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May 06, 2015
The 14 best free online courses starting in May
Business Insider: Richard Boyatzis, Distinguished University Professor and the H.R. Horvitz Professor of Family Business, is once again teaching his massive open online course (MOOC) titled, “Inspiring Leadership Through Emotional Intelligence.” The…
May 06, 2015
House cleaning keeps the elderly healthy
Yahoo: A recent study led by Kathy Wright, a postdoctoral KL2 Scholar in the Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing, revealed that older adults who completed housework and maintained their property felt better emotionally and physically. "House cleaning kept…
May 05, 2015
1968 and the invention of the American police state
City Lab: Rhonda Y. Williams, founder and director of the Social Justice Institute and associate professor of history, discussed how protesters in Baltimore now and in the city's 1968 Holy Week Uprising have confronted marginalization.…
May 05, 2015
Getting in to college doesn’t mean students are ready to go
The New York Times: Lisa Damour, clinical instructor of psychological sciences, wrote about how some teenagers aren’t always ready for college directly out of high school, and how sending them before they’re ready can often have poor…
May 04, 2015
Law's Sharona Hoffman talks about the legality of using fake doctors' notes to call off work, school
‘Very disturbing': Websites selling doctored notes, fake hospital wristbands
FOX 8: Sharona Hoffman, the Edgar A. Hahn Professor of Jurisprudence and
co-director of the Law-Medicine Center, talked about the legality of using fake doctors’ notes to call off work or school and whether it might be…
May 04, 2015
The brain tumor is benign, but threats remain
The New York Times: Jill Barnholtz-Sloan, associate director for bioinformatics at the Case Comprehensive Cancer Center, discussed what some believe are potential causes of benign tumors, which can become dangerous if undetected. “There’s been a lot of…
April 30, 2015
9 secrets of successful savers
U.S. News and World Report: William Mahnic, associate professor of banking and finance, discussed the importance of saving money early. The best savers "began to save a portion of their paycheck when they started their first part-time and full-time job,” he…
April 30, 2015
Forget CSI: Real-life crime labs are a total mess
Mother Jones: Paul Giannelli, Distinguished University Professor and the Albert J. Weatherhead III and Richard W. Weatherhead Professor, discussed why crime labs in many cities have come under fire for mishandling cases recently. One reason, he…
April 30, 2015
3D printing brings the sexy back to Cleveland's manufacturing sector
Fresh Water Cleveland: Jim McGuffin-Cawley, chair of the Department of Materials Science and Engineering, talked about the joint effort between think[ box ] and rp+m, a local company that excels in additive manufacturing. “We're…
April 30, 2015
Eastlake Middle schoolers raise thousands for autism research
The News-Herald: Middle school students from Eastlake put on the sixth annual Autism Awareness Dance-a-Thon to raise money for the Center for Autism Research.