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Due to scheduled maintenance, the EMS Spartan Reservation System will be unavailable from Wednesday, Feb. 8, at 9 p.m. through Thursday, Feb. 9, at 2 a.m. Campus users will be unable to book a room or workspace for a brief window during this time.For assistance with any technology product or…

Do you have a late-stage idea or current startup focused on making positive change through social enterprise? Social enterprise accelerator, SEA Change, is accepting applications for its Northeast Ohio Signature Cohort that runs from March 6 – June 15, 2023. Receive free training and support to…

Household debt on the rise despite easing inflationSpectrum News: Michael Goldberg, associate professor of design and innovation at Weatherhead School of Management and executive director of the Veale Institute for Entrepreneurship, said that while inflation may have eased slightly, household debt…

Ohio’s internal battle reveals new fronts in the abortion warTalking Points Memo: Jessie Hill, the Judge Ben C. Green Professor of Law, explained how abortion-supporting coalitions have gained power in Ohio, even by using methods typically employed by the anti-abortion movement.

You could make your own alcohol in Ohio if new bill passesWEWS: Michael Benza, senior instructor of law, discussed a new bill introduced in the Ohio Senate that would allow Ohioans to make and consume moonshine, noting it would create a discrepancy between the state and federal law. “It creates…

‘Gas panic’National Review: Jonathan Adler, the Johan Verheij Memorial Professor of Law, talked about how to square the work of the Consumer Product Safety Commission with the limits on the federal government that are imposed by the Constitution’s enumerated powers doctrine.

How noncompete agreements harm women and people of color: 'Consequences can be devastating'USA Today: Ayesha Bell Hardaway, associate professor of law and co-director of the Social Justice Institute, discussed the new Federal Trade Commission rule proposal that would bar the use of non-compete…

Economic numbers offer clues to low-income residents’ struggle with high inflationSignal Cleveland: Robert Fischer, associate professor and the co-director of the Center on Urban Poverty and Community Development at the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, discussed the…

Why advisors should make plans well before they experience cognitive declineThe Globe and Mail: Sharona Hoffman, the Edgar A. Hahn Professor of Law and co-director of the Law-Medicine Center, offered tips for those approaching retirement age, noting the importance of preparing well before cognitive…

Ohio bans child sex offenders from working with kidsWEWS: Michael Benza, senior instructor in law, discussed a newly signed law that will stop convicted child sex offenders in Ohio from working or volunteering with kids. “The statute is very particular,” he noted. “It's not that you are employed by…