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Cleveland considers banning tobacco sales to people under 21 The Plain Dealer: Scott Frank, associate professor of epidemiology and biostatistics, presented research that showed the prevalence of Cleveland youth who obtain cigarettes from people over 18.

Why a history lesson about World War II refugees went viral Time: Peter A. Shulman, associate professor of history, discussed his recent viral tweets comparing the current refugee crisis to the one in World War II. “The situations are not exactly parallel and I’m not saying that they are,” he said.…

Boston biopharmaceutical company licenses technology from Case Western Reserve University Crain’s Cleveland Business: Case Western Reserve University reached a licensing agreement with Vision Medicines Inc., a Boston-based clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing therapies for patients…

Case Western Reserve University researchers learn to steer roaches The Plain Dealer: CWRU researchers found a way to control cockroaches’ movements through stimulating specific neurons. Roy Ritzmann, professor of biology and co-author of the paper with postdoctoral researcher and lead author Joshua…

Why the number of accelerators is accelerating Entrepreneur: Scott Shane, the A. Malachi Mixon III Professor of Entrepreneurial Studies, wrote about the rise in startup accelerators, explaining the problems accelerators solve in financing new companies.

Paris attack update / Stopping "stop outs" ideastream: Michael Scharf, dean of the School of Law and director of the Frederick K. Cox International Law Center, and Pete Moore, the M. A. Hanna Associate Professor of Political Science, discussed the recent terrorist attack in Paris. Scharf addressed…

A prosthetic hand that can feel Time: Dustin Tyler, associate professor of biomedical engineering, explained the prosthetic hand he developed that allows for a sense of touch. When [patients] see the prosthesis touching an object and feel their hand touching the object, they begin to think of the…

Case Western Reserve University and Ohio University medical schools join consortium to improve medical education The Plain Dealer: The School of Medicine will join the Accelerating Change in Medical Education Consortium, which was formed by the American Medical Association. The consortium’s goal is…

LaunchPad takes independent step Crain’s Cleveland Business: The Burton D. Morgan Foundation has announced it will continue to support the Blackstone Launchpad entrepreneurship program under the new name NEOLaunchNET. Bob Sopko, director of CWRU’s program, said the university will have a soft…

Giving food scraps a new purpose Fresh Water Cleveland: Chris Bond, university farm horticulturist, and Beth Kretschmar, marketing manager for Bon Appetit Management Co., talked about CWRU’s composting program and its efforts to reduce food waste across campus.