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How stupid is our obsession with lawns? Freakonomics: Ted Steinberg, the Adeline Barry Davee Distinguished Professor of History and professor of law, explained the history of—and America's obsession with—lawns.

Child advocates hope creation of Cleveland police youth policy doesn’t stall The Plain Dealer: Gabriella Celeste-Cohen, policy director at the Schubert Center for Child Studies, talked about how a youth policy for the Cleveland Police Department could help in interactions with children and…

Neural interfacing will create a 'cosmic oneness' with your phone Vice: Dustin Tyler, professor of biomedical engineering, discussed how neural interfacing can be about more than just having agency over something; it’s also about having that object send information back to our minds.

National Cancer Institute awards $6 million to Case Comprehensive Cancer Center, CWRU Crain’s Cleveland Business: The National Cancer Institute awarded a national collaboration based at the Case Comprehensive Cancer Center a $6 million grant to advance the study of Barrett's Esophagus, a condition…

Weatherhead School of Management's Fourth Global Forum expects nearly 400 executives, social entrepreneurs The Plain Dealer: Chris Laszlo, the Char and Chuck Fowler Professor of Business as an Agent of World Benefit, discussed the Fourth Global Forum (June 14-16) and how more companies have come…

White House announces slate of 11 judicial nominees The New York Times: Jonathan Adler, the Johan Verheij Memorial Professor of Law, weighed in on President Donald Trump’s most recent judicial nominees. “Five of his nine circuit court picks are current or former academics,” he said. “These picks…

Researchers explore ways to make solar panels affordable, long lasting News Nation: Using data science, Laura Bruckman, research assistant professor in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering, led a study with Abdulkerim Gok, a research associate at Gebze Technical University in Turkey…

After Paris: Climate change and the heartland ideastream: Peter Shulman, associate professor of history, explained how President Donald Trump's decision to pull the United States out of the Paris Agreement could have an impact on the climate, economy and politics.

With innovation, colleges fill the skills gap The New York Times: Case Western Reserve University’s applied data science program is among the programs at universities across the country that teach students new skills to prepare them for careers in in-demand fields.

Trump pulls out of Paris climate deal VOA: Jonathan Adler, the Johan Verheij Memorial Professor of Law, discussed President Donald Trump’s decision to pull the United States out of the Paris Agreement. “This agreement was never ratified by the Senate, nor would it be,” Adler said. “It’s high time…