Media
February 01, 2012
Life in motion Cleveland Magazine: After releasing her fifth novel, The World We Found, associate professor Thrity Umrigar is profiled in Cleveland Magazine on everything from her leaving India to her journalism career. “Journalism ... gave me opportunities to write that I wouldn't have had,” she…
February 01, 2012
A museum for Man’s Greatest Hospital The Boston Globe: As a new medical history museum opens in Boston, a columnist discusses the “fascinating universe of medical museums”—including the Dittrick Medical History Center & Museum, which is home to the Percy Skuy Collection on the History of…
February 01, 2012
Ohio can help businesses compete globally WKSU: A report released Tuesday said Ohio could lose almost 200,000 jobs in auto-parts manufacturing in the next 10 years, but Susan Helper, AT&T Professor of Economics, said there are steps state and local governments can take to alleviate this.…
January 31, 2012
Structural failures while concrete is being poured are not uncommon The Plain Dealer: A section of Cincinnati’s Horseshoe Casino collapsed last week, six weeks after part of the valet parking garage at Cleveland’s casino collapsed. Dario Gasparini, professor of civil engineering, said accidents…
January 31, 2012
New state Medicaid plan based on quality Crain’s Cleveland Business: Gov. John Kasich’s administration is laying the groundwork to overhauling Ohio’s Medicaid program. “Kasich is putting some money behind this, and isn’t just saying, ‘This is the right thing to do,’” said J.B. Silvers, the John R.…
January 31, 2012
With tighter budgets, researchers may be asked to lobby lawmakers on campuses The Chronicle of Higher Education: The Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology is developing a program to recruit researchers to explain the importance of research spending to lawmakers. “These efforts…
January 30, 2012
Fired prison guard's speech rights debated Dayton Daily News: A Lebanon Correctional Institution prison guard was fired after posting a Facebook comment about Gov. John Kasich, but it raises the question of social media privacy. Raymond Ku, professor of law and co-director of the Center for Law…
January 30, 2012
Ohio schools rank highly for Peace Corp volunteers Associated Press: Case Western Reserve University ranked No. 10 in Peace Corps’ list of top 25 small colleges and universities with volunteers. This year, 20 alumni are serving as Peace Corps volunteers. This is a 13-spot jump since CWRU first…
January 30, 2012
From the Grog Shop to The Q: Your guide to Northeast Ohio's top entertainment venues The Plain Dealer: Looking for something to do around campus? Turns out, it shouldn’t be difficult. Several destinations in the area are listed as top entertainment venues, including the Cleveland Institute of Art…
January 26, 2012
3 out of 4 Cleveland suburbs saw increases in poverty in last decade The Plain Dealer: A new report by researchers at the Center on Urban Poverty and Community Development shows that three out of four Cleveland suburbs saw a dramatic increase in poverty in the last decade, although poverty fell…