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Hundreds of meteorites uncovered in Antarctica SPACE.com: Ralph Harvey, associate professor of geological sciences, just wrapped up his 25th expedition to Antarctica with the Antarctic Search for Meteorites program. “The place is special for us because we seem to find meteorites everywhere, in ever...

Court: Religious groups exempt from bias laws Cleveland Jewish News: The Supreme Court recently ruled that religious institutions are free to hire and fire spiritual leaders without government interference. “It seems to me many religious employers will use this decision as a basis for asserting a b...

DOE boss says shale gas could be good for wind and solar The Plain Dealer: After his talk at the City Club of Cleveland, Department of Energy Secretary Steven Chu toured labs at Case Western Reserve University, where he learned from faculty members and students about their latest energy innovations...

Obama’s recess appointments might not hold up in court The Hill: Some legal experts think it is likely that the courts could overturn President Obama’s recent recess appointments if the Senate’s break was not technically a “recess” because of the pro forma sessions held. School of Law professor Jon...

Martin Luther King Jr.'s speech at Glenville High School preserved on little-known recording The Plain Dealer: After an art teacher and student found a reel-to-reel recording of Martin Luther King’s visit to Glenville High School in 1967, the student and his mentor brought it to the Freedman Center...

Thinking about yoga? Make sure to think the right thoughts The Huffington Post: Though yoga has been in the news lately as a way to harm one’s body, Deepak Sarma, associate professor of South Asian religions and philosophy, writes that the real danger of yoga comes when thinking of the wrong things...

Fantasy goes dark The Christian Science Monitor: Hollywood is trying to find the next big young adult franchise, and the lineup is much darker than previous movies. “Harry Potter primed its audience for these new types of movies. [Studios are] trying to get at the now older Harry Potter audience, w...

A look at Northeast Ohio's innovators Crain’s Cleveland Business: Joseph Jankowski, associate vice president for technology management, is highlighted as a Northeast Ohio innovator for his efforts turning research into licenses, patents and companies. “I think the biggest success to date is creatin...

Case joins national effort to treat vets PTSD, brain injury WKSU: Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine is one of six Ohio medical schools joining a new national network to help veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injury....

Ohio parents admit denying ailing son medical care The Associated Press: The parents of an 8-year-old boy who died from Hodgkin lymphoma pleaded guilty to denying him medical treatment. Stanton L. Gerson, director of the Case Comprehensive Cancer Center, said parents should watch for glands that ar...