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CWRU study aims to find new ways to tackle Cleveland food deserts ideastream: Darcy Freedman, associate professor at the School of Medicine, discussed a study she worked on that examined the ways people living in food deserts make choices about buying food.

Courts thwart administration’s effort to rescind Obama-era environmental regulations The New York Times: Jonathan H. Adler, the Johan Verheij Memorial Professor of Law and director of the Center for Business Law & Regulation, spoke about what the Trump Administration's legal struggle to roll…

Lithium found to reduce mania in older bipolar patients Psychiatric News: Martha Sajatovic, professor of psychiatry, discussed the study she co-authored that found that lithium at reduced levels is as safe and effective to treat bipolar disorder in older patients as a common stabilizing agent.

No, Dinesh D’Souza, that photo isn’t the KKK marching to the Democratic National Convention The Washington Post: Peter Shulman, associate professor of history, weighed in on the inaccuracy of conservative author Dinesh D’Souza’s tweet claiming that a picture of KKK members were marching at the…

Case Western Reserve fundraising tops $1.5 billion goal The Plain Dealer: Last week, Case Western Reserve announced that it met its Forward Thinking campaign goal of $1.5 billion, ahead of schedule. The campaign will continue, focused on student scholarships, endowed professorships and building…

Brewing beer into bioplastics: an Oktoberfest tale Sierra: As brewers look into ways to turn spent grain into biodegradable plastic, Rigoberto Advincula, professor of macromolecular science and engineering, talked about polyhydroxyalkanoates, a natural polyester that is biodegradable.

Complicated? Not for us women, say three logistics experts Times of Malta: Richard Boyatzis, Distinguished University Professor and the H.R. Horvitz Professor of Family Business, spoke about a study of management professionals that looked at men's and women's self-evaluations of job competency.

Researchers help energy companies walk through the Valley of Death PV Magazine: A $600,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Energy will further the research of Anurag Gupta, the H. Clark Ford Professor of Banking and Finance, and Joonki Noh, assistant professor of banking and finance, into a…

Is partisan gerrymandering illegal? The Supreme Court will decide The Conversation: Jonathan Entin, the David L. Brennan Professor Emeritus of Law, explained the long, partisan history of gerrymandering in the U.S. and the upcoming Supreme Court case concerning it. Republished by Salon, LA…

Opioid epidemic may be impacting labor market in Ohio and nationwide, experts say The Plain Dealer: David Clingingsmith, associate professor of economics, discussed the potential for surveys to show any connection between opioid use and employment.