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Science jokes The Columbus Dispatch: In honor of April Fools’ Day, the newspaper asked scientists, including physics and astronomy professor Glenn Starkman, to tell their favorite science-related jokes.

Taking a me-day Psychology Today: In her “Don’t Worry, Mom” blog, assistant professor of psychology Amy Przeworski discusses the importance of “me-days” and how to not feel guilty about taking them.

Why some breast tumors resist chemo DailyRx: Researchers have found a particular marker may be able to predict if a woman’s breast cancer will respond to taxane chemotherapy. “This exciting data first provides a new way to attack cancer cells,” said Anthony Berdis, assistant professor of…

Cleveland Foundation awards $16.2 million to nonprofit and community groups The Plain Dealer: The Cleveland Foundation awarded $1.75 million to the university’s Great Lakes Energy Institute to help it pay for electrical grid research and education.

Case's Swagelok Center 'best facility on planet' for microstructural analysis Fresh Water Cleveland: Equipment in the Swagelok Center for Surface Analysis of Materials, located on campus, allows industrial and academic users to conduct surface analysis, structural analysis and optic microscopy.…

Ford demonstrates virtual reality tools to ����APP students The Plain Dealer: Ford Motor Co. visited campus to show off its virtual reality design tools to engineering students. “All of us as Case, we gravitate to these new technologies,” said School of Engineering Dean…

Nine super healing spices WKYC: Mary Beth Kavanagh, instructor of nutrition, discusses nine spices that have “super-healing powers,” from cinnamon to saffron.

A struggle to define ‘death’ for organ donors NPR: A new method of obtaining organs for transplant procedures is raising ethical questions, including whether the donor is technically “dead.” “You could say, well, they’re almost dead, or they’re close to dead or they’re dead enough,” said Stuart J.…

A Bush-era victory in culture wars: faith-based initiatives The Christian Science Monitor: Despite federal budget cuts, faith-based initiatives continue on, although in many cases it hasn’t changed how faith-based organizations provide services. “They’re already able to do a certain level of…

BibliFact roundup #1: Visions, vomit and phony eco-theology The Huffington Post: Timothy Beal, the Florence K. Harkness Professor of Religious Studies, debuted a new blog called BibliFact, where he fact checks the way politicians quote the Bible on the campaign trail.