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For teenage girls, swimsuit season never ends The New York Times:Lisa Damour, clinical instructor of psychology, wrote about how to engage teenage girls in more constructive conversations of how they compare themselves to images of their peers on social media.

Johnny Cash to be celebrated by Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Rolling Stone: Case Western Reserve University and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame will honor Johnny Cash’s legacy at the 21st annual Music Masters Series. Cash was a 1992 inductee into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and was welcomed into…

CMSD football players receive customized mouth guards Cleveland 19 News: The School of Dental Medicine fitted football players in the Cleveland Metropolitan School District with custom mouth guards. James Lalumandier, professor and chair of the Department of Community Dentistry, explained why it’s…

No one wins gold for practicing the most Scientific American: Brooke Macnamara, assistant professor of psychological studies, explained her study, which found that practice only accounts for so much of an athlete’s success. “This suggests that practice is important to a point, but it stops…

Are startup failure rates as bad as they used to be? Small Business Trends: Scott Shane, the A. Malachi Mixon III Professor of Entrepreneurial Studies, explained the factors that tend to determine how a small business will do. “Failure rates drop dramatically as firms age,” he said. “This is true…

The risks are all around us Crain’s Cleveland Business: Nick Barendt, clinical senior instructor of electrical engineering and computer science, and Craig A Marvinney, adjunct professor of law, talked about threats to cybersecurity businesses face.

In the wake of attacks on Jews, anti-Semitism wanes in parts of Europe U.S. News & World Report: Jay Geller, the Samuel Rosenthal Professor of Judaic Studies and associate professor of history, talked about why it’s not surprising that Germans tend to have much better views of the Jewish…

Why Bernie Sanders' supporters should be good losers The Conversation:Karen Beckwith, the Flora Stone Mather Professor and chair of the Department of Political Science, explained how Bernie Sanders supporters can respond to their candidate’s loss.

Average weight of an American man is 15 pounds more than 20 years ago Yahoo News: Goutham Rao, chair of the Department of Family Medicine, explained the concerns associated with a rising obesity rate. “Obesity is not just related to diabetes and heart disease,” he said, adding that patients “are…

Welcome to the cyborg Olympics Nature: Ronald Triolo, professor of orthopaedics and biomedical engineering, discussed the team of competitors with spinal cord injuries he leads for the Cybathlon, an athletic event for individuals with disabilities who use assistive technologies to compete.…