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Class action lawsuit challenges firing of 66 unvaccinated workers at Akron Children's Akron Beacon Journal: Sharona Hoffman, the Edgar A. Hahn Professor of Law and co-director of the Law-Medicine Center, discussed the challenges of mandating masks and vaccines during the COVID-19 pandemic.…

Watch: United Way of Greater Cleveland's 'Community Conversation' focuses on implication of limiting critical race theory WKYC: Ayesha Bell Hardaway, associate professor of law and co-director of the Social Justice Institute, joined a United Way of Cleveland panel discussion on limiting…

Advances in the treatment of myelofibrosis Cancer Network: Aaron Gerds, assistant professor of medicine at the School of Medicine, discussed advancements in the treatment of patients with myelofibrosis. “The hallmark [of myelofibrosis] is scar tissue in the bone marrow, which is the common…

Ohio doctors, health officials monitor highly-transmissible Omicron BA.2 subvariant WEWS: Scott Frank, associate professor at the School of Medicine, discussed the BA.2 subvariant. “Cases remain very low in the U.S., which may be part of why people don't appear as concerned about this as they…

Homeowner shoots 16-year-old intruder on Johnston Street in Akron WEWS: Michael Benza, senior instructor of law, said that a recent shooting in Akron appears to be a textbook example of Ohio's Castle Doctrine. “Somebody's breaking into the house, they are in the house, the person is defending…

'Honor' from local author Thrity Umrigar tackles love, death, and a clash of cultures ideastream: Thrity Umrigar, a Distinguished University Professor in the Department of English, discussed her new book, Honor, following the fictional story of a young female journalist named Smita as she…

Kids and omicron BA.2 variant. What are the risks? Healthline: Mark Cameron, associate professor at the School of Medicine, discussed the BA.2 subvariant of omicron. “The COVID-19 vaccines have been proven safe and effective, and are our best method to prevent severe disease, hospitalization,…

Smart Manufacturing Innovation Center opens at CWRU Crain’s Cleveland Business (subscription required): Nick Barendt, executive director of the Institute for Smart, Secure and Connected Systems, discussed the opening of the Smart Manufacturing Innovation Center—part of a small group of such…

Case Western Reserve law students see themselves in Ketanji Brown Jackson WKYC: Following the historic nomination of Ketanji Brown Jackson to the U.S. Supreme Court, Ayesha Bell Hardaway, associate professor of law and co-director of the Social Justice Institute, and law students Victoria Bonds…

Loud and proud: Republicans take aim at whole constellation of privacy rights Talking Points Memo: Jessie Hill, the Judge Ben C. Green Professor of Law, said many U.S. senators aren’t waiting for the fall of Roe v. Wade to question other rights, many of which flow from a similar understanding…