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Finding ways to connect with others at work can be difficult when you’re stuck in a cubicle or limited to small talk before a meeting or in the hallways. When faculty and staff members of varied ranks, roles and backgrounds meet regularly to discuss narrative literature—facilitated by CWRU…

The MIND diet enhances brain health The Mind Health Report: Studies now show that a mind-healthy diet can increase the size of your brain, improve your thinking and memory skills, and even reduce your risk for dementia in old age. “We use the MIND diet in our practice, and we also teach it to…

How the decline in inflation will affect interest rates Spectrum News: Jonathan Ernest, assistant professor at Weatherhead School of Management, outlined the news that inflation has dropped for the third consecutive month. “So the good thing about seeing this lower inflation number is that we're…

Bionca Ellis attorneys say she is 'incompetent to stand trial' for fatal stabbing of Julian Wood WEWS: Michael Benza, professor of practice at the School of Law, discussed the mental competency of a woman accused in the fatal stabbing of a three-year-old boy. “Competency looks at today. Is she…

Cleveland residents working in social work can get free courses at Case Western Reserve Signal Cleveland: Dexter Voisin, dean of the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, discussed the Mandel School’s “Classroom Without Walls'' initiative, which offers up to nine free…

Ohio educators upset with teachers’ pension board backtracking with millions in bonuses to be given to staff WCPO: Eric Chaffee, the Peter M. Gerhart Distinguished Research Scholar and associate director of the Center for Business Law, discussed the ongoing turmoil regarding the Ohio teachers’…

Growing STEM: Shipwreck Camp lets teens explore Lake Erie wrecks WKYC: Kathryn Kwiatkowski, director at The Leonard Gelfand STEM Center, talked about Shipwreck Camp and how kids are able to explore what lies beneath Lake Erie. "How many kids get to a camp where you actually get to go down to see…

US Supreme Court is making it harder to sue - even for conservatives Reuters: Jonathan Adler, the Johan Verheij Memorial Professor of Law, said that recent federal court cases “have kind of a conservative valence where we certainly might expect the justices to have some sympathy” for the…

Matt Huffman claims he’s protected from testifying about school vouchers. How far does privilege extend in Ohio? cleveland.com: Sharona Hoffman, the Edgar A. Hahn Professor of Law and co-director of the Law-Medicine Center, and Andrew Pollis, professor of law and director of the Appellate…

Fridrich Bicycle hitting the brakes, set to close at the end of August after 141 years in business WEWS: Laura Bonnet, director of the Center for Family Business at Weatherhead School of Management, lent her expertise for a story about a family-owned bike shop closing after 141 years in…