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August 31, 2020
Lake Erie’s toxic green slime is getting worse with climate change Inside Climate News: Huichun "Judy" Zhang, a professor in the Department of Civil Engineering at the Case School of Engineering, said that reducing the quantity of nutrients released by farms is the only way to stop the blooms in a…
August 31, 2020
The brain implants that could change humanity The New York Times: Bob Kirsch, chairman of biomedical engineering in the Case School of Engineering, spoke of his work restoring some movement taken away by paralysis—by implanting electrodes in new locations in the body to circle nerves to help with…
August 31, 2020
Experts say report of coronavirus living on frozen meat is no reason to think food borne transmission is likely cleveland.com: Mark Cameron, associate professor in the Department of Population and Quantitative Health Sciences at the School of Medicine, dismissed reports of COVID-19 being…
August 31, 2020
Goodyear clarifies policy: Political expressions remain prohibited in the workplace, support for law enforcement now allowed WOIO-CBS: Casey Newmeyer, an assistant professor in the Department of Design and Innovation at the Weatherhead School of Management, commented on Goodyear’s response to…
August 31, 2020
Businesses struggle to fill jobs despite high unemployment rate Spectrum 1: Michael Goldberg, an associate professor at the Weatherhead School of Management and executive director of the Veale Institute for Entrepreneurship, spoke of industries in need of skilled workers that are struggling to…
August 31, 2020
The movement against psychiatry Vice News: Awais Aftab, a clinical assistant professor of psychiatry, weighed in on the contentious debate of whether to fix—or completely overthrow—the way mental illness is treated.
August 31, 2020
FirstEnergy had big stake in tainted nuclear plant bailout Associated Press: Jonathan Entin, the David L. Brennan Professor Emeritus of Law and adjunct professor of political science, discussed FirstEnergy’s role in an alleged $60 million bribery scheme that has ensnared one of Ohio’s most…
August 31, 2020
3News Investigates: Car thefts, break-ins rise during COVID-19 pandemic in Northeast Ohio WKYC: Mark Votruba, an associate professor of economics in the Weatherhead School of Management, weighed in on an uptick in property crimes since the pandemic began, saying such a phenomenon oftentimes…
August 31, 2020
The move to impeach Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine: A necessary step, or a blow to democracy? cleveland.com: Jonathan Entin, the David L. Brennan Professor Emeritus of Law and adjunct professor of political science, weighed in on the move to impeach Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine, noting the damage it can cause…
August 31, 2020
Is Ohio still considered a 'battleground' state? Spectrum 1: Justin Buchler, an associate professor of political science in the College of Arts and Sciences, commented on the long-standing notion that Ohio is a presidential election bellwether. “Winning Ohio isn't really anything special,” said…