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Small-business owners project less need for credit: Wells Fargo American Banker (subscription required): Scott Shane, the A. Malachi Mixon III Professor of Entrepreneurial Studies, discussed why small-business owners are borrowing less from banks. "Things are so weak that small businesses are not…

Crime lab scandals the focus of new DOJ plan PBS: Paul Giannelli, Distinguished University Professor and Albert J. Weatherhead III and Richard W. Weatherhead Professor of Law, weighed in on the Department of Justice’s recently announced plan to require its prosecutors to only use evidence that is…

So Britain is going to war in Syria! Here’s the danger. History News Network: Luke Reader, SAGES instructor, broke down Britain’s decision to launch air strikes in Syria. He wrote about the circumstances surrounding the decision and the public’s opinion on the matter.

Officers in Tamir Rice case were sworn in before grand jury, answered no questions, union says The Plain Dealer: Michael Benza, senior instructor of law, discussed the unusual decision by the officers involved in the Tamir Rice shooting to read their statements aloud. "If you choose to testify, you…

Coming of age with video games The New Yorker: English Professor Michael Clune’s life was shaped by his childhood experiences with video games, which he wrote about in his new memoir Gamelife.

NASA Glenn, CWRU team up to commercialize groundbreaking water purification technology The Plain Dealer: Case Western Reserve University’s interdisciplinary Fusion program, led by director Theodore Theofrastous, will work on commercializing a new water-purification technology developed at the NASA…

Could a GOP president scuttle a global climate deal? Yes, but it would be anything but easy. The Washington Post: Jonathan Adler, the Johan Verheij Memorial Professor of Law, explained how a Republican president could back out of a global climate deal. “Legally a Republican president would be able…

Cleveland 'Violins of Hope' segment airingthis Sunday on CBSSunday Morning The Plain Dealer: Violins of Hope Cleveland will be featured in a segment of CBS Sunday Morning this Sunday, Dec. 6, at 9 a.m. Case Western Reserve University was one of seven lead community partners on the project to bring…

Home values dip in Medina County The Medina-Gazette: Robin Dubin, chair and professor of economics, explained how the recession has made it more difficult for people to buy homes, decreasing demand.

Eluding death: Ohio prosecutors charge far fewer capital murder cases The Plain Dealer: Michael Benza, senior instructor of law, talked about the falling rate of death penalty sentences in Ohio in recent years, noting that the amount of life without parole sentences has grown. "We simply are not…