Media
January 10, 2012
Free dental checkups available at APP's School of Dental Medicine The Plain Dealer: School of Dental Medicine students will provide free dental checkups, including X-rays and teeth cleanings, Jan. 21 from 9 a.m. to noon. No appointment is necessary.
January 10, 2012
Science Café: Antioxidants ideastream: Pharmacology professors John Mieyal and Mike Maguire visited The Sound of Ideas to discuss whether antioxidants actually do more harm than good.
January 10, 2012
Cleveland Play House's new Second Stage theater shows off its flexibility The Plain Dealer: The Cleveland Play House’s new home in PlayhouseSquare includes the Second Stage theater, the Allen Theatre and the Lab Theatre, which will host its debut production Feb. 1, featuring students in the Case…
January 09, 2012
Biofuel cells may turn cockroaches into cyborgs MSNBC: Researchers at APP have used a fuel cell to harness the sugars in a cockroach’s body and convert the sugar into electricity. “If you want to be futuristic, one may use the energy stored to try to control the…
January 06, 2012
The year ahead in IT, 2012 Inside Higher Ed: Lev Gonick, vice president for information technology and chief information officer, shared his predictions for higher education IT trends in 2012. Predictions range from next-generation network infrastructure to active collaboration classrooms, from…
January 06, 2012
This week on Kaleidoscope–December 25, 2011 NewsNet5: Henry Adams, professor of American art, appeared on Kaleidoscope to discuss the Cleveland Public Library’s Kokoon Arts Klub exhibit, on display until Jan. 30. “The Kokoon Klub was responsible for introducing the whole approach of modern art to…
January 05, 2012
America’s prettiest neighborhoods Forbes: APP’s home, University Circle, is named one of America’s 10 prettiest neighborhoods. “With a symphony orchestra, an art museum, a natural history museum and planetarium, and a botanical garden, Cleveland’s University Circle…
January 05, 2012
Jury selection to begin in Ohio corruption case NPR: The public corruption case of former Cuyahoga County Commissioner Jimmy Dimora began this week. Lewis Katz, John C. Hutchins Professor of law, said the amount of money involved isn’t what’s shocking about the case. “The depth of the corruption…
January 05, 2012
Ohio, neighboring states, eagerly wait for decision on ethane “cracker” Ideastream: Ohio is competing to be the home of Shell Oil Co.’s petrochemical refinery, or “cracker.” Geology associate professor Beverly Saylor explains the chemical process called cracking and why it’s gaining prominence. “A…
January 05, 2012
The awkward art of neighborhood naming The Atlantic Cities: Cities around the country are working to reinforce current names or rename neighborhoods to instill a sense of connectedness with residents. Claudia J. Coulton, Lillian F. Harris Professor of Urban Research & Social Change, said…