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Copernicus and the Church: What the history books don't say The Christian Science Monitor: Though legend says Nicolaus Copernicus and the Catholic Church were at odds over his development of the heliocentric theory, he actually had a good relationship with the church. Mano Singham, associate…

Rats sniff each other to assert dominance, study suggests LiveScience: Research led by Daniel Wesson, associate professor of neurosciences, shows that the act of sniffing among rats allows them to reaffirm their hierarchical status and maintain order.

Four Case Western Reserve trustees commit a combined $10.5 million to the university Crain’s Cleveland Business: Four members of the Board of Trustees have committed a combined $10.5 million to the university’s $1 billion capital campaign, Forward Thinking. “We are grateful to [the trustees] for…

Black breast cancer survivors face higher heart failure risk: study HealthDay News: According to a new study led by second-year internal medicine resident Anna Valina-Toth, black breast cancer survivors seem more likely to develop heart failure than other women. The rate of heart failure among…

Thomas Shannon, U.S. ambassador to Brazil, says Brazil and USA are natural and inevitable partners The Plain Dealer: U.S. Ambassador Thomas Shannon met with Brazilian exchange students studying at Case Western Reserve to discuss how to bring more of them to CWRU. The students “said CWRU has great…

Chasing the Indians' missing 1948 pennant ESPN: Stephanie Liscio, a doctoral student in history, wrote an article on the Cleveland Indians’ World Series pennant from 1948 that went missing in 1949. “The 1948 pennant went into hiding in the most public way possible,” she wrote. “Perhaps that's why…

Cleveland Museum of Art, MetroHealth to host screening, discussion of documentary 'The Waiting Room' The Plain Dealer: J.B. Silvers, the John R. Mannix Medical Mutual of Ohio Professor of Healthcare Finance, will be part of a panel discussion following a screening of The Waiting Room, a…

Strangers in a strange land Inside Higher Ed: As the number of international students at U.S. colleges rises, there are increasing concerns about how well they’re being integrated into campus life. Case Western Reserve University started offering training to help professors better serve…

Why would mothers want to kill their children? LoHud.com: A mother recently killed her child and then herself—years after her sister committed a similar act. In cases such as this, “What seems like cruelty to the lay observer is not really in that mother’s mind,” said Philip Resnick, professor of…

In pursuit of warm fuzzies: Turning to faith for comfort Psychology Today: Julie Exline, associate professor in the Department of Psychological Sciences at Case Western Reserve University, examines the complex correlation between comfort and faith—as well as its potential pitfalls.