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March 26, 2012
U.S. House Speaker John Boehner says new business startups are at the lowest levels in 30 years PolitiFact: With conflicting reports out about the rate of business startups, Scott Shane, the A. Malachi Mixon III Professor of Entrepreneurial Studies, helped explain how the studies could be so at…
March 23, 2012
M.C. “Terry” Hokenstad, Distinguished University Professor, Ralph S. and Dorothy P. Schmitt Professor and professor of global health, recently traveled to China to present and consult. Hokenstad was a plenary presenter in Hong Kong at a conference on The Third Sector and Public Governance in…
March 20, 2012
Red, mythic creatures and Funky Winkerbean ideastream: Ellen Landau, Andrew W. Mellon Professor of the Humanities, joined Around Noon to discuss the work of abstract expressionist Mark Rothko, who is the subject of the new play Red at the Cleveland Play House.
March 20, 2012
Salem mom held without bail for allegedly trying to kill her children Metro Boston: A Salem, Mass., mother accused of trying to kill her children told police she was trying to protect them. Phillip Resnick, professor of psychiatry, said the case could be altruistic and that she may have believed…
March 20, 2012
Leukemia studies show promise for less-toxic, more-effective treatment The Plain Dealer: School of Medicine researchers have developed an agent that selectively kills leukemia cells that produce too much of an enzyme called terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase. “Most therapeutic agents today are…
March 20, 2012
Beyond awkward silence Inside Higher Ed: Student affairs officials closely watched the trial of Tyler Clementi’s former roommate, who was convicted on charges of committing a hate crime, invasion of privacy and bias intimidation. “It seemed that there was not a respect between the two individuals…
March 19, 2012
3-D printers help doctors custom-fit medical devices The Plain Dealer: Case Western Reserve University scientists are leading the way in tissue engineering, in which they manufacture human tissue with 3-D printers. Advances in computer design and printer technology have allowed scientists to make…
March 19, 2012
Shale gas lawyers in big demand in Ohio The Plain Dealer: Shale exploration has become major news in the area, and law firms are scrambling to better understand its legal complexities. The topic is tackled in environmental and land use courses at the law school. “There is considerable student…
March 19, 2012
Science Cafe: Our Radioactive World ideastream: Raymond Muzic, associate professor of radiology, joined The Sound of Ideas to discuss risks of exposure to radiation, how it causes damage and the use of radiation in medicine.
March 19, 2012
Landmark hate crimes law allowed feds to build case in Amish attacks The Plain Dealer: A pair of scissors made in New York and brought to Ohio might be used in the case of a dozen Amish men who allegedly forcibly cut the hair and beards of fellow Amish. They come into play because of a hate crimes…