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Behavioral economics may make champs of the Cleveland Browns The Wall Street Journal: The Cleveland Browns front office has drawn on research by Nobel laureate Richard Thaler (ADL ’67, HON ’03) to help revamp the team using behavioral economics. The research helped the Browns build a team over…

Ghostly galaxies hint at dark matter breakthrough Scientific American: Stacy McGaugh, professor and chair of the Department of Astronomy, commented on new research that suggests a popular theory regarding dark matter may be false, calling for more consistent data to affirm the discovery.

Did PBR really win its iconic blue ribbon? OZY: Miriam Levin, the Henry Eldridge Bourne Professor of History, spoke about the development of the consumer products market in Chicago around the time of the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition, which featured a number of food and drink competitions.

Simulation sensitizes participants to the experience of poverty East Ohio News: Heidi Gullett, assistant professor of medicine, explained how simulations can help individuals gain a better understanding of the experience of poverty, and how that can lead to broader discussions on how to address it.

A tiny screw shows why iPhones won’t be ‘assembled in U.S.A.’ The New York Times: Susan Helper, the Frank Tracy Carlton Professor of Economics, talked about changes Apple could enact if it wanted to make more of its products in the United States.

Computer coding boot camps grow in popularity Spectrum News 1: The Siegal Lifelong Learning Program’s Coding Boot Camp was highlighted in a segment demonstrating the nature of the 24-week program and what students learn.

Fact-checking five myths of the 1969 fire on the Cuyahoga River WOSU: Jonathan Adler, the Johan Verheij Memorial Professor of Law and director of the Center for Business Law and Regulation, discussed myths related to the 1969 fire on the Cuyahoga River. He also explained how the fire was just one…

Cleveland Internet of Things partnership receives $2.2 million grant, will expand in second year cleveland.com: The Internet of Things Collaborative, a partnership between Case Western Reserve University and Cleveland State University aimed at establishing the region as a leader in digital…

This sensor could reduce waterborne illnesses Cleveland Magazine: Sanjit Datta discussed the Billion Bottle Project, a nonprofit he and classmates David Pfau and Annika Sinha created to improve access to safe drinking water. The team, which now has 32 members, is developing a sensor to indicate…

Researchers discover method to make bacteria harmless Popular Mechanics: A team of Case Western Reserve University researchers have developed an alternative method to kill drug-resistant infections.