Media
February 20, 2015
Will John Roberts or Anthony Kennedy save Obamacare?
National Journal: Jonathan Adler, the Johan Verheij Memorial Professor of Law, discussed the potential for either United States Chief Justices John Roberts or Anthony Kennedy to become the swing vote in the Obamacare insurance subsidies decision.…
February 20, 2015
CWRU film scholar gets us ready for the Oscars
WKSU: Film scholar Robert Spadoni, associate professor in the Department of English, gives tips on analyzing films, in preparation for the Oscars on Sunday. “The most casual viewer can really benefit from thinking about the details and specific…
February 18, 2015
Go Red For Women: 5 highlights fromFriday's event which raised $1 million for heart research
The Plain Dealer: Colleen Lance, assistant professor of medicine, gave the keynote speech at Cleveland’s Go Red for Women event. Lance, who also is the clinical director of sleep medicine at University…
February 18, 2015
Northeast Ohio medical technology projects get financial boost from Third Frontier program
Crain’s Cleveland Business: The Ohio Third Frontier program awarded Case Western Reserve University $50,000 to further develop a device to improve treatment of atrial fibrillation, a heart condition.
February 17, 2015
Why do we place our most vulnerable prisoners in solitary?
The Crime Report: Joseph Galanek, research associate at the Begun Center for Violence Prevention Research & Education, wrote about how solitary confinement in prison is detrimental for inmates with mental illnesses.
February 17, 2015
Can modern prosthetics actually help reclaim the sense of touch?
PBS NewsHour: Dustin Tyler, associate professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering, designed a prosthetic arm that is meant to help restore the sense of touch for amputees. “Will you have your hand? No. Will you have…
February 16, 2015
Moving beyond sticker price, help there for paying for college Cleveland Jewish News: Rick Bischoff, vice president of enrollment management, discussed the importance of considering aid in college decisions. “The institutions that people think of as the highly regarded institutions very often have…
February 16, 2015
University of Toledo may partner with hospitals WKSU: The University of Toledo may create a nonprofit organization to partner with local hospitals. J.B. Silvers, the John R. Mannix Medical Mutual of Ohio Professor of Health Care Finance, noted the partnership may have to be legally separate from…
February 13, 2015
With NASA in the class, LaunchHouse graduates ready to launch in new direction The Plain Dealer: Felipe Gomez del Campo, an engineering student, founded FGC Plasma Solutions, a company that reduces emissions and increases power of jet fuel using plasma technology. He had the opportunity to learn…
February 13, 2015
Weather and mood linked to buying stocks Design&Trend: Dasol Kim, assistant professor of banking and finance, discussed his team’s research, which found that the weather can affect how institutional investors make stock trades. "We focus on institutional investors because of the important role…