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Reconstructed bridge trusses from 1918 New Hampshire span to spend at least a year at Case Western Reserve University The Plain Dealer: Two 13,000-pound trusses from the ruins of a wooden bridge in New Hampshire are now on campus, as civil engineering’s Dario Gasparini intends to study their…

The relationship between music and empathy Australian Broadcasting Company: New research suggests that making music in groups can help develop a sense of empathy in children. Lisa Huisman Koops, assistant professor of music education, discussed her research into the effects of musical play in…

New in paperback The Plain Dealer: English department professor Thrity Umrigar’s fifth novel, The World We Found, was selected as one of the top new releases in paperback. As "Umrigar tackles mortality, regret, class, feminism, relationships and religion," the "storytelling is deft, so we see not…

Can you fake mental illness? Slate: After a person is arrested for committing a horrific crime, sometimes people question if he or she can fake insanity for a defense. After the initial background check of the suspect’s history and a review of the crime scene report come lengthy interviews with…

Banishing mid-life regret Psychology Today: In a recent blog, Kathryn Betts Adams, associate professor of social work, writes about the regret people often carry around at their mid-life points and why individuals should face the issues rather than letting them fester.

The City Club Forum: Fountain of Youth ideastream: Neurology professor Peter J. Whitehouse spoke at the City Club of Cleveland last week on “The Fountain of Youth: Engaging the Brain.” Whitehouse, an expert on Alzheimer’s disease, and his wife founded The Intergenerational School. The City Club…

Wisconsin temple fatalities: targeted for looking different? Huffington Post: Deepak Sarma, professor of South Asian religions and philosophy, penned a blog asking why, of all people and communities, Sikh were targeted in a shooting Sunday in Wisconsin. “Were they targeted because they fit the…

Texas using health care reform ruling to fight EPA Houston Chronicle: Texas attorneys are planning to use the Supreme Court’s recent ruling on health care reform as ammunition in its fight against Environmental Protection Agency regulations. Jonathan Adler, the Johan Verheij Memorial Professor of…

Cleveland researchers find mutant gene that stops cancer cell growth The Columbus Dispatch: School of Medicine researchers have discovered a mutant form of the gene Chk1 that permanently stopped the growth of cancer cells. It’s a discovery assistant professor Youwei Zhang said is unprecedented and…

Is the CARD Act hampering small business borrowing? Bloomberg Businessweek: The number of small loans to businesses dropped 4.7 percent last year. Scott Shane, the A. Malachi Mixon III Professor of Entrepreneurial Studies, wrote a column discussing how the CARD Act, which has led small business…