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February 24, 2023
Paul Berg, Nobel-winning pioneer of genetic engineering, is dead at 96The New York Times: Alumnus Paul Berg (GRS '52, biochemistry), a 1980 winner of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry alongside Walter Gilbert and Frederick Sanger, recently died at age 96. Berg, whose work as a genetic engineer increased…
February 24, 2023
Case Western Reserve looks ‘Toward a Different Horizon’ with free collaborative concert at The Cleveland Museum of Artcleveland.com: AJ Kluth, a lecturer in the Department of Music, discussed an upcoming concert he organized with a concept loosely inspired by the concept of Afrofuturism, a cultural…
February 24, 2023
Landmarks in The Land: A look at the history of The Arcade in ClevelandWKYC: John Grabowski, the Krieger-Mueller Joint Professor in History, discussed the history of The Arcade, an architectural marvel nestled between Superior and Euclid Avenues that was completed in 1890. “It's an emblem of…
February 24, 2023
How is frontotemporal dementia diagnosed? Bruce Willis' condition, explained Health: Brian Appleby, professor at the School of Medicine, noted that dementia is an umbrella term referring to symptoms a person may experience, adding that different issues in the brain explain why dementia symptoms…
February 24, 2023
CDC: Teen girls are experiencing record high levels of violence, sadness and suicide riskNewsy: Lisa Damour, senior advisor to the Schubert Center for Child Studies and a clinical instructor in the Department of Psychological Sciences, noted that the pandemic “was an extraordinarily difficult time”…
February 24, 2023
The ADHD medication shortage is getting worse. What went wrong?NBC News: Max Wiznitzer, professor at the School of Medicine, said that since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, he’s been prescribing ADHD medication to more adults, as well as children. “All of a sudden, parents were seeing their…
February 24, 2023
China's window of opportunity for an invasion of Taiwan is closingInternational Business Times: Juscelino Colares, the Schott-van den Eynden Professor of Law, said China's window of time for an invasion of Taiwan keeps shrinking as U.S. public opinion reaches historically high levels of distrust…
February 24, 2023
Angela Newman-White named executive director of First Year ClevelandCrain’s Cleveland Business: In a recent podcast episode, Angela Newman-White discussed her new role as the executive director of First Year Cleveland, which was formed in 2015 to help address Cuyahoga County’s concerning infant…
February 24, 2023
Health Rounds: Many older breast cancer patients can skip radiationReuters: Amrou Sarraj, professor at the School of Medicine, discussed his study highlighting that patients with severe strokes had dramatically better recoveries after undergoing mechanical removal of the clot blocking an artery in…
February 24, 2023
3 things to do when you get sick with COVID…againSelf: Shanina Knighton, adjunct assistant professor at Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing, said sleep is one key factor in keeping your immune system in tip-top shape in the body’s fight against COVID-19. Getting enough water is also key. “You…