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“The Sound of Applause” ideastream: Jared Bendis, creative new media officer, talked about his experiences at the annual Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. Three innovations he explained were Glyph glasses, the Icarus Flying Simulator and the Focus Brain stimulator.

Case Western Reserve University gets national award for attracting foreign students The Plain Dealer: Case Western Reserve University received a Heiskell Award in the “Internationalizing the Campus” category from the Institute of International Education. CWRU students represent 90 countries, with…

Your next pair of headphones will change reality The Telegraph: Mark Griswold, professor of radiology, discussed the impact Microsoft HoloLens could have on education. “The mixed reality of the HoloLens has the potential to revolutionize [medical] education by bringing 3D content into the real…

Get ready for the world’s first cyborg Olympics IEEE Spectrum: Ronald Triolo, professor of orthopaedics and biomedical engineering, talked about how functional electrical stimulation has allowed him to help people with spinal cord injuries regain movements and how he’s helped one man get to the…

Training helps money-seekers in elevator pitch contests: Pitch U shows The Plain Dealer: Scott Shane, the A. Malachi Mixon III Professor of Entrepreneurial Studies, discussed how practice on their elevator pitches helps entrepreneurs have better results in obtaining investment capital. PITCH U, an…

Leadership lab gives women in manufacturing a boost Industry Week: CWRU partnered with Women in Manufacturing  to create a Leadership Lab for Women in Manufacturing. Diana Bilimoria, the KeyBank Professor and chair of the Department of Organizational Behavior; Ellen Van Oosten, assistant professor…

U.S. appeals court declines to block Obama carbon emissions plan Reuters: Jonathan Adler, the Johan Verheij Memorial Professor of Law, commented on the rejection of a stay on President Barack Obama’s carbon emission plan. Now that the movement against it was rejected, he said, it is more likely…

Most interesting people 2016 Cleveland Magazine: Holly Witchey, adjunct professor of art history and art, and Katherine Krynak, postdoctoral scholar in biology, were named to the magazine’s annual list of most interesting people in Cleveland. Witchey was selected for her work documenting the…

'Violins of Hope' project left deep, long-lasting impact on Northeast Ohio The Plain Dealer: Jay Geller, the Samuel Rosenthal Professor of Judaic Studies, and Daniel Goldmark, professor of music, explained the impact Violins of Hope had on students and on the Cleveland community in general, marking…

Alzheimer's disease could be detected by change of smell in urine, scientists suggest Huffington Post: Daniel Wesson, assistant professor of neurosciences, talked about a study he co-authored that found a change in urine’s smell could detect if a person has early on-set Alzheimer’s disease. "While…