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Cleveland Humanities Festival explores freedom and marks 30 years of Baker-Nord Institute for the Humanities
Editor’s note: Juliene Jones, the author of this story, is a student employee in the Department of University Marketing and Communications. She is a second-year student majoring in political science, international relations and sociology. What is “freedom”? The 2026 Cleveland Humanities…
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Susan Mucciarone commits an additional $1 million in scholarship support to Case Western Reserve University
Gift will expand leadership development opportunities at CWRU’s Weatherhead School of Management
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Weatherhead's Jonathan Ernest on current gas prices and inflation in Northeast Ohio
Oil prices surge after US strikes Iran: What it could mean for gas prices and inflation in Northeast Ohio WKYC: Jonathan Ernest, assistant professor of economics at Weatherhead School of Management, said rising oil prices after U.S. strikes on Iran are likely to push up gas prices and contribute…
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Campus Services' Richard Jamieson, university architect Michael Bruder, and student Dubem Akunyili discuss new South Residential Village
Beautiful new dorms at CWRU buck a national trend toward bland housing ideastream: Richard Jamieson, vice president for Campus Services; Michael Bruder, the university architect and assistant vice president for planning and design; and student Dubem Akunyili discussed the new South Residential…
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President Eric W. Kaler discusses renovation and expansion of Adelbert Gym
CWRU plots huge renovation of one of its most historic buildings Crain's Cleveland Business: University President Eric W. Kaler discussed the $19.4 million renovation and expansion of the 1888-era Adelbert Gym—its first expansion in over a century—thanks to generous gifts from the DiSanto family…
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Law's Sharona Hoffman discusses potential new protected class for “overweight” workers
Too fat to succeed at work? 'Overweight' could soon be a protected class National Law Journal: Sharona Hoffman, the Edgar A. Hahn Professor of Law, said most jurisdictions don’t ban weight discrimination unless obesity qualifies as a disability, cautioning that creating a new protected class…
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Medicine's Courtney Batt emphasizes patient-centered obesity care
Patient-centered approaches in obesity case management Medscape: Courtney Batt, assistant professor at the School of Medicine, stressed that obesity care should be patient-centered and collaborative, involving families and focusing on small, achievable goals in areas patients can…
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Inamori Center's Jonny French Flint weighs in on U.S. attacks against Iran
Northeast Ohio reaction to Iran strikes WJW: Jonny French Flint, the Inamori Emerging Visiting Scholar, shared insight on the U.S. and Israel-led attacks against Iran—including how the conflicts plays out. "What I'm not hearing from anyone is a plan to secure the peace," he said.
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Law's Eric Chaffee weighs in on outsourcing defense work to private AI
The government's AI standoff could decide who really controls America's military tech Business Insider: Eric Chaffee, the John C. Hutchins Professor of Law, called the government’s move against Anthropic a “gamble,” noting the Supreme Court of the United States recently pushed back on expansive…
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Inamori Center's Jonny French Flint discusses possible consequences of U.S. strikes in Iran
It’s very scary': Iranian Americans respond to U.S. strikes in Iran Spectrum News: Jonny French Flint, the Inamori Emerging Visiting Scholar, warned U.S. strikes in Iran could deepen tensions and potentially empower a Revolutionary Guard–led regime “more negative” than the current one. He noted…