Business, Law + Politics

Considering potential changes to the tax code, interest rates and federal policy, the annual David A. Bowers Economic Forecast looks at the financial year ahead One of the most significant influences on the future of the U.S. economy is still taking shape—or may not come to fruition at all—as…

Rastafarian inmate says prison officials forcibly cut his dreadlocks, kept as part of religious practices An Ohio inmate who practices Rastafarianism has sued the director of the state prison system and five others, claiming they violated his Civil Rights by forcibly cutting his dreadlocks and…

“Smart” technologies and connected systems—enabled by “the Internet of Things” (IoT)—are profoundly changing how people live and work. To support research that helps communities understand and adapt to that transformational change, the National Science Foundation (NSF) initiated a Smart &…

Two professors will create a new investment product to manage risk and catalyze funding for promising energy technologies at critical stages With a grant from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), researchers at Case Western Reserve University will develop a new financial product to attract a…

After Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans a dozen years ago, there was a sharp and immediate drop in personal debt among residents living in city’s most flooded blocks, according to a new Case Western Reserve University study. Yet, the main driver of this debt reduction—using flood insurance…

In Pursuit of Nursing Research By Shelly Koski The Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing is known for educating the most innovative nurse scientists in the nation. Forefront asked to four of the school’s post-doctoral fellows what inspired them to become a nurse scientist and what advice they…

Even among people who had just joined a gym and expected to visit regularly, getting paid to exercise did little to make their commitment stick, according to a new study from Case Western Reserve University. Mariana Carrera The rewards also had no lasting effect: Gym visits stabilized after the…

Strategies lawyers often use to prepare for a civil trial can drive up costs to clients and make those lawsuits more complicated and time-consuming than necessary, according to a Case Western Reserve University law professor. In a new research paper published in the Fordham Law Review, Case…

US News and World Report declares us among the top 25 medical schools in the United States. We are pleased to be in such company and delighted to be acknowledged for our achievements as an outstanding institution of biomedical learning and discovery. Of course, rankings such as these can’t capture…

From left: Mia Ulery , B-Buzz Chairman Wendell Fields and James Walsh A recently resurrected historic Cleveland youth baseball league is gaining legal and financial footing, thanks to the work of two Case Western Reserve University students. Since fall, third-year law students Mia Ulery and James…