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Earth Day at 42: Evolution from confrontation to collaboration, even as fracking divides The Plain Dealer: A recent national poll found young people’s interest in the environment has waned recently. “Some of it might be the economy, but I think some of it is just an indication that it’s a movement ...

Cleveland Museum of Art has a big economic impact, says a new study by Kleinhenz & Associates The Plain Dealer: The Cleveland Museum of Art is expected to generate about $140 million in economic activity in Cuyahoga County by the end of its fiscal year. This number comes from a new study by Kleinhe...

The resonant team leader Harvard Business Review: From the Cleveland Browns to major pharmaceutical companies, strong leadership on teams of all kinds is required to “create purpose and excitement, and provide social glue,” Distinguished University Professor Richard Boyatzis wrote in a blog....

Kinkade: home decorator, kitsch-master, or artist? Associated Press: Some view the late Thomas Kinkade’s work as mass-marketed and too commercially oriented to be considered art. But, as American art professor Henry Adams pointed out, he was hardly the first artist to be openly committed to making ...

Mayor's aide touts city's efforts to help 'mom and pop' businesses thrive The Plain Dealer: The Case Western Reserve University chapter of Net Impact held a panel discussion April 12 that explored the challenges and possibilities small businesses face. Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson’s chief of staff...

Leatrice Madison volunteered for 36 groups: news obituary The Plain Dealer: Leatrice Madison, an award-winning activist who helped integrate Cleveland Heights and led 36 civic groups, died March 30 at age 89. Among the 85 committees on which she served throughout her life, Madison was on the Case W...

ANA aims at stopping workplace bullying NurseZone: Bullying in the workplace has become part of workplace culture in many areas such as nursing, but it can adversely affect staff dynamics. “Studies have talked about how the culture of a work environment directly has an effect on patient outcomes an...

TEDxCLE: Inspiration turned into action Fresh Water Cleveland: The third TEDxCLE event will be held April 20 and will feature speakers such as graduate student Philip Niles, who will discuss sharing data to reduce disparities around the world. “In the past, we were consumers of information,” he sai...

CWRU researchers identify “switch” in colon cancer WKYC: School of Medicine researchers have identified a “switch,” named Variant Enhancer Loci or VELs, that seems to allow for the development of colon cancer. “The VELs signature is notable because it cuts through the complexity of the many genes t...

Small businesses don’t choose low-tax states Bloomberg Businessweek: In a commentary piece, Scott Shane, the A. Malachi Mixon III Professor of Entrepreneurial Studies, writes that while state lawmakers often say their small-business tax policies need to be more favorable than those in other states,...