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Brandy Schillace of Dittrick Medical History Center highlights birth, death and things in between: My Cleveland  The Plain Dealer: Brandy Schillace, research associate and public engagement fellow at the Dittrick Museum of Medical History, discussed all things Cleveland—from her favorite…

CWRU to train faculty from Saudi Arabian university Crain's Cleveland Business: The School of Dental Medicine signed an agreement with Saudi Arabia’s Qassim University to train its junior faculty.

Here’s how witnessing violence harms children’s mental health The Conversation: Daniel Flannery, the Semi J. and Ruth W. Begun Professor, and Mark Singer, the Leonard W. Mayo Professor in Family and Child Welfare, wrote about the impact of exposure to violence on a child’s mental health.

Be well: Easy access to healthy food doesn't necessarily equal healthier neighborhoods WCPN: Erika Trapl, associate director of the Prevention Research Center for Healthy Neighborhoods, talked about how important education is in getting people to eat healthier in neighborhoods that have poor access…

I needed to find care for my elderly aunt. What I found was an eldercare crisis. The Washington Post: Sharona Hoffman, the Edgar A. Hahn Professor of Law, contributed to an article about the difficulties of caring for an elderly relative in the home, explaining how caregivers have an increased risk…

CWRU student wins SXSW Tech Fest award for hugging teddy bears The Plain Dealer: Sophomore Xyla Foxlin talked about winning the reader’s choice award at South by Southwest Tech Fest for her startup, Parihug. "This award really proves that our efforts have been worth it and that hard work can make…

Brussels attacks bring a new round of hardships for Northeast Ohio Muslims The Plain Dealer: Ramez Islambouli, lecturer of Arabic, commented on how the rhetoric posed by many after terrorist attacks need not be negative toward Muslims. "We are living in a tough time and we need to be all together,…

The contamination of drinking water was a public health disaster, but children who were exposed can still be helped Scientific American: Robert Fischer, research professor at the Mandel School, explained the intertwined factors that may contribute to mental problems in children who have been…

Remaking Sharswood: Rise and fall of the Norman Blumberg Apartments Plan Philly: Mark Joseph, director of the National Initiative on Mixed-Income Communities, discussed the problems associated with concentrating public housing in the most poverty-stricken areas of a city.

Case Western Reserve University's Harvey Buchanan remembered as educator, arts leader  The Plain Dealer: Harvey Buchanan, professor emeritus of humanities and art history and provost emeritus, died last month. Catherine Scallen, the Andrew W. Mellon Professor of the Humanities, shared her memories…