Blood stem cell donor meets the man whose life he helped save

The Oregon resident wasn’t improving despite regular chemotherapy treatments and instead was reliant on finding a perfect match to fight his blood cancer called myelodysplastic syndrome. More than 2,000 miles away, at Ohio University, Ethan Krafft had his cheek swabbed with a group of fellow business fraternity members for community service credit.

Ohio universities receive $8.5 million for high tech research

Public and private universities in Ohio, including Case Western Reserve University, received $8.5 million from the Ohio Federal Research Network to lead high tech research for the defense and aerospace industries. The statewide initiative supports university Centers of Excellence , which highlight strong research areas.