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Mathematics' Christopher Butler sounds off on Cleveland's place in ranking of cities' pro sports success
Ranking U.S. cities for pro sports success over five decades, from Boston to Cleveland The Plain Dealer: A new compilation of United States cities' sports team’s success ranks Cleveland second to last in cities with three or more major sports teams. According to Christopher Butler, instructor in…
Link between acetaminophen use in pregnancy and ADHD-like behaviors in children is not relevant, says Medicine's Max Wizniter
Acetaminophen in pregnancy linked to 'ADHD-like behaviors' CNN: A new study found a connection between pregnant women's use of acetaminophen during pregnancy and ADHD-like behavioral problems in their children. Max Wiznitzer, associate professor of pediatric neurology, emphasized that the study is…
Faculty members discuss global change happening at the Weatherhead School
Dean's corner: Business as an agent of world benefit eNewsline: Robert E. Widing, dean of the Weatherhead School of Management; Chris Laszlo, associate professor of organizational behavior; and David Cooperrider, the Fairmount Minerals Professor of Social Entrepreneurship, wrote about the school’s…
Law's Aaron Perzanowski explains the growing possibility of a monopoly in cable services
Any approval of a Comcast-Time Warner merger must come with competition safeguards: Editorial The Plain Dealer: Following Time Warner's acquisition of Comcast, and given the limited provider selection in most areas, many are concerned about the possibility of a monopoly. Aaron Perzanowski,…
Biology's Mark Willis discusses challenges of collaborating across disciplines
Researchers discover ants can withstand 5,000 times body weight The Columbus Dispatch: A joint research team in the field of biomimetics is attempting to recreate the incomparable strength of an ant’s neck. According to Mark Willis, associate professor of biology, the joint venture across fields…
Obamacare's passage has revived contraception controversy, says Law's Jessie Hill
Symposium: The contraceptives coverage controversy—what’s old is new again SCOTUSblog: Jessie Hill, professor of law, blogged about the history of insurance coverage of birth control, as "the passage of Obamacare thus seems to have awakened a sleeping giant of controversy over contraception and…
Law's Charlie Korsmo participates in Q&A about his acting career
Charlie Korsmo: Child star of 'Dick Tracy' and 'Hook,' now a Case Western Reserve University law professor, at Cinematheque Friday The Plain Dealer: Charlie Korsmo, former child actor and assistant professor of law, appeared Friday night at the Cleveland Institute of Art Cinematheque for a Q&A…
Weatherhead's Michael Goldberg answers questions on maintaining company culture
Maintaining your company culture and cost-effective global marketing MSNBC: Michael Goldberg, visiting assistant professor of design and innovation, joined an episode of “Your Business” to answer viewer questions on maintaining company culture with new hires and cheap ways to market companies…
Electrical engineering and computer science's GQ Zhang leads researchers in invention of new search engine
Look out, Google: Case Western develops a new cyber-search method Consumer Affairs: Researchers led by GQ Zhang, professor of electrical engineering and computer science, have invented a new, more efficient search engine—called the Conjunctive Exploratory Navigation Interface—that saves users time…
Dittrick Medical History Museum to host British Georgian expert
Georgian London expert to visit CWRU for lecture on pioneering medical illustrator The Plain Dealer: Lucy Inglis, a British historian and author, will visit the Dittrick Medical History Museum for a lecture on medical illustrators of the Georgian era, specifically Jan Van Rymsdyk—one of the best…