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Michigan shooting: Reasonable self-defense or second-degree murder? (+video) The Christian Science Monitor: Michael Benza, senior instructor in law, weighed in on a recent self-defense case in Michigan where a man is being charged with manslaughter in the death of a woman who came to his door in…

CWRU, Cleveland Clinic researchers get $3.5 million to study genetic changes of parasite that causes malaria The Plain Dealer: A team of researchers led by Peter Zimmerman, professor of international health, biology and genetics, and David Serre, assistant professor of genomics, received a…

CardioInsight Technologies raises $15 million in long-term financing deal Crain’s Cleveland (Subscription Required): CardioInsight Technologies has raised an initial $15 million to finish clinical studies in Europe and get approval to sell its product, which is based upon technology developed at…

Physics instructor Ed Caner is still fiddling around with science and music with Hey Mavis The Plain Dealer: Edward Caner, physics lecturer and Director of the Science and Technology Entrepreneurship Masters Programs, is also the fiddler and viola player in the roots band Hey Mavis, defying any…

Academic Minute: History of Municipal Water WAMC Northeast Public Radio: John Broich, assistant professor of history, discussed his most recently published book, London: Water and the Making of the Modern City, and examined the issue of public water as a right of all United States citizens.

A year later, murder case resonates in India Philly.com: A year after the murder of a 61-year-old Indian woman and her infant granddaughter, the case's implications are being felt in India as well as the United States. Deepak Sarma, professor of religious studies, suggests that this event, among…

Civil rights lawyer Fred Gray speaks at Case Western Reserve University Call & Post: Alumnus Fred Gray, a renowned civil rights attorney who represented Rosa Parks and Martin Luther King Jr., returned to his alma mater to speak to students. He also discussed his updated book Bus Ride to…

Supreme Court considers government prayer The News Herald: Jessie Hill, professor of law and associate dean for faculty development and research, discussed a recent court case on the topic of government prayer. “This case is just another example of the difficulty we get into when the court starts…

The moral responsibility of volunteer soldiers Boston Review: Shannon French, director of the Inamori International Center for Ethics and Excellence, added to the debate of whether or not soldiers should have a right of selective conscientious objection if they believe a conflict to be unjust. She…

Supreme Court considers government prayer The News Herald: Jessie Hill, professor of law and associate dean for faculty development and research, discussed a recent court case on the topic of government prayer. “This case is just another example of the difficulty we get into when the court starts…