Science + Tech

Court ruling in Occupy Cleveland case opens the door for late-night protests in Public Square The Plain Dealer: An appeals court ruled that Cleveland’s curfew ordinance violated First Amendment rights. Jonathan Adler, the Johan Verheij Memorial Professor of Law, described the ruling as aggressive. ...

Newborn killings drop after anonymous delivery law Reuters: New legislation allowing women to anonymously deliver their babies in a hospital was associated with a drop in the number of newborns killed by their mothers, according to a new study. This crime is “really underestimated,” said Susan Hatt...

When the nominees for the 55th annual Grammy awards were announced last week, artists, producers and engineers around the world waited with bated breath to see if they would be among those selected for the musical honors. But not Bruce Egre, an instructor of audio engineering in the Department of Mu...

A regional partnership that helped secure more than $120 million to advance medical knowledge and treatments has won a new form of recognition: the national Health Improvement Institute’s Award for Excellence in Human Research Protection. The honor, one of just three the institute granted this year...

Take a break from studying and refuel with some “brinner”—breakfast for dinner, that is—at the annual "Late Night Breakfast" tonight. Stop by Fribley or Leutner Dining Commons on Thursday, Dec. 13, from 9:30 to 11 p.m. for breakfast food, music, games and prizes. The event is open to all undergradu...

Emeritus faculty member Asim Erdilek passed away Sunday, Dec. 2. Erdilek joined the faculty in 1971 as assistant professor of economics and later became a full professor before retiring as professor emeritus in July 2010. He served as chairman of the Department of Economics from 1991 to 1996. Erdi...

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Live chat: The Hobbit Canada.com: The much-anticipated film The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey opens this week. SAGES Fellow Brad Ricca will serve as a panelist on a live chat about the film Wednesday, Dec. 12, at 2 p.m....

The initial excitement of hearing a new song fades as it’s replayed to death. That’s because the brain naturally functions as a kind of ticking time bomb, obliterating the thrill of artistic sounds, images and words by making them familiar over time. So the artist, musician or author’s challenge is...

The Association for Continuing Education is collecting donations of books, CDs, DVDs and more to be sold at its annual book sale in June. The ACE Annual Book Sale is one of the largest and oldest book sales in the country. This four-day event regularly draws large crowds and features titles from th...