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CWRU's law student exchange agreements reflect school's broader international focus Crain’s Cleveland Business (subscription required): School of Law Dean Lawrence Mitchell is growing the school’s student exchange agreements abroad. By Jan. 1, the number of partnerships should total 20—up from…

Local reaction to Middle East conflict WKYC: Tensions between Israel and Palestine continue to escalate, as missiles and rockets are launched in and out of the Gaza Strip—one of the most densely populated places on earth. "Civilians have no safe space to go to. There are no bomb shelters in Gaza,…

Case Western Reserve lands another large gift for planned medical school Crain’s Cleveland Business: Philanthropists James W. and Constance Brown made a significant gift to support the construction of a 160,000-square-foot, $50 million building for the School of Medicine. Their gift is made in…

Law experts say low regulation helps fracking technology flourish ideastream: A group of legal experts visited the School of Law last week for a symposium on the law and policy of hydraulic fracturing, or fracking. They said the lack of federal regulation on oil and gas drilling has allowed…

Closing the African-American startup gap (opinion) Entrepreneur: Despite the fact that African-American individuals are more likely to initiate the new-business creation process than white individuals, they are less likely to have up-and-running businesses a few years later, according to a survey.…

Welcome to the Trust Belt Fund for our Economic Future: Thanks to a $30 million federal grant, the corridor between Cleveland and Pittsburgh now boasts the National Additive Manufacturing Innovation Institute. The grant—plus $39 million in matching funds from partners—was the first major win for…

Sickle cell transplants could see wider use The New York Times: Experimental half-match bone marrow transplants could help individuals suffering from sickle-cell disease, but they only work 50 percent of the time. “You’re putting people through a lot, and to have half of the transplants not take…

CWRU launches collaborative art history PhD. program at the Cleveland Museum of Art with a $500,000 Andrew W. Mellon Foundation grant The Plain Dealer: Case Western Reserve University will completely revamp its doctoral program in art history at the Cleveland Museum of Art following two grants from…

Cleveland's MetroHealth Medical Center names new CEO The Plain Dealer: MetroHealth Medical Center named its new CEO: John Brennan, president and CEO of Newark Beth Israel Medical Center in New Jersey. JB Silvers, the John R. Mannix Medical Mutual of Ohio Professor in Health Care Finance, was a…

Laboratory Equipment: Researchers recently found that a natural battery in the ear could power implantable electronic devices—without impairing hearing. Cliff Megerian, chair of the otolaryngology department, said their work could be used in cochlear implants, diagnostics and implantable hearing…