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Case Western Reserve University community volunteers met with U.S. Sen. Rob Portman on Friday, Dec. 6, in Adelbert Hall to thank him for his support for equality in marriage and in the workplace. The group also discussed suicide-prevention efforts for teens and young adults and related federal…

How to tell if your child is too competitive Realsimple.com: In her study, Sylvia Rimm, clinical professor of psychiatry, surveyed more than 1,200 successful women and found that they frequently recalled winning a competition as a positive childhood experience.

‘Annie’, Jared Bendis and Bobby Jackson Ideastream: Jared Bendis, creative new media officer at Kelvin Smith Library, discussed Bitcoin and Amazon drones during the latest episode of “The Sound of Applause.”

University Hospitals opens new trial to see if green tea extract will help slow prostate cancer growth The Plain Dealer: Robert Abouassaly, assistant professor at the School of Medicine, is the principal investigator of a clinical trial to study if green tea extract can slow the progression of…

Scientists develop an artificial hand that can feel The Atlantic: Case Western Reserve University and Cleveland Veterans Affairs Medical Center continue work in building a prosthetic hand with the sense of touch. The hand is equipped with sensitive spots that help determine other objects’…

Obama, Dems make mark on second most powerful court USA Today: Some experts agree with the Republicans, who believe that the D.C. Circuit Court does not need to fill its three open seats. Jonathan Adler, the Johan Verheij Memorial Professor of Law, who also served as law clerk at the court, said,…

As retailers gear up for the busy holiday shopping season, they also have an eye out for shoplifters The Plain Dealer: Rakesh Niraj, associate professor at the Weatherhead School of Management, talked about the cost related to retail theft. Price inflation from retail theft costs an average family…

Nearly a year after first-year student Alexandra “Ally” Piepho died suddenly of natural causes in her Illinois home, her parents have announced a scholarship for Case Western Reserve undergraduate students in her honor. “Ally was our daughter, our friend, our joy, our hope,” Wendy and Richard…

The 2013-14 Frontiers in Astronomy Series will continue with a presentation by Steven Rodney titled “Chasing Supernovae in the Early Universe” on Thursday, Dec. 12, at 8 p.m. in the Cleveland Museum of Natural History’s Murch Auditorium. Most stars end their lives with a whisper, gradually…

University Counseling Services will hold a study break on Friday, Dec. 13, from 1 to 4 p.m. in Sears Building, Room 305. Students are invited to eat snacks, play games, play with therapy dog Mikayla and listen to music.