May 3, 2012
Action is the foundational key to success. The triumph or failure of the UC clinical enterprise hinges equally on strict alignment of goals and priorities across the College of Medicine, UC Physicians and UC Health and a culture of personal accountability and collegiality among employees.
May 2, 2012
Albert Sabin, MD, former distinguished service professor of pediatrics at the University of Cincinnati (UC) College of Medicine and researcher at Children's Hospital (today known as Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center), was named as a Great Ohioan for his pioneering work in developing the oral, live polio vaccine.
May 1, 2012
The UC community is invited to volunteer at UC s Commencement Ceremonies June 8-9.
May 3, 2012
Action is the foundational key to success. The triumph or failure of the UC clinical enterprise hinges equally on strict alignment of goals and priorities across the College of Medicine, UC Physicians and UC Health and a culture of personal accountability and collegiality among employees.
May 2, 2012
Albert Sabin, MD, former distinguished service professor of pediatrics at the University of Cincinnati (UC) College of Medicine and researcher at Children's Hospital (today known as Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center), was named as a Great Ohioan for his pioneering work in developing the oral, live polio vaccine.
May 1, 2012
The UC community is invited to volunteer at UC s Commencement Ceremonies June 8-9.
April 29, 2012
The recipients of the 15th annual Just Community Awards will be honored at the University Recognition Ceremony on May 6.
April 24, 2012
Collaborative project between A&S and CECH will use hands-on experiences to teach undergraduate students how to address health care disparities in minority populations nationwide.
April 19, 2012
Albert Sabin, MD, former distinguished service professor of pediatrics at the University of Cincinnati (UC) College of Medicine and researcher at Children s Hospital (today known as Cincinnati Children s Hospital Medical Center), was named as a Great Ohioan for his pioneering work in developing the oral, live polio vaccine.
April 18, 2012
UC's Frank McCormack, MD, was honored for one of the Top 10 clinical research projects in the country and received a Clinical Research Forum Clinical Research Achievement Award at the forum s annual meeting and awards dinner April 18, 2012, in Washington, D.C. The award is given to projects that exemplify scientific innovation that results from U.S. investment in clinical research that can benefit human health and welfare.
April 17, 2012
Researchers are currently seeking patients with glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) for two novel cancer vaccine clinical trials. This fast-growing form of brain tumor occurs in the central nervous system and accounts for 60 percent of the 17,000 new primary brain tumors diagnosed annually in the United States.
April 16, 2012
New UC research suggests that kidney cancer growth depends on autophagy, a complex process that can provide cells with nutrients from intracellular sources. Researchers say in certain circumstances autophagy can protect tumor cells from chemotherapy, allowing them to survive for long periods of time in a hidden, dormant, metastatic state.
April 5, 2012
Research increasingly points to the products common in our daily lives including cosmetics and household cleaners as sources of potentially dangerous chemical exposures. Susan Pinney, PhD, an epidemiologist and associate professor with the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, says no one should assume they are safe.
April 5, 2012
Neuroradiologist Achala Vagal, MD, was recently selected as the 2012 American Roentgen Ray Society Elio Bracco Scholar, making her aspirations of becoming a clinician-scientist a reality.
April 3, 2012
Adding a screening ultrasound or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to annual mammography in women with an increased risk of breast cancer and dense breast tissue resulted in a higher rate of breast cancer detection, according to a new study conducted in a population of more than 2,600 women.
April 3, 2012
Nearly 30 UC College of Medicine students shaved their heads in support of cancer research during the annual St. Baldrick s Day event, held March 29 at O'Bryon's Irish Pub in O'Bryonville.
April 2, 2012
Honorees will be celebrated at the annual event to be held in May at Great American Ball Park.
March 29, 2012
Gilda Young, manager of the division of education within the UC College of Medicine Department of Surgery, has worked in the department for 36 years. She says: "The truth is I love my job and consider myself very lucky to work here. Here, she tells us about her role working with surgical residents and fellows at the UC College of Medicine.