Wright State University‘s Boonshoft School of Medicine has been awarded $2.1 million in federal grants to support biomedical science education.The multi-year funding from the National Institutes of Health will go toward one already-established program that aims to prepare college students for careers in bioscience and a similar program that’s set to launch this year, according [...]

Wright State University in Dayton plans to build a $22 million state-of-the-art center to make the university a national leader in neuroscience research, and Premier Health Partners plans to provide $4.3 million over five years to create a department of neurology at Wright State’s Boonshoft School of Medicine, according to the Dayton Daily News.

Akron now has a biomedical district, according to the Akron Beacon Journal. With a few minor changes, city council approved legislation Monday that outlined the district — changing it from concept to reality — and made several zoning changes within the area that encompasses the city’s three downtown hospitals and the University of Akron.

Gov. Ted Strickland and Ohio Board of Regents Chancellor Eric Fingerhut donned their high-tech marketing hats Friday, touting the state’s leadership in biomedical and health care innovation by announcing centers of excellence at 14 universities.

Nonprofit health information exchange HealthBridge has received a $1.4 million contract from the Social Security Administration to provide electronic medical records to the government agency. In addition, Dayton’s Center for Healthy Communities received a $999,000 grant as part of the same project.

Dr. Michael Kalafatis was working on an experiment in the Cleveland State University Chemistry Department involving blood coagulation when he discovered that a substance he was using killed cancer cells without damaging surrounding tissue.

The Boonshoft School of Medicine wants to better train public safety and medical personnel to practice medicine in high-risk situations. Eventually, it would create a round-the-clock support center for regional law-enforcement agencies where someone from Boonshoft could be dispatched with a law enforcement group to assist with medical care.

Medical students commonly apply — and get accepted — to multiple schools. So the Boonshoft School of Medicine in Dayton, Ohio, thanks in large part to suggestions from its students, has started a series of video podcasts and other online campaigns to keep incoming students interested in attending. Two videos have been shot so far, and another six are planned.