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Since 1989, CWRU faculty, emeriti, students, staff and friends have gathered on Fridays for a brown-bag lunch and to discuss topics in public affairs. During the 2020\u20142021 academic year, we moved our discussions on line via Zoom. During this semester we will attempt \u201cDual Delivery.\u201d Those who wish can attend in the Dampeer Room of the Kelvin Smith Library, but others may choose to participate by Zoom link.<\/p>\n
Weekly e-mail newsletters will confirm plans and provide instructions for signing in to Zoom. To be added to the e-mail list, please let us know by e-mailing to\u00a0padg@case.edu<\/u><\/a>. The discussions will begin at 12:30 p.m., though both the Dampeer Room and the Zoom site will be open from Noon on. Please\u00a0click here<\/u><\/a>\u00a0for more details about this week’s program.<\/p>\n August 28: Supreme Court Review and Preview.<\/strong> With Jessie Hill, JD<\/strong>, Judge Ben C. Green Professor of Law, and Jonathan L. Entin, JD<\/strong>, David L. Brennan Professor Emeritus.<\/p>\n September 4: Countering the Anti-Vaxxers: The First Year of \u201cGrandparents for Vaccines.\u201d<\/strong> With Arthur Lavin, MD<\/strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n September 11: Medicaid 2027: What the \u201cBig Beautiful Bill\u201d Will Do in Ohio.<\/strong> With John R. Corlett<\/strong>, Distinguished Visiting Community Scholar at MSASS and Senior Visiting Fellow, Center for Community Solutions.<\/p>\n September 18: Pope Leo XIV So Far.<\/strong> With Paul Murphy, Ph.D.<\/strong>, Professor of History, John Carroll University.<\/p>\n September 25: Is International Law Relevant?<\/strong> With Michael P. Scharf, JD<\/strong>, Joseph C. Hostetler \/ BakerHostetler Professor of Law, President of the American Branch of the International Law Association.<\/p>\n October 2: The Midterm Elections \u2013 A Month Before.<\/strong> With Paul Herrnson, Ph.D.<\/strong>, Professor of Political Science, University of Connecticut and author or co-author of eight editions of Congressional Elections: Campaigning at Home and in Washington<\/em> (CQ Press).<\/p>\n October 9: Russia and Its Ukraine War.<\/strong> With Steve Crowley Ph.D.<\/strong>, Professor of Politics, Oberlin College. Alternate Room, Mather House 100<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n October 16: \u201dStudent Accommodations\u201d at CWRU.<\/strong> With Eboni Porter, M.Ed.<\/strong>, Director, Disability Resources, Accommodated Testing and Services. Alternate Room, Mather House 100<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n October 23: The Data Center Boom Meets Last Century\u2019s Grid: How Big Tech is Disrupting the \u201cSleepy\u201d Politics of Electricity.<\/strong> With Joshua Basseches, Ph.D.<\/strong>, Assistant Professor of Political Science. Alternate Room, Clark Hall 309<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n October 30: Pre-Election Preview Discussion.<\/strong> With Joe White, Ph.D.<\/strong>, and Hopefully Others.<\/p>\n November 6: TBA<\/strong><\/p>\n November 13: The Public Health Dilemma of E-Cigarettes.<\/strong> With Jacob James Rich<\/strong>, Ph.D. Candidate, Epidemiology and Biostatistics.<\/p>\n November 20: Rare Earths.<\/strong> With Rohan Akolkar, Ph.D.<\/strong>, Milton and Tamar Maltz Professor of Energy Innovation, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering; Faculty Director, Great Lakes Energy Institute; Director, Electrochemical Design Center and EMF Lab.<\/p>\n November 27: Thanksgiving Break<\/strong><\/p>\n December 4: Are We There Yet? Self-Driving Autonomous Vehicles and the Law.<\/strong> With Cassandra Burke Robertson, JD<\/strong>, John Deaver Drinko \u2013 BakerHostetler Professor of Law. 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During the 2020\u20142021 academic year, we moved our discussions on line via Zoom.<\/p>\nAugust<\/h3>\n
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November<\/h3>\n
December<\/h3>\n