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Case Western Reserve University researcher gets grants for HIV research Crain’s Cleveland Business (subscription required): Jonathan Karn, the Reinberger Professor, chairman of the Department of Molecular Biology and Microbiology and director of the CWRU/UH Center for AIDS Research, recently won…

Case Western Reserve receives $1 million gift for popular music studies The Plain Dealer: Alumnus James "Great Neck" Richman, Elissa Richman and the Richman Family Foundation of the Jewish Communal Fund gave Case Western Reserve University a $1 million gift for the Center of Popular Music Studies.…

Concerns in GOP over Trump's verbal attacks on federal judge Associated Press: Jonathan Adler, the Johan Verheij Memorial Professor of Law, discussed comments made by presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump. "He said he would give military officers unlawful orders and expect them…

CWRU harnesses the power of mixed reality Crain’s Cleveland Business (subscription only): Radiology Professor Mark Griswold, Anatomy Assistant Professor Susanne Wish-Baratz and Lerner College of Medicine's Assistant Dean of Education Technology Neil Mehta discussed how Microsoft HoloLens could…

New praying mantis honors Ruth Bader Ginsburg, equality and frilly neckwear The Washington Post: Sydney Brannoch, a PhD candidate, and Gavin Svenson, adjunct assistant professor of biology, recently used the female genitalia of praying mantises to distinguish different species. In doing so, they…

Angel investing in Indonesia—a growing trend The Huffington Post: Michael Goldberg, assistant professor of design and innovation, wrote about a shift in support for Indonesia's entrepreneurs toward funding from angel investors.

Donald Verrilli will step down as U.S. Solicitor General The New York Times: Following the announcement that U.S. Solicitor General Donald B. Verrilli Jr. will step down from his position, Jonathan Adler, the Johan Verheij Memorial Professor of Law, talked about Verrilli's career.

Ohio State researchers seek to mimic ivy's natural glue The Columbus Dispatch: Hillel Chiel, professor of biology, discussed the rise of the biomimicry field. “Each time you get an idea from nature, you can use that as a novel design, and in many cases those are more robust and effective than the…

Feel Me: What the new science of touch says about ourselves The New Yorker: Dustin Tyler, associate professor of biomedical engineering, discussed how his lab is working with Igor Spetic, who lost his right hand in an industrial accident, to give him the sense of touch back. “What we’ve discovered…

Living with HIV The Academic Minute: Allison Webel, assistant professor of nursing, discussed how many people with HIV go on to lead long lives, but often face secondary illnesses, such as cancer or cardiovascular disease. “New work is needed to test strategies to improve and sustain…