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June 14, 2022
Case Western Reserve University and University Hospitals research team publishes new findings in Nature Cancer A drug used to target IDH1 mutations in select cancers also appears to inhibit the wild-type form of the enzyme, under certain conditions. This feature explains why a large group of…
June 14, 2022
How case against ex-doctor William Husel, accused in fentanyl deaths, fell apart NBC News: Michael Benza, senior instructor of law, discussed the prosecution’s strategy in the trial of the aquitted Ohio doctor accused of murdering 14 of his patients. "How much proof did the government really…
June 14, 2022
Case Western Reserve University religious studies professor, author Timothy Beal’s new book offers ‘palliative hope’ amid climate crisis threatening human extinction Author and Case Western Reserve University religious studies professor Timothy Beal offers humanity a bit of advice amid what many…
June 14, 2022
Paul Marciano hangs on to Guess director seat as board examines latest sexual harassment allegations Retail Dive: Anat Alon-Beck, assistant professor of law, commented on the case of the co-founder of Guess, who survived a challenge to his membership on the company’s board of directors. “When…
June 14, 2022
Supreme Court abortion ruling could have climate fallout E&E News: Jonathan Adler, the Johan Verheij Memorial Professor of Law and director of the Coleman P. Burke Center for Environmental Law, discussed the possible environmental law impacts resulting from the leak of the potential decision…
June 14, 2022
Zombie foreclosures are on the rise WEWS: Michael Goldberg, associate professor of design and innovation at Weatherhead School of Management and executive director of the Veale Institute for Entrepreneurship, discussed so-called “zombie” foreclosures—the phenomenon of homeowners who abandon the…
June 14, 2022
Middleburg Heights surgeon faces discipline for alleged sexual misconduct with teen over a decade ago WKYC: Sharona Hoffman, the Edgar A. Hahn Professor of Law and co-director of the Law-Medicine Center, discussed physician misconduct and the process of discipline at the state medical board.…
June 14, 2022
It’s a moth, it’s a drone, it’s ‘Smellicopter’ OPB: Mark Willis, a professor and chair of the Department of Biology, shared his thoughts on the possibility of using technology equipped with live insect antennae to smell pending disasters, an idea first floated by the U.S. Air Force Center of…
June 14, 2022
New research finds a signaling pathway involving neurons responsible for how we understand thermal pain The world has changed since 1664, when French philosopher and scientist Rene Descartes first claimed the brain was responsible for the sensation of pain. However, a key question remains: How…
June 14, 2022
Earlier this year, President Eric W. Kaler announced Juneteenth will be a permanent holiday at Case Western Reserve University. This year, the university will observe the holiday Monday, June 20, and will be closed on that day. Juneteenth marks the June 19, 1865, when union soldiers arrived in…