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Beware decorative contact lenses Chicago Tribune: Decorative contact lenses are becoming more popular, especially around Halloween, but they can lead to serious vision problems. “The buyer of these over-the-counter devices faces a huge risk,” said Thomas Steinemann, professor of ophthalmology at th...

Changing process of remapping districts hot issue Akron Beacon Journal: Some experts believe efforts to change how Ohio redraws its congressional and legislative maps will have their best chance ever of passing this year. Justin Buchler, associate professor of political science, said such efforts a...

The high tech world of medical innovation WCPN: On The Sound of Ideas, David Kaelber, assistant professor of medicine, pediatrics and epidemiology and biostatistics, discussed technology’s effect on medicine, from electronic records to innovative procedures....

Finding true student-athletes at Case Western Reserve is easy ... unlike their classes The Plain Dealer: Columnist Terry Pluto takes a close look at the Spartan football team, including the unconventional practice schedule. Coach Greg Debeljak “builds them around the academic schedules of players b...

3 ways to avoid debit card fees WKYC: Some banks are now charging customers monthly fees to use their debit card, but there are three ways to avoid these fees, including switching to a smaller community bank or credit union. “Any financial institution that has less than 10 billion dollars in assets...

A tribute to a great artist: Steve Jobs Smithsonian Magazine: Henry Adams, professor of American art, writes a tribute to the late Steve Jobs, discussing the importance of Jobs’ calligraphy training in college on his career. “Through mastering calligraphy, Jobs learned to think like an artist,” he ...

1,200 people show up at Case Western job fair 19 Action News: About 1,200 people and 133 organizations attended Thursday’s job fair at the Veale Athletic Center, where recruiters met with interested students and alumni....

Technology transfer – Turning researchers into entrepreneurs CoolCleveland.com: The university’s Technology Transfer Office seeks to make research discoveries accessible and profitable. “In 2010, we received 216 invention disclosures from faculty and medical staff,” explained Joseph Jankowski, asso...

World's first cloned human embryonic stem cells New Scientist: The world’s first cloned human embryonic stem cells have been created, and researchers were able to pay women to donate their eggs for research. Approaching women who already planned to donate their eggs “was quite creative” because it ...

Case Western Reserve’s most promising med-tech startups MedCity News: Colin Drummond, director of the Coulter-Case Translational Research Partnership, discusses some of the most promising medical technology spinoff companies from Case Western Reserve University....