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October 21, 2015
What caretakers can do when their patient believes God has abandoned them
Deseret National News: Julie Exline, professor of psychological sciences, discussed how patients who receive a supportive, rather than combative, response to their negative spiritual beliefs can actually emerge with a better…
October 21, 2015
New push to stop overuse of antibiotics in nursing homes
The Wall Street Journal: Robin Jump, assistant professor of medicine, and colleagues helped push for the reduction in antibiotics at an area veterans long-term care facility after seeing an uptick in prescriptions for antibiotics for nursing…
October 21, 2015
‘Looney Tunes’: Musicologist talks cartoon soundtracks
WKAR: Daniel Goldmark, professor of music and director of the Center for Popular Music Studies, talked about the history of cartoon music and some of the differences between “serious” film music and the music used in cartoons.
October 21, 2015
Case Western Reserve University's Think Forum speaker series has new location and is free
The Plain Dealer: The newly renamed Think Forum will open tomorrow with a lecture from Daniel Mendelsohn, professor at Bard College. The forum, which is the nation's longest consecutive-running speaker series,…
October 20, 2015
7 online classes that will make you smarter and more interesting
Inc.: Massive open online courses (MOOCs) have grown in popularity and include many options for those who would like to launch their own startups. Inc. named Assistant Professor of Design and Innovation Michael Goldberg’s MOOC,…
October 20, 2015
‘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.
October 19, 2015
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.”
October 19, 2015
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.
October 19, 2015
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…
October 16, 2015
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…