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Cleveland Play House wins coveted 2015 Regional Theatre Tony Award in its 100th year The Plain Dealer: The Cleveland Play House was selected for the 2015 Regional Theatre Tony Award. The Play House, which will celebrate its centennial this year, was the country’s first regional theater and is now…

7 questions answered about transgender people ABC News: Stephen B. Levine, clinical professor of psychiatry, answered a number of questions about people who are transgender, including children. “What we need to understand is that in development, all of us get dramatically transformed over time by…

Violins of Hope: Instruments restored from Holocaust coming to Cleveland for wide-ranging cultural project The Plain Dealer: Case Western Reserve is among seven community partners that will bring the Violins of Hope to Cleveland in September. The violins, which have been painstakingly restored from…

CWRU Down syndrome researcher has personal stake in potential breakthrough studies The Plain Dealer: In a profile, Alberto Costa, professor of pediatrics, talks about his grant from the Alana Foundation to continue his research in Down syndrome and his particular connection to the condition: His…

Gillian Flynn, Neil Gaiman, 'Serial' producers and more in 2015-2016 Writers Center Stage The Plain Dealer: Case Western Reserve will once again host the William N. Skirball Writers Center Stage series. The 2015-2016 season will feature Neil Gaiman, author of American Goods and Coraline; Gillian…

Menopause and moods The Huffington Post: Sheryl Kingsberg, professor of reproductive biology, discussed the transitions women encounter when they reach menopause. "There are also women who are more sensitive to the shifts of reproductive hormones: women who might have experienced PMDD (premenstrual…

Case Western Reserve University to award ethics prize to philosopher Martha Nussbaum The Plain Dealer: The Inamori International Center for Ethics and Excellence recently announced Martha Nussbaum, a prominent philosopher and the Ernst Freund Distinguished Service Professor of Law and Ethics at the…

Mergers still a trend in legal industry Crain’s Cleveland Business: Cassandra Burke Robertston, professor of law and director of Center for Professional Ethics, discussed the continuing trend of law firm mergers. “The successful mergers are the ones that bring something new to the firm, whether…

The ‘maker movement’ goes to college The Chronicle of Higher Education: think[ box ] is leading the way in a new trend in which universities join the “maker movement.” Ian Charnas, manager of think[ box ], discussed the future of the innovation space, including the seven-story building in…

Northwestern spinoffs NuMat, Ampy hit it big at Clean Energy Challenge Chicago Tribune: Case Western Reserve students won the U.S. Department of Energy Student Prize at the Clean Energy Challenge business competition for their company, FGC Plasma Solutions. The students won $50,000 for their…