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Following decades of criticism for “cherry-picking” the healthiest patients, managed care plans now appear to be holding onto sicker patients with more complex health needs, new research from The Ohio State University has found.


To learn more about the lead author of this study, Wendy Xu, visit her profile on the OIEx website here: https://people.ohioinnovationexchange.org/10065-wendy-xu

https://news.osu.edu/sicker-americans-are-sticking-with-medicare-managed-care-plans/

Sicker Americans are sticking with Medicare managed care plans Following decades of criticism for “cherry-picking” the healthiest patients, Medicare managed care plans now appear to be holding onto sicker patients with more complex health needs, new research has found.The study, which appears today (June 26, 2023) in the Journal of the American Medical Asso...

David Lamp has been doing archaeology for 15 years since graduating from Ohio University, helping government and private agencies preserve archaeological and historical cultural resources.

But Lamp was on his hands and knees, trowel in hand, back at OHIO as a graduate student on June 2, when he made the discovery of a lifetime.

The fluted point that he discovered likely dates to some of the first people to live in Ohio — nearly 13,000 years ago toward the end of the Ice Age! Read more about this discovery below.


The Ohio Innovation Exchange (OIEx), sponsored by The Ohio Department of Higher Education, is the essential platform for university scholars seeking to build their research impact, engage with industry partners, and build their network. Access more than 10,000 expert profiles here: http://OhioInnovationExchange.org

https://www.ohio.edu/news/2023/06/student-david-lamp-makes-discovery-lifetime-fluted-point-first-peoples-ohio

Student David Lamp makes discovery of a lifetime: fluted point from first peoples in Ohio David Lamp was on his hands and knees, trowel in hand, back at OHIO as a graduate student on June 2, when he made the discovery of a lifetime.

A new workforce training program at the University of Cincinnati (and its partner institutions in ) will help to fill some of the estimated 20,000 new jobs the Intel Corporation will provide in the state in two years when its new microchip fabrication plant opens!


The Ohio Innovation Exchange (OIEx), sponsored by The Ohio Department of Higher Education, is the essential platform for university scholars seeking to build their research impact, engage with industry partners, and build their network. Access more than 10,000 expert profiles here: http://OhioInnovationExchange.org

https://www.uc.edu/news/articles/2023/06/wvxu-highlights-uc-workforce-training-program-for-intels-microchip-fabrication-plant.html

WVXU: Intel's future workforce gets training at Ohio colleges WVXU highlighted a new workforce training program the University of Cincinnati and its partner institutions created for Intel's microchip fabrication plant.

Case Western Reserve University is launching a new program to capitalize on commercializing innovations arising from the burgeoning field of regenerative medicine!


The Ohio Innovation Exchange (OIEx), sponsored by The Ohio Department of Higher Education, is the essential platform for university scholars seeking to build their research impact, engage with industry partners, and build their network. Access more than 10,000 expert profiles here: http://OhioInnovationExchange.org

https://thedaily.case.edu/new-case-western-reserve-university-program-geared-toward-commercializing-innovation-in-regenerative-medicine/

Case Western Reserve University and innovation in regenerative medicine Case Western Reserve University is launching a new program to capitalize on commercializing innovations arising from the burgeoning field of regenerative medicine.

The results of a new clinical trial from The Ohio State University suggest that the first drug therapy to slow the progression of in kids could be on the horizon!


Lead study author and Dean of the College of Optometry at The Ohio State University, Karla Zadnik, has a profile on the OIEx website! Learn more about her here: https://people.ohioinnovationexchange.org/9198-karla-zadnik

https://news.osu.edu/eye-drops-slow-nearsightedness-progression-in-kids-study-finds/

Eye drops slow nearsightedness progression in kids, study finds The results of a new clinical trial suggest that the first drug therapy to slow the progression of nearsightedness in kids could be on the horizon.The three-year study found that a daily drop in each eye of a low dose of atropine, a drug used to dilate pupils, was better than a placebo at limiting e...

Ohio University physicists Hee-Jong Seo & David Valcin have contributed to the first detection of baryon acoustic oscillations from the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument!


To learn more about Hee-Jong Seo, visit her profile on the OIEx website here: https://people.ohioinnovationexchange.org/563-heejong-seo

https://www.ohio.edu/news/2023/06/desi-early-data-release-holds-nearly-two-million-objects-ohio-university-physicists

DESI early data release holds nearly two million objects; Ohio University physicists contribute to first detection of baryon acoustic oscillations from DESI “These papers show the great potential of DESI to accomplish its science goals,” said OHIO Physicist Hee-Jong Seo, who co-led one of the first measurement papers.

Smoke from in Canada recently caused serious visibility and, more importantly, serious health concerns across much of the eastern part of the United States, including the Tristate. WLWT-TV interviewed George Leikauf, PhD, of the Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine of the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine about the local impact of the smoke. Read more below.


The Ohio Innovation Exchange (OIEx)m sponsored by The Ohio Department of Higher Education, is the essential platform for university scholars seeking to build their research impact, engage with industry partners, and build their network. Access more than 10,000 expert profiles here: http://OhioInnovationExchange.org

https://www.uc.edu/news/articles/2023/06/wlwt--doctor-from-uc-college-of-medicine-discusses-air-quality-impacts-from-wildfire-smoke.html

WLWT: Doctor from UC College of Medicine discusses air quality impacts from wildfire smoke Smoke from wildfires in Canada is impacting large areas of the United States, including the Tristate. WLWT interviewed George Leikauf, PhD, of the Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine from the UC College of Medicine about the safety concerns from the smoky air.

Hemex Health, Inc.’s effort to bring its portable point-of-care test for sickle cell disease ( ) and other inherited blood diseases to the United States is supported by technology developed at Case Western Reserve University.


The National Institutes of Health is funding the initiative by Hemex Health Inc.—with support from Case Western Reserve engineer Umut A. Gurkan! To learn more about Umut Gurkan, visit his profile on the OIEx website here: https://people.ohioinnovationexchange.org/2237-umut-gurkan

https://thedaily.case.edu/fighting-sickle-cell-disease-in-america/

Fighting sickle cell disease in America $3 million federal grant awarded to Hemex Health to develop first point-of-care sickle cell testing device for U.S. market; technology developed by CWRU engineer A private company’s effort to bring its portable point-of-care test for sickle cell disease (SCD) and other inherited blood diseases to ...

Last week, we partnered with OhioX to feature awardees and their partners of the Intel Semiconductor Education and Research Program for Ohio! If you were unable to attend, check out the recording below!

Industry-University partnerships provide transformational workforce development efforts for education, training, and research across the higher education and industry ecosystem. This virtual, panel presentation showcased education, research, and economic development initiatives in Central Ohio.

Many thanks to our panelists:

Intel
- Melinda S. Murdock, University Relations Manager
- Cody Philpot, Senior Director of Supply Chain Affordability and Strategic Programs in the Global Sourcing of Equipment and Materials
- Guthrie Underwood Jr. (Sonny), Supply Chain and Ecosystem Director

Grant Recipients | Intel Semiconductor Education and Research Program
- Professor Siddharth Rajan, Electrical & Computer Engineering
- Dean Ayanna Howard, College of Engineering
- Associate Professor Tyler Grassman, Materials Science Engineering
- Derrick L. Tillman-Kelly, Chief of Staff, College of Engineering

Ohio Innovation Tour: Intel Supply Chain and Central Ohio Higher Education Partnerships Intel’s expansion into Ohio has been called a once-in-a generation opportunity for the state’s manufacturing community.This new industrial partnership also p...

Therapeutic engineered from adult skin cells can curb inflammation and tissue injury in damaged mouse lungs, new research from The Ohio State University shows, hinting at the promise of a treatment for lungs severely injured by infection or trauma.


The Ohio Innovation Exchange (OIEx), sponsored by The Ohio Department of Higher Education, is the essential platform for university scholars seeking to build their research impact, engage with industry partners, and build their network. Access more than 10,000 expert profiles here: http://OhioInnovationExchange.org

https://news.osu.edu/a-lung-injury-therapy-derived-from-adult-skin-cells/

A lung injury therapy derived from adult skin cells Therapeutic nanocarriers engineered from adult skin cells can curb inflammation and tissue injury in damaged mouse lungs, new research shows, hinting at the promise of a treatment for lungs severely injured by infection or trauma.Researchers conducted experiments in cell cultures and mice to demonst...

Yeong Kim, associate professor geography in the College of Arts and Sciences at Ohio University, was selected to participate in the Rust Belt Humanities Lab, a two-week summer seminar for 25 college-level educators to focus on the people and places of the Rust Belt!


The Ohio Innovation Exchange (OIEx), sponsored by The Ohio Department of Higher Education, is the essential platform for university scholars seeking to build their research impact, engage with industry partners, and build their network. Access more than 10,000 expert profiles here: http://OhioInnovationExchange.org

https://www.ohio.edu/news/2023/06/yeong-kim-selected-neh-funded-rust-belt-humanities-lab

Yeong Kim selected for NEH-funded Rust Belt Humanities Lab Yeong Kim, associate professor geography, was selected to participate in the Rust Belt Humanities Lab, a summer seminar focusing on the people and places of the Rust Belt.

University of Cincinnati researchers have enrolled the first four patients in a first-of-its-kind trial that will test a treatment for abnormal brain activity sometimes referred to as a “brain tsunami.”!


The Ohio Innovation Exchange (OIEx), sponsored by The Ohio Department of Higher Education, is the essential platform for university scholars seeking to build their research impact, engage with industry partners, and build their network. Access more than 10,000 expert profiles here: http://OhioInnovationExchange.org

https://www.uc.edu/news/articles/2023/06/uc-leads-first-trial-testing-treatment-of-spreading-depolarizations.html

Pioneering treatments for ‘brain tsunamis’ University of Cincinnati researchers have enrolled the first four patients in a first-of-its-kind trial that will test a treatment for abnormal brain activity sometimes referred to as a “brain tsunami.”