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Law’s Jessie Hill examines tensions between Republicans and anti-abortion groups over IVF
Politics and Policy Collide as GOP Senators Quietly Kill IVF for Service MembersThe New York Sun: Jessie Hill, professor and director of the Reproductive Rights Law Initiative at CWRU School of Law, said Republicans face pressure from anti-abortion groups opposed to IVF because of embryo…
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Political sciences’ Joshua Basseches questions privatization of Ohio utility company AES
Data center investors want to buy Ohio’s public utilitiescleveland.com: Joshua Basseches, assistant professor of political science at the College of Arts and Sciences, said the public should feel troubled by data center investor BlackRock's attempt to purchase the public utility company AES and…
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Nutrition’s Lindsay Malone shares affordable ways to pack healthier school lunches
Average packed school lunch is now over $6: How to pack a healthy lunch for lessScripps News: Lindsay Malone, assistant professor at CWRU School of Medicine, said she advises parents to skip heavily marketed “healthy” packaged snacks, which often contain lots of sugar, refined grains and oils. She…
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Law’s Cassandra Burke Robertson criticizes expanded denaturalization by DOJ
DOJ deploys tactic to strip naturalized Americans of citizenshipPBS Newshour: Cassandra Burke Robertson, the John Deaver Drinko - BakerHostetler Professor of Law, said the Trump administration is pursuing denaturalization at unprecedented levels, treating it as an immigration goal and political…
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Law’s Anat Alon-Beck explains why startup valuations can overstate equity value
Airtable’s $2.25 Billion Sale Is a Warning About Startup Equity. It’s Not for the Reason You ThinkInc.: Anat Alon-Beck, professor at CWRU School of Law, said Airtable’s fall from an $11.7 billion valuation to a deal implying $2.25 billion of equity value shows why a startup’s headline valuation can…
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Medicine's Daniel Spratt says prostate cancer focal therapy needs longer-term randomized trials
Study Questions How Prostate Cancer Focal Therapy Is Being UsedMedscape: Daniel Spratt, professor at CWRU School of Medicine, said focal therapy should not be presented as a middle ground between prostatectomy and active surveillance. He and colleagues emphasized that evidence remains limited, with…
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Dental Medicine’s Aaron Weinberg discusses new chairside test project to identify oral lesions
Case Western Reserve lands $3M to develop rapid oral cancer testCrain's Cleveland Business: Aaron Weinberg, professor at the School of Dental Medicine, said the goal of a new research project is to turn sophisticated lab testing into a simple, affordable chairside device that can reliably determine…
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Nutrition's Hope Barkoukis weighs in on foods for healthy aging
7 best high-fiber foods for older adultsEveryday Health: Hope Barkoukis, chair of the Department of Nutrition, said fiber becomes increasingly important with age, helping support gut health and digestion. She recommended gradually increasing fiber while staying well hydrated, pointing to chickpeas…
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Psychiatry’s Jeffrey Janata explains how questioning claims can help people avoid scams
Scammers count on you not to ask these questions, this new tool is designed to change thatWEWS: Jeffrey Janata, professor in the Department of Psychiatry at CWRU School of Medicine, said people can better avoid scams by suspending belief and asking, “Could this story be false?” and “Why me?” He…
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Engineering’s Erman Ayday explains how AI is being used to support 911 dispatchers
AI is now listening to 911 calls in Summit County — and helping dispatchers in real timeWEWS: Erman Ayday, assistant professor at Case School of Engineering, said AI programs being used in emergency dispatch centers, like in Summit County, are not making decisions and are there to make…