March 30, 2004
A reception and presentation celebrating the 30th anniversary of the inception of the German-Americana Collection will be held from 3-4:30 p.m. Monday, April 5, in the Archives and Rare Books Department on the eighth floor of Blegen Library. The reception is open to the university community.
March 30, 2004
Research reveals information about at medical errors outside the hospital setting.
March 29, 2004
Priority consideration for the LeaderShape Institute will be given to applications submitted by April 2.
March 29, 2004
Opening Day is April 5, and later that same week, University of Cincinnati sports researcher Kevin Grace will look back at how baseball has changed. He explores the rise and fall of baseball's "spitting image" -- one that began as early as the 1840s, when cigars were in fashion, to the 1860s, when the target audience for tobacco advertising included boys as young as 10 years old.
March 29, 2004
One of the humorous highlights of Mike Gasaway s directing career was the day Mel Brooks ridiculed his name. Recalls Mike, When Mel makes fun of your name, it has a whole different quality than what the kids at school did when I was growing up. I had to call my Dad right away after receiving a ribbing from Mel.
March 28, 2004
Author of the blockbuster best-seller "Guns, Germs, and Steel," Jared Diamond, will speak at the University of Cincinnati at 4 p.m., Wednesday, April 14, in Corbett Auditorium. His lecture is free and open to the public, and a capacity crowd is expected.
March 28, 2004
The Showcase of UC Women Scientists brings sixth-grade girls to campus Saturday as University of Cincinnati researchers strive to recruit more women into science fields.
March 28, 2004
Aerospace engineering junior Jeannette Dehmer is an A student who s proud to be on the B team the Gravity Probe B team, that is. The historic Gravity Probe B space mission, to launch April 17, has been 40 years in the making, and Dehmer participated in preparing the satellite during its final countdown months.
March 25, 2004
UC s Arlitt Center is highlighted locally as PNC rolls out the largest national program of its kind to improve school readiness.
March 25, 2004
Angiogenesis procedure results in new blood vessel growth in three Tristate patients.
March 24, 2004
When Confederate forces constructed large defensive earthworks around Charleston, S.C., they had no idea they were laying the groundwork for University of Cincinnati erosion research almost 150 years later. The findings: Our Civil War fortifications seem to be fighting a losing battle.
March 24, 2004
Every presidential election year for the past 16 years, University of Cincinnati faculty member Judith Trent and her colleagues have hit the primary campaign trail in New Hampshire. Unlike the candidates, they re not seeking votes but voters opinions as to the qualities a presidential hopeful must have. Results: Hands down, honesty is the best presidential policy.
March 24, 2004
Volunteers are needed for a study designed to help people manage their diabetes through nutritional counseling.
March 23, 2004
UC summer workshops are available for science teachers of students in grades 5-12 and grades K-5.
March 23, 2004
The joint degree program in Law and Women's Studies at UC will sponsor its first-ever symposium on April 8 on the balance women maintain between work and family responsibilities. "Woman's Work Is Never Done: Employment, Family and Activism" will feature UC experts and guests from American University, the University of Florida and the University of Iowa discussing what happens legally when a woman's other roles in society create conflicts with the demands of her employer. The event is free and open to the public and can be viewed through a UC Webcast.
March 23, 2004
The Showcase of UC Women Scientists brings sixth-grade girls to campus Saturday as University of Cincinnati researchers strive to recruit more women into science fields.
March 23, 2004
Steve Slezak of the finance faculty in the College of Business was nominated recently for the 2003 Smith-Breeden Prize. This award recognizes the best articles of the year in the Journal of Finance -- the leading journal in the field.
March 23, 2004
Two of UC's leading women, its president and its senior vice president and provost for Health Affairs, will be honored on May 14 as YWCA Career Women of Achievement.
March 23, 2004
Funding will be used to recruit minorities into genetic counseling programs throughout the Midwest.
March 22, 2004
Check out the coverage and photos provided by the staff of UC's "Horizons" Magazine.