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Lawyers on all sides want the Steubenville rape case closed to the public The Plain Dealer: Attorneys in the Steubenville rape case all are requesting the court proceedings are closed to the public and the press—a request that is highly unusual for all sides to agree upon, according to Carmen Naso,...

Many boomers not prepared for retirement ideastream: Many people near retirement age are not ready—often because they don’t have the knowledge to invest their money. “A typical employer might offer 50 different funds for people to choose from, under the theory they’re able to choose, and have the k...

Drug is shown to help pancreatic cancer cases The New York Times: In a clinical trial, the use of Abraxane in addition to gemcitabine, the typical drug for pancreatic cancer, prolonged the lives of patients with advanced pancreatic cancer by almost two months. “The simplicity of Abraxane plus gemci...

Michael Ruhlman, Jared Bendis and ‘Writing Against Time’ ideastream: On an episode of “Around Noon,” creative new media officer Jared Bendis weighed in on the latest technology news and assistant professor of English Michael Clune discussed his new book, Writing Against Time....

Cleveland's urban scene gets a boost from young adults moving in The Plain Dealer: Richey Piiparinen, a researcher in the Center on Urban Poverty and Community Development, recently released a paper on where Northeast Ohio’s young adults are moving and found they’re moving, in large numbers, into u...

Delay in crowdfunding rules hurts foreign entrepreneurs Entrepreneur: Michael Goldberg, an adjunct professor of banking and finance, penned an op-ed on crowdfunding investments for businesses around the world....

Cleveland's law schools venture into cyber classes The Plain Dealer: The School of Law is one Cleveland law school testing out online programs, planning to put its entire LLM program online in the fall. "I don't think there's any sacrifice in the quality of education at all," said Dean Lawrence Mit...

Modern lessons from arranged marriages The New York Times: Religious studies professor Deepak Sarma is profiled in an article on the importance of parents’ involvement in choosing marriage partners....

Pros, cons of President Obama's gun proposal for gun owners WKYC: School of Law professor Jonathan Entin discussed the pros and cons of President Barack Obama's new gun control proposal that would require universal background checks on gun purchases....

Smartphone apps can fall short in detecting skin cancer, study finds ABC News Radio: Relying on unregulated smartphone apps to detect skin cancer can postpone diagnosis and cause harm, a study found. However, the FDA has announced plans to regulate these apps and, given their accessibility, they co...