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With Lorktech, Case students poised to enter growing flexible electronics market Fresh Water Cleveland: Engineering student Mark Lorkowski and his partners at Lorktech have developed an electronic shelf display that is powered solely by ambient light and can be updated remotely using an integrated…

FDA advisers rebuff Regeneron gout drug Reuters: A panel of outside experts to the FDA, including David Blumenthal, assistant professor of medicine, unanimously voted against an experimental drug to prevent gout flares, based on trials that tested the drug for only 16 weeks. “A lot of the patients…

Studies shed light on ‘twice exceptional’ students Education Week: New studies on “twice-exceptional students”—intellectually gifted children also diagnosed with learning disabilities—highlight the need for educators to take an earlier, more holistic approach to evaluating and teaching students…

Cuyahoga County defends Joe D'Ambrosio lawsuit The Plain Dealer: Joe D’Ambrosio spent two decades on death row after being convicted of killing Tony Klann, but he was freed two years ago after a judge found prosecutors withheld evidence. His lawyers filed a civil case against the city and county…

'The Avengers' sets weekend record. Is there a message for the industry? The Christian Science Monitor: The Avengers (filmed right here in Cleveland) opened overseas first and garnered $441 million abroad. Its success has many wondering if such good-vs.-evil story lines will be just as successful,…

Infertility treatments may raise birth defect risk WebMD: A new study found that babies born after the use of certain infertility treatments have a higher risk of birth defects than babies born to couples with no history of infertility. “People who receive [assisted reproductive technology] are…

FBI stings, like one in Cleveland, become more common in terrorism investigations The Plain Dealer: FBI agents often infiltrate and appear to collaborate with groups planning to commit crimes—like they did in the case of the accused Ohio 82 bridge-bombing conspirators. Some say their actions…

Man with diabetes determined to help others with the disease live well Cleveland Heights Patch: A Cleveland Heights resident lost his vision at age 21 due to complications from diabetes; since then, he’s devoted himself to raising money for education programs focused on prevention. He and Ann…

Cleveland's dynamic decade, 1912-22, can teach us a lot today The Plain Dealer: The decade beginning in 1912 brought Cleveland some of its most precious institutions, including the West Side Market, the Cleveland Foundation, the Cleveland Museum of Art, the Cleveland Clinic and much more. “It was…

The 10 commencement speeches we’re most excited for this spring Online Colleges: “You may not know the name, but you sure as heck know the work,” staff writers said of Paul Buchheit (CWR ’98; GRS ’98), who they ranked No. 6 on a list of top 10 commencement speeches this spring. Known for creating…