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State Tipoffs Involving Ohio Newsletter for Friday February 24, 2023 ( 6 items )  

Case Western Reserve University Awarded $3M Grant To Advance MRI Scan And Software To Analyze Aggressive Brain Tumors More Effectively
CLEVELAND, Ohio, Feb. 24 (TNSfund) -- Case Western Reserve University issued the following news release: * * * Research partnership involves academia and industry to develop and commercialize the technology * * * Most medical magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans are inherently qualitative, which can lead to subjective analysis and inconsistent conclusions. But with a new five-year, $3.03 million grant from the National Cancer Institute--an agency of the National Institutes of Health--Ca  more

Case Western Reserve University Completes Exclusive License Agreement With Atlanta-Based RORA Biologics Inc. For Cancer And HIV Therapy Technologies
CLEVELAND, Ohio, Feb. 24 (TNSpar) -- Case Western Reserve University issued the following news release: Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) has completed an exclusive license agreement with Atlanta-based RORA Biologics Inc. (RORA-Bio) for intellectual property to develop new therapies to treat HIV and certain kinds of cancer. The agreement gives RORA-Bio exclusive international rights to T-cell memory stem-cell (RORA cells) technologies developed by Rafick Sekaly, formerly a professor at th  more

LAROSE AND GAVARONE INTRODUCE FIRST-EVER LEGISLATION THAT WILL BOOST ELECTION TRANSPARENCY
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Feb. 24 -- Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose issued the following news release on Feb. 23, 2023: Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose joined State Senator Theresa Gavarone (R-Bowling Green) today to introduce Senate Bill 71, new legislation that will boost election transparency through technology. The DATA Act is landmark legislation that will modernize and clarify the way Ohio defines and archives election records. It represents the first-ever substantive effort by any state  more

Ohio A.G. Yost Sues Dayton-Area Fence Builder for Swindling Homeowners
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Feb. 24 -- Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost issued the following news release: Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost is suing a Germantown fence company and its owner who are accused of pocketing more than $100,000 from consumers, money that was supposed to be used to build fences. "This guy has invented his own brand of criminal fencing," Yost said. "Instead of dealing in stolen goods, he's stealing money intended for goods and services he's not providing. That is not how we do busin  more

Ohio EPA Requests Comments on Union Tank Car Company Preferred Plan
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Feb. 24 -- The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news: Ohio EPA will hold a public hearing on March 1, 2023, to discuss a preferred plan, also known as a recommended remediation plan, on the Union Tank Car Company location in Marion. An information session will begin at 6 p.m. Wednesday, March 1 at Harding High School, 1500 Harding Highway East, Marion, immediately followed by a hearing to accept public comments on the preferred plan. During the informat  more

Ohio State: Mystical And Insightful Psychedelic Experience May Improve Mental Health
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Feb. 24 (TNSjou) -- Ohio State University issued the following news: * * * Study suggests a challenging trip can have a positive outcome * * * A more mystical and insightful psychedelic drug experience may be linked to an enduring reduction in anxiety and depression symptoms, according to a new study. Researchers conducted a machine learning analysis of data from nearly 1,000 respondents to a survey about their previous non-clinical experiences with psychedelic drugs. The an  more