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Sociology's Cassi Pittman Claytor notes that the cost of confronting racism can be a costly one
The mirage of the Black middle class Vox: Cassi Pittman Claytor, the Climo Junior Professor in the Department of Sociology at the College of Arts and Sciences, noted that combating, confronting and attempting to hedge against racism can cost a lot of money.
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Preventing pressure injuries
Biomedical engineer leads team at Case Western Reserve, Cleveland VA in developing blood test to determine whether patient could get potentially deadly bedsores Pressure injuries, also known as bedsores, are often understood as merely painful or uncomfortable side effects of immobility or limited…
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Medicine's Marina Magrey says what appears to be symptoms of psoriatic arthritis may actually be fibromyalgia
Is it psoriatic arthritis or fibromyalgia—or both? Everyday Health: Marina Magrey, professor at the School of Medicine, said a challenge for rheumatologists is knowing when widespread pain that appears to be enthesitis from psoriatic arthritis is actually a sign of fibromyalgia.
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Bioengineering's Dustin Tyler discusses how his research is providing high-tech prosthetics
Human Fusions Institute melds man and machine with high-tech prosthetics cleveland.com: Dustin Tyler, the Kent H. Smith II Professor of Bioengineering and director of the Human Fusions Institute, talked about how his research is allowing people wearing a prosthetic limb to truly feel things in…
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Medicine's Mark Cameron discusses mRNA COVID-19 vaccines
AstraZeneca may need six months to update its COVID-19 vaccine against variants, but U.S.-approved vaccines could be faster cleveland.com: Mark Cameron, an associate professor at the School of Medicine, compared the mRNA part of the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines to a cartridge that could be removed,…
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Law's Jonathan L. Entin discusses the guilty pleas of the House Bill 6 scandal
Generation Now pleads guilty in House Bill 6 scandal WCMH: Jonathan L. Entin, the David L. Brennan Professor Emeritus of Law and adjunct professor of political science, discussed the recent guilty pleas for some of those involved in the House Bill 6 bribery scandal.
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Remembering Catherine "Kitty" Borchert, double alumna, daughter of former CIT president
Catherine "Kitty" Borchert was 9 when the Case Institute of Technology (CIT) persuaded her father to leave a New York photographic company to lead the Cleveland science and engineering school.  Her connection to the campus would continue for most of the next seven decades, as she earned two…
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“Racism Denial: The Silent Killer”
Camara Phyllis Jones will give a lecture titled “Racism Denial: The Silent Killer” Thursday, Feb. 18, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Jones is a family physician and epidemiologist whose work focuses on naming, measuring and addressing the impacts on the health and well-being of the nation. She recently…
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Veale Skills Lab: Pitching
Join the Veale Institute for Entrepreneurship for a Veale Skills Lab workshop on pitching with Zachary Fleitman, chief financial officer at Vox Mobile and entrepreneur-in-residence at the Veale Institute, on Feb. 25 at 3 p.m. via Zoom. Pitching your business is a key communication skill to develop…
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“Domestic Violence Prosecution and Policy: How I Found My Way to Law”
Anne M. Murray is policy counsel on domestic violence issues at the Supreme Court of Ohio. She oversees the Domestic Violence Program, which disseminates information, monitors trends, offers education, and recommends forms, rules, and standards to local courts to promote effective response to…