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Seasonal affective disorder happens in the summer, too. Experts discuss why.ideastream: Jonathan Sadowsky, the Theodore J. Castele Professor of Medical History and associate professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the School of Medicine, said that debates over antidepressants are not new,…

It's not beach days that worry skin cancer doctors—it's these everyday activitiesHuffPost: Rosanne Paul, associate professor of dermatology at the School of Medicine, warned that UV exposure is not limited to sunny beach days. She noted that UVA rays penetrate clouds and glass year-round, meaning…

Gen Z sensations are beating Hollywood’s big budget flicks at the box officeBarron's (subscription required): Deepak Sarma, the Inaugural Distinguished Scholar in the Public Humanities at the College of Arts and Sciences, said that YouTube and TikTok let filmmakers bypass traditional gatekeepers,…

Are you ‘triggered’ or just upset? The New York Times: Lisa Damour, senior advisor to the Schubert Center for Child Studies and clinical instructor in the Department of Psychological Sciences, said trauma is an overwhelming event that exceeds a person’s ability to cope. She explained that triggers…

Report of gene-edited human embryos sparks worries about the technology’s future usesScientific American: Megan Allyse, visiting associate professor in the Department of Bioethics at the School of Medicine, said embryo-editing research typically faces multiple ethical review layers and questioned…

An ‘unsolvable’ problem launched Shailesh Mehta’s career—and now spurs a new professorship

A chance meeting led Farrokh Khatibi to CWRU—and later work developing technology for advanced cellular networks

Richman family expands support to CWRU by endowing professorship in Popular Music Studies

Swineheart family hopes to spark curiosity in future generations

Alumnus DJ Jones honors the support he received at Weatherhead School