July 11, 2007
John Gillespie has been named interim associate senior vice president for development and alumni affairs at the University of Cincinnati Academic Health Center.
July 9, 2007
Hand-me-downs are common in families. But it isn t always as simple as passing along an outgrown sweater or an antique chest of drawers.
July 5, 2007
Understanding how a mom s weight and diet contribute to baby s size and long-term health is the goal of one University of Cincinnati research team.
July 5, 2007
The National Institutes of Health has awarded $1.7 million to a UC scientist to do molecular research that could lead to better treatments for brain injury patients.
July 2, 2007
Two UC faculty members have together donated $900,000 to the College of Medicine to complete the establishment of an endowed chair in dermatology.
July 1, 2007
A research team led by UC scientists has identified a potential biological target for pancreatic cancer, a finding they say could help scientists better understand and eventually treat the disease that kills more than 33,000 people each year.
June 29, 2007
Major U.S. academic medical centers can successfully and safely integrate minimally invasive lung surgery into their training programs with a standardized, step-by-step plan, according to UC thoracic surgeons.
June 28, 2007
UC psychiatrist Erik Nelson, MD, says research has shown that people with depression are more likely to have low levels of folic acid. This, he says, leads many to believe that adding folic acid to a regular depression treatment may be beneficial.
June 26, 2007
The University of Cincinnati has received full accreditation from the Association for the Accreditation of Human Research Protection Programs (AAHRPP).
June 26, 2007
The UC Board of Trustees has approved the creation of a new a degree program a master s in public health (MPH). The university expects to enroll its first class of MPH students fall 2008, following final state approval of program structure and curriculum.
June 25, 2007
Margery Gass, MD, professor of obstetrics and gynecology at UC, is one of six new members nationwide appointed to the advisory council of the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM).
June 25, 2007
Defining what constitutes quality care especially in a large, urban hospital isn t easy. UC researchers, however, are addressing the nationwide problem with a unique system to reduce medical errors and improve patient care in local hospital emergency departments.
June 21, 2007
The University of Cincinnati has received nearly $700,000 from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) to support a series of science enrichment programs for middle and high school students and science teachers.
June 21, 2007
Pregnancy can be both an exciting and a stressful time, because women want to make sure they are doing what s best for their baby.
June 19, 2007
University Hospital and the UC College of Nursing will award scholarships to two minority students at a ceremony at 12:30 p.m. Thursday, June 21, in the hospital s main lobby.
June 14, 2007
A pair of shades during the summer months isn t the only precaution needed to keep your peepers safe, says a UC expert.
June 13, 2007
A new UC study questions the commonly held scientific belief that childhood brain aneurysms are caused by trauma, infection or underlying vascular malformations.
June 9, 2007
Brain specialists associated with the Neuroscience Institute at the UC and University Hospital say the ability to incorporate in real time two high-tech imaging tools into the operating room can improve the functional abilities of patients who undergo brain surgery.
June 7, 2007
UC urologist Ahmad Hamidinia, MD, cautions men to think about what marketers fail to tell you about the painful side effects of male enhancement drugs.
June 6, 2007
The UC College of Pharmacy changed its name today to the James L. Winkle College of Pharmacy. The college is only the second in UC s history to be named.