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Elephant Stairs: Inside Case Western Reserve’s climb to D-III national tennis titleThe Plain Dealer: Todd Wojtkowski, head coach of the men’s tennis team, and Diego Maza, a graduating senior on the team, discussed the team’s success following its historic D-III championship title this season.

CWRU wants new $300M research building to boost economy, add brainpower, erase racial boundaryThe Plain Dealer: President Eric W. Kaler detailed how the new Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering Building on Case Quad is designed to make an impact on the CWRU campus and in our…

Why small appliances end up in landfills, and what you can do about itConsumer Reports: James McGuffin-Cawley, faculty director of Sears think[box] and the Arthur S. Holden Professor at Case School of Engineering, weighed in on why so many small appliances get tossed into landfills rather than…

Protecting the mental health of teenagers ideastream: Lisa Damour, senior advisor to the Schubert Center for Child Studies and a clinical instructor in the Department of Psychological Sciences, said that the mental health of teenagers has become a significant issue in America, and not just because…

Having sleep apnea also boosts your risk of developing long COVID, study showsHealth: Kingman Strohl, professor at the School of Medicine, discussed a recent study that explored whether there is a link between sleep apnea and long COVID. According to the study, people with obstructive sleep apnea…

New overdose antidote approved, but concerns raised about cost, side effectsThe Washington Post (subscription required): Ryan Marino, assistant professor at the School of Medicine, said he favors any medication that will prevent overdose deaths, but worries about the unintended consequences of…

Supreme Court limits EPA’s power to address water pollutionThe New York Times: Jonathan Adler, the Johan Verheij Memorial Professor of Law and director of the Coleman P. Burke Center for Environmental Law, said a recent Supreme Court ruling against the Environmental Protection Agency was another…

I sued my neighbors, now they are harassing me—what should I do?Newsweek: Andrew Zashin, adjunct professor of law, offered some advice to neighbors who are locked in a dispute with each other. “There are a few things that you can do to address the situation and hopefully find some relief,” Zashin…

Toads are the garden’s heroes. Here’s how to help them thrive.The Washington Post: Michael Benard, associate professor and interim chair of the Department of Biology at the College of Arts and Sciences, noted how toads can help keep pests—like slugs—from terrorizing gardens. “They will eat all…

Unmasking the unthinkable: Why do some parents kill their kids?KRON San Francisco: Susan Hatters-Friedman, the Phillip Resnick Professor of Forensic Psychiatry and an adjunct professor at the School of Law, said there are hundreds of cases of child murder by parents—otherwise known as filicide—each…