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Cuyahoga River: Rising from the ashes, new life for Cleveland's burning river (photos) The Plain Dealer: John Grabowski, the Krieger-Mueller Joint Professor in History, discussed the history and evolution of the Cuyahoga River. “We're seeing a gradual transitioning of the river from a…

CWRU, Taipei Medical University form three-year collaboration agreement Crain’s Cleveland Business: Case Western Reserve and Taipei Medical University formed a collaboration that will include exchange programs and joint research efforts. “This collaboration represents yet another way that Case…

‘Inside Out:’ Pixar’s convincing argument against childhood happiness The New York Times: In a blog post, Lisa Damour, clinical instructor of psychology, examined how Pixar approached children’s feelings and emotions in its new filmInside Out.

First Look: Schreckengost mammoth and mastodon sculptures moving to Cleveland Museum of Natural History (photos) The Plain Dealer: Henry Adams, The Ruth Coulter Heede Professor of Art History, discussed the preservation of Viktor Schreckengost’s mammoth and mastodon sculptures. The sculptures—at…

Alternative lenders offer franchises fast funding but at a price Forbes: Scott Shane, the A. Malachi Mixon III Professor of Entrepreneurial Studies, discussed the rise in alternative lending. It “has gone from virtually nothing to several billion dollars,” he said.

Mutation discovered in cannibal tribe might stop deadly brain disease ABCNews: While studying the cannibalistic Fore population in Papua New Guinea, researchers found many people had a genetic mutation that appeared to protect them from an incurable neurological condition called kuru, which has…

Business decisions Sciencemag.org: Michael Weiss, the Cowan-Blum Professor of Cancer Research and chair of the Department of Biochemistry, talked about his business experience developing and commercializing heat-stable insulin. “I want to move insulin analogs out of the lab—from mice and rats and…

Experimental drug regrows damaged body tissue Yahoo: Researchers at Case Western Reserve and UT Southwestern Medical Center developed an experimental drug treatment that repaired damage to the colon, liver and bone marrow in animal models. “We are very excited," said co-author Sanford Markowitz,…

Shellac manicures could be causing cancer WBNS-10TV: Elma Baron, professor of dermatology at the School of Medicine, discussed the potential dangers of a shellac manicure that used ultra violet light. "There's already one report where they found some skin cancer on the fingers of women who have…

How deadly is a brain tumor? Now the DNA can tell NBCNews: Andrew Sloan, professor of neurological surgery at the School of Medicine, talked about a new method that more accurately predicts the seriousness of brain tumors. The approach looks at specific DNA mutations that characterize a tumor.