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Fiscal Cliff: Alternative Minimum Tax to hit families WKYC: Unless Congress and the White House act to combat the looming “fiscal cliff,” the alternative minimum tax could cost millions of families thousands more per year. "Those with much lower incomes would not be hit by AMT," said Steven C. Hart...

Snails in the water, disease in the villages National Science Foundation: People in developing countries who don’t have access to clean water or good sanitation facilities can be exposed to infected snails that serve as intermediaries between disease-causing worms and humans. The worms carry schist...

Heroism in Northeast Ohio ideastream: Chris Manacci, clinical director of the Dorothy Ebersbach Academic Center for Flight Nursing, was selected as one of Northeast Ohio’s own heroes. He joined a Sound of Ideas panel of these helpful individuals to discuss their heroic actions—including how Manacci ...

CWRU's law student exchange agreements reflect school's broader international focus Crain’s Cleveland Business (subscription required): School of Law Dean Lawrence Mitchell is growing the school’s student exchange agreements abroad. By Jan. 1, the number of partnerships should total 20—up from four...

Local reaction to Middle East conflict WKYC: Tensions between Israel and Palestine continue to escalate, as missiles and rockets are launched in and out of the Gaza Strip—one of the most densely populated places on earth. "Civilians have no safe space to go to. There are no bomb shelters in Gaza, n...

Case Western Reserve lands another large gift for planned medical school Crain’s Cleveland Business: Philanthropists James W. and Constance Brown made a significant gift to support the construction of a 160,000-square-foot, $50 million building for the School of Medicine. Their gift is made in hono...

Law experts say low regulation helps fracking technology flourish ideastream: A group of legal experts visited the School of Law last week for a symposium on the law and policy of hydraulic fracturing, or fracking. They said the lack of federal regulation on oil and gas drilling has allowed technol...

Closing the African-American startup gap (opinion) Entrepreneur: Despite the fact that African-American individuals are more likely to initiate the new-business creation process than white individuals, they are less likely to have up-and-running businesses a few years later, according to a survey. ...

Welcome to the Trust Belt Fund for our Economic Future: Thanks to a $30 million federal grant, the corridor between Cleveland and Pittsburgh now boasts the National Additive Manufacturing Innovation Institute. The grant—plus $39 million in matching funds from partners—was the first major win for th...

Sickle cell transplants could see wider use The New York Times: Experimental half-match bone marrow transplants could help individuals suffering from sickle-cell disease, but they only work 50 percent of the time. “You’re putting people through a lot, and to have half of the transplants not take mu...