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July 12, 2011
Oversight of doctors improves
Delaware Online: Disciplinary actions against doctors in Delaware increased the state’s ranking for doctor discipline from 35th to 13th in the survey by Public Citizen’s Health Research Group. “It’s a huge change. If they continue that, they will move closer to the top...
July 12, 2011
Adult stem cells' successes don't eliminate need for embryonic stem cells
Los Angeles Times: Headlines surrounding successes of adult stem cells have been in the news recently, but they don’t have the flexibility and potential of embryonic cells, said Michael Gilkey, acting executive director of th...
July 12, 2011
Some people believe in ghosts; others join cults as they await Armageddon. Many more turn to psychics or reply to emails heralding their million-dollar international lottery winnings.
Even self-proclaimed skeptics can find unlikely possibilities so compelling that they believe, said Case Western Re...
July 11, 2011
Robert H. Binstock, Professor of Aging, Health, and Society, has been received the 2011 M. Powell Lawton Award from the Gerontological Society of America for “contributions from applied gerontological research that have benefited older people and their care.”
A former president of the Gerontologica...
July 11, 2011
The Christopher Columbus Fellowship Foundation and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce awarded Melissa Knothe Tate, professor of biomedical engineering, a $25,000 Chairmen's Distinguished Life Sciences Scientist Award. Knothe Tate is an internationally recognized leader in the fields of orthopaedic mechano...
July 11, 2011
The Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences is hosting an information session Wednesday, July 13, from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Mandel School. The community is invited to learn about a social work degree from one of the highest-ranked graduate social work programs in the nation. For details, go to the sc...
July 11, 2011
Last month, UCITE held a session on how to use the new plagiarism detection software called Safe Assignment that is now part of the Blackboard course management system. In addition to providing a tool for instructors to detect the efforts of those who copy the work of others, it is hoped that making...
July 11, 2011
Breast cancer statistics prove need for early detection, says Lerner College professor Katherine Lee
Disturbing NE Ohio breast cancer report should energize government, hospitals and health organizations
The Plain Dealer: A recent report showed grim breast cancer statistics for Northeast Ohio, proving that early detection matters. Katherine Lee, assistant professor of surgery at Lerner College of ...
July 11, 2011
Jackson Pollock: Painting with science?
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: An analysis of Jackson Pollock’s work shows he might have used physics to achieve the effects he wanted. But Ellen Landau, Andrew W. Mellon Professor of the Humanities, said she doubts “sincerely he knew much of anything about physics...
July 11, 2011
Bridge Builder
Inside Business Magazine: Michael Goldberg, adjunct professor of entrepreneurial finance, is profiled for his work abroad and around Cleveland—especially in helping make the city a destination for international health care talent....