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Arts and Sciences' Stacy McGaugh discussed the Dark Matter debate
Can galaxies form without Dark Matter? Forbes: Stacy McGaugh, professor and chair of astronomy in the College of Arts and Sciences, weighed in on the ongoing debate over Dark Matter, noting that, in the absence of proof of the hypothesized matter, “you need new physics. Stronger effective gravity…
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CWRU's Grant Goodrich discussed Ohio's clean energy sector's growth
Remaking Ohio: The new power play Spectrum News: Grant Goodrich, executive director of the Great Lakes Energy Institute, noted that in 2021, Ohio’s clean energy sector grew to an all-time high of 112,000 jobs—even as the state’s employment dropped overall.
The 2022 Flourish Prize Honorees
We are excited to announce the honorees for the 2022 Flourish Prizes. These 17 honorees were chosen from a total of 685 AIM2Flourish stories that were submitted in 2021 and vetted by our professors, story editors, and a distinguished jury of Fowler Center partners and previous Flourish Prize…
Zheng-Rong Lu inducted as a Fellow of The National Academy of Inventors
Researcher Zheng-Rong Lu was inducted as a fellow of The National Academy of Inventors (NAI) at its annual meeting on June 14 in Phoenix, AZ.  The award highlights the overall career and impact an inventor has had in their field and society as a whole. Lu is the M. Frank Rudy and Margaret Domiter…
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Law's Jonathan Entin discussed the legality of hate speech
Beachwood residents report swastika on vehicle, but police say it is protected free speech WEWS: Jonathan Entin, the David L. Brennan Professor Emeritus of Law and adjunct professor of political science, commented for a story on whether hate speech is illegal or considered free speech. Although…
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Law's Anat Alon-Beck discussed the ongoing saga of Elon Musk's possible Twitter purchase
Elon Musk and Twitter: a timeline of the $44bn deal that threatens to crumble The Guardian: Anat Alon-Beck, assistant professor of law, outlined some of the ways that Elon Musk could get out of the deal to buy Twitter without facing penalties. “He can keep asking Twitter for more information…
Distinguished Faculty Inducted to the National Academy of Inventors
Susann Brady-Kalnay, Paul Tesar and Satish Viswanath—were formally inducted into the National Academy of Inventors (NAI) 2022 class of Senior Members at its annual meeting on June 14 in Phoenix, AZ. The 2022 senior members considered to be among 83 “of the world’s best emerging academic inventors”…
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President Eric W. Kaler, Provost Ben Vinson III share Juneteenth message
President Eric W. Kaler To Our Case Western Reserve University Community, On this Juneteenth holiday weekend, we encourage you to reflect on our country’s past and, importantly, join the effort to ensure an equitable and just future for everyone. Because if we want a future with better…
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5 things to know about… Juneteenth
Only three years after President Abraham’s Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation did enslaved people become free in the United States. On June 19, 1865, Union Army Major General Gordon Granger proclaimed to the people of Texas that, “in accordance with a proclamation from the Executive of the United…
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William N. Skirball Writers Center Stage: Isabel Wilkerson
The 2021-22 season of the William N. Skirball Writers Center Stage will come to a close with a talk by Anisfield-Wolfe award-winning author Isabel Wilkerson Thursday, June 23, at 7:30 p.m. at the Maltz Performing Arts Center. Wilkerson is the author of Caste: The Origins of our Discontents, which…