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'Enforcement is near' for many landlords as part of Cleveland's lead poisoning prevention law WEWS: Rob Fischer, associate professor at the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences and co-director of the Center on Urban Poverty and Community Development, said the majority…

Balloonfest ’86: 35 years since downtown Cleveland event turned disastrous FOX 8 Cleveland: John Grabowski, the Krieger-Mueller Joint Professor in History, discussed Balloonfest ’86, a fundraising event sponsored by the United Way, that launched the 1.5 million balloons above the city and had some…

Bedtime with a pet won't harm your kid's sleep—and might help U.S. News & World Report: Carol Rosen, a professor of pediatrics at the School of Medicine, commented on a study about the quality of sleep for teenagers who snooze with their four-footed friends at night.

Whose choice is it, anyway? Debates heat up between parents and teens about vaccines WEWS: Sharona Hoffman, the Edgar A. Hahn Professor of Law, noted that when it comes to the COVID-19 vaccine, parents have “an absolute right” to direct the care of their children.

Loss of federal unemployment aid may cost Ohio more than help it cleveland.com: Mark Sniderman, executive-in-residence and adjunct professor of economics, and Scott Shane, the A. Malachi Mixon III Professor of Entrepreneurial Studies at Weatherhead School of Management, discussed Gov. Mike…

Can a $1M vaccine lottery affect human behavior? WKSU: Eileen Anderson-Fye, associate professor in the Department of Bioethics, commented on Gov. Mike DeWine’s million-dollar lottery initiative to ramp up the number of people who get vaccinated in Ohio

This brain-controlled robotic arm can twist, grasp—and feel Wired: Abidemi Bolu Ajiboye, the Elmer L. Lindseth Associate Professor of Engineering in the Department of Biomedical Engineering, discussed new breakthroughs that allow people to produce realistic sensory signals with their minds.

The fall from grace for Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine San Jose Mercury News (subscription required): Mark Cameron, associate professor at the School of Medicine, said the Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine deserves far more respect than it’s gotten.

FirstEnergy’s push to defend House Bill 6 payments as ‘contributions’ appears to veer from corporate strategy cleveland.com: Lewis Katz, the John C. Hutchins Professor Emeritus of Law, discussed FirstEnergy’s claim that it is working with federal attorneys in the criminal investigation in a move…

'It's an honor system': Local businesses decide to follow new CDC guidance on masks WEWS: Sharona Hoffman, the Edgar A. Hahn Professor of Law, said that businesses may require proof of vaccination status to enter.