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Law's Jonathan Entin explains judicial candidates' choices to endorse abortion bans
3 Ohio judicial candidates accused of breaking ethics code, told PAC abortion isn't Constitutional right WEWS: Jonathan Entin, the David L. Brennan Professor Emeritus of Law and adjunct professor of political science, noted a legal gray area in an instance of three judicial candidates who endorsed…
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Med's Hope Barkoukis talks about changes in FDA standards
The FDA’s definition of ‘healthy’ is getting an upgrade Verywell Health: Hope Barkoukis, professor and chair of the Department of Nutrition at the School of Medicine, talked about the changes coming at the Food and Drug Administration. “We’ve evolved so that now, when we talk about the right…
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Mandel's Dan Flannery discusses the return of 8 officers involved in the fatal shooting of Jayland Walker to work
Breaking down why 8 Akron police officers involved in Jayland Walker fatal shooting are back at work WKYC: Dan Flannery, director of the Begun Center for Violence Prevention Research and Education, discussed police department procedures after the Akron Police Department announced the return to…
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Former director of Ohio Department of Health, Amy Acton, speaks at CWRU conference
Dr. Amy Acton reflects on events of COVID pandemic during keynote speech for Case Western Reserve University conference in ClevelandWKYC: Amy Acton, who served as the director of the Ohio Department of Health and played a leading role in Ohio's response to the COVID-19 pandemic, was the keynote…
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Law's Andrew Geronimo examines the First Amendment Clinic's response to Facebook group lawsuit
Lawsuit against Facebook page administrator heads to jury trialAthens Messenger (subscription required): Andrew Geronimo, lecturer in law and director of the law school’s First Amendment Clinic, discussed the clinic’s pro bono defense of a Facebook group who spoke out against a local government in…
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OA Week 2022: Open Access & Climate Justice
In the last blog post, we discussed climate justice. In the following  post, we will discuss how climate justice relates to Open Access (OA) and the theme for this year’s OA Week: Open for Climate Justice.  What does climate justice have to do with OA?  OA and climate justice share many of the…
"Journal of Public Child Welfare" recognizes article by Nancy Rolock
Annually, the Journal of Public Child Welfare issues an Article of the Year Award. Nancy Rolock’s article “Tuning in to Teens (TINT) with Adoptive Parents and Guardians in the US: The Replication Phase of Intervention Research” was selected from the 2021 volume to receive Honorable Mention. Rolock…
International OA Week 2022: Open for Climate Justice
What is Open Access (OA) Week? OA Week (October 24-30, 2022) is a time to bring together individuals and communities across the globe to participate in OA events, increase awareness of OA, and inspire OA adoption.  What is the theme of this year’s OA Week? This year’s theme is Open for Climate…
OA Week 2022: Open Climate Resources
In the last blog post, we discussed the connections between climate justice and open access (OA). In the following  post, we will provide resources around this year’s theme, Open for Climate Justice.  The following are a small collection of the many open climate scholarship and climate justice…
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OA Week 2022: Climate Justice
In the last blog post, we discussed Open Access (OA) and OA Week. In this and following posts throughout the week, we will dive deeper into this year’s theme, Open for Climate Justice.  What is climate justice? While the term “climate justice” has been around for more than 30 years, its usage has…