennighausen. 105 Biomedical Research Building, 4:15 p.m. http://cancer.cwru.edu/Olof1.pdf.
Contact: Christine Rhoads, 844-1675 (cmr4).
Wednesday, November 19 .
. . Evolutionary Biology Fall Lecture Series: "Evolution
of Whales: A Major Morphological Transition," J.G. M. "Hans" Thewissen.
312 DeGrace Hall, 4:30 p.m. http://www.cwru.edu/artsci/evolutionarybiology/events.htm.
Contact: Cynthia Beall, 368-2277 (cmb).
Thursday, November 20 . . .
Samuel Rosenthal Center for Judaic Studies presents: "Civil Liberties
after 9/11," Anthony Lewis. Ballroom,
Thwing Center, 4:30 p.m. http://www.cwru.edu/artsci/rosenthal. Contact:
Laura Sielen, 368-2414 (lks18).
Thursday, November 20 . . . Art History
and Art Lecture: "Venus
and Mars: A Reversal of Male and Female Roles in Italian Renaissance
Society," Christine Wolken. Lecture Hall, Cleveland
Museum of Art, 12:30 p.m. Contact: Debby Tenenbaum, 368-4118 (dxt6).
Thursday,
November 20 . . . Art History and Art Lecture: "Secrets of the STUDIOLO: Rearranging Paintings for Francesco I de'Medici," Karen
Edwards. Recital Hall, Cleveland Museum of Art, 12:30 p.m. Contact:
Debby Tenenbaum, 368-4118 (dxt6).
Friday, November 21 . . . Center for
Women: "To Touch a Grieving
Heart," Sarah Andrews. Lecture on loss. Refreshments served. 11:30
a.m. to 1 p.m. http://www.case.edu/provost/centerforwomen. Contact:
Ginnette Boyarko, 368-0985 (geb9).
LUNCHTIME MEETINGS
Thursday, November 13 . . . Case 101: "Personal Safety on the
Case Campus," Karen Gregor. Learn some helpful tips on being safe
on campus and in the surrounding community. 13 Crawford Hall, noon.
Contact: Tina Jurcisin, 368-2834 (tmj).
Friday, November 14 . . . Public
Affairs Forum: "Into Africa?
The Bush Administration's Africa Initiative," Kathryn Lavelle.
Beverages and cookies provided. 14 Crawford Hall, noon. http://www.case.edu/artsci/cps/PADG.htm.
Contact: Jeff Bendix, 368-6070 (jxb34).
Wednesday, November 19 . . .
Midday Music at the Cleveland Institute of Music: Midday Music at
CIM: Student Recital Series. Bring your lunch
and enjoy a variety of short solo and chamber music selections performed
by CIM students. Le Pavillon 12:30 p.m. Cleveland Institute of Music
Contact: http://www.cim.edu.
Thursday, November 20 . . . Staff Development
Seminar: "Aging:
Is it Mandatory," Francisco Andrade. Bring your lunch. Hatch Auditorium,
Baker Building, noon Contact: Tina Jurcisin, 368-2834 (tmj).
Friday,
November 21 . . . Public Affairs Forum: "What Do Community
Colleges Really Do?" Eileen Doherty. Beverages and cookies provided.
14 Crawford Hall, noon. http://www.case.edu/artsci/cps/PADG.htm. Contact:
Jeff Bendix, 368-6070 (jxb34).
DISSERTATION DEFENSES
Monday, November 17 . . . "The Effect of Investor Behavior on
the Value Relevance of Financial Information," Abdulmalik Al-Hogail,
accountancy. Adviser: Tim Fogarty. 124 Peter B. Lewis building, 1 p.m.
Tuesday, November 18 . . . "The Mediating Role of Organizational
Legitimacy in Resource-based Models of New Venture Performance," Branko
Bucar, management. Adviser: Robert D. Hisrich. 121 Peter B. Lewis building,
9 a.m.
Tuesday, November 18 . . . "Oxidatively Truncated Ethanolmine
Phospholipids," Bogdan G. Gugiu, chemistry. Adviser: Robert G.
Salomon. 123 Millis Science Center, 10:30 a.m.
Wednesday, November
19 . . . "Developing Microscopic Techniques
for MDR Studies at Single Cancer Cells," Makoto Yoshida, biomedical
engineering. Adviser: Miklos Gratzl. 441 Wickenden Building, 3:30 p.m.
Thursday, November 20 . . . "Improvements in Spiral MR Reconstruction
and Imaging," Hisamoto Moriguchi, biomedical engineering. Adviser:
Jeffrey L. Duerk. MR Conference Room,
Department of Radiology, University Hospitals of Cleveland, 9:15 a.m.
Thursday, November 20 . . . "Immune Evasion by Mycobacterium
Tuberculosis; Mycobacterial Lipoproteins Exploit Toll-like Receptor-2
Signaling to
Inhibit Macrophage Class-II MHC Antigen Processing," Adam Gehring,
pathology. Adviser: W. Henry Boom. 105 Biomedical Research Building,
1 p.m.
Thursday, November 20 . . . "Aging and Modernization: A
Field Study of the Determinants of Elders' Social Status in Samoa," Heather
Lindstrom, anthropology. Adviser: Cynthia Beall. 201 Mather Memorial
Building, 2:40 p.m.
Registration and up to date class information for classes listed below
is available online at http://kslearn.case.edu.
If you encounter technical problems or error messages with the process
call 368-2991. All classes are held at 215 Kelvin Smith Library unless
otherwise noted.
Thursday, November 13 . . . Advanced VBA for Non-programmers, 8:30
a.m. to 4 :30 p.m.
Friday, November 14 . . . Introduction to Programming,
8:30 a.m. to 4 :30 p.m.
Monday, November 17 . . . PowerPoint Presentation, 9 a.m.
to noon; MS Access Topics: Form Designs, 1-4:30 p.m.
Wednesday, November 19 . . . Introduction to MS Access Database, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Thursday, November 20 . . . Adobe Acrobat
6, 10 a.m. to noon.
For schedule changes and contest results visit: http://www.case.edu/orgs/varsity/varsity.html.
Saturday, November 15 . . . Football @ University of Chicago, noon
(CST); Men's and Women's Cross Country @ NCAA Regional-Hanover College,
11 a.m.
Saturday, November 22 . . . Men's and Women's Cross Country
@ NCAA Championships-Hanover. 11 a.m.
Adults $3, children 12 and under $2, 10-film pass $25, semester pass
$50. For more information visit: http://films.case.edu/schedule.html.
Contact: Case Film Society, 368-2463.
Friday, November 14 . . . "Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines. "Strosacker
Auditorium, 7, 9:30 p.m. and midnight.
Saturday, November 15 . . . "The
Big Picture." Strosacker
Auditorium, 7 and 9:30 p.m.
Friday, November 21 . . . "Bend it
Like Beckham." Strosacker
Auditorium, 7, 9 p.m. and midnight.
Saturday, November 22 . . . "When
Harry Met Sally." Strosacker
Auditorium, 7 and 9:30 p.m.
Saturday, November 15 . . . Chapel, Court and Countryside: Early Music
at Harkness. "Keyboard Music from the Golden Age in France," Mitzi
Meyerson, harpsichord. An informal Q&A sessions follows the engagement.
Series subscription $70 or $65 for students, seniors and EMA members.
Single tickets: $20 or $18. Harkness Chapel, 7:30 p.m. http://music.case.edu/ccc.
Contact: Beverly Simmons, 283-4649 (bxs6).
Sunday, November 16 . . .
The Early Music Singers: Madrigalian Motets from Jacobean England
Assisted by members of the Collegium Musicum
and the Case/Cleveland Institute of Music Viol Consortium. Harkness
Chapel, 7:30 p.m. http://music.case.edu. Contact: 368-2400.
Sunday,
November 16 . . . Collegium Musicum. 15th Century Music form the
Court of Burgundy. Harkness Chapel, 3 p.m. http://music.case.edu.
Contact: 368-2400.
Tuesday, November 18 . . . Pianofest. General admission
$4 at the door; students free. Cleveland Institute of Music 7:30
p.m. http://www.cim.edu.
Contact: 791-5000.
Wednesday, November 19 . . . The Cleveland Institute
of Music Orchestra. Carl Topilow, conductor; Liana Gourdia, violin.
Works by Mozart, Stravinsky
and Strauss. Seating passes required. Cleveland Institute of Music
8 p.m. http://www.cim.edu. Contact: 791-5000.
Friday, November 21 .
. . Faculty Recital: P.D.Q. Bach Too. Second in a series of concerts
featuring the music of P.D.Q. Bach. Kulas Hall,
Cleveland Institute of Music 8 p.m. http://www.cim.edu. Contact:
791-5000.
Saturday
and Sunday, November 22 and 23 . . . "Chamber Music of
Paul Hindemith." Two programs by CIM faculty and guests in observance
of the 40th Anniversary of the composer's death. Kulas Hall, Cleveland
Institute of Music Saturday at 8 p.m. and Sunday at 4 p.m. http://www.cim.edu.
Contact: 791-5000.
Sunday, November 23 . . . University Singers in Concert.
E. James Kotora, conducting. Harkness Chapel, 2:30 p.m. Contact:
368-2400.
Sunday, November
23 . . . Cleveland Museum of Art Aki Festival of New Music: New Quartet
Project Recital. First public performance of new
string quartets composed as a part of the festival. Cleveland Museum
of Art, 2:30 p.m. http://www.clevelandart.org. Contact: 371-3457.
Sunday,
November 23 . . . University Circle Wind Ensemble. Gary M. Ciepluch,
music director; Mark George, piano; Lucas Waldin, flute.
Works by Freund, Plog, Grainger and others. Kulas Hall, Cleveland
Institute of Music 8 p.m. http://music.case.edu. Contact: 368-2400.
Thursday through Saturday, November 13-15 . . . Cleveland Institute
of Music Opera Theater: Mozart's "The Marriage of Figaro." Presented
in English and Italian with supertitles projected above the stage.
Order your tickets online. Adults $15; students and seniors $10 Cleveland
Institute of Music 11021 East Blvd., 8 p.m. http://www.cim.edu.
Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, November 20, 21 and
22 . . . Second Stages-Ma Da Col (Mather Dance Collective): New works by directors
Beth Salemi and MFA
students Richard Dickinson, Sharon Manuel and Sarah McCalister. This lively
dance ensemble features undergraduate dancers and members of the community.
Tickets
are $3 and on sale at the door. No reservations required. Mather Dance Center,
Thursday and Friday at 8 p.m. Saturday at 7 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. http://dance.case.edu.
OTHER EVENTS
Thursday and Friday, November 13, and 14 . . . TIAA-CREF Individual
Retirement Counseling Sessions. Reservations required. 209 Crawford
Hall, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Contact: Kay Fulk or Alisia Powell, 1-877-209-3138.
Thursday,
November 13 . . . International Music Night Potluck. Dance and mingle
with undergraduate and graduate students to the beat of
world music DJ Kris Koch. Ballroom, Thwing Center, 7-10 p.m. Contact:
Sarah Barnwell, (srb12).
November 17 through December 2 . . . Benelect
Open Enrollment.
Tuesday
and Wednesday, November 18 and 19 . . . Benefits Fair: This
event will provide employees with information on the benefits available
to them during open enrollment. Ballroom, Crawford Hall, 11 a.m.
to 5 p.m. Contact: Benefits Office, 368-6781 (benefits).
Tuesday, November
18 . . . Vanguard Individual Retirement Counseling Sessions. Reservations
required. You may register online. 209 Crawford
Hall, 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. http://www.case.edu/finadmin/humres/benefits/1on1.html.
Contact: 1-800-662-0106, ext. 14500.
Now through November 19 . . .
Basket raffle donations requested. Contact: Judith, (jko2) or Rhonda,
(rmp3).
Wednesday, November 19 . . . Vanguard
Individual Retirement Counseling Sessions. Reservations required.
You may register online. 209 Crawford
Hall, 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. http://www.case.edu/finadmin/humres/benefits/1on1.html.
Contact: 1-800-662-0106, ext. 14500.
Thursday and Friday, November 20 and 21 . . . Tau Beta Pi Firesale: Where can you find 1,000 books for sale
for less than $5 each. 102
Bingham Building, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Contact: Ryan May (rxm99).
