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Leatrice Madison volunteered for 36 groups: news obituary The Plain Dealer: Leatrice Madison, an award-winning activist who helped integrate Cleveland Heights and led 36 civic groups, died March 30 at age 89. Among the 85 committees on which she served throughout her life, Madison was on the Case…

ANA aims at stopping workplace bullying NurseZone: Bullying in the workplace has become part of workplace culture in many areas such as nursing, but it can adversely affect staff dynamics. “Studies have talked about how the culture of a work environment directly has an effect on patient outcomes…

TEDxCLE: Inspiration turned into action Fresh Water Cleveland: The third TEDxCLE event will be held April 20 and will feature speakers such as graduate student Philip Niles, who will discuss sharing data to reduce disparities around the world. “In the past, we were consumers of information,” he…

CWRU researchers identify “switch” in colon cancer WKYC: School of Medicine researchers have identified a “switch,” named Variant Enhancer Loci or VELs, that seems to allow for the development of colon cancer. “The VELs signature is notable because it cuts through the complexity of the many genes…

Small businesses don’t choose low-tax states Bloomberg Businessweek: In a commentary piece, Scott Shane, the A. Malachi Mixon III Professor of Entrepreneurial Studies, writes that while state lawmakers often say their small-business tax policies need to be more favorable than those in other…

Silly putty for potholes Science Now: A group of Case Western Reserve University students won the Saint-Gobain engineering contest last week for their temporary pothole filler made of non-Newtonian fluids. “…We were putzing around with different ideas and things we wanted to work with—and we were…

To fight Alzheimer’s, research should be priority No. 1 Bloomberg Businessweek: The World Health Organization just released a report on dementia saying there is a new case every four seconds somewhere in the world. The report also predicts the number of cases worldwide will triple by 2050. But the…

iPod video used to encourage organ donation Reuters: People who are waiting at the Department of Motor Vehicles can watch an organ donation video on an iPod—and those who watch the video seem to be more likely to become organ donors than those who don’t, according to research led by J. Daryl…

Rose farm helps adults with autism bloom CNN: A rose farmer recently turned his family rose farm into a vocational therapy for people with autism. Working often makes adults with autism happier and more satisfied with their lives because it gives them a sense of purpose and they usually do a good…

A new way to detect Alzheimer’s? ABC News: A new drug called Amyvid may give patients a conclusive diagnosis of Alzheimer’s, which, before now, couldn’t be done until after death. Neurology professor Peter Whitehouse said it could lead to over-diagnosis of Alzheimer’s. “[Amyvid will] raise false…