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"Get the Lead Out: A Call to Action to End Lead Poisoning in Cleveland"
The lead epidemic in Cleveland is worse than what happened in Flint, Michigan. In Flint, one in 20 kids were poisoned by lead. By comparison, in the Glenville neighborhood, one in three children are poisoned by lead. As part of the Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration, "Get the Lead Out: A Call to Ac...
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“The Proposed Merger of Cleveland and East Cleveland: How could this happen? Should it?”
The Siegal Lifelong Learning Program will host a policy forum Tuesday, Jan. 31, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. in the Tinkham Veale University Center ballroom. Part of the Northeast Ohio Public Policy Forums series, the event is titled “The Proposed Merger of Cleveland and East Cleveland: How could this happe...
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CWRU launches RNC-related website; translators and faculty experts needed
With seven weeks left until the start of the Republican National Convention, Donald Trump passed the 1,237-delegate threshold to secure his party’s presidential nomination. And now, all GOP eyes turn to Cleveland—along with millions more of people not affiliated with the Grand Old Party. Case West...
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5 questions with… recent graduate, public service fellow Olivia Ortega
Olivia Ortega spent the summer between her junior and senior years crashing in the living room of a place she found on Craigslist in order to make interning at the immigration department of the International Rescue Committee in Oakland, California, a reality. While many would have balked at such li...
Discover Cleveland businesses of then and now at International Student Success Series event March 23
Learn about Cleveland businesses then and now at the next International Student Success Series event Wednesday, March 23, from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. in Sears Building, Room 464. At the session, participants will find out the history of American business and manufacturing and how Cleveland was the seco...
Discover the “soul” of Cleveland in four-part Siegal Lifelong Learning Program series
The “soul” of a city is the embodiment of that city. The rich history of Cleveland has given the beautiful city a distinct spirit. The Siegal Lifelong Learning Program will offer a four-part lecture series, to give participants the opportunity to explore Cleveland’s essence through expert knowledge,...
Faculty members present data, expert testimony to Cleveland City Council
Two ӰƵ faculty members presented data and expert testimony to the Cleveland City Council to aid in their decision on the sale of tobacco products. The city passed legislation Dec. 7 to ban the sale of tobacco products and e-cigarettes to people under 21 years old. In t...
What makes Cleveland tick? Find out at next Baker-Nord Center event
Hear about the street named for a poet, an Idea Garage and Cleveland’s forgotten entrepreneurs passionate about the city’s waterways at the next Baker-Nord Center for the Humanities event, featuring “The Soul of Cleveland” project. From January to June, a book store owner, naturalist, award-winning...
Political Science Chair Karen Beckwith provides academic insight before first GOP Presidential Primary Debate
Next July, Cleveland will host the 2016 Republic National Convention, where state delegates will select the party’s presidential candidate. It will mark the third time the convention has been held in Cleveland—the first since 1936. And before the city ramps up to host an estimated 50,000 people nex...
Save the date: IngenuityFest 2015 set for Oct. 2-4
Scientists, inventors, artists, entrepreneurs and techies of all kinds will gather in Cleveland Oct. 2-4 for the 11th annual IngenuityFest. This year, the festival returns to the waterfront, with a focus on Voinovich Park, as well as continued programming around North Coast Harbor, the Rock Hall and...