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CWRU researcher and graduate student launch biomedical business to develop malaria detector The Plain Dealer: Brian Grimberg, assistant professor of international health, and graduate student John Lewandowski discuss the possible impact of the handheld malaria detector they developed. “We have the…

Amish bishop Samuel Mullet opposes federal prison rule requiring him to attend school classes The Plain Dealer: Some Amish inmates are being required to study for high school equivalency certificates, which a lawyer says violates their First Amendment rights. Jonathan Entin, the David L. Brennen…

Discover the physical, emotional and spiritual benefits of pet adoption Examiner.com: Allison Webel, instructor at the Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing, talks about a study that shows how pets can help women with HIV/AIDS to better manage their illness. “Pets give these women a sense of…

Prosecutor says murder suspect Hernandez Warren was not denied rights The Plain Dealer: The Cuyahoga County Prosecutor’s Office denies accusations that suspected killer Warren Hernandez was not given access to an attorney. A key point will be whether or not Hernandez waived his Miranda rights, said…

Analysis: Obama climate agenda faces Supreme Court reckoning Reuters: Jonathan Adler, the Johan Verheij Memorial Professor of Law, discusses the recent flood of petitions to the Supreme Court concerning climate regulation. He says the petitions may not get the court’s attention, as the justices…

Angelina Jolie to remove ovaries: what are options for women at increased risk? CBS News: The news of Angelina Jolie’s double mastectomy has sparked conversation about the mutated BRCA gene. Pedro Escobar, assistant professor of surgery at the Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine, says…

Ohio can and should beef up funding for early-childhood education The Plain Dealer: A report from the Center on Urban Poverty and Community Development found that children entering Cleveland schools with quality preschool training scored significantly higher on kindergarten readiness than those…

ABC Uptown opens Friday in University Circle with a big party: Restaurant Row The Plain Dealer: ABC the Tavern will open in Uptown Friday, May 17. The space will echo its counterpart on West 25th Street, down to the bowling machine and vintage black-and-white photography. It will feature a 50-foot…

Case baseball coach survives brain cancer, has team in NCAA Tournament The Plain Dealer: Head baseball coach Matt Englander’s battle with brain cancer—and its effect on his coaching—is recounted, as the team heads to the NCAA tournament Wednesday. “I don't view this as a death sentence," he said.…

Science Café: Dopamine ideastream: George Jaskiw, professor of psychiatry, and Robert Ruff, professor of neurology and neuroscience, joined The Sound of Ideas to discuss dopamine and its relationship with addiction and certain diseases.