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News Tipoffs - Ohio Editors Newsletter for Sunday March 29, 2026 ( 9 items )  

Case Western Reserve University Receives Continued State Authorization Through 2035
CLEVELAND, Ohio, March 28 -- Case Western Reserve University issued the following news: * * * Case Western Reserve University receives continued state authorization through 2035 The Ohio Department of Higher Education (ODHE) has granted Case Western Reserve University continued authorization to operate and offer its academic programs through Dec. 31, 2035. A Certificate of Authorization is the state's formal approval allowing private universities to operate in Ohio and award academic degrees  more

Center for International Environmental Law: Major Banks Backing Risky U.S. Petrochemical Expansion Despite Mounting Legal and Financial Warnings
WASHINGTON, March 24 (TNSrep) -- The Center for International Environmental Law issued the following news: * * * Major Banks Backing Risky US Petrochemical Expansion Despite Mounting Legal and Financial Warnings Major US and global banks have provided US $133 billion in financing to companies expanding petrochemical production in the United States since 2019 -- despite growing evidence that the sector is environmentally destructive, financially unstable, and increasingly exposed to legal lia  more

Former Fugitive Charged With Attempted Murder of Federal Officers, Firearms Crimes
COLUMBUS, Ohio, March 25 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio posted the following news release: * * * Former fugitive charged with attempted murder of federal officers, firearms crimes DAYTON, Ohio - Federal charges were filed here against a Dayton man who had been a fugitive in Missouri for approximately five years. The defendant fired shots at fugitive apprehension officers when they arrived at his Dayton home to take him into custody. Terrence Gay, 41, ha  more

Grand Jury Charges Additional Chinese Nationals & Pharmaceutical Companies With Drug Trafficking & Money Laundering Conspiracies, Attempting to Provide Material Support to a Foreign Terrorist Organization
COLUMBUS, Ohio, March 25 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio posted the following news release: * * * Grand Jury charges additional Chinese nationals & pharmaceutical companies with drug trafficking & money laundering conspiracies, attempting to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organization New case brought as part of Homeland Security Task Force Operation Box Cutter * DAYTON, Ohio - A federal grand jury in Dayton returned charges against six   more

Jean E. Smith-Gonnell Discusses Cannabis Legislation at CBA-CLE Cannabis Symposium
CLEVELAND, Ohio, March 25 -- Frantz Ward, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Jean E. Smith-Gonnell Discusses Cannabis Legislation at CBA-CLE Cannabis Symposium Partner Jean E. Smith-Gonnell recently shared insights into the intersection of cannabis legislation and second amendment rights in her presentation, "Lawyers, Guns, and Money: Second Amendment Rights and Cannabis." The presentation took place at Continuing Legal Education in Colorado's (CBA-CLE) 10th Annual Cannabis Symposiu  more

Kaptur Calls On Speaker Johnson To Hold Vote To Fully Fund TSA, FEMA, Coast Guard, and Cyber Defense
WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * Kaptur Calls On Speaker Johnson To Hold Vote To Fully Fund TSA, FEMA, Coast Guard, and Cyber Defense * Washington, DC - Tonight, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), a senior member of the House Appropriations Committee urged House Speaker Mike Johnson to bring the bill to fully fund the Transportation Security Administration, Federal Emergency Management Agency, the United States Coast Guard, and US C  more

Midwestern University: CCOM Students Take Next Step in Careers With Residency Matches
DOWNERS GROVE, Illinois, March 28 -- Midwestern University issued the following Q&A on March 27, 2026, involving Dani Sychowski, McKimmon Engelhardt: * * * CCOM Students Take Next Step in Careers with Residency Matches Among thousands of medical students placed during national residency match program * Students from Midwestern University's Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine (CCOM) learned where they would begin the next phase of their medical careers on March 20, 2026. Later that day,   more

Shaw Quoted in MJBizDaily Story on Pre-Legalization Cannabis IP Protection
COLUMBUS, Ohio, March 24 -- Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Shaw Quoted in MJBizDaily Story on Pre-Legalization Cannabis IP Protection Jabari Shaw, an associate in the Vorys Cincinnati office and a member of the firm's intellectual property group, was quoted in a MJBizDaily article titled "How US cannabis breeders can protect their IP before legalization." Shaw discussed the effort and resources to demonstrate the necessary distinctness, unifor  more

Studying Human-robot Interaction, CWRU Researcher Explores Tech-enabled Mental Health Support
CLEVELAND, Ohio, March 28 -- Case Western Reserve University issued the following news: * * * Studying human-robot interaction, CWRU researcher explores tech-enabled mental health support Editor's note: Jasmine Vo, the author of this story, is a student employee in the University Marketing and Communications department. She is a fourth-year student majoring in communication sciences. * As she coped with the grief of suddenly losing her dad during her undergraduate degree, Alexis E. Block, D  more