The Genius Spark of Nikola Tesla, a Conversation on Innovation

Friday, August 5, 2011 @ 1:00pm
@ Northwestern University School of Law - Thorne Auditorium
Jul. 29, 2011
C2ST invites you to explore the life and work of one of the great minds of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Shriver Center Benefit -- Featuring Samantha Bee

Friday, May 20, 2011 @ 12:30pm – 3:00pm
@ Northwestern University School of Law - Thorne Auditorium
Apr. 22, 2011
Samantha Bee will perform for the Shriver Center Benefit where activist Deborah Harrington will be honored with the Sargent Shriver Equal Justice Award. The Shriver Center uses law and advocacy to advance justice and opportunity for low-income people.

Reproductive Rights: Politics and Ethics in the Abortion Debate

Saturday, November 13, 2010 @ 5:30am
@ Northwestern University School of Law - Thorne Auditorium
Nov. 3, 2010
The abortion debate has a long and tangled history in American politics. This panel examines that history and its ramifications for and on the body. Professor Reva Siegel of Yale Law School discusses her bestselling book Before Roe v.

Franke Lecture in Economics: Sherwin Nuland

Friday, November 5, 2010 @ 11:00am
@ Northwestern University School of Law - Thorne Auditorium
Oct. 28, 2010
Dr. Sherwin Nuland, a writer of unflinching clarity and honesty about difficult topics including his own battles with depression, discusses the history of medical ethics from Hippocrates to the present. In his talk, Dr.

Frank Shorter: From Olympic Champion to Anti-Doping Crusader

Wednesday, November 3, 2010 @ 11:00am
@ Northwestern University School of Law - Thorne Auditorium
Oct. 28, 2010
In 1972, Frank Shorter won the gold medal in the men’s Olympic marathon in Munich. No American man has captured the top spot since. He is also the only American athlete to win two medals in the Olympic marathon event; he took silver in 1976.