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Three extinct marsupial species, new to science, discovered in South America International Business Times: Case Western Reserve University researchers, led by Russell Engelman, a biology MS student, recently discovered three new species of extinct South American marsupials. Their findings have led…

Lawmakers set to pass rape kit retention bill, but not mandatory testing The Baltimore Sun: Rachel Lovell, senior research associate at the Begun Center for Violence Prevention Research and Education, explained how processing untested rape kits addresses a “gender bias in the criminal justice…

Nonreligious in India face hostility, danger Religion News Service: Deepak Sarma, professor of religious studies, weighed in on why individuals in India who are nonreligious are viewed negatively.

Lots of sleep tied to worse breast cancer survival odds, study finds Financial Tribune: Cheryl Thompson, assistant professor of nutrition, discussed how patients who are sick with illnesses like breast cancer tend to be more fatigued.

Meet the guys who sold “Neuralink” to Elon Musk without even realizing it MIT Technology Review: Pedram Mohseni, professor of electrical engineering and computer science, talked about his research on an electronic brain chip aimed at treating traumatic brain injury and how he and his scientific…

Medical technology: Ohio's bio boom Nature: Stephen Fening, director of the Case-Coulter Translational Research Partnership, discussed how the university’s partnership with the Wallace H. Coulter Foundation helps companies get to the investment phase. “We just want to get technology out of the…

During World War I, U.S. government propaganda erased German culture NPR: Kenneth Ledford, associate professor and chair of the Department of History, talked about German-Americans during World War I. "During the 1850s, 900,000—almost a million—Germans went to the United States," he said. "That's…

Here's what happens when a Chinese firm buys a closed GM plant Bloomberg: Susan Helper, the Frank Tracy Carlton Professor of Economics, discussed the trends in manufacturing unemployment in the United States and Cleveland over the past few decades.

Is snooping on teenagers ever OK? The New York Times: Lisa Damour, senior adviser to the Schubert Center for Child Studies, wrote about the potential pitfalls that can happen when parents snoop on their teenagers and better approaches parents can take when they’re concerned about their children.…

Farmers, on front lines of consumer gadget fight, lobby for right to repair tractors Harvest Public Media: Aaron Perzanowski, professor of law, weighed in on legislation that impacts consumers’ right to repair their goods.