Tuesday, September 22, 2020
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Tuesday, September 22, 2020
4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
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We create community in shared spaces – in parks, libraries, gardens, and museums. By design, public spaces are meant to be the crux of a democratic society; however equitable access to these spaces has never been a reality.
In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, these spaces – especially outdoor green spaces – have become increasingly vital not only to communities,...
Wednesday, February 04, 2015, 12:00 p.m.
According to Forbes.com, few industries are subject to the “frightening randomness of negative publicity like the one that builds, markets and sells automobiles.” In the last 20 years, automobile companies have battled public relations disasters involving faulty front-seat airbag deployment,...
Tuesday, February 03, 2015, 7:30 p.m.
The Happy Dog Takes on the World: China and Hong Kong Pro-Democracy Movement
On February 19, China will celebrate its New Year - the Year of the Goat - and say good-bye to the Year of the Horse, a year marked by a number of significant tensions. These included a dispute that escalated...
Friday, January 30, 2015, 12:00 p.m.
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), cancer cases are expected to surge 57 percent worldwide in the next 20 years. This rising incidence of cancer is brought about, in part, because of our growing and aging populations. This is...
Thursday, January 29, 2015, 12:00 p.m.
Youth Forum: The Cleveland Renaissance
How has Cleveland changed for the better over the past few years? Where are we headed as a community? This program is free for students. Photo credit: Chris Capell
Wednesday, January 28, 2015, 12:00 p.m.
Boosting the Achievement of Anxious Students
For students who have faced trauma, the classroom can be an intensely stressful and even alienating place. According to Neena McConnico, Director of Boston Medical Center’s Child Witness to Violence Project, one in four students has personally witnessed or experienced...
Tuesday, January 27, 2015, 12:00 p.m.
We Get What We Pay For: Ohio's Plan to Transform Payments to Improve Health
Our current health system pays healthcare providers for treatments, tests and procedures -- with no accountability for better outcomes. In 2011, Ohio Governor John Kasich issued an Executive Order to “engage private sector partners to set clear expectations for better...
Friday, January 23, 2015, 12:00 p.m.
What to Expect When You're Expecting a Political Convention
When the Republican National Convention arrives in Cleveland in 2016, it will be the first time in 80 years that a political convention has come to town. Times have certainly changed. In 1936, Cleveland was the sixth largest city -...
Thursday, January 22, 2015, 5:00 p.m.
The Significance of Media Freedom for Democracy
Tensions between Russia and the West are being overshadowed by major developments Turkey, a country that has been long revered as a beacon of democracy in the Muslim world. A corruption scandal has shaken the nation, causing the government to...
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