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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…

Why does melanoma disproportionately affect men? GQ Magazine: Rosanne Paul, assistant professor of dermatology at the School of Medicine, explained the reasons why men might be more at risk of melanoma than women. One reason is because men have thicker skin than women and tend to have less fat…

Elon Musk stirs new questions about the places companies should call home Yahoo Finance: Anat Alon-Beck, assistant professor of law, said the potential for controversial laws to spur more widespread corporate exodus is not high, at least not yet. “I know that critics are questioning whether…

7 easy tricks to keep weeds out of your vegetable garden for good The Spruce: Sarah Warner, greenhouse manager of the Case Western Reserve University Farm, explained the different ways you can keep those pesky weeds away from your vegetables. “Untreated wood chips and straw do a great job of…

The Feds sent millions to the CHA for Lathrop homes. After 2 decades, 300 apartments are still empty Block Club Chicago: Amy T. Khare, research assistant professor and research director at the National Initiative on Mixed-Income Communities, discussed plans from the Chicago Housing Authority…