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Pothole patch invention a winner for CWRU students The Plain Dealer: An invention by five students won first place at the Saint-Gobain Competition, an engineering and science contest that offered a $9,000 prize. Their invention? A temporary pothole patch product—basically a bag of goo—that will…

Northeast Ohio medical students answer call for more primary care physicians The Plain Dealer: More than 43 percent of School of Medicine seniors committed to primary care residencies to continue to answer the country’s need for more primary care physicians. “Our students are really interested in…

Art interprets Alzheimer’s, Jared Bendis, and ‘Being Elmo’ ideastream: On an episode of Around Noon, Jared Bendis, creative new media officer at Kelvin Smith Library, discussed the differences between the new iPad and older versions as well as the latest in cell phone and tablet innovation,…

CWRU wind turbines help research wind power WKYC: The university’s most recent wind turbine, located in Euclid, is also its largest. “By having three different sized wind turbines, we help companies right-size their products as well as being able to scale our own research projects,” explained Dave…

Police seek weapon used in Oakland school shooting Epoch Times: A shooting at Oikos University in Oakland, Calif., led to seven deaths. “The events in California are a reminder to all of us that violence can occur anywhere, and our schools can be particularly vulnerable targets for perpetrators…

It’s complicated FitPregnancy: Statistics show that 94 percent of all baby deliveries in the U.S. involved a complication, but it’s actually not a reason for alarm, said Marjorie Greenfield, professor of reproductive biology. “Most ‘complications’ are irrelevant,” she said. “They have no impact on…

College commencement season is near The Plain Dealer: Most Northeast Ohio colleges have announced their commencement speakers, including ����APP, which will welcome Gmail creator and alumnus Paul Buchheit (CWR ’98; GRS ’98, computer engineering) to campus May 20.

Check out Fox 8’s board on Pinterest Fox 8 Cleveland: Local news station Fox 8 is now on Pinterest, a social-photo site that launched in 2010 but took off recently and is currently the fastest-growing site of all time. “Sometimes things take off immediately, but more often than not, it takes a…

Hope for Alzheimer’s WKSU: In this week’s episode of Exploradio, ����APP researchers Gary Landreth and Paige Cramer discuss their promising treatment to combat Alzheimer’s disease.

Awful literacy stats make the case for Jackson's school reform plan The Plain Dealer: According to research from the Center on Urban Poverty and Community Development, only 43.8 percent of Cuyahoga County residents over the age of 16 meet “Level 3” literacy standards—those that are necessary to…