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English's Walt Hunter discusses symbolism in Lauren Groff's “The Ghosts of Wannsee”
When a friendship changes forever The Atlantic: Walt Hunter, chair of the English department at the College of Arts and Sciences, said that in “The Ghosts of Wannsee,” Lauren Groff explores the shift in a long-term friendship as two friends reunite after years apart. Their differing perspectives…
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Law's Jonathan Adler weighs in on legality of Elon Musk’s recent governmental actions
Is it a coup if it’s legal? When you make the rules, it’s hard to break them Los Angeles Times: Jonathan Adler, the Johan Verheij Memorial Professor of Law, weighed in on the legality of Elon Musk’s recent actions within the federal government, cautioning that they might exploit legal gray areas.
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Law's Sharona Hoffman emphasizes risks of obtaining non-legitimate GLP-1 weight loss medications
Med spas selling Ozempic: Safe and convenient, or dangerous? Experts weigh in Woman’s World: Sharona Hoffman, the Edgar A. Hahn Professor of Law and co-director of the Law-Medicine Center, emphasized the risks of obtaining GLP-1 weight loss medications without proper medical oversight. She…
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Engineering's Erman Ayday comments on Cleveland Municipal Court's closure
Cleveland Municipal Court remains closed after ‘cyber incident’ WOIO: Erman Ayday, assistant professor in the Department of Computer and Data Sciences at Case School of Engineering, said Cleveland Municipal Court, including the Housing Court, remains closed after a cyber incident. “Maybe the same…
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Law's Jonathan Entin warns about effects of President Trump’s potential defiance of court rulings
What consequences will Trump face if he simply ignores the courts? Probably nothing, experts say cleveland.com (subscription required): Jonathan Entin, the David L. Brennan Professor Emeritus of Law, warned that President Trump’s potential defiance of court rulings could undermine an orderly…
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Mandel's Daniel Flannery highlights the need for tailored approaches to youth violence
In Chicago, cognitive behavioral therapy shows promise curbing youth violence NPR: Daniel Flannery, the Dr. Semi J. and Ruth Begun Professor and director of the Begun Center for Violence Prevention Research and Education at the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences,…
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Tune into CWRU’s “Talking Foreign Policy” radio show Monday for a discussion on Russian environmental war crimes
In its war with Ukraine, Russia has targeted the environment as its most insidious means of warfare. It has blown up dams, flooded coal mines, burned down national forests, and even targeted the black sea dolphins that inhabit the waters off Ukraine’s coast. With an effort to obtain a peace…
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Mandel School’s Richard Romaniuk contributes to guide for military and veteran social work
Richard Romaniuk, a lecturer at the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, served as a task force member on the latest Specialized Practice Curricular Guide for Military and Veteran Social Work. The guide was published by the CSWE Press and released on Veterans Day in…
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Engineering’s Valentin Rodionov and team build on previous research on graphyne
Graphyne is a crystalline form of carbon that is distinct from both diamond and graphite. Unlike diamond, where each atom possesses four immediate neighbors, or graphite, where each atom has three, graphyne's structure combines two-coordinate and three-coordinate carbons. Computational models…
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Engineering’s Umut Gurkan leads research on monitoring cellular adhesion in blood samples
Monitoring cellular adhesion in blood samples is of fundamental importance, but conventional approaches may not capture the full physiological complexity of microscale flow in living contexts. Umut Gurkan, the Wilbert J. Austin Professor of Engineering, led a team of researchers to study this…