Media
 September 30, 2025
   CWRU-led consortium named as a finalist for NSF Engines Cleveland Jewish News: University President Eric Kaler called NEO-SMART’s NSF Engines finalist status “a tremendous opportunity for the region and exactly what research universities should do,” praising strong partnerships and leadership. 
 
 September 29, 2025
   Government headed for shutdown WKYC: Jonathan Entin, the David L. Brennan Professor Emeritus of Law, said a government funding lapse could quickly affect agriculture, farmers and dependent businesses in Northeast Ohio, though disruptions may not be immediate. 
 
 September 29, 2025
   New law now in effect that may help Cleveland Browns move WJW: Michael Benza, professor of practice at the School of Law, said lawsuits over the Cleveland Browns’ potential move must adapt to the newly revised Modell Law: “You have to work with the law as it is today, not what it was yesterday.” 
 
 September 29, 2025
   Cuyahoga judge rejects defense request to sequester jury in toddler homicide case cleveland.com: Michael Benza, professor of practice at the School of Law, said sequestering jurors is rare and usually reserved for cases that generate intense community outrage and public scrutiny. That context… 
 
 September 29, 2025
   Google faces new antitrust allegations in lawsuit over its ad practices Scripps News: Anat Alon-Beck, professor of law, said the Google antitrust ruling could set precedent for Meta, Amazon and Apple. “The entire technology world is going to be paying attention," she said. A federal trial will… 
 
 September 28, 2025
   The Social Justice Institute at ӰƵ on the prison industrial complex WOIO: Ayesha Bell Hardaway, director of the Social Justice Institute, discussed the prison industrial complex, pointing to systemic inequities that fuel incarceration. She emphasized the need for… 
 
 September 28, 2025
   The citizen suit that led to Campbell's admitting over 5,000 Clean Water Act Violations Spectrum News: Miranda Leppla, director of the Environmental Law Clinic, stressed the importance of citizen lawsuits in enforcing the Clean Water Act after Campbell’s admitted over 5,000 violations. Such… 
 
 September 27, 2025
   Zero progress, zero justice' 3 years after Butler Twp. quadruple homicide Dayton Daily News: Susan Hatters-Friedman, the Phillip J. Resnick Professor of Forensic Psychiatry at the School of Medicine, stressed that mental illness doesn’t bar someone from trial—what matters is fairness. She… 
 
 September 27, 2025
   Breaking down the James Comey indictment Fox News: Michael Benza, professor of practice at the School of Law, explained the legal stakes of James Comey’s indictment, noting the rarity of charging a former FBI director and the challenges prosecutors face in proving lying to Congress and… 
 
 September 26, 2025
   New facility will offer housing for medication-assisted treatment WEWS: Ryan Marino, associate professor at the School of Medicine, explained how there's a stigma around treating people in revovery with medication. "First, being that a lot of people see this as quote unquote replacing one…