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High court conservatives target O’Connor, Kennedy opinions Associated Press: Jonathan Adler, the Johan Verheij Memorial Professor of Law, said the Supreme Court has substantially become more conservative.

Law school ethics becomes ‘real,’ tackles COVID, social justice Bloomberg: Cassandra Burke Robertson, the John Deaver Drinko-BakerHostetler Professor of Law and director of the Center for Professional Ethics, discussed a recent shift in how and what law students are taught in their ethics…

The hate crimes trial of Ahmaud Arbery’s murderers will put racism in the spotlight Vox: Bryan Adamson, the David L. Brennan Professor of Law and associate dean of diversity and inclusion at the law school, discussed the challenges of proving racism inside a courtroom while considering the case of…

Dispatches from the Overdose Crisis: The fentanyl exposure overdose myth Columbus Alive: Ryan Marino, assistant professor at the School of Medicine, said fentanyl doesn’t act in the ways often described in news stories about overdoses, explaining that it’s more likely the perception of harm, known…

How the Russia-Ukraine crisis could affect our economy WEWS: Juscelino Colares, the Schott-van den Eynden Professor of Law, noted that Russia supplies a large portion of energy and natural gas to Europe—and an armed conflict could shake the global economy.

American plans to stay in Ukraine, open university, despite rising tensions Newsweek: Roman Sheremeta, associate professor of economics, said that he has no plans to leave Ukraine, despite a potential Russian invasion, as he plans to launch a new university in Kyiv.

We’re entering the control phase of the pandemic The Atlantic: Andrea Milne, lecturer in history and SAGES teaching fellow, discussed taking a community-centered approach to addressing outbreaks of infectious diseases, offering HIV as a historical example.

Talk to the public like you would to a patient The Atlantic: Aparna Bole, associate professor of pediatrics, said that the most effective public-health communication channels the qualities that primary-care pediatricians put into practice every day.

What’s the oldest mountain range in the world? (How about the youngest?) LiveScience: James Van Orman, professor of geochemistry and physics, revealed how determining the relative age of different mountain ranges around the world can be tricky.

The McMartin Preschool case: Satanic panic and child sexual abuse allegations A&E True Crime: Susan Moran, adjunct professor at the School of Law, weighed in on troubling investigative methods used in the McMartin preschool case of the 1980s, in which hundreds of children described being…