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New approach could lead cancer cells down path of destruction Gizmag: Youwei Zhang, assistant professor of pharmacology, led a team that discovered a potential treatment that may steer cancer cells toward their own destruction.

Cleveland's latest renaissance still owes its biggest debt to those long dead The Plain Dealer: John Grabowski, the Krieger-Mueller Associate Professor in Applied History, credited the culture and institutions of the industrial age to Cleveland’s success today. “The bragging rights for Cleveland…

Child plane crash survivor must have time, tools to grieve CNN: The 7-year-old sole survivor of a small-plane crash may someday seek professional assistance. It’s critical the person have training in child trauma, said Donald Freedheim, professor emeritus of psychology. "If they called me, I…

Perfect Practice The Academic Minute: Brooke Macnamara, assistant professor of psychology, discussed her research that is trying to debunk the “10,000 rule,” which states that 10,000 hours of deliberate practice can make someone an expert in any given skill.

Joining International Criminal Court wouldn’t guarantee Palestinians a war crimes case The New York Times: Michael P. Scharf, interim dean of the School of Law, discussed Palestine’s move to join the International Criminal Court. Scharf said that past cases “involved hundreds of thousands or at…

Looking back on 2014 at the Ohio Supreme Court wcbe.org: Jonathan Adler, the Johan Verheij Memorial Professor of Law, discussed the Ohio Supreme Court’s ruling in the case involving Gov. John Kasich’s public-private job creation agency JobsOhio.

A gift guide for young historians Slate.com: Peter Shulman, assistant professor of history, explained why David Macauley’s book, Castle, sparked his interest in history. “It wasn’t just about a building, but the process of its construction. It was about why a thirteenth-century lord would want to…

Anchor districts are the new engines of job creation, and that's a good thing for cities FreshwaterCleveland: Many cities rely on their anchors districts—geographic areas with a high density of institutions that stabilize their communities through activities such as creative placemaking and job…

Parental violence affects boys, girls differently ANINews: A recent study by Megan Holmes, assistant professor at the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, discovered that parental violence affects boys and girls differently. Holmes said that while girls tend to…

Education Insider: Spirit of giving helps Columbus schools The Columbus Dispatch: Deputy Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Lynn Singer discussed scholarships the Chinese government will provide to two CWRU students to study in China for a full school year. They are “great gifts from…