June 22, 2009
Fourth-year medical student Heather Kaiser is the 2009 recipient of the Charlotte R. Schmidlapp Scholarship. The $15,000 scholarship is awarded annually on the basis of outstanding academic achievement, community involvement, leadership and involvement in women s health care.
June 18, 2009
In a mobile communications era where we sometimes talk more with our fingers than our voices, a UC ergonomics expert says our thumbs could pay the price.
June 7, 2009
A survivor of domestic abuse pursues her education to help other domestic violence victims. A survivor left blind and nearly killed in an attack pursues a field to explore why people commit crime. A city s lives depend on a student s design. Discover this and more about the Class of 2009.
June 22, 2009
Fourth-year medical student Heather Kaiser is the 2009 recipient of the Charlotte R. Schmidlapp Scholarship. The $15,000 scholarship is awarded annually on the basis of outstanding academic achievement, community involvement, leadership and involvement in women s health care.
June 18, 2009
In a mobile communications era where we sometimes talk more with our fingers than our voices, a UC ergonomics expert says our thumbs could pay the price.
June 7, 2009
A survivor of domestic abuse pursues her education to help other domestic violence victims. A survivor left blind and nearly killed in an attack pursues a field to explore why people commit crime. A city s lives depend on a student s design. Discover this and more about the Class of 2009.
June 7, 2009
As graduates get set to enter one of the most challenging job markets in recent history, they ll hear from a UC alumnus and leader of one of the world s largest packaged consumer goods companies.
June 5, 2009
New research led by the University of Cincinnati suggests that the hunger hormone ghrelin is activated by fats from the foods we eat not those made in the body in order to optimize nutrient metabolism and promote the storage of body fat.
June 4, 2009
Researchers at the University of Cincinnati have discovered a protein in the lungs that can help in determining progression of the rare lung disease Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF).
June 4, 2009
Consumers should take special care when considering the switch from brand name to generic drugs, a University of Cincinnati College of Medicine faculty member says and some diseases and disorders require extra caution.
May 28, 2009
Thoughts of all-terrain vehicles, diving boards, bicycles and cruising cars muster images of summertime. But those idyllic visions often become injuries that ruin warm-weather fun particularly when teenagers and other thrill-seekers are participating in risky behavior.
May 26, 2009
UC research in the fields of business, design, science and medicine made global headlines in May 2009. From Forbes to CNNMoney and from Reuters to U.S. News & World Report, UC research received recognition for new and notable achievements.
May 26, 2009
A basic scientist and a clinician-researcher both focused on advancing the field of cardiology are the 2009 Daniel Drake medalists.
May 26, 2009
A new study demonstrates why parents need to know how their teenage girls present themselves online. The study, published in the June issue of Pediatrics, shows that teen girls who would depict themselves online in a provocative way, and teen girls with a history of child abuse, are more likely to receive online sexual advances and then meet those individuals offline.
May 26, 2009
Obese children as young as 11 have increased thickness and stiffness (atherosclerosis) of their carotid arteries factors associated with a higher risk of stroke and heart attacks in adults. Moreover, abnormal carotid arteries, which supply blood to the brain, are found in obese adolescents who do not yet have type 2 diabetes.
May 26, 2009
University Hospital (UH) practitioners have begun seeing patients at the UH Center for Women s Health: a new, $2.9 million health care hub where women can receive the broadest spectrum of health care at one location.
May 25, 2009
UC researchers have been awarded a National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant to study defects in the function of the immune system in autoimmunity.
May 20, 2009
Faster diagnoses and more immediate test results are the desires of many patients and physicians. Chong Ahn s innovative smart polymer lab-on-a-chip has opened a new door for point-of-care in vitro diagnostics to quickly analyze a person s health condition and status.