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Black women tend to suffer disabilities earlier, study finds HealthDay: Researchers from Case Western Reserve University found that black women are likely to develop physical limitations earlier in life than others their age, although David Warner, assistant professor of sociology, said they “could...

A jobs program…government style Fox Business: In his blog, John Stossel quotes School of Law professor Jonathan Adler on the EPA’s authority to increase regulatory controls. “These controls could represent the largest expansion of federal environmental regulation in decades,” Adler wrote, “and yet ...

Property values fall across Ohio as every county undergoing reappraisal sees drop The Plain Dealer: Cuyahoga County won’t conduct a state-required reappraisal until next year, but its property values are expected to drop then. “It hasn't turned around,” said Claudia Coulton, co-director of the Cent...

Faster networks seek killer apps IEEE Spectrum: The Case Connection Zone, an experimental network that provides 1-gigabit-per-second uploads and downloads near the university, has been a hotbed for development of grassroots projects, said Lev Gonick, chief information officer. Such projects include...

Albert J. Weatherhead III, boosted Case Western and other schools, dies at age 86 The Plain Dealer: Albert J. Weatherhead III, a legendary business leader and philanthropist, died Tuesday. “Al was a brilliant and generous man,” said President Barbara R. Snyder. “His gifts have had a transformationa...

$1 million gift from KeyBank Foundation helps Cleveland Clinic medical students The Plain Dealer: The KeyBank Foundation will give $1 million over five years to support the Key Bank Minority Medical Student Fellowships at the Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve Unive...

Test your nutrition IQ WKYC: On an episode of In Good Company, Mary Beth Kavanagh, senior instructor in the Department of Nutrition, provides health answers on everything from chocolate’s health benefits to calorie intake and weight loss....

Could divorce trigger hair loss in women? HealthDay: New research found that, other than genetics, the next strongest predictor of hair loss among women is marital status. “Most likely, stress is the aspect of a troubling divorce that appears to lead to hair loss among women,” said Bahman Guyuron, ...

Ohio Third Frontier gives grants for research in medical innovation in Cleveland The Plain Dealer: A collaboration among Case Western Reserve University, University Hospitals Case Medical Center and Philips is working to develop an imaging system that could better detect breast cancer and reduce th...

Crain's slideshow: 2011 Emerald Awards reception Crain’s Cleveland Business: Ana Locci, director of the University Farm, and Christopher Bond, farm horticulturalist, attended the 2011 Emerald Awards reception, where the farm was honored for its sustainability initiatives....