Media
July 01, 2011
Judges worry, but affirm death sentence of Tyrone Noling
The Plain Dealer: Though federal judges questioned whether Tyrone Noling was guilty of a double murder, they let his 1996 death sentence stand. Michael Benza, visiting associate professor at the law school, said that federal judges who at a s...
June 28, 2011
New data zap views of static electricity
Science News: New research could change traditional views on how static electricity builds up, but it’s not conclusive as to what dominates the static charge, said Daniel Lacks, C. Benson Branch Professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering....
June 28, 2011
Women in Northeast Ohio who most need breast cancer screening can't get it
The Plain Dealer: The Komen Community Profile, which includes demographic and breast cancer statistics reviewed by the Prevention Research Center for Healthy Neighborhoods, found that Ohio has the fourth-highest mortality ra...
June 28, 2011
Renzi’s case is far from settled
Roll Call: After a federal appeals court allowed the Justice Department to proceed with its case against former Rep. Rick Renzi, School of Law professor Jonathan Adler said Renzi should appeal. “If I'm Renzi, I'm talking to my lawyers right now,” he said....
June 28, 2011
Breaking the shackles of insomnia: Many Americans rely too heavily on pills, Cleveland doctors say
The Plain Dealer: More than 30 million people in the U.S. use sleeping pills, but many there are side effects. “In head-to-head comparisons, Ambien and cognitive behavioral therapy are equally effecti...
June 27, 2011
Boston.com: After three drugs that have been widely used to treat anemia in kidney and cancer patients have proven dangerous, the FDA said doctors should consider avoiding medicines altogether. “This is a very big deal,” said Jay Wish, professor of medicine. “It’s going to hit the dialysis populatio...
June 27, 2011
Associated Press: Howard Nearman, chairman of the anesthesiology department at the School of Medicine, weighed in on whether an execution in Atlanta went awry when an inmate jerked his head throughout the procedure. “As he’s going to sleep, there could be many kinds of reactions. He could have had t...
June 27, 2011
The Plain Dealer: Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing assistant professor Elizabeth Click said that although research is being done to show the negative effects of shift work on sleep, it will take more than research to spur change in scheduling....
June 24, 2011
Bloomberg Businessweek: Weatherhead professor Scott Shane authors an article about business bias and the medical marijuana industry....
June 24, 2011
National Journal: Law professor Jonathan H. Adler blogs about energy and the environment....