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International students at Case Western Reserve University get a helping hand in home furnishing The Plain Dealer: This past weekend, the Campus Bible Fellowship and Cedar Hill Baptist Church put on their annual giveaway of household items for new international students at Case Western Reserve.

US forces move closer to Syria as options weighed WKYC.com: Pete Moore, associate professor of political science, discussed the continued conflict in both Syria and Egypt and the possibility for involvement by the United States.

Anti-bribery crackdowns in China: How will U.S. companies react? NerdWallet: U.S. companies in China are under increased anti-corruption scrutiny through anti-bribery laws, such as the U.S. Foreign Corruption Act. Increased enforcement of the act affects U.S. business abroad, according to Steven…

Can the GOP fix its woman problem in time to fight Clinton? The Atlantic: At the Republican National Committee’s Summer Meeting, party leaders noted they need women candidates. According to the 2012 findings of Karen Beckwith, the Flora Stone Mather Professor of Political Science, the Republican…

Heart failure breakthrough may come from "open source" cancer drug development The Plain Dealer: When Saptarsi Haldar, assistant professor of medicine, had a hunch the same mechanism at work in cancer cells also might be implicated in heart failure, he asked researchers at the Dana-Farber Cancer…

Pop Ten Countdown: Author Susan Cain talks about introverts at Case Western Reserve University's Fall Convocation The Plain Dealer: Susan Cain, author of this year’s common reading, Quiet, The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking, will speak during fall convocation onWednesday,…

Law school curriculum undergoes sweeping changes at Case Western Reserve University  The Plain Dealer: Lawrence E. Mitchell, dean of the School of Law, discussed changes to the school’s curriculum. “Other law schools are doing pieces of what we will be doing but nobody has put together what we have…

Building better brain implants: The challenge of longevity Science Daily: Jeffrey Capadona, assistant professor of biomedical engineering, explained a new instrument being used in his lab to help produce better brain implants. "We created an instrument to measure the mechanical properties of…

Mother's genes may accelerate aging, study says: Discoveries The Plain Dealer: An international research team found that a mother’s genes may accelerate how quickly her children age. "This answers a longtime question we've had about the role of the mother's DNA in the aging process,” said Barry…

Iron and age, a combo for Alzheimer's? Med Page Today: Alan Lerner, professor of neurology, discussed a recent study that links iron and Alzheimer’s disease. “The study ... opens a window into some of the metal chemistry of the brain and its association with degenerative diseases,” he said.