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‘Gamelife: A Memoir,’ by Michael W. Clune New York Times: Michael W. Clune, professor of English, recently published his memoir, Gamelife, which details how video games shaped his childhood and understanding of life as he grew up in the 1980s.

Exploradio: think[box] is Cleveland's free-flowing makerspace WKSU: Ian Charnas, manager of think[box], shared how the move to the Richey Mixon Building "gives us a huge opportunity to do more activities that we couldn’t do in that old space.”

How Mexican drug cartels are fueling America's deadly heroin epidemic The Week: Lee Hoffer, associate professor of anthropology, discussed how the heroin epidemic has become more mobile with the use of phones. "There's no geography to it anymore," he said.

In the haunted house business, big crowds take away all fears: Michael K. McIntyre's Tipoff The Plain Dealer: Max Simon, a sophomore, talked about the haunted house he and his cousin operate and the challenge of running a business and being a full-time student. Their venture, Fear Experience, was…

Scientist who urged government to sue climate skeptics gets millions from taxpayers Fox News: Jonathan Adler, the Johan Verheij Memorial Professor of Law, discussed the dangers of prosecuting a climate change researcher who has come under scrutiny for how he’s managed government grant money. “This…

Woman mistakes super glue for eye drops and ends up with stuck eyelid ABC News: After a Florida woman mistook super glue for eye drops, Pankaj Gupta, assistant professor of ophthalmology and visual sciences, talked about the seriousness of the problem. “There is not a single thing that is permanent…

Case Western Reserve professor named an influential leader Crain’s Cleveland Business: The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business named David Cooperrider, the Fairmount Santrol – David L. Cooperrider Professor in Appreciative Inquiry, to its inaugural class of 100 influential leaders…

Prosecutor, police union still at odds in boy's death Associated Press: Michael Benza, senior instructor in law, talked about how the release of two reports on the shooting death of Tamir Rice this past November could affect the case moving forward. Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Tim McGinty “can come…

This year's flu ideastream: Charles H. King, professor of international health, epidemiology and biostatistics and medicine, discussed the effectiveness of the flu shot and answered questions about how to prevent illness.

Case Western Reserve University to award ethics prize to philosopher Martha Nussbaum The Plain Dealer: Case Western Reserve University will honor Martha C. Nussbaum tomorrow with the Inamori Ethics Prize. Nussbaum will give a lecture titled "Capabilities and Human Development: The Importance of…