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Legal scholars say KSU professor was harsh but exercised right to free speech Akron Beacon Journal: A Kent State University professor’s anti-Israel comments at a public meeting are not considered hate speech because he did not make a credible threat to the speaker, said law and political science pr...

Ohio's percentage of premature live births declines The Plain Dealer: The March of Dimes 2011 Premature Birth Report Card gave Ohio a C grade—an improvement over 2010’s D and 2009’s F rating. Researchers are studying the development of children born prematurely. “We had demonstrated previously, as ...

On Nov. 8, Case Western Pro-Life will host a lecture with Clement Persaud, former professor of medical microbiology and biotechnology at Canadore College in Northern Ontario. Persaud’s lecture, “The Humanity of the Embryo,” will begin at 7:30 p.m. in Strosacker Auditorium. A question and answer sess...

Benelect open enrollment kits have been distributed by campus mail to benefits-eligible faculty and staff. To assist faculty and staff with selecting health insurance coverage for 2012, Individualized Decision Support Statements have been sent to employees’ homes. The statements compare the total e...

For its annual programming on men and gender event, the Flora Stone Mather Center for Women will bring in former NFL player Don McPherson for the discussion “You Throw Like a Girl.” For more than 20 years, McPherson has used the power and appeal of sport to address complex social issues. For this e...

There will be two seminars to prepare for the Intersections: SOURCE Undergraduate Symposium and Poster Session. The first, “How to Make a Poster,” will take place Nov. 11 at 3:45 p.m. in Sears Library 480. The next session, “How to Present a Poster,” will take place Dec. 2 at 9:30 a.m. in Wickende...

Major changes are coming to Relay for Life in 2012. For starters, the time: Rather than being a primarily nighttime event—historically taking place Friday evening through Saturday morning—the event will now run Saturday afternoon to Sunday morning. The 2012 event will begin April 21 at 1 p.m. and cl...

CLEVELAND - Results of the pivotal Phase 3 clinical trial published in the Nov. 3, 2011 New England Journal of Medicine, find that the oral medication ivacaftor (VX-770) provides major, sustained improvement in lung function, growth and other signs and symptoms for cystic fibrosis (CF) patients. The...

Join the Public Affairs Discussion Group Nov. 4 for the talk, “(Re)Regulating Financial Services: How Laws May Work in Practice.” Michael Wager of Squires, Sanders and Dempsey, will discuss what people should look for as financial regulations of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protect...

At times shocking, fun and outrageous, a group of local artists who formed the Kokoon Klub and started hosting Bal Masques in 1911 did more than bring out vice squads or orders from Cleveland mayors to cancel one of the hottest events in the city. They introduced modern art to Cleveland. The Bal Ma...