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Budget cuts raise concerns about the ability to track water quality in the Great Lakes ideastream: Suparna Mahalaha, assistant professor at the School of Dental Medicine, said that fluoridated water has dramatically reduced cavities since 1945, but U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. now…

Flying is, without question, a modern marvel. The science, the engineering, and the service that goes into making your flight safe and special deserve all the praise in the world. However, two things can be true at once: flying can be fantastic and it can also be gross. That said, it may surprise…

The Nixon-era tariff fight that could help Trump Yahoo Finance: Jonathan Entin, the David L. Brennan Professor Emeritus of Law, explained how a legal battle over President Trump’s new tariffs has raised constitutional questions about the limits of executive power. Entin said higher courts may…

Experts discuss why talk therapy is on the rise and medication treatment is fallingideastream: Jonathan Sadowsky, chair of the Department of History and the Theodore J. Castele Professor, said that once stigmatized, talk therapy has become a widely accepted response to rising post-pandemic mental…

The debate over spending opioid settlement funds on Ohio police The Statehouse News Bureau: Sybil Marsh, associate professor at the School of Medicine, said a punitive policing approach to drug trafficking hasn’t produced a healthier population. “We know the war on drugs is a failure, and that…

These 7 game-changing tricks will stop your garden weeds in their tracks The Spruce: Sarah Warner, greenhouse manager at the University Farm, said it’s "never possible" to keep your garden 100% weed free, “but it definitely is possible to limit the amount.” Her go-to weed prevention tips include…

SuperPerformers: Episode 8 ft. Michael Goldberg SuperPerformers podcast: Michael Goldberg, professor at Weatherhead School of Management and executive director of the Veale Institute for Entrepreneurship, discussed his unconventional career, spanning global hotspots and Cleveland’s startup…

Can sleep apnea lead to weight gain? Lose It!: Sally Ibrahim, associate professor at the School of Medicine, explained how not getting enough sleep as a teen can lead to imbalanced appetite hormones. “Studies in teens, for example, show that a night of staying up makes them have more food…

New COVID variant NB.1.8.1 detected in the U.S.—could it trigger a summer surge? Health: Amy Edwards, assistant professor of pediatrics, expressed that NB.1.8.1 might be slightly more transmissible and that for now "we don’t actually know which type of vaccine the FDA is going to recommend."

Despite Cleveland's unpredictable weather, these beekeepers hope to keep the hive alive ideastream: Jean Burns, professor of biology at the College of Arts and Sciences, warned that warmer, unpredictable Ohio winters could worsen bee die-offs, as frequent freeze-thaw cycles disrupt bees’…