Media
February 25, 2013
How Ohio's budget plan could boost small business Bloomberg Businessweek: Scott Shane, the A. Malachi Mixon III Professor of Entrepreneurial Studies, wrote a commentary piece drawing attention to Ohio Gov. John Kasich’s budget plan, saying “it should serve as a model for other politicians…
February 20, 2013
Cleveland Clinic medical student Cindy Chang travels the world to help others The Plain Dealer: Cindy Chang, a fifth-year medical student at Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University, will graduate in May. Throughout her time as a medical student, she’s…
February 20, 2013
Yvon Chouinard, Patagonia founder, wins Inamori Ethics prize from Case Western Reserve University The Plain Dealer: The Inamori International Center for Ethics and Excellence selected Yvon Chouinard, founder of Patagonia Inc., as the 2013 Inamori Ethics Prize recipient. "Yvon Chouinard's…
February 19, 2013
Asteroid, meteor put eyes on the skies WKYC: When a meteorite streaked across Russia last week, it was " very exciting for science," said Jim Karner, a senior research associate. "There's only been about a thousand in history that have been witnessed where we actually saw the fireball, and…
February 19, 2013
Suffering from a bad back or painful wisdom tooth? You should blame evolution
Mail Online: Human evolutionary advancements have led to unfortunate physical side effects, most notably back pain. “In turning a spine originally adapted for a quadruped into one that is perpendicular to the ground has…
February 19, 2013
Interacting with health care avatars may reduce depressive symptoms in young people
ANI News: A new preliminary study led by nursing instructor Melissa Pinto suggests that depression symptoms may be significantly reduced when 18- to 25-year-olds interact with computerized avatars—virtual 3-D…
February 14, 2013
The State of the Union ideastream: On an episode of The Sound of Ideas, Kathryn Lavelle, the Ellen and Dixon Long Professor of World Affairs, discussed President Barack Obama’s fifth State of the Union address.
February 14, 2013
Grace Kelly, Lou Ragland and Jared Bendis ideastream: Jared Bendis, creative new media officer, discussed the latest technology trends on a recent episode of Around Noon.
February 14, 2013
U.S. Supreme Court will consider affirmative action, same-sex marriage, Case Western Reserve professor says The Plain Dealer: Jonathan Adler, the Johan Verheij Memorial Professor of Law, spoke at the City Club of Cleveland about potential headline-making cases the U.S. Supreme Court, as well as…
February 14, 2013
Opinion: From polymerase to politics The Scientist: In an opinion piece, Kumar Sukhdeo, an MD/PhD student in the School of Medicine, wrote about why scientists are needed in policy-making positions—and what obstacles keep them from these careers.