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Take dire business surveys with a grain of salt, economists say The Columbus Dispatch: Michael Goldberg, an associate professor of design and innovation at the Weatherhead School of Management, spoke about recent surveys showing a large percentage of Ohio restaurants may close permanently due to…

CWRU law school will allow first-year students to start in January, accept GRE scores in lieu of LSAT Crain’s Cleveland Business: Jessica Berg and Michael Scharf, co-deans of the School of Law, discussed new options for first-year students. Plans for the coming semester include options to start…

Cleveland doctors and experts say Russia’s rush for vaccine poses risk for country’s population cleveland.com: Katharine Van Tassel, visiting professor of law, commented on Russia’s controversial moves in an accelerated global vaccine race, which announced it is the first to approve an…

Cutting-edge research shows how hair dulls razor blades NPR: Jennifer Carter, assistant professor in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at the Case School of Engineering, said new research into why sharp, metal razor blades are dulled by soft hair is “beautiful” work, but also a…

Lucia Smith Nash Walkway at Case Western Reserve University turns eyesore into excellent public space cleveland.com: The Lucia Smith Nash Walkway, a new 900-foot-long pedestrian path on campus—extending from Ford Drive to Juniper Road—has opened in time for the fall semester.

Poet explores themes of isolation The Columbus Dispatch: Dave Lucas, a lecturer in the Department of English and former poet laureate of Ohio, commented on the work of his predecessor in the state role, Amit Majmudar.

Patient wellness more reliant on 'lifestyle management' than biologic therapies Healio: Leonard H. Calabrese, professor of medicine, said that a greater focus on health and wellness could have quantifiable benefits in patients with rheumatologic diseases.

Asheville man who got 'egregious' 22-year sentence for crack cocaine to be released early Asheville Citizen Times: Ayesha Bell Hardaway, professor at the School of Law and co-director of the Social Justice Institute, discussed the long history in U.S. of sentencing disparities surrounding race and…

Experts urge medical societies to reconsider prostate cancer screening guidelines Healio: Jonathan Shoag, assistant professor in the School of Medicine, said new model estimates demonstrate the long-term benefits of prostate cancer screening and “suggest that the balance of benefits and harms of…

Immunity protections removed for senior living communities, executives McKnight’s Senior Living: Sharona Hoffman, the Edgar A. Hahn Professor of Law and co-director of the Law-Medicine Center, spoke about a proposed congressional bill that would provide physicians and health care professionals…