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Commitment a key theme for medical school applications U.S. News and World Report: Kathleen Franco, associate dean for student affairs & admissions for Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine, gave tips for medical school applications.

A recap of the 2014 Making Cents Youth Economic Opportunities Summit Agrilinks.org: Michael Goldberg, visiting assistant professor of design and innovation, discussed the benefits and value of the 2014 Making Cents Youth Economic Opportunities Summit.

Shooting to kill: Why police are trained to fire fatal shots The Plain Dealer: Michael Benza, senior instructor in law, discussed the difficulties of legislating perceived danger. “It's not one of those things that we can give officers guidelines for,” he said. “We recognize that they can…

Felice Urban Cafe, Bill Hixson Florist, Tech Guru Jared & Fabric Artist, Karen Mulier Ideastream: On today's episode of Applause, Jared Bendis, the creative new media officer at Kelvin Smith Library, will preview some of the hottest new tech toys for the holiday season.

Weatherhead 100 shows that innovation can brighten old industries: the Mix The Plain Dealer: Last week, winners of this year’s Weatherhead 100 were announced. The annual rankings are based on five years of revenue growth.

The new leadership challenge Educause Review: Michael Kubit, interim chief operations officer for Information Technology Services, wrote about the changing landscape of information technology (IT) leadership. “IT leaders must develop a new set of skills," he wrote. "Emotional and social…

Everything we know about the Tamir Rice shooting investigation Buzzfeed.com: Lewis Katz, the John C. Hutchins Professor at the School of Law, discussed the ongoing Tamir Rice shooting investigation. “I think you have a strong possibility for indictment here,” he said. “Everything happened so…

How Brazil plans to teach a million people English before the Rio Olympics Wired: David Clingingsmith, associate professor of economics, explained how efforts to teach English in India had a big impact on the country, and whether it could do the same for Brazil. “In India, English has played a big…

CWRU leads multicenter research on sudden epilepsy deaths; project awarded $27.3 million grant The Plain Dealer: Professors Samden Lhatoo and GQ Zhang discussed the National Institutes of Health grant to identify the causes of Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy. Lhatoo shared that the phenomenon…

Police and the black community ideasteam: Undergraduate student Eva Barrett was a panelist on The Sound of Ideas to discuss recent events involving police and the black community. Barrett is a member of CWRU's New Abolitionist Association.