May 10, 2012

In an instant, Josh Williams just 21 at the time saw his future disappear. Williams was prepping materials for his work at a glass fabricating company when a raw piece of plate glass unseen by Williams came crashing down on his left shoulder, severing the nerves responsible for muscle control in his shoulder, arm, elbow and hand and nearly severing his left ear.

May 10, 2012

The first Oxley Scholarship - named in honor of the first African-American College of Medicine graduate, Lucy Oxley - was awarded in 2012 to Imani Driskell.

May 24, 2012

It s not just smokers who are at-risk when it comes to tobacco smoke exposure and the health concerns of smoking cigarettes are not limited to the most known consequence: lung cancer.

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 31, 2012

Jean Anthony, PhD, a registered nurse and associate professor in UC s College of Nursing, is leading a research program aimed at determining the effectiveness of a Web-based depression training program for African-American clergy.

May 22, 2012

Join Cincinnati City Council members, public policy makers, local children s health experts and transportation officials to discuss how Cincinnati traffic affects children s health, air quality standards, current transportation plans and other topics. 

May 21, 2012

The Daniel Drake Medal was first awarded in 1985 during the celebration of the 200th anniversary of the birth of the UC College of Medicine s founder, pioneering physician Daniel Drake. The award, considered to be the highest honor bestowed by the College of Medicine, is given annually to honor distinguished living faculty and alumni.

May 31, 2012

Ifeanyi Nzegwu who is about to enter his second year of medical school at the UC College of Medicine has known since age 10 he wanted to be a physician. He was recently selected for the American Hematology Oncology Society s 2012 Minority Medical Student Award Program. 

February 23, 2012

Patients with tumors and other life-threatening conditions are benefiting from the steady evolution of radiosurgery and radiotherapy, treatments that are often described as "incisionless surgery or "surgery without the knife.

February 2, 2012

Through a partnership with a local school, several UC faculty members in the department of emergency medicine spent this winter introducing medicine to a group of sophomore honors students from La Salle High School.

February 16, 2012

Tending a half-acre garden is no easy task, but then, Mary Ann Rosensweet s hobby is somewhat akin to her 41-year career at UC: Where work has always led to growth. 

February 22, 2012

Fueled by the hope of finding better treatments, patients like Kenneth Jacques are helping medical science map the entire genetic sequence of a few types of brain tumors.

February 15, 2012

The UC Cancer Institute is one of three centers internationally approved to test an experimental drug s safety and pharmacokinetics and also assess the clinical benefit against recurrent malignant glioma, an aggressive form of brain cancer.

February 3, 2012

An innovative approach to genome screening has yielded clues about rare mutations that may render people susceptible to brain bleeds, according to research led by a University of Cincinnati neurologist.

February 23, 2012

Pam Sherman serves as assistant to Jannette Collins, MD, chair of the department of radiology at the UC College of Medicine, a clinical department with more than 265 employees, including 38 clinical faculty who practice at hospitals throughout the UC Health system. Here, she tells us why she enjoys the multi-faceted nature of her role.