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Nutrition's Hope Barkoukis recommends healthy, shelf-stable proteins
7 healthiest shelf-stable proteins, according to RDs Everyday Health: Hope Barkoukis, chair of the Nutrition Department, offered one of her best tips for increasing the amount of protein in your meals. “Nutritional yeast can replicate Parmesan. I like to sprinkle it on vegetables before…
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Medicine's Amy Edwards recommends vaccines amid surge in measles cases
Measles cases ramping up, doctors recommend vaccines Fox 8: Amy Edwards, associate professor and pediatric infection specialist, noted that measles cases are surging nationwide as childhood vaccination rates decline. She said fewer kids are receiving the MMR vaccine, and the current strain…
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Arts and Science's Kimberly Emmons weighs in on the debate over Morgellons disease
For a rare disorder, is language complicating care? Undark: Kimberly Emmons, the Oviatt Professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, said “delusion” carries stigma, so doctors and patients “are not having the same conversation.” She argued that explaining biological mechanisms could reduce…
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Law's Eric Chaffee discusses Cuyahoga County Sheriff's Department employees salaries
Nearly a dozen Cuyahoga County sheriff's deputies and corrections officers made more than their boss WEWS: Eric Chaffee, the John C. Hutchins Professor of Law, said it’s not surprising that senior police officers seek overtime, but management must control costs to protect taxpayers. Nearly a…
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Medicine's Marissa Scavuzzo discusses access barriers for lower-income science students
Non-profit helps inspire new generation of scientists Spectrum News: Marissa Scavuzzo, assistant professor at the School of Medicine, said there’s a “glass floor” in science careers, making access difficult for lower-income students. Through Rise Up: Northeast Ohio, she brings scientists into…
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Law's Raymond Ku and Jessie Hill discuss President Trump’s Supreme Court loss over tariffs
After a rare Supreme Court loss for Trump, here's his record with the bench Australian Broadcasting Corporation: After the U.S. Supreme Court overturned President Trump's tariffs, Raymond Ku, the John Homer Kapp Professor of Law, and Jessie Hill, the Judge Ben C. Green Professor of Law,…
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Medicine's Kishore Guda discover possible inherited mutation behind esophageal cancer
Cleveland researchers discover possible inherited mutation behind esophageal cancer cleveland.com: Kishore Guda, associate professor in the Department of Pathology and GMS-Oncology at the School of Medicine, said the VSIG10L gene acts as a “quality control system” for the esophageal lining. When…
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Law's Ayesha Bell Hardaway weighs in on Cleveland’s consent decree
Federal judge 'surprised' by motion to end Cleveland’s consent decree Spectrum News: Ayesha Bell Hardaway, professor of law and director of the Social Justice Institute, said Cleveland is not in compliance with its consent decree, noting some areas show no progress. She criticized the push by…
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Law's Victor Flatt discusses the solar energy debate in farm communities
Solar energy sparks debate in farm communities Spectrum News: Victor Flatt, the Coleman P. Burke Chair in Environmental Law and associate director of the Burke Center for Environmental Law, said solar is currently the cheapest and fastest way to add new power to the grid amid rising demand. He…
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Medicine's Faith Durden urges dermatology to better serve diverse patients
Building trust, sharing knowledge and saving lives Fox 8: Faith Durden, assistant professor of dermatology at the School of Medicine, said dermatology must better serve diverse patients. She stressed skin conditions appear differently on skin of color, urged daily SPF 30+ use and called for…