University of Cincinnati News

Banking Partner Hosts Reds Tickets/Postgame Fireworks Giveaway

Amy Browns Taylor (mailto:amy.browns@uc.edu) — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:00:00 GMT

The staff of the PNC Bank campus branch invites faculty and staff to participate in its Cincinnati Reds ticket/fireworks giveaway at the PNC Branch in TUC, Level 3.

Top Ten Civil War History Highlights from Gettysburg and Vicksburg, July 4 Battles of 150 Years Ago

M.B. Reilly (mailto:Mary-Bridget.Reilly@uc.edu) — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:30:00 GMT

July 4 marks the 150th anniversary of the Civil War fall of Vicksburg, a key position on the Mississippi River. It also marks the day Gettysburg fell quiet after the July 1-3 battle forever transformed it into hallowed ground. See highlights on both from UC's Christopher Phillips, a New York Times published historian.

UC Introduces Certificate Program in Cybersecurity This Fall

Dawn Fuller (mailto:Dawn.Fuller@uc.edu) — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:05:00 GMT

Amid growing national demand for cybersecurity experts, a new certificate program examines the issue from several areas of study.

UC Business Student's Team Wins National Award for Humanitarian Campaign

Judy Ashton (mailto:ashtonjr@uc.edu) — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 04:00:00 GMT

A Carl H. Lindner College of Business undergraduate mentored a team of international high schoolers as part of the American Red Cross' International Humanitarian Law Action Campaign.

$8.7 Million Grant Supports 'Gene-Environment Interaction' Research

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 14:15:00 GMT

The University of Cincinnati's Department of Environmental Health has received an $8.7 million federal grant to continue operating its Center for Environmental Genetics.

UC Research Examines How Technology Can Break Down Barriers for Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Students

Dawn Fuller (mailto:Dawn.Fuller@uc.edu) — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 14:00:00 GMT

Findings will be presented this week at an international conference in Toronto.

University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music Announces Initial Concert Schedule for 2013-14

Curt Whitacre (mailto:curt.whitacre@uc.edu) — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 04:00:00 GMT

CCM will present more than 40 Mainstage Series concert events during its upcoming performance season.

Attend the Annual Conference for the American Council on Education Ohio Women's Network

Robin Arnsperger Selzer (mailto:preproadv@uc.edu) — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 04:00:00 GMT

Scholarships are available to interested women faculty, staff and administrators.

Adjustable Gastric Banding More Effective When Combined With Gastrointestinal Hormone GLP-1

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 04:00:00 GMT

Pharmacological activation of the receptor for glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) in conjunction with adjustable gastric banding (AGB) surgery may improve weight loss outcomes achieved with this procedure when compared to performing AGB alone, say researchers from the University of Cincinnati (UC) and the Helmholtz Center in Munich, Germany.

Sepsis Patient From 'Near Death' to 'Nothing Is Impossible'

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 04:00:00 GMT

In winter 2011, 48-year-old Greg Andrews felt nauseated and progressively ill after eating dinner with a friend. He suspected food poisoning, but his symptoms worsened until he couldn't bear it and called 911. The next day, family members took the sick and disoriented Andrews to the emergency room at University of Cincinnati Medical Center (UCMC). That was the last thing he recalls prior to a three-week coma in the intensive care unit.