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US drug laws ‘accidentally’ prevented a spice vape crisis, toxicologist says The Focus: Ryan Marino, assistant professor at the School of Medicine, explained how the decriminalization of cannabis in the U.S. has inadvertently reduced the use of harmful synthetic cannabinoids like "Spice". He…

CMSD is reimbursing parents up to $600 to provide transportation to their kids in non-district schools WEWS: David Carney, professor at the School of Law, explained how Ohio law requires school districts to provide transportation for children who live more than two miles from their assigned…

Healthy aging tips U.S. News & World Report: Saket Saxena, clinical assistant professor at Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine, discussed how mid-life exercise and a Mediterranean diet has been linked to living longer. He also shared how getting one’s hearing checked later in life…

Project 2025 plans 'thermonuclear attack' on the internet San Francisco Chronicle (subscription may be required): Eric Chaffee, professor and the Peter M. Gerhart Distinguished Research Scholar at the School of Law, noted that Project 2025 calls for the dismantling of the Federal Trade…

Amman Spencer has two goals for this year—being accepted to medical school and increasing student feedback and involvement at Case Western Reserve University. On the first front, he’s enrolled in courses on nutritional biochemistry and metabolism, further honing his academic background to support…

When it comes to firsthand knowledge of Case Western Reserve, Thomas Lipker has plenty—six-years’ worth, to be exact. Now entering his seventh and final year at CWRU, the third-year law student is putting this background to work as the incoming Graduate Student Council (GSC) president. With the new…

If you’ve ever stepped over the thresholds of Adelbert Gym, Harkness Chapel or Eldred Hall, chances are you’ve admired the detailed carpentry of their wooden doors. The artistic elements are the product of Tim Logsdon’s hard work. A carpenter at Case Western Reserve University since 1980,…

Members of the Case Western Reserve University community are invited to join BRITE for its statewide startup weekend Sept. 12–14 at Sears think[box] to be immersed in the world of cleantech entrepreneurship. For three days, participants will come together with expert mentors and create startups…

IMPROVment, Case Western Reserve University’s short-form musical improv comedy troupe, will kick off the semester with “The Welcome Back Show” Saturday, Sept. 7, from 9 to 10 p.m. at the Maltz Performing Arts Center. Student performers will act out scenes and songs based on audience…

Case Western Reserve University students are invited to information sessions about the Hertz Fellowship, a program designed to recognize visionary leaders who want to apply their research in the physical and biological sciences, mathematics, and engineering to solve the world’s toughest challenges.…