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Sol LeWitt wall drawings bring a splash of color to CWRU/Clinic Health Education Campus The Plain Dealer: As the Health Education Campus nears completion, a group of artists is working to re-create two large-scale wall drawings by late artist Sol DeWitt. The brightly colored geometric designs will…

Thermally-painted metasurfaces yield perfect light absorbers for high-tech applications Phys.org: Giuseppe Strangi, professor and Ohio Research Scholar in Surfaces of Advanced Materials, spoke about his group’s research into a 3,000-year-old metallurgy technique that uniquely imparts color upon…

Some progress but much more to be done to address racial disparities in cancer ideastream: Monica Webb Hooper, professor and director of the Office of Cancer Disparities Research at the Case Comprehensive Cancer Center, discussed several elements of cancer disparities research, including studying…

Mumford and Sons-style folk no longer rules the charts, but don't think the band doesn't have staying power Cleveland Scene: Daniel Goldmark, professor of music and director of the Center for Popular Music Studies, explained why the band Mumford and Sons might have moved away from its signature…

New technology from Case Western Reserve University can determine if cancer patients need chemo ABC News 5 Cleveland: Anant Madabhushi, the F. Alex Nason Professor II of Biomedical Engineering and director of the Center for Computational Imaging and Personalized Diagnostics, spoke about his team’s…

CWRU professor to speak on immigration reform efforts of the 1920s The Plain Dealer: John Grabowski, the Krieger-Mueller Joint Professor in History, discussed his upcoming lecture on the history of immigration, particularly in Cleveland, and how it relates to immigration politics today.

Is this fuel issue a rental-car ripoff? There's a reason, but drivers beware Los Angeles Times: Xiong Yu, professor of civil engineering, shared why he believes tracking systems for rental cars may lead to privacy and security concerns for customers of the rental service.

States consider longer school recess, and the adults aren’t complaining The New York Times: Sandra Russ, Distinguished University Professor and the Louis D. Beaumont Professor, explained why creativity could be a benefit of extended playtime for school children

Amazon paid $0 in federal income tax ideastream: Daniel Shoag, visiting associate professor of economics, spoke about why Amazon paid $0 in federal income taxes for 2018, even as taxes increased for many businesses and individuals.

Few conclusions to draw in low special election turnout The Toledo Blade: Justin Buchler, associate professor of political science, explained why local special elections typically see low turnout and what that means in terms of support for a ballot initiative.