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Newt Gingrich recycles Mitt Romney’s environment agenda Politico: Newt Gingrich and Mitt Romney’s stances on energy and environmental policy seem—substance-wise—to be similar, said School of Law professor Jonathan Adler. Gingrich “talks in bigger terms, in broader terms, but it’s not really clear…

Cleveland turns Uptown into new downtown The New York Times: The Uptown project is described as a “new downtown for the University Circle neighborhood.” Case Western Reserve University is highlighted for its prominent location, and Weatherhead School of Management’s Peter B. Lewis building is…

Censoring Ramanujan's essay on Ramayana: Intolerant Hindus and confusing texts The Huffington Post: Oxford University Press recently decided to discontinue publishing and selling any book that contains A.K. Ramanujan’s essay Rāmāyaṇa. Deepak Sarma, associate professor of South Asian religions and…

Headless chicken left at Justice Center most likely a ‘religious practice’ Fox 8: A headless chicken was found inside a box on the doorsteps of the Cuyahoga County Juvenile Justice Center Wednesday. Political science instructor Laura Tartakoff said it most likely was done by someone who practices…

Understanding psoriasis The Plain Dealer: In a NetWellness column, Neil J. Korman, professor of dermatology, explained causes, types and treatments for psoriasis.

Why it’s getting harder, and riskier, to bet the house The New York Times: For some time, entrepreneurs were finding it easier to get loans against home equity instead of business loans, but lately the drop in home prices means few owners have this option. Research by Scott Shane, A. Malachi Mixon…

Cleveland businessman is headed to Vietnam after winning Fulbright Hi Velocity: Michael Goldberg, adjunct professor at Weatherhead School of Management, is profiled in Hi Velocity about his career and Fulbright award to teach in Vietnam.

What happens to the criminally insane, after court NPR: On “Talk of the Nation,” Phillip Resnick, professor of psychiatry, discusses whether someone declared criminally insane can be released from a mental health facility, like in the case of John Hinckley Jr. “That's ultimately a judicial…

HCG dieters see success, but is it worth the risk? WMC-TV: The HCG diet, in which patients are injected with the hormone HCG to trick the brain into burning extra fat cells and which restricts patients’ diets to 500 calories per day, gets mixed reviews, with many professionals stressing its…

Exploradio - The sea cucumber and the brain WKSU: Researchers are developing a better way to communicate with the human brain by studying how sea cucumbers defend themselves. Specifically, one feature is it stiffens its outer layer through a change in the chemistry of its skin, “… and that’s the…