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Climbing sand dunes and talking seed accelerators in Namibia Huffington Post: Michael Goldberg, visiting assistant professor of design and innovation, has been at the Polytechnic of Namibia since early May as part of a Fullbright Senior Specialist fellowship. In a blog post, Goldberg wrote about…

Cleveland’s second chance at police reform PBS: After Cleveland police signed an agreement with the Department of Justice on reform measures, Rhonda Y. Williams, director of the Social Justice Institute and associate professor of history, discussed the potential for change. “There are some really…

Helicopter simulator's impact on emergency health care WKYC: The nursing school's new helicopter simulator—the first of its kind in the country—could have a significant impact in how nurses are trained for emergency situations. "We have a sim man so we can simulate just about any medical condition…

A mentally ill black woman's "sudden death" at the hands of Cleveland police Mother Jones: After a mentally ill woman died suddenly after being physically restrained by Cleveland police in November, the public is still waiting for answers, much like in the Tamir Rice case. "It is extremely…

Harvey Webster & Jared Bendis ideastream: Jared Bendis, creative new media officer at Kelvin Smith Library, discussed hackers in the wake of a recent security breach on an online dating site, as well as the newly released Apple Watch.

Schubert Center disappointed with lack of child-specific changes in Justice Department consent decree The Plain Dealer: Cleveland released a police-reform consent decree last week. Though the Schubert Center for Child Studies made recommendations for the decree, none of them were met. “There are so…

Books rule at Case Western Reserve University's annual sale The Plain Dealer: The Association for Continuing Education will hold its annual book sale May 30-June 2 in Adelbert Gym. The sale boasts more than 70,000 items, including books, CDs, collectible first editions, small toy, memorabilia and…

Scientists say they've found a new species of human ancestor Mental Floss: Yohannes Haile-Selassie, adjunct professor of anthropology and fellow of the Institute for the Science of Origins, and his team of researchers found teeth and jawbones from between 3.3 and 3.5 million years ago at a site 20…

DOC's chief economist: Looking out for manufacturing's little guy Industry Week: U.S. Department of Commerce Chief Economist Susan Helper, the Frank Tracy Carlton Professor of Economics at Weatherhead School of Management, talked about manufacturing and how Case Western Reserve collaborates with…

Brelo verdict shows the difficulty in applying use of force standards NPR: Michael Benza, senior instructor of law, discussed some remaining questions surrounding the not guilty verdict in the Michael Brelo case, including the impact it could have on similar cases moving forward. “Well, for one…