Media
August 22, 2011
Classical gasp: Yuja Wang's dress at the Bowl causes a crescendo
Los Angeles Times: Pianist Yuka Wang stirred up controversy when she performed with the Los Angeles Philharmonic in an orange mini dress. Mary Davis, professor and chair in the Department of Music, said that soloists often dress to st...
August 22, 2011
Natural defense against C. diff uncovered by ϳԹ researcher and colleagues
The Plain Dealer: Researchers have discovered a natural defense mechanism to fight the potentially deadly superbug Clostridium difficile (C. diff) without using antibiotics. “Figuring out how the mechanism deactivates the t...
August 22, 2011
Cold-weather Cleveland to test no-furnace concept
Associated Press: The Cleveland Museum of Natural History built the PNC SmartHome Cleveland, a $500,000 environmentally friendly house in University Circle without a furnace or air conditioner. In October, the house will be sold as a private residen...
August 22, 2011
Auto supply price wars: What’s in store for the vehicle supply industry?
AutoLoanDaily.com: Researchers at Weatherhead School of Management released a new report, “The U.S. Auto Supply Chain at a Crossroads,” in which they explain the current relationship between carmakers and other smaller auto su...
August 16, 2011
Shooting deaths in Cleveland stall, but gun violence still takes a toll
The Plain Dealer: The pace of shooting deaths in the area has stalled, and many illegal guns have been confiscated, but there are still hordes of cheap, illegal guns on the streets, especially those carried by teenagers. Daniel...
August 16, 2011
ϳԹ's Snyder earns no end of accolades
The Plain Dealer: In a Plain Dealer profile, President Barbara R. Snyder’s accomplishments at ϳԹ are highlighted, including eliminating the university’s deficit, improving faculty morale, nearly doubling fundraising efforts and in...
August 16, 2011
Shrinking in a bad economy: America’s entrepreneur class
The Wall Street Journal: During the recession, the number of new businesses declined sharply. “More people who were self-employed failed and left self-employment than people who entered,” said Scott Shane, A. Malachi Mixon III Professor of En...
August 11, 2011
Mercy killing defense claim will be tested
The Wall Street Journal: The lawyers for a mother charged with murdering her 8-year-old son asked a judge to let them proceed with an “altruistic filicide” defense. Such a defense has been used to bolster insanity defenses before but never with a defendant...
August 10, 2011
Writer’s group helps incarcerated women vent deeply held emotions
WCPN: Women who are abused or suffering the ravages of addiction are gaining introspection through a writing program at the Cuyahoga County Corrections Center. Associate Professor Kathleen J. Farkas of the Mandel School of Applied So...
August 10, 2011
Louisville police investigation of Crystal Marlowe 'shoddy,' experts say
Louisville Courier-Journal: A Louisville police investigation that cleared a detective of making false arrests and perjuring herself in court testimony was full of errors, according to the newspaper’s review. School of Law pro...