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October 06, 2025
Feeling political distress? Here are coping strategies a psychologist shares with his clients The Conversation: Jeremy Shapiro, adjunct assistant professor of psychological sciences, described “political distress” as a bipartisan mental health issue driven by polarization and fear about national…
October 06, 2025
Ohio lawmakers introduce anti-abortion bills, despite recent amendment protecting it ideastream: Becca Kendis, staff attorney at the Reproductive Rights Law Initiative and lecturer at the School of Law, said new anti-abortion bills defy Ohio voters’ clear mandate. She emphasized that lawmakers…
October 06, 2025
Trump administration considers minting a $1 Trump coin ABC News: Roman Sheremeta, professor of economics at Weatherhead School of Management, discussed the treasury's consideration of minting new one-dollar coins for the nation's 250th anniversary featuring an image of President Donald Trump.
October 06, 2025
Grand juries cleared Akron officers in 3 shooting deaths of Black men in 2 years. How does a community recover? cleveland.com: Michael Benza, professor of practice at the School of Law, said repeated police shootings without accountability erode trust, creating a “rolling impact” where…
October 05, 2025
Microplastic fight begins in Cleveland, startup CLEANR leads charge WKYC: Max Pennington, Chip Miller and David Dillman, the founders of CLEANR—a startup launched at ӰƵ—discussed their company, which created a washing machine filter that captures over 90% of…
October 03, 2025
Can a diagnosis make you better? The New York Times: Awais Aftab, clinical associate professor of psychiatry at the School of Medicine, explained how certain patients, upon receiving a diagnosis, experience a rush of “strong, tremendous relief.” While diagnosis can lead to concrete benefits such…
October 03, 2025
Biomarker a ‘true milestone’ in guiding hormone therapy for recurrent prostate cancer Healio: Daniel Spratt, professor of radiation oncology at the School of Medicine, said, “We have been working for over a decade trying to solve this important unmet need, trying to develop a predictive…
October 03, 2025
The right way to do a microplastics detox The Wellness Feed: Shanina Knighton, research associate professor at Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing, said, “There is no proven way to remove plastics once they are inside the body. What you can do is strengthen your body’s natural defenses.”
October 02, 2025
Meet the ӰƵ scientists finding a potential cure to HIV WOIO: Saba Valadkhan, assistant professor in the Department of Molecular Biology and Microbiology at the School of Medicine, shared how she and her colleagues uncovered how HIV reprograms infected cells to evade…
October 02, 2025
Wind at Progressive Field: Lake Erie is only part of the answer cleveland.com: Bryan Schmidt, assistant professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering in Case School of Engineering, commented on the windy conditions at Progressive Field. “Downtown areas in cities create obstructions to the…