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Air pollution can be dangerous for people with hypertension and kidney disease, says study The Economic Times: Hafsa Tariq, nephrology fellow at the School of Medicine, discussed a new study highlighting the impact of pollution for those with hypertension and kidney disease.

Robert Moses and the saga of the racist parkway bridges The Washington Post: Peter Shulman, associate professor of history, weighed in on Glenn Kessler’s Fact Checker about the truthfulness of historic reports of bridge underpasses purposely built too low so buses carrying people of color couldn’t…

Rittenhouse defense rests, closing arguments Monday CNN: Ayesha Bell Hardaway, associate professor of law and co-director of the Social Justice Institute, discussed the ongoing trial of Kyle Rittenhouse, accused of killing two people and wounding another during protests in Wisconsin last year. “I…

Why Apple’s ‘buy’ button class-action suit is a big deal Vulture: Aaron Perzanowski, professor of law, weighed in on a lawsuit against Apple alleging deceptive practices and false advertising over its use of its purchase options. Perzanowski discussed the concepts of “ownership” in a digital world.

Texas’ new abortion regime sends shockwaves through neighboring states Talking Points Memo: Jessie Hill, the Judge Ben C. Green Professor of Law, commented on a wave of restrictive abortion laws passed around the nation.

Biden administration braces for a wave of legal challenges to workplace COVID-19 vaccine rule USA Today (subscription required): Jonathan Adler, the Johan Verheij Memorial Professor of Law, weighed in on a new federal rule requiring large companies to vaccinate their workforce against COVID-19 or…

COVID-19 infections, hospitalizations continue to wane in Ohio Ohio Capital Journal: Mark Cameron, associate professor at the School of Medicine, said that colder weather, breakthrough infections, and new variants could all sap away at recent progress in the fight against COVID-19.

Handguns are used in nearly two-thirds of the nation’s gun murders New Jersey Today: Daniel Flannery, director of the Begun Center for Violence Prevention Research and Education, said that in 2019, 3.6 million handguns were manufactured in the U.S., while another 2.5 million handguns were…

Cruz Campaign Finance Challenge Heads to Supreme Court Bloomberg: Anat Alon-Beck, assistant professor of law, discussed Citibank trying to get an appeals court to fix its $500 million dollar error that resulted in the bank paying out more than $900 million of its own money to a group of lenders.…

Companies scramble to recruit college students amid a booming job market Crain’s Cleveland Business (subscription required): Julie Gutheil, director of enrollment and career development at Weatherhead School of Management, said that fall traditionally is a busy time for recruiting as businesses…