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October 16, 2023
$1.73 billion Powerball jackpot: What are your odds?WJW: Jonathan Ernest, assistant professor of economics at Weatherhead School of Management, said that the cash payout for the Powerball lottery may be the most popular, but it might not be the smartest way to take the winnings—especially if the…
October 16, 2023
Did Chris Pratt really drink 200 cups of water a day? No he did notThe Washington Post (subscription required): Ryan Marino, associate professor at the School of Medicine, weighed in on a magazine article contending actor Chris Pratt’s nutrition routine included drinking a cup of water daily for…
October 16, 2023
'Health, Hope & Healing': Dr. Amy Acton examines the loneliness epidemicWKYC: Eileen Anderson, the Anne Templeton Zimmerman MD Professor in Bioethics at the School of Medicine, discussed the “epidemic of loneliness,” noting that isolation is associated with a greater risk of heart disease,…
October 16, 2023
Ohio votes on abortion rights this fall. Misinformation about the proposal is spreadingAssociated Press: Jessie Hill, the Judge Ben C. Green Professor of Law, gave context to claims that Ohio’s abortion rights amendment case relates to parental rights, noting that similar concerns spread in…
October 16, 2023
The Freedman Center for Digital Scholarship at Kelvin Smith Library has announced the recipients of the 2023–24 Freedman faculty fellows. The annual fellowship program supports the advancement of digital scholarship research projects from Case Western Reserve University faculty. The fellowship aids…
October 16, 2023
Overcoming political polarization will be necessary to enact meaningful policies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and reduce the risk of climate change. This was the message the University of Colorado’s Professor Matthew Burgess presented in his lecture “Depolarizing Climate Change in the United…
October 16, 2023
WEWS: Daniel Flannery, director of the Begun Center for Violence Prevention Research and Education, discussed youth violence and impulsive decisions only made worse by mental health issues, social media and the lingering impacts of COVID. “This is an example of many young people now having access…
October 16, 2023
The library’s annual Homecoming and Reunion Week programming included a talk about one of the world’s most popular beverages, tea. Beth Schreibman Gehring, chairman of education at Cleveland’s Western Reserve Herb Society, shared background on the organization and the garden (located at the…
October 16, 2023
The library celebrated Hispanic Heritage Month, Sept. 15 to Oct. 15, with a read-aloud session. The event was held in collaboration with the Office for Diversity, Equity and Inclusive Engagement and Alianza Latina—a faculty and staff group. Students, staff and faculty were invited to listen,…
October 16, 2023
The Ben C. Green Law Library was gifted the Judge Charles R. Richey papers in the late 1990s. The gift had a twenty-five-year moratorium placed on his papers, which was lifted during the pandemic. The law library is now organizing the documents and digitizing the most essential case files. Three of…