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September 16, 2026
MetroHealth scientist receives $3.3M to research how breast cancer spreadsSpectrum News: Khalid Sossey-Alaoui, professor at the CWRU School of Medicine, discussed a new $3.3 million NIH grant to study how breast cancer spreads. He said the research will improve understanding of metastasis by…
September 16, 2026
Cleveland Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center receives $21M grantCleveland Plain Dealer: Brian Appleby, associate professor of neurology, psychiatry and pathology at the CWRU School of Medicine, said the Cleveland Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center’s strength is its collaboration across patients,…
September 16, 2026
Rising motor oil prices could soon make your next oil change more expensiveWKYC: Michael Goulder, associate professor in the Department of Operations at Weatherhead School of Management, said global conflict, restricted oil supplies and damaged Persian Gulf refining capacity are driving pressure on…
September 16, 2026
How Trump’s war on EVs derailed America’s auto-factory revivalReuters: Sue Helper, the Frank Tracy Carlton Professor of Economics at Weatherhead School of Management, said the shift away from EVs may deliver short-term gains for gas-powered trucks but risks leaving U.S. automakers behind global…
September 16, 2026
CWRU law professor: Venezuela’s change won’t happen overnightSpectrum News: Juscelino Colares, the Johan Verheij Memorial Professor of Law, said Venezuela’s direction has “changed profoundly” but cautioned that 27 years of authoritarian rule won’t change overnight. He said the oil deal may not…
September 16, 2026
How does Ballot Question 1 affect Virginia’s abortion regulations?NPR: Jessie Hill, professor and director of the Reproductive Rights Law Initiative at the CWRU School of Law, noted that Virginia’s proposed amendment would still allow abortion regulations, but require the state to justify…
September 15, 2026
Newsweek: Erman Ayday, associate professor in computer and data sciences at the Case School of Engineering, said a proposal for companies to install a 'kill switch' on AI programs could be a promising solution to concerns over how rapidly the technology is advancing. However, Ayday said key details…
September 15, 2026
TV stations are required to air campaign ads, even if they are misleadingWEWS: Atiba Ellis, the Morris G. Shanker Professor of Law, explained that campaigns can legally use news clips in political ads under fair-use and First Amendment principles. He also said broadcasters generally cannot censor…
September 15, 2026
Case Western Reserve University NP3 initiative awarded $750K for Greater Buckeye redevelopment effortsWKYC: Mark L. Joseph, the Leona Bevis/Marguerite Haynam Professor in Community Development at the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, discussed a $750,000 grant to…
September 15, 2026
Is Newburgh Heights' unmarked police truck on Interstate 77 legal? Here's what we foundWEWS: Andrew Pollis, professor of law, said Newburgh Heights’ unmarked police truck is legal, but tickets may be difficult to defend in court. Under Ohio law, an officer in an unmarked vehicle used for traffic…