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Case Western Reserve University’s Weatherhead School of Management is expanding its partnership with Ohio Wesleyan University (OWU), creating new early-admission opportunities for OWU students pursuing advanced business degrees. The updated agreement now includes Weatherhead’s Master of…

What is ‘period steak theory’—and will it actually help your cramps? SELF Magazine: Lindsay Malone, registered dietitian and instructor in the Department of Nutrition, said “period steak theory” is catchy but oversimplified: iron status reflects what you eat over weeks or months, not one meal.

Year of Toni Morrison celebrates Ohio’s only Nobel Laureate for Literature through statewide events The Land: Marian Mobley, professor emerita of English and African American studies at the College of Arts and Sciences, said the yearlong “Beloved: Ohio Celebrates Toni Morrison” celebration…

As Case Western Reserve University turns 200, President Eric Kaler discusses higher ed challenges ideastream: As Case Western Reserve University marks its 200th anniversary, University President Eric W. Kaler said higher education faces major headwinds, including declining enrollment, funding…

Researchers discover a way to breach cancer’s impenetrable fortress MSN: Efstathios "Stathis" Karathanasis, vice chair and professor of biomedical engineering, noted that researchers have discovered a way to breach one of cancer's most stubborn defenses: the impenetrable fortress that solid…

A defunct synagogue, reminder of a once-proud community, collapses in Pennsylvania’s coal region The Forward: Alanna Cooper, assistant professor and the Abba Hillel Silver Chair of Jewish Studies, said the collapse of the Beth Israel synagogue in Mahanoy City reflects a broader loss of…

Civil rights leader Jesse Jackson dies at 84 after battle with neurodegenerative disease Scripps News: Ayesha Bell Hardaway, professor and director of the Social Justice Institute, emphasized Jesse Jackson’s lasting impact as a civil rights leader who fought for racial equity, economic justice…

Are the Olympic Games political? Northeast Ohio academics discuss complex history ideastream: Kathryn Lavelle, the Ellen and Dixon Long Professor in World Affairs, discussed the long, complicated history of politics intersecting with the Olympic Games, questioning whether the Olympics have ever…

How to help your patients navigate the protein craze Medscape: Hope Barkoukis, chair of the nutrition department, explained how protein's many functions include promoting growth, repair and building. “By spreading it out, distributing it throughout the day, you’re going to have more time when…

Case Western Reserve-based organization will coordinate investment to strengthen family support systems