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Inamori Center's Émile Torres explains tech elites’ vision of 'network states' and their approach to progress
Tech billionaires already captured the White House. They still want to be kings Wired: Émile Torres, a visiting postdoctoral scholar at the Inamori Center for Ethics and Excellence, said tech elites’ push for “network states” reflects a belief that progress is inevitable and governments should…
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Law's Michael Benza explains how protective custody decisions in prison are made
Protective custody in prison: How it works and why some inmates need it A&E: Michael Benza, professor of practice at the School of Law, explained that protective custody decisions hinge on individualized risk assessments, not automatic categories. “It is an individual determination that this…
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Medicine's Eileen Anderson explains why civic engagement protects against the dangers of isolation
Isolation is as dangerous as smoking. A study cites this Lorain group for bringing people together ideastream: Eileen Anderson, the Anne Templeton Zimmerman MD Professor in Bioethics at the School of Medicine, addressed the importance of civic engagement and interaction rather than isolation.…
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CWRU's Deepak Sarma explains how declining reading skills affect the future workforce
What declines in reading and math mean for the U.S. work force The New York Times: Deepak Sarma, the inaugural Distinguished Scholar in the Public Humanities at the College of Arts and Sciences, highlighted declining reading skills, noting that many students struggle to tackle long academic…
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Mitchel Drumm explains how CRISPR is changing cystic fibrosis research
Nobel Prize winner for chemistry creates technology to edit genes Spectrum News: Mitchel Drumm, the Connie and Jim Brown Professor in Cystic Fibrosis Research, explained how he uses this technology in his research. “You can go in and change the chromosome at that gene and create the disease but…
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Inamori Center's Shannon French joins Oscar Chacón to discuss immigration justice
APP honors immigration advocate with top ethics prize ideastream: Shannon French, the Inamori Professor of Ethics and director of the Inamori Center for Ethics and Excellence, joined Oscar Chacón, the 2025 Inamori Ethics Prize winner, to discuss his work in human…
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Law's Sharona Hoffman says Trump’s Tylenol claims could prompt agencies to retract statements, spark public pushback
Lawyers say Trump’s Tylenol move opens door to dangerous new policies—and cause irreparable damage HuffPost: Sharona Hoffman, the Edgar A. Hahn Professor of Law and co-director of the Law-Medicine Center, said suing the government over President Trump’s Tylenol claims is difficult due to…
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Law's Sharona Hoffman says Trump’s Tylenol claims could prompt agencies to retract statements, spark public pushback
Lawyers say Trump’s Tylenol move opens door to dangerous new policies—and cause irreparable damage HuffPost: Sharona Hoffman, the Edgar A. Hahn Professor of Law and co-director of the Law-Medicine Center, said suing the government over President Trump’s Tylenol claims is difficult due to…
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Law's Jonathan Entin discusses 5th Circuit, from civil rights legacy to most conservative court
The legacy of the 5th Circuit: Past and present NPR: Jonathan Entin, the David L. Brennan Professor Emeritus of Law, said the 5th Circuit court is “the most conservative” appellate court today, though historically it was a “bastion of civil rights liberalism.” He noted Eisenhower appointees…
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Law's Bryan Adamson highlights why Trump’s threat to sue ABC has no legal basis
Extraordinarily Troubling': Legal Experts Sound Off After Trump Threatens To Sue ABC... Again HuffPost: Bryan Adamson, the David L. Brennan Chaired Professor of Law, said President Trump’s claim that Jimmy Kimmel’s return to ABC is an “illegal campaign contribution” has no legal basis. Satire…