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Case Western Reserve University offers remedial course on prescribing painkillers The Plain Dealer: Theodore Parran, the Carter and Isabel Wong Professor of Medical Education, discussed his course, which teaches best practices for prescribing painkillers.

Maccabees win one, lose one at Kol HaLev mock trial Cleveland Jewish News: Imam Ramez Islambouli, lecturer of Arabic in the Department of Religious Studies, explained why he considers the historical case of the Maccabees relevant to today’s world.

Cleveland Clinic co-founder George Crile helped meet medical challenge of World War I The Plain Dealer: Jennifer Nieves, archivist and museum registrar at the Dittrick Medical History Center, discussed how George Crile, who later went on to co-found Cleveland Clinic, and the Lakeside Unit…

Supreme Court justices await Senate nuclear option CNN: Jonathan Adler, the Johan Verheij Memorial Professor of Law, weighed in on how Supreme Court justices have been increasingly viewed as political candidates.

Cleveland State University and Case Western Reserve to study better ways to deliver energy The Plain Dealer: Case Western Reserve University will collaborate with Cleveland State University and the Energy Policy Center to study how microgrids could support economic development in downtown…

What makes a city ant? Maybe just 100 years of evolution The New York Times: Sarah Diamond and Ryan Martin, assistant professors of biology, discussed their study on how urban acorn ants have evolved to tolerate warmer temperatures than their rural counterparts.

Paralyzed man uses experimental device to regain hand movements CNN: Case Western Reserve University researchers led a study that employed a brain-computer interface and a functional electrical stimulation system to give a man with quadriplegia the ability to move paralyzed muscles again. Bolu…

Helicopter simulator effective for flight nurse training Air Med and Rescue Magazine: In a study published on the Air Medical Journal website, researchers at the Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing found helicopter flight simulators can train flight nurses for real-life scenarios.

100 years ago, U.S. entry into bloody World War I changed everything The Plain Dealer: John Grabowski, the Krieger-Mueller Joint Professor in History, talked about how World War I impacted Cleveland’s economy. "Cleveland industry boomed because of the war," he said.

Think[box] takes students out of the box Cleveland 19 News: Ian Charnas, manager of the Larry Sears and Sally Zlotnick Sears think[box], and Jeffrey Duerk, dean of the Case School of Engineering, discuss the opportunities the maker space provides students.