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UC Grad and Professor Honored for Inventing Benadryl

May 16, 2006

Former UC professor of chemical engineering and Chemistry department graduate George Rieveschl was honored May 16 at the Queen City Club, downtown for having invented beta-dimethylaminoethylbenzhydryl ether hydrochloride (better-known as Benadryl), 60 years ago this month.

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UC HEALTH LINE: Summer Activities Can Increase Hearing Loss

May 16, 2006

People tend to spend more time outdoors in the summer, and their exposure to loud noise increases. Whether the noise is from powerboats, firecrackers, lawnmowers or motorcycles, a UC otolaryngologist encourages people to take precautions to protect their ears.

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In Memoriam: James Short

May 15, 2006

The College is saddened by the untimely death of James Short, who passed away the day before he was to receive the McMicken Dean s Award for Distinguished Adjunct Performance.

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Women s Studies Celebrates

May 15, 2006

The Department of Women s Studies had a full agenda when it held its fourth annual Awards and Recognition Ceremony.

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Focus On...Distance Learning: Promises and Perils

May 14, 2006

For a decade I have sought to realize the promise of international distance education while avoiding perils that compromise academic standards -- malfunctioning computers, technologically challenged students, high attrition, network downtime, time zone differences, and the difficulty of replicating face to face classroom interaction live videoconferences.

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Campus Blood Drive May 22-25

May 14, 2006

The goal for the spring blood drive is to recruit 550 donors to roll up a sleeve and potentially save a life.

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A Familiar Face on MainStreet

May 14, 2006

Graduating senior Jackie Clifford is one of the 350 UC students who work at the state-of-the-art Campus Recreation Center.

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Miller Interviewed by Science and Society

May 14, 2006

Arnie Miller, Professor and Head of the Department of Geology, discussed evolution, paleontology, and the history of biodiversity, as well as the Paleobiology Database, a public resource for the global scientific community on Science and Society's weekly WorldTalkRadio podcast Wednesday, May 10.