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Cleveland officer's possible fentanyl exposure highlights drug's threat to police, children The Plain Dealer: Ted Parran, associate professor of medicine, explained the dangers of exposure to fentanyl, even in small doses.

Government information leaks Inside Higher Ed: Cassandra Burke Robertson, the John Deaver Drinko - BakerHostetler Professor of Law, explained what motivates government leakers, even when they know that they could face criminal prosecution.

What’s fact and what’s fiction in Dunkirk Salon: John Broich, associate professor of history, examined Christopher Nolan’s film Dunkirk, which is based on true events during World War II, to determine what’s true to reality and what aspects of the film were dramatized.

How Apple vs. Samsung became a smartphone beauty contest Fox: Youngjin Yoo, who holds the Elizabeth M. and William C. Treuhaft Professorship in Entrepreneurship, discussed the approach Samsung takes to the design of its products.

Andrew Wyeth and the artist’s fragile reputation The Conversation: In honor of what would have been the late artist Andrew Wyeth’s 100th birthday, Henry Adams, the Ruth Coulter Heede Professor of Art History, wrote about Wyeth’s works and how art critics’ opinions of them have changed over time.

Case Western Reserve professor receives two National Institutes of Health grants Crain’s Cleveland Business (subscription only): Nicole F. Steinmetz, the George J. Picha Professor in Biomaterials and associate professor of biomedical engineering, recently received two federal grants to use…

Solar power output up 10 percent in new panels, CWRU awarded federal grant to test durability The Plain Dealer: Roger French, the Kyocera Professor of Materials Science and director of the Solar Durability and Lifetime Extension Research Center, explained how passivated emitter rear cell, a new…

The 5 faulty beliefs that have led to Republican dysfunction on health care The Conversation: J.B. Silvers, the John R. Mannix Medical Mutual of Ohio Professor of Health Care Finance, wrote about the complexities of health care reform—and why the problems with reform are much more extensive than a…

Examining ethics of lucrative 'pretrial industry' Crain’s Cleveland Business (subscription required): Andrew Pollis, professor of law, discussed how the “pretrial industry” is driven by profits, a practice he recently detailed in a research paper in the Fordham Law Review.

The maker movement is poised to thrive in higher education EdTech: The Larry Sears and Sally Zlotnick Sears think[box] was featured for its role in helping students to take ideas and turn them into products.