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Progress has been slow three years after Cleveland’s lead safe ordinance was passed. What will it take to move the needle? The Land: Robert Fischer, associate professor and co-director of the Center on Poverty and Community Development at the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied…

He says he was having a seizure. Police thought he was overdosing, charged him with assault The Patriot-News: Ryan Marino, assistant professor at the School of Medicine, explained the rarity of an opioid overdose resulting in convulsions, saying instead that opioids are sedatives that usually…

They lost badly in November—but Ohio anti-abortion advocates fight on The Messenger: Jessie Hill, the Judge Ben C. Green Professor of Law, explained how she expects Republican lawmakers to consider taking subtle approaches to challenge abortion access.

Daniel J. Flannery, the Dr. Semi J. and Ruth Begun Professor and director of the Begun Center for Violence Prevention Research and Education, has been elected a 2024 Fellow of the American Academy of Social Work and Social Welfare (AASWSW), a distinguished honorific society of prominent scholars,…

Next City: Laura Voith, associate professor at the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, discussed specific programs aimed at preventing intimate partner violence. Most participants are required to complete programs under court orders following domestic violence…

In this Crain's Cleveland Business article, assistant professors Eric Barbato and Stephanie Griggs weighed in on how poor sleep habits are linked to hypertension, impaired immune functioning and cardiovascular disease. Despite sleep’s significance to health, it is still a relatively new area of…

There’s another biome tucked inside your microbiome—here’s why it’s so important National Geographic (subscription required): Mahmoud Ghannoum, professor at the School of Medicine, said researchers have studied the bacterial microbiome for centuries, but they’ve largely ignored the mycobiome,…

Could a third-party presidential candidate have an impact in Ohio in 2024? The Cincinnati Enquirer: Justin Buchler, associate professor in the Department of Political Science at the College of Arts and Sciences, explained how third-party political candidates generally don't win elections, but…

Employers can still drug test, and fire you under Ohio's recreational marijuana law WEWS: Sharona Hoffman, the Edgar A. Hahn Professor of Law and co-director of the Law-Medicine Center, said Ohioans will be able to buy and grow specific amounts of weed under the new recreational marijuana law.…

The fall semester is officially over at Case Western Reserve University. Staff members will soon leave campus for the university’s winter recess. And people all around the world will ring in the new year in just over a week. But before we set our sights on new beginnings, let’s first take a…