Media
June 08, 2015
What really happens at a political convention?
Crain’s Cleveland Business: Karen Beckwith, the Flora Stone Mather Professor in the Department of Political Science, and Justin Buchler, associate professor of political science, discussed the many political activities that can be expected to take…
June 08, 2015
Leonardo da Vinci depicted in 500-year-old engraving?
NBC News: A painting in the Cleveland Museum of Art has been long believed to depict Orpheus, a musician from Greek mythology. But Ross Duffin, the Fynette H. Kulas Professor of Music, discovered that it might actually be a depiction of Leonardo…
June 05, 2015
Prosecutors appeal 'errors' in Brelo verdict; acquittal will stand
The Plain Dealer: Lewis Katz, the John C. Hutchins Professor in the School of Law, discussed a motion made by the Cuyahoga County Prosecutor’s Office to correct legal errors in the voluntary manslaughter trial of Michael Brelo to…
June 04, 2015
The presidential race is on
Crain’s Cleveland Business (subscription required): With the presidential race heating up, Justin Buchler, associate professor of political science, and Karen Beckwith, the Flora Stone Mather Professor in the Department of Political Science, discussed the potential of…
June 04, 2015
Civilians get new authority in Cleveland police settlement
The Associated Press: Michael Benza, senior instructor of law, talked about the potential benefits of new civilian roles in the Cleveland police department and an increase in community policing. "There's also a need to have the community…
June 03, 2015
Climbing sand dunes and talking seed accelerators in Namibia
Huffington Post: Michael Goldberg, visiting assistant professor of design and innovation, has been at the Polytechnic of Namibia since early May as part of a Fullbright Senior Specialist fellowship. In a blog post, Goldberg wrote about…
June 03, 2015
Cleveland’s second chance at police reform
PBS: After Cleveland police signed an agreement with the Department of Justice on reform measures, Rhonda Y. Williams, director of the Social Justice Institute and associate professor of history, discussed the potential for change. “There are some really…
June 02, 2015
Helicopter simulator's impact on emergency health care
WKYC: The nursing school's new helicopter simulator—the first of its kind in the country—could have a significant impact in how nurses are trained for emergency situations. "We have a sim man so we can simulate just about any medical condition…
June 02, 2015
Law's Ayesha Bell Hardaway discusses wait for answers in recent investigations into Cleveland police
A mentally ill black woman's "sudden death" at the hands of Cleveland police
Mother Jones: After a mentally ill woman died suddenly after being physically restrained by Cleveland police in November, the public is still waiting for answers, much like in the Tamir Rice case. "It is extremely…
June 01, 2015
Harvey Webster & Jared Bendis
ideastream: Jared Bendis, creative new media officer at Kelvin Smith Library, discussed hackers in the wake of a recent security breach on an online dating site, as well as the newly released Apple Watch.