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Defining American Identity at Crux of Today’s Politics

Faculty member Rina Williams analyzes the influence of the state on gender and identity politics.

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Focus on Science With Hong-Sheng Wang, PhD

A Q&A with pharmacology and cell biophysics associate professor Hong-Sheng Wang, PhD.

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Neuroradiologist Pursues Clinician-Scientist Track With Scholarship Support and Strong UC Mentors

Achala Vagal’s selection as the 2012 American Roentgen Ray Society (ARRS) Elio Bracco Scholar recognizes her promise as a researcher and provides funding to offset the costs of her time dedicated to research and education.

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Making Sense of Political Strife, Avalanche of Attack Ads

Assistant political science professor Patrick Miller hopes his research can help citizens understand today’s partisan politics and how they can make informed decisions in the voting booth.

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Vast Undergrad Research Opportunities only an Introduction Away

Recent psychology graduate Adriana Reedy got involved in lab work within her first quarter on campus.

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Sociology Professor Offers Expertise in Sexual Health and Reproduction

Assistant Professor of sociology Danielle Bessett studies medical sociology to create better health care models.

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Romero Recognized for Lifelong Passion for Poetry

Prestigious journal devotes entire issue to renowned Latin American poet.

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Environmental Health Researcher Wins Prestigious Cancer Funding

Hung-ming Lam was part of a UC environmental health department-based team that identified G protein-coupled receptor 30 (GPR30) a new therapeutic target in prostate cancer.

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Focus on Faculty With Jason Blackard, PhD

Jason Blackard, PhD, an associate professor in the division of digestive diseases, is not only a researcher but also has a great love for travel, which led to the recent creation of a study abroad program for UC undergraduates.

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Focus on Science with Terry Kirley, PhD

Kirley studies the structure, function and clinical applications of ectonucleotidases, enzyme families that modulate and control many physiological processes.

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Renaissance man

Dr. Peter Scheifele, assistant professor of audiology in UC’s Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, might be best described as a “Renaissance man.”

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Focus on Research With Gary Dick, PhD

Gary Dick, PhD, uses his years of social work practice in the Greater Cincinnati community to inform his ongoing research into the family unit. His research interests include fatherhood, domestic abuse, family violence, child welfare training and homeless veterans.

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Smallest Workshop Promises Big Benefits in Nano Manufacturing

The Micro and Nano Manufacturing Research Laboratory at UC is developing innovative methods at microscopic sizes that Director Murali Sundaram wants to move into real-world applications.

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Newton's Physics Has Mass Appeal for New Philosophy Professor

New assistant professor of philosphy, Zvi Biener, explains the momentous transformation in physics that took place during the 17th century in his forthcoming essay, “Cotes’ Queries: Newton’s Empiricism and Conceptions of Matter.”

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Focus on Faculty With Donna Gates, EdD, College of Nursing

Gates, who is widely known in nursing research as a champion of occupational safety for health care workers, recently delivered a presentation to the 7th European Congress on Violence in Clinical Psychiatry.

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Focus On Research With Joe Clark, PhD

Clark, an expert on vascular function and dysfunction during disease, came to UC because of the “extremely strong neuroscience community.”

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Professor Mark Turner Named ASME Fellow

Turner’s research achievements center on performing detailed simulations of jet-engine compressors, fans, turbines and supersonic inlets.

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Focus on Research With Yana Zavros, PhD

Studies of a protein named after a video game character.

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UC Professor Uses the Past to See the Future

Assistant Professor Brooke Crowley has spent time over the past six years studying the ecological history of Madagascar in the hope of determining the island’s ecological future.

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Patent Possible for Innovative Film

The UC laboratory of Jude Iroh has contributed significantly to materials science. Recent work has led to a provisional patent application for an innovative film with remarkable properties.

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UC Professor Wins Fulbright to Conduct Research on Nano Technology

Associate Professor Chia-Chi Ho plans to learn molecular, electrophysiological, pharmacological and biochemical techniques to help design better and more efficient micro systems for studying neurons.

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James Eliasseen, PhD Studies How Brain Activity Changes with Learning

Researching with an MRI "brain camera" he can study how the brain responds differently to positive and negative performance feedback.

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Africana Studies Welcomes an Institutional Builder

Professor Charles Jones brings a lifetime experience of building Africana studies departments to the University of Cincinnati’s own Department of Africana Studies.

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Finding May Lead to Treatments for Obesity, Type 2 Diabetes

Silvana Obici, MD, and her UC-based team are looking for a safer, more effective strategy for glucose regulation and weight loss.

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Focus on Science with Xiaoping Ren, MD

Xiapoping Ren, MD, assistant professor in the departments of pharmacology and cell biophysics, designed studies to investigate the effects of a surgical procedure upon myocardial infarction and ventricular function.

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