Media

Oddball galaxy puts dark matter theory to the test Scientific American: Professor of Astronomy Stacy McGaugh explained why he believes many scholars are criticizing research that may disprove current theories of dark matter, specifically addressing the theory of modified Newtonian dynamics.

Behind the music of Hamilton ideastream: As the musical Hamilton debuts in Cleveland, Daniel Goldmark, director of the Center for Popular Music Studies and professor of music, examined the production’s inspiration, composition and style.

Cleveland teen helps to research her own disease WKYC 3: Mitch Drumm, director of the Research Institute for Children's Health and vice chair for research in the Department of Pediatrics, spoke about a recent high school graduate who is working in his lab to cure her own genetic disease.

Kavanaugh would feel right at home among all-Ivy justices Associated Press: Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination to the Supreme Court would continue an “unfortunate” trend of appointing elite judges, said Jonathan Adler, the Johan Verheij Memorial Professor of Law and director of the Center for Business…

Automakers bristle at Trump Administration demand for sensitive data Bloomberg: President Donald Trump’s administration recently asked automakers for details about their operations that many are wary to hand over. Susan Helper, the Frank Tracy Carlton Professor of Economics, suggested this was an…

XaTek Inc. raises $9.1 million to advance technology that measures blood's clotting ability Crain’s Cleveland Business: The Case Western Reserve University Technology Transfer Office granted an exclusive license to XaTek Inc. in 2016 for a blood clotting device. The enterprise has now raised $9.1…

Brett Kavanaugh: ‘The Earth is warming’ The Atlantic: Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh may believe in climate change, but he also is “a tough grader when it comes to a regulatory agency,” said Jonathan Adler, the Johan Verheij Memorial Professor of Law and director of the Center for Business…

More people are inhaling heroin, and it's destroying brain tissue Gizmodo: Ciro Ramos-Estebanez, assistant professor of neurology, is leading a study on how the inhalation of opioids, specifically heroin, affects the brain. His team believes their work fills an important gap in medical care for…

Cleveland uses literature to empower youth, overcome social divides The Christian Science Monitor: In a profile of Cleveland’s literary renaissance, Thom Dawkins, SAGES teaching fellow, discussed his work with a book club at the Louis Stokes Veterans Affairs Medical Center.

Cleveland neighborhoods 'redlined' in the 1930s are the same ones dealing with lead, sexual assault, poverty and poor internet issues today Cleveland Scene: Rachel Lovell and Misty Luminais, both senior research associates with the university’s Begun Center for Violence Prevention Research and…