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Extra, extra! How to get your face on screenHuffington Post: Third-year undergraduate Julia Bianco writes about how anyone can be a part of the movies as an extra, and how one can find those opportunities.

Intelligent design could be taught with Common Core’s repealThe Columbus Dispatch: A new bill has been proposed to teach intelligent design in conjunction with evolution in Ohio science classes, a bill pushed for by conservatives since 2006. “It sounds exactly like the kind of things intelligent…

Piketty Envy: What the left gets wrong about the French economistThe Chronicle on Higher Education: Associate professor of English Michael W. Clune wrote about varied reactions to French economist Thomas Piketty’s book on economic inequality.

Preventing teen suicideideastream: Jane Timmons-Mitchell, senior research associate with the Begun Center for Violence Prevention Research and Education and associate clinical professor of psychology, discussed what can be done to prevent teen suicide.

An unlikely psychologist-patient friendship unfolds in 'The Story Hour'NPR: Thrity Umrigar, professor of English, discussed her recent novel, The Story Hour,which chronicles the unlikely, unethical “mystical connection” between a psychologist and a patient.

Severe sleep apnea may boost odds for stubborn high blood pressure MSN.com: Cleveland Clinic researchers, led by Harneet Walia, assistant professor of family medicine, found a significant correlation between severe sleep apnea and drug-resistant high blood pressure. The study couldn't prove…

At Startup Weekend, Case Western Reserve University students will begin a new year thinking up new businesses: the Mix The Plain Dealer: On Friday, the Blackstone LaunchPad will present the second-annual Startup Weekend, an opportunity for students to turn their ideas into startup companies. “What…

An ounce of preventionPsychology Today: In the wake of Robin Williams' death, associate professor of psychology Amy Przeworski examined the troubling prevalence of and correlation between depression and suicide.

Meet your makersIdeastream: Lisa Camp, associate dean for Strategic Initiatives, and Ian Charnas, operations director for thinkbox, discussed the “maker movement,” a movement that embodies the Cleveland spirit.

Aspiring sports agents can learn the ropes in Case Western Reserve University's free online courseThe Plain Dealer: Peter Carfagna, distinguished visiting practitioner-in-residence at the School of Law, created the massive open online course (MOOC), "Representing the Professional Athlete." The…