March 5, 2015 Newsletter

All Majors

Refugee Resettlement in the U.S.
Today, March 5, 12-1 in Tinkham Veale University Center, Room 248. Come hear stories of refugees in the Cleveland area who have resettled through US Together. RSVP to Cami Thompson, camala.thompson@case.edu.
Paradoxes in Malaria Elimination — Less Infection, More Disease
March 6, 2015 9:00 – 10:00AM, Biomedical Research Building 105
World Health Interest Group Seminar, a lecture by James Kazura, MD, Professor of International Health, Medicine and Pathology and Director, Center for Global Health and Diseases
Social Justice Fellowship Applications
Students are invited to apply for fellowships that can fund research or projects related to social justice, including internationally-focused ones. Applications are due by 5 p.m. on Tuesday, March 17 and should be submitted to Shelley White.

 

Asia

Limited Number of Tickets Available for talk with ”Kite Runner” author Khalad Hosseini
Today, March 5, 7:30pm, Tinkham Veale University Center Ballroom. Student tickets will be available the day of the event and can be picked up at the university center’s information desk with a valid CWRU ID.

The Tale of the Princess Kaguya
March 8, 1:30-3:50 or March 11, 6:30-8:50, Morley Lecture Hall in the Cleveland Museum of Art. The Oscar-nominated film is an adaption of a 10th-century Japanese folktale about a miniature goddess found in a bamboo shoot. Tickets are $11.

New Scholarship for CWRU Students to Study in China 
Applications are now available for a scholarship that starts in fall 2015 from the Chinese government for students to study abroad in China. For more information, contact the Office of Education Abroad.

 

Europe

Two Films by Ruben Östlund
March 5, 6:30pm and 8:50pm and March 6, 7:15pm and 9:35pmForce Majeure and Play are both films about Swedish families being shown at the Cinemateque.
The Irish Pub
March 6, 7:00pm, Gartner Auditorium in the Cleveland Museum of Art. Documentary about Irish Pubs and the people who operate them. Tickets are $22.

 

Middle East

What’s Next in Afghanistan and Pakistan
March 10, 5:30 – 7:15, The Union Club of Cleveland
Ambassador Marc Grossman examines what the future of the region looks like after American withdrawal from Afghanistan. Tickets for students are $5. Registration is required.