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Perfection may drive many people in their work, but physics professor Walter Lambrecht actually seeks out imperfection. As the recipient of a 2012 Fulbright award, Lambrecht will research imperfections in crystals, better known in the physics world as “point defects,” this fall in Jülich,…

Seven faculty members have received Clinical and Translational Science Collaborative (CTSC) Core Utilization Awards so far this year. The awards support investigator use of and familiarity with CTSC Core operations and personnel, in anticipation of applications for external funding using CTSC…

Texas using health care reform ruling to fight EPA Houston Chronicle: Texas attorneys are planning to use the Supreme Court’s recent ruling on health care reform as ammunition in its fight against Environmental Protection Agency regulations. Jonathan Adler, the Johan Verheij Memorial Professor of…

Cleveland researchers find mutant gene that stops cancer cell growth The Columbus Dispatch: School of Medicine researchers have discovered a mutant form of the gene Chk1 that permanently stopped the growth of cancer cells. It’s a discovery assistant professor Youwei Zhang said is unprecedented and…

Is the CARD Act hampering small business borrowing? Bloomberg Businessweek: The number of small loans to businesses dropped 4.7 percent last year. Scott Shane, the A. Malachi Mixon III Professor of Entrepreneurial Studies, wrote a column discussing how the CARD Act, which has led small business…

Vampire bat bites help shield Peruvians from rabies LiveScience: Researchers at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that one in 15 people in a remote region of Peru were protected from rabies because vampire bats expose them to the virus. "The new news here is that in areas in the…

Alan J. Rocke, the Henry Eldridge Bourne Professor of History and a Distinguished University Professor, has been selected as a member of the 2012 class of American Chemical Society Fellows. Rocke specializes in the history of the physical sciences during the 19th and 20th centuries, with a…

The Organizational Development and Learning unit of the Office of Human Resources will present a seminar on “Coaching and Developing Direct Reports.” The workshop will take place Aug. 8, 9 a.m. to noon, in Crawford Hall 209. Developing direct reports is a key component to a supervisor's success…

Program cuts medically unnecessary scheduled births Reuters: A quality improvement program could dramatically reduce the number of scheduled early baby deliveries. About 14 percent of U.S. deliveries last year were early electives, some out of convenience, said Jennifer Bailit, associate professor…

Eaton's trade-secrets case began with an FBI raid The Plain Dealer: Years ago, FBI and Department of Defense agents questioned engineers who left Eaton Aerospace to see if they had taken valuable military and commercial trade secrets on their way out. But eight years later, the case has not gone…