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Maltz Museum, Ensemble Theatre & Jared Bendis ideastream: Jared Bendis, the creative new media officer at Kelvin Smith Library, discussed the latest technology news on The Sound of Applause.

Coverage of lung cancer screening proposed by Medicare; local hospitals praise the move The Plain Dealer: Chip Gilkeson, professor of radiology, discussed a new proposal for Medicare to cover the costs of lung cancer screenings, which many area hospitals had long provided at a reduced price. “I…

CWRU malaria researcher named Foreign Policy leading global thinker The Plain Dealer: Malaria expert Brian Grimberg, assistant professor of international health, was named to Foreign Policy's 100 Leading Global Thinkers for 2014. “It's nice that [the magazine] has recognized that it's [malaria] a…

Attorney for indicted lawmaker: No plea change The Associated Press: According to Michael Benza, senior instructor in law, State Rep. Pete Beck’s choice between a bench or jury trial is a highly tactical decision. "A concern may be that a jury might be thinking about its animosity toward a…

Why no one can design a better speculum The Atlantic: Brandy Schillace, research associate at the Dittrick Medical History Center, talked about the history of the speculum and why the device became popular in the medical world. “Male doctors looked around and thought, ‘Hey, [child birth is]…

CWRU's new Venture Clinic puts patents in reach of rookie inventors The Plain Dealer: Craig Nard, director of the Spangenberg Center for Law, Technology & the Arts at the School of Law, and faculty member Ted Theofrastous discussed the need and importance of the law school’s IP Venture Clinic,…

Texture analysis shows level of invasion of ground-glass lung nodules AuntMinnie.com: Anant Madabhushi, professor of biomedical engineering, discussed his team’s research, which explores how textural analysis techniques may be able to decrease the number of unnecessary biopsies in ground-glass…

The U.S.-China Climate Accord ideastream: Jessica Green, assistant professor of political science, and Paul Schroeder, visiting assistant professor of political science, discuss the recent U.S.-China climate change agreement on today's episode of the Sound of Ideas.

Poor contact lens care leads to a whole lot of eye infections NPR: Thomas Steinemann, professor of ophthalmology, talked about the importance of proper contact lens care to prevent infections and other eye-related problems. “Wearers need to understand that this is a medical device," he said. “It…

CWRU student wins award for health care business The Observer: Student Khalid Al-Dhubaib won first place at the Regional Global Student Entrepreneur Awards for his company, Triple Analytics. The company aims to help health care workers develop plans for patients who need long-term care. He has five…