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Chuck Norris says MRI dye harmed wife's brain, but study finds no link U.S. News and World Report: After recent findings revealed that trace amounts of gadolinium can be left in the body after MRIs, Vikas Gulani, associate professor of radiology, talked about concerns into whether it causes harm,…

Automakers could avoid excise tax by rerouting foreign payments Bloomberg BNA: Susan Helper, the Frank Tracy Carlton Professor of Economics, discussed the nature of auto industry trade among the U.S., Canada and Mexico.

In conversation with Disney musical maven Daniel Goldmark Cleveland Jewish News: Daniel Goldmark, professor of music and director of the Center for Popular Music Studies, will give a talk on cartoon music today (Dec. 5) during a Siegal Lifelong Learning Program event. In advance of his talk,…

Higher education could take big hit under House of Representatives tax plan WEWS: PhD students Rita Tohme and Zoe Wang, and Daniel Shoag, visiting associate professor in economics, explained how the House of Representatives' plan to tax graduate students on the full amount of tuition—even in cases…

A distorted sex ratio is playing havoc with marriage in China The Economist: Lihong Shi, assistant professor of anthropology, discussed the changing birth ratios between sexes in China and how attitudes toward sons in rural areas have been influenced by these ratios.

Trump races to pick judges who oversee environment cases Scientific American: Jonathan Adler, the Johan Verheij Memorial Professor of Law and director of the Center for Business Law and Regulation, discussed the pace at which the Trump administration is filling judicial vacancies—and how long it…

When doctors ignore drug tests for opioid patterns Bloomberg: Theodore Parran, the Carter and Isabel Wong Professor of Medical Education, commented on recent widespread health care fraud, specifically where pain clinics screen urine and ignore opioid misuse indicators to profit off Medicare…

Abnormal proteins discovered in skin of patients with rare brain disease The New York Times: Wen-Quan Zou, associate professor for the School of Medicine, discussed his recent findings about Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, which suggests that skin samples could be used to detect the disorder, as…

Cordray vs Trump: Making sense of this dispute cleveland.com: Jonathan Adler, the Johan Verheij Memorial Professor of Law, weighed in on the debate surrounding who should be the acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, and the implications the outcome could have.

Take my advice Inside Higher Ed: In a piece offering advice to faculty members who are new to teaching online courses, Michael Goldberg, assistant professor of design and innovation, explained how forming partnerships and encouraging students to organize local meet-ups can enhance learning.