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The best way to drink whiskey, according to science The Washington Post: Daniel Lacks, the C. Benson Branch Professor of Chemical Engineering and chair of the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, explained the chemistry behind why adding water to whiskey gives it a better flavor.

Student entrepreneurs pin hopes on mobile concussion-testing device Penn Live: Matt Campagna, a rising junior studying computer engineering, discussed the startup—Reflexion Interactive Technologies—he launched with two high school friends, and what inspired them to create a concussion-testing…

Diversity in tech is about more than just stats PC Mag: Marilyn Sanders Mobley, vice president for inclusion, diversity and equal opportunity, explained the difference between internationalism and diversity, and how employers can foster diversity in the workplace with affinity and employee…

How Savannah and Lebron James are changing lives in their hometown Vogue: In a piece that looked at the impact of The LeBron James Family Foundation, Rob Fischer, co-director of the Center on Urban Poverty and Community Development, talked about the schools' report cards and the power of changing…

NASA Glenn brings a little bit of Venus to planet Earth WKSU: Professor Ralph Harvey and graduate student Brandon Radoman-Shaw, both in the Department of Earth, Environmental, and Planetary Sciences, discussed the conditions on Venus and the work being done at NASA Glenn Research Center to test…

Where do state lawmakers and the governor stand on Issue 2? Cleveland 19 News: J.B. Silvers, the John R. Mannix Medical Mutual of Ohio Professor of Health Care Finance, explained the difficulty in predicting the potential impact of Issue 2, which would dictate that Ohio could not pay more than the…

Protests like Charlottesville force officials to balance safety and free speech ideastream: B. Jessie Hill, the Judge Ben C. Green Professor of Law, weighed in on speech protections under the First Amendment in situations such as the events in Charlottesville last weekend.

HHS explanation for teen pregnancy cuts based on politics, not research, supporters say The Plain Dealer: Mary Erdmans, professor of sociology, talked about the initial results of the Teen Pregnancy Prevention program, for which the federal government recently cut funding.

Despite the Amazon effect, not all mom and pop stores are in trouble on Main Street CNBC: John Grabowski, the Krieger-Mueller Joint Professor in History, explained how the highway system and suburbanization impacted small businesses, and how those businesses have thrived in ethnic communities.

Why Medicaid matters to you The Conversation: Sharona Hoffman, the Edgar A. Hahn Professor of Law and co-director of the Law-Medicine Center, wrote about the costs associated with long-term care of the elderly. She explained how Medicaid helps with the burden of those costs and how the program…