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CWRU business incubator helps startup businesses in biotech, health tech and engineering Spectrum News: Michael Oakes, senior vice president for research and technology management, talked about how CWRU’s new business incubator will be a community asset leveraging the university’s technology.…

National conference in Orlando bringing school leaders together to share safety tools NBC Orlando: Stephen Sroka, adjunct professor at the School of Medicine, proposed some ways school districts can better protect students and staff from deadly mass shootings across the country. “Mental health…

More Americans will see overtime pay under new labor rule Spectrum News: Eric Chaffee, the Peter M. Gerhart Distinguished Research Scholar and associate director of the Center for Business Law, described a new rule for the Department of Labor that would raise the salary threshold to be exempt…

How cleaning product chemicals called ‘quats’ may affect the brain The Washington Post: Paul Tesar, the Dr. Donald and Ruth Weber Goodman Professor of Innovative Therapeutics and director of the Institute for Glial Sciences at the School of Medicine, and Erin Cohn, a graduate student in the…

How to create an eco-friendly lawn that won't drive your neighbors wild U.S. News & World Report: Sarah Warner, greenhouse manager at the Case Western Reserve University Farm, suggested staying away from big box stores when purchasing native plants. “Typically, these plants are treated with…

Akron prosecutors made moves to silence a Signal Akron reporter in body slam case Signal Akron: Andrew Geronimo, director of the First Amendment Clinic at the School of Law, said the prosecutor’s attempt to bar a local news organization from reporting on the case of a police officer violently…

CWRU offering dual degree programs for MBA, Juris Doctor Cleveland Jewish News: Avidan Cover, professor of law, discussed a dual degree program in which students can earn law and MBA degrees at the same time, reducing the time they spend earning both degrees. “The interrelationship between law…

Naturally occurring retirement communities: A model for aging in place PBS, Next Avenue: Georgia Anetzberger, assistant adjunct professor at the School of Medicine, discussed benefits older adults experience when they live in Naturally Occurring Retirement Communities.

Randazzo’s death clouds path forward on criminal, civil FirstEnergy bribery cases cleveland.com (subscription required): Jonathan Entin, the David L. Brennan Professor Emeritus of Law, explained how the death of Sam Randazzo—the former Public Utilities Commission of Ohio Chairman accused of…

New bill furthers Ohio laws that ban abortion funding, could take local government funds Ohio Capital Journal: Jessie Hill, the Judge Ben C. Green Professor of Law, discussed new legislation that could further restrict the use of government funds for abortion services, which is already limited…