Media
March 28, 2012
A struggle to define ‘death’ for organ donors
NPR: A new method of obtaining organs for transplant procedures is raising ethical questions, including whether the donor is technically “dead.” “You could say, well, they’re almost dead, or they’re close to dead or they’re dead enough,” said Stuart J. ...
March 28, 2012
A Bush-era victory in culture wars: faith-based initiatives
The Christian Science Monitor: Despite federal budget cuts, faith-based initiatives continue on, although in many cases it hasn’t changed how faith-based organizations provide services. “They’re already able to do a certain level of servic...
March 28, 2012
BibliFact roundup #1: Visions, vomit and phony eco-theology
The Huffington Post: Timothy Beal, the Florence K. Harkness Professor of Religious Studies, debuted a new blog called BibliFact, where he fact checks the way politicians quote the Bible on the campaign trail....
March 28, 2012
Expanding pool of donor corneas is focus of CWRU and UH study
The Plain Dealer: School of Medicine researchers began a study this month that could double the time donated corneas are accepted as viable for transplant—potentially increasing the transplant pool by at least 20 percent. “If we can show...
March 28, 2012
Two Case Western law professors agree to disagree about health care act
NewsNet5: School of Law professors Jonathan Adler and Jessie Hill shared their vastly different opinions on the constitutionality on the Affordable Care Act....
March 28, 2012
Rep. Marcy Kaptur says that the poorest in America are women
PolitiFact: Rep. Marcy Kaptur recently said that the poorest people in the country are women—a statement proven true by U.S. Census data and a National Women’s Law Center report. In addition, Claudia Coulton, co-director of the Center for...
March 28, 2012
Parents most likely perpetrators in child killings
The Washington Examiner: A string of child death cases around Washington, D.C., highlights the reality that parents or caregivers are more likely to kill their children than strangers. “Parents have the motive,” said psychiatry professor Phillip Re...
March 26, 2012
Case Western Reserve University opens high tech workshop for students, faculty and staff
The Plain Dealer: Case Western Reserve University now has a “high-tech playground” for students, faculty and staff to design and develop prototypes that could be produced commercially. Located in the basement o...
March 26, 2012
Protesters in Cleveland condemn contraception coverage in federal health insurance mandate
The Plain Dealer: More than 1,000 protesters gathered in Cleveland to condemn the rule mandating that health insurance plans cover contraception. Part of the debate is the “morning-after pill,” which the Cath...
March 23, 2012
M.C. “Terry” Hokenstad, Distinguished University Professor, Ralph S. and Dorothy P. Schmitt Professor and professor of global health, recently traveled to China to present and consult.
Hokenstad was a plenary presenter in Hong Kong at a conference on The Third Sector and Public Governance in Greate...