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October 30, 2015
Business leaders: Change not just what you’re doing, but what you’re being
Salt: Chris Laszlo, professor of organizational behavior, explained how attention to environmental and social issues could help businesses lower their costs. “Reducing energy, reducing waste, reducing materials intensity cut…
October 30, 2015
Case Western Reserve University adds name of $10 million donor to 'think[box]' innovation center
The Plain Dealer: Earlier this week, Larry Sears and Sally Zlotnick Sears gave an additional $5 million for the university to develop think[box]. The donation brings the couple’s total contributions to…
October 29, 2015
Dittrick Museum of Medical History's Brandy Schillace talks about upcoming conversation series event
Natural History Museum, Dittrick Medical Museum get in spirit of Halloween season
The Plain Dealer: The Dittrick Museum of Medical History will host an event that tells the history of grave robbing to obtain bodies for dissection in Cleveland. Brandy Schillace, research associate and public…
October 29, 2015
Plenty raised for ’16 race, including eyes
Cleveland Jewish News: Justin Buchler, associate professor of political science, talked about the uptick in election spending through super PACs and other organizations. “What we have been seeing every single year is an increase in the amount of money…
October 28, 2015
The long and (financial) short of fixing leg length differences
U.S. News and World Report: Eric Peng, a student in the School of Medicine, talked about how there may be overlooked future financial benefits to leg lengthening in children who have two different length legs.
October 28, 2015
100th anniversary of the Cleveland Agreement
ideastream: Kenneth Ledford, associate professor of history and law, explained Cleveland’s role in the creation of Czechoslovakia by laying the groundwork for the “Pittsburgh Agreement.”
October 28, 2015
Lead poisoning makes education harder for kids and teachers: Toxic Neglect
The Plain Dealer: Rob Fischer, research professor in the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, discussed the impact lead poisoning can have on children entering preschool. "When they arrive in…
October 28, 2015
When tragedy and adolescence clash, helping grieving teenagers cope
The New York Times:Lisa Damour, clinical instructor of psychology, wrote about how teenagers experience bereavement and how it can differ from how an adult handles loss.
October 27, 2015
Activist Angela Davis to speak at Case Western Reserve University
The Plain Dealer: Rhonda Williams, founder and director of the Social Justice Institute, talked about the Think Tank 2015 event, featuring keynote speaker activist Angela Y. Davis. "Angela Y. Davis' visit is right on time, for she is…
October 27, 2015
Bowling for dark matter
PBS: Glenn Starkman, professor of physics and astronomy and director of the Center for Education and Research in Cosmology and Astrophysics, discussed how researchers believe dark matter might be made up of subatomic particles named quarks. “We don’t know whether this stuff…