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Our strange, unsettled history of mourning The New Yorker: Brandy Schillace, research associate and public engagement fellow at the Dittrick Museum of Medical History, recently published her book, Death’s Summer Coat: What the History of Death and Dying Teaches Us about Life and Living. A review…

Uncovering the financial ties of advocates for cancer drug approval ecancer news: Matthew Abola, a medical student, worked with an Oregon Health and Science University researcher to scrutinize speakers at the Food and Drug Administration's Oncologic Drugs Advisory Committee. From that, the…

Navigating life’s highs and lows with teenage girls CBS News: On an episode of “CBS This Morning,” Lisa Damour, clinical instructor of psychology, discussed her new book, Untangled: Guiding Teenage Girls through the Seven Transitions into Adulthood, which came out Feb. 9. Damour talked about common…

Why an Ohio Supreme Court case involving rape kits is drawing national attention The Plain Dealer: Research conducted by the Begun Center for Violence Prevention Research and Education found that in about 41 percent of prosecutable rape cases, the victim provided a full name, partial name or…

Troubles for trains as the demand for ‘stuff’ slows The Washington Post: Susan Helper, the Frank Tracy Carlton Professor of Economics, talked about the impact of the decrease in commodities such as lumber, steel and plastics, on the railroad industry. “The commodities were kind of the last thing…

Ohio's heartbeat bill unlikely after Supreme Court decisions The Plain Dealer: The Supreme Court ruled near-total bans on abortion in North Dakota and Arkansas unconstitutional and declined to hear appeals. Jessie Hill, associate dean for academic affairs in the School of Law and Judge Ben C. Green…

Does having a C-section alter baby's first microbiome? Smithsonian Mag: Sharon Meropol, assistant professor of pediatrics, discussed how antibiotics could impact the diversity of an infant’s microbiome. “Antibiotics of course decrease bacterial diversity and select for certain species over others,…

In kids, even low lead levels can cause lasting harm The Conversation: Robert L. Fischer, research associate professor in the Mandel School and co-director of the Center on Urban Poverty and Community Development, and Elizabeth Anthony, senior research associate at the Center on Urban Poverty,…

Violins of Hope to air on PBS in February PBS: A documentary about Violins of Hope will air on PBS Monday, Feb. 8, at 9 p.m. The documentary will showcase the effort of several area institutions, including Case Western Reserve University, to bring violins from the Holocaust to Cleveland for a…

Chief Justice John Roberts seeks to limit role of courts USA TODAY: Jonathan Adler, the Johan Verheij Memorial Professor of Law, commented on Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts' plans to limit the role of courts. "The chief justice, in particular, and the majority on the court are suspicious…