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Cleveland HIV/AIDS research duo awarded $18.5M for continued work by Fasenmyer Foundation The Plain Dealer: The Richard J. Fasenmyer Foundation awarded CWRU and Cleveland Clinic $18.5 million to support HIV/AIDS research. "This generous support will enable us to carry out our research and leverage…

Case Western Reserve University appoints co-deans of law school The Plain Dealer: Case Western Reserve University announcedFriday that Michael Scharf and Jessica Berg will assume the role of deans of the School of Law. Scharf, director of the Frederick K. Cox International Law Center, and the…

Carson cuts own path in pursuit of GOP nomination PolitiFact.com: Mark Fleisher, research professor at the Begun Center for Violence Prevention Research and Education who studies sexuality and violence in prisons, discussed Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson’s statement that sexuality is…

A first for Cleveland Clinic, ShurTech: Company gets on-site medical care The Plain Dealer: J.B. Silvers, the John R. Mannix Medical Mutual of Ohio Professor of Health Care Finance, discussed an arrangement made by ShurTech Brands, in which Cleveland Clinic provides on-site primary and preventive…

CWRU biology chief Weiss named to national boards Cleveland Jewish News: Michael Weiss, chairman of the Department of Biochemistry, has been elected to the national boards of the Summer Science Program and the Presidential Scholars Foundation.

Expert: Convicting New Mexico officers of murder a challenge Associated Press: Michael Benza, senior instructor of law, weighed in on the challenges of convicting police officers in on-duty shootings. He explained that the officers have protection due to their perceptions of danger in encounters…

FDA approves drug to boost women's libido Philly.com: Sheryl Kingsberg, professor of obstetrics and gynecology and psychiatry, discussed the new FDA-approved drug for low libido in women. Kingsberg is a paid consultant of Sprout Pharmaceuticals, the maker of the drug. "This is the most important…

Case Western Reserve University offers diversity training for students 19 Action News: Case Western Reserve University’s newly launched program, Diversity 360, helps educate students on how to handle racially charged situations. “We are working innovatively to make sure that we’re creating programs…

You're feeling dizzy. Should you be worried? U.S. News & World Report: Michael Benninger, professor of surgery at Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine, wrote about common symptoms associated with dizziness and explained how feeling dizzy often is associated with imbalances in the ears,…

As Social Security marks 80 years, meaningful reforms are on the table The Plain Dealer: Terry Hokenstad, Distinguished University Professor and the Ralph S. and Dorothy P. Schmitt Professor in the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, penned an op-ed on the 80th…