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Can three Northeast Ohio health care heavyweights tame big data?    Crain’s Cleveland: Cleveland Clinic, UH and the Case Western Reserve School of Medicine have joined to launch the Institute of Computational Biology, which will allow them to take advantage of the hulking amount of clinical…

Do you need a doula? Fit Pregnancy: John H. Kennell, professor emeritus of pediatrics, recently discussed the positive impact of presence of a doula for a pregnant woman.  A doula is not trained to deliver babies, but rather lends support to women and their families. “We think that anxiety can…

Public universities in some states asked to limit number of out-of-state students: Higher education roundup Plain Dealer: A chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) has been started at Case Western Reserve University. The university has historic ties with…

Marin Alsop, Jared Bendis and Jason Lawhead Ideastream: Jared Bendis, creative new media officer at Kelvin Smith Library, shared ideas on technology toys for the holiday season on a recent episode of “The Sound of Applause.”

Younger people with HIV may face more stress, isolation: Study Huffington Post: Researchers found that people younger than age 50 with HIV feel more disconnected from their support group, largely because of stigma they felt because of their disease. “The younger, newly diagnosed individual may not…

Reactions to Iran deal Cleveland Jewish News: Peter J. Haas, the Abba Hillel Silver Professor of Jewish Studies and chair of the Department of Religious Studies, weighed in on the recent Iran deal. “It is not clear what will emerge from the political, religious and ethnic struggles in Libya,…

Insurers may be sued if they accept Obamacare 'fix' National Journal: Jonathan Adler, the Johan Verheij Memorial Professor of Law, recently discussed the implications of the Obama administration's attempt to let people keep their canceled health care policies. "If I was an insurance company, I'd…

Cleveland-based Akrotome Imaging's technology designed to help surgeons find, remove cancer The Plain Dealer: James Basilion, associate professor of radiology and biomedical engineering, and two partners developed guided imaging technology that could eliminate the need for repeat lumpectomies. It…

Can entrepreneurship be taught? Silicon Valley for the rest of us CNBC: Michael Goldberg, visiting assistant professor of design and innovation, wrote about his experience as a Fulbright Scholar of organizing a seminar in Hanoi, Vietnam on how to support the growth of entrepreneurial ecosystems.…

Religious groups’ views on end-of-life issues Pew Research: Deepak Sarma, professor of South Asian religions and philosophy, discussed Hinduism’s teachings and how they address physician-assisted suicide, euthanasia and other end-of-life questions. “We believe that whatever suffering you experience…