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Growing list of cities enact bans on drilling, injection wells ideastream: Medina City Council will meet today to discuss whether the city should follow suit with others in banning gas and oil drilling, even though state law says cities have no ability to enforce such bans. “These local measures,…

At CERN: Down in the mouth in paradise Scientific American: As part of his regular blog while on sabbatical at CERN, Glenn Starkman, professor of physics and astronomy, writes about life after the discovery of the Higgs boson—the last undiscovered particle of the Standard Model.

Northeast Ohio Syrians treat the wounds of war ideastream: Northeast Ohio medical professionals, including assistant professor of pediatrics Marisa Herran, have tended to the needs of individuals in the war zones in Syria. “Decades ago, wars used to be between factions and armies—not anymore,” she…

Building Better Neighborhoods primetime special on NE Ohio housing issues NewsChannel5: In an effort to help improve Northeast Ohio communities, NewsChannel5 aired a live special on housing issues. Mandel School research associate Michael Schramm outlined the effect of foreclosures on surrounding…

The Hindu festival of lights KCPW: On an episode of the Salt Lake City, Utah, show City Views, Deepak Sarma, professor of religious studies and philosophy, talks about Diwali, one of the most important celebrations of the year for Hindus.

These super-light polymer lenses may eventually replace human corneas Gizmodo: Research associate Michael Ponting discusses the new GRIN lenses—artificial lenses that mimic the ones found in human eyes—developed by his company, a spinoff from Case Western Reserve University. "We've always been…

Sustainable investing shift Chicago Tribune: Today, people who want to invest in companies that align with their social and religious beliefs have more options to do so. Some companies are promoting their track records as good corporate citizens because they see a financial reason to do so, said…

Childhood obesity calculator may be most accurate predictor yet CBS News: Researchers in London believe a simple calculation could predict a newborn baby’s odds of becoming an obese child. "That calculation would have an 80 percent chance of being right so it really does a good job," said Jonathan…

Law school is worth the money The New York Times: Lawrence E. Mitchell, dean of the Case Western Reserve University School of Law, penned an opinion piece published in today’s issue of the newspaper. In it, he discussed why—despite high tuition, student debt and the current job market—law school…

Is nothing sacred? The Huffington Post: In a recent blog, Deepak Sarma, questions whether there are some religious beliefs and practices that are off limits to analysis. Some scholars, he wrote, believe the Sacred exists and that it, and phenomena associated with it cannot be analyzed using…