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In Good Company: Losing Weight WKYC: Mary Beth Kavanagh, senior instructor in the Department of Nutrition, stopped by In Good Company to challenge the theory that it’s harder to lose weight as you age. She gives tips on what to eat to lose weight at any age.

Occupy Wall Street is no friend of small business Entrepreneur.com: In an op-ed, Scott Shane, A. Malachi Mixon III Professor of Entrepreneurial Studies, writes that small-business owners should be wary of supporting Occupy Wall Street’s efforts because of their vastly different objectives.

A 'new Libya' must probe Gadhafi killing CNN.com: In an opinion piece, Michael Scharf, director of the Frederick K. Cox International Law Center, writes that an international commission should examine the circumstances surrounding Moammar Gadhafi’s death to see if it was a war crime.

Northeast Ohio Syrians wait for the Arab Spring to blossom ideastream: Northeast Ohioans of Syrian descent are hopeful that recent “Arab Spring” developments will help take down the iron-fisted rule of their country. Pete Moore, associate professor of political science, said the street clashes in…

The new face of American poverty is often a child's The Huffington Post: Across the country, more children are coping with the stressors of economic hardship. Often faith-based service programs catch people who fall through the cracks of other safety nets, said Robert L. Fischer, co-director of…

Make change worth it Investor’s Business Daily: When companies look to make major changes, like Netflix did, they must first figure out how to strengthen customer relations rather than focus on how the company structure works. “It is easy to be blinded by the organization’s internal logics of…

CWRU to use $5.4 million grant to study esophageal cancer Crain’s Cleveland Business: Researchers at Case Western Reserve University received a five-year, $5.4 million grant to study the causes of esophageal cancer. The award from the National Cancer Institute will support the Barrett’s Esophagus…

Money to restore Great Lakes still flows -- for now Associated Press: In the past two years, Congress has given $775 million to the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative. Opinions differ on spending priorities, with some favoring “on-the-ground actions” while scientists want more money for research.…

Stores, restaurants sign on at Uptown; University Circle project attracts grocer, local chefs, chains The Plain Dealer: A grocery store, local and national restaurants and a Barnes & Noble college bookstore are among the retail spots going into the University Circle Uptown project, in which…

Tiny fossil teeth re-write rodent record BBC News: Researchers including Darin Croft, associate professor of anatomy, have unearthed the oldest rodent fossils yet found in South American—some 10 million years older than all previous rodent discoveries made there.