Media
January 18, 2013
Planning end of life care ideastream: Most people do not know what type of care a family member might want when confronted with an end-of-life crisis, and the process of discussing it can be emotionally difficult. Michael Aulisio, associate professor of bioethics, weighed in on tough questions…
January 17, 2013
Knight Foundation grant helping build a community at Cascade Village Akron Beacon Journal: Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences researchers are collecting data on a mixed-income housing development in Akron. Rob Fischer, co-director of the Center on Urban Poverty and Community Development,…
January 16, 2013
Cuyahoga County prosecutors implicate a fourth lawyer in a scheme to bribe sexual assault victim The Plain Dealer: A Cleveland attorney persuaded a fellow lawyer to deliver a bribe to a sexual assault victim, according to recent court filings. Cassandra Robertson, associate professor of law,…
January 16, 2013
After the 'fiscal cliff,' businesses say some uncertainty remains NPR: The fiscal cliff deal may have alleviated some business concerns, but what’s most important to small businesses is what’s happening in their sector, said Scott Shane, the A. Malachi Mixon III Professor of Entrepreneurial…
January 16, 2013
Nearby dwarf galaxy and possible protogalaxy found Science Daily: Astronomers have found a faint dwarf galaxy and another possible young dwarf that was caught before it formed any stars. "Compared to what is seen in the Hubble Space Telescope image, the galaxy's disk is much larger and we can see…
January 16, 2013
Gone and mostly forgotten ideastream: On The Sound of Ideas, Jared Bendis, creative new media officer, discussed outdated technology—or those items that are about to slip into obsolescence.
January 16, 2013
Cleveland Institute of Art will sell its East Boulevard site to Cleveland Museum of Art, CWRU The Plain Dealer: Case Western Reserve University and the Cleveland Museum of Art have purchased a Cleveland Institute of Art building on East Boulevard. “We knew that it could be something great and we…
January 16, 2013
Delhi gang rape: The karma of suffering and the suffering of the righteous Huffington Post: In the wake of the rape and murder of a woman in New Delhi, Deepak Sarma, professor of South Asian religions and philosophy, blogs about the concepts of karma and the “mysterious ways clause.”
January 16, 2013
11 problems music can solve Mental Floss: Among other benefits, music can help lessen the damaging effects of brain damage. "We are just starting to understand how powerful music can be. We don't know what the limits are," said Michael De Georgia, Maxeen Stone and John A. Flower Endowed Chair in…
January 15, 2013
Myths and legends on college campuses still resonate The Plain Dealer: The legend of the gargoyle on Amasa Stone Chapel made the list of myths that permeate college campuses across Northeast Ohio.