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Engineering's Huichun "Judy" Zhang designs filter to prevent unclean water from reaching Lake Erie
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…
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Engineering's Bob Kirsch develops electrodes designed to restore sensation to patients with paralysis
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…
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Medicine's Mark Cameron comments on validity of reports claiming COVID-19 can be transmitted through food
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…
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Weatherhead's Casey Newmeyer discusses Trump's call to boycott Goodyear
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…
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Weatherhead's Michael Goldberg discusses need for skilled workers in Ohio
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…
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Psychiatry's Awais Aftab comments on controversial anti-psychiatry movement
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.
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Law's Jonathan Entin comments on FirstEnergy's part in bribery scandal involving Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder
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…
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Weatherhead's Mark Votruba explains the correlation between increasing unemployment and crime rates in Northeast Ohio
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…
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Law's Jonathan Entin comments on the political implications of the move to impeach Mike DeWine
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…
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Political science's Justin Buchler explains Ohio's importance in the presidential election
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…