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Case Western scientists turn to squid beak for better medical materials The Columbus Dispatch: Biomedical engineering researchers discovered that a squid beak could lead to safer, more comfortable medical devices, from glucose sensors to prosthetic limbs.

Matt, Savannah go chasing waterfalls...on a swing NBC: On an episode of the Today show, Matt Lauer and Savannah Guthrie tried out a waterfall swing art installation that think[box] operations manager Ian Charnas helped create. Charnas attended the taping of the show—even sporting his CWRU gear.

Launching a better mousetrap ideastream: Bob Sopko, director of CWRU’s Blackstone LaunchPad, and student entrepreneurs Nicholas Barron and Jean Zhao joined a panel on The Sound of Ideas to discuss the launch of Blackstone LaunchPad, a joint project to help turn student ideas into business…

Chinese deluge U.S. master's programs The Wall Street Journal: Recently, specialized master's degrees in accounting, finance and other disciplines have seen a dramatic increase in interest from Chinese students. More than 85 percent of applicants to Weatherhead School of Management’s finance…

American Greetings' Weiss family aims to take the company private again, via an $878 million offer for outstanding shares The Plain Dealer: American Greetings Corp.’s board of directors agreed to a transaction that would take the publicly held company private. Going private could give the company…

RNA: The genome's rising stars Nature: Saba Valadkhan, assistant professor of biochemistry, is part of the budding field of researchers studying long non-coding RNA. “We are part of a very fast-moving field,” she said. “You start projects and you have no idea what to expect. It's that kind of…

Money and banks in the American political system Wilson Center: On an episode of Dialogue, Kathryn Lavelle, the Ellen and Dixon Long Professor of World Affairs, discussed her newest book, Money and Banks in the American Political System.

Big ideas: Mind matters Cleveland Magazine: Anthony Jack, assistant professor of cognitive science, philosophy and psychology, is featured in the magazine’s cover story on 20 world-changing ideas growing in Cleveland. Jack’s research realized that people can’t empathize and analyze at the same…

Dermatologists seek causes of rashes from allergies The Columbus Dispatch: Contact dermatitis—an allergic reaction caused by direct contact with a substance—ranks among the top 10 reasons people visit primary-care physicians. “It’s very difficult for patients to deduce the cause — much harder to…

Case Western Reserve, German company working on development of small semiconductors Crain’s Cleveland Business: Atotech Deutschland GmbH is working with CWRU to develop a way to make semiconductors smaller than any on the market today. “This is multidisciplinary research; one needs to understand…