January 13, 2021
A University of Cincinnati researcher says there is a connection between trauma and lifetime stress in an expectant mother and DNA mutation in her newborn child. It could lead to a host of diseases that begin in childhood including obesity, asthma, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and autism.
January 10, 2021
UC researchers have discovered that stress on an expectant mother could affect her baby’s chance of developing disease — perhaps even over the course of the child’s life.
December 12, 2020
A team of researchers at UC conducted an ergonomic assessment of employees at the university by sending an email survey earlier this year to 4,500 faculty and staff after the coronavirus pandemic prompted the university to ask workers to continue operations from home when possible. The survey had 843 people complete it and showed some trends and offered a glimpse into what many who work from home were encountering. Susan Kotowski, PhD, a UC associate professor of allied health sciences, was part of a team of researchers conducting the survey. She spoke to Fast Company for a story about ergonomics in makeshift home offices.
December 11, 2020
Matthew de Gannes is one of 38 students in the College of Medicine who will earn degrees during the virtual 2020 fall commencement ceremonies set for Dec. 11 and 12. The college will grant 14 doctoral, 23 master’s and one bachelor’s degree. UC is awarding a total of 2,457 degrees to 2,348 students during fall commencement. Some UC programs allow students to earn dual degrees.
November 9, 2020
Dr. Katie Burns, an assistant professor at the University of Cincinnati, discusses her battle with endometriosis, up close and personal and inside the lab. She is seeking a better treatment and hopefully a cure to a condition that affects one in 10 women.
September 26, 2020
Kermit Davis, PhD, UC expert in office ergonomics and professor in the College of Medicine, spoke with the Wall Street Journal about how this may be affecting the health of workers. A recent survey by Davis found that 75 percent of at-home workers reported hunching over laptops, which can add up to 10 pounds of pressure on the neck and upper back for every inch you dip forward.
September 24, 2020
Dr. Katherine Burns' experience with endometriosis fuels her research to find a cure for a disease that affects one in 10 women. The University of Cincinnati researcher was recently awarded a five-year $2.1 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to look more closely at how the immune system may play a role in the development of endometriosis.
September 21, 2020
Event: September 25, 2020 10:30 AM
The University of Cincinnati Cancer Center is dedicating this year’s virtual retreat to looking at prevention as it pertains to our region and beyond.
July 30, 2020
Kermit Davis, PhD, expert in office ergonomics, conducted an ergonomic assessment of employees at the University of Cincinnati sending out an email survey to 4,500 faculty and staff after the coronavirus pandemic prompted the university to join many other employers across the nation in sending workers home to continue operations.
July 28, 2020
Kermit Davis, PhD, conducted an ergonomic assessment of employees at the University of Cincinnati sending out an email survey to 4,500 faculty and staff after the coronavirus pandemic prompted the university to join many other employers across the nation in sending workers home to continue operations. The survey had 843 people complete it. As part of the study, 41 employees sent Davis photos of workers at home workstations for ergonomic review. This subset showed some trends and offered a glimpse into what many who work from home are encountering. The survey’s findings were recently published in the scholarly journal Ergonomics in Design.
July 12, 2020
A University of Cincinnati researcher is advising against using a widely available sterilization method to clean disposable surgical masks and N95 respirators for reuse in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic. Scarcity of personal protection equipment in medical settings has led many health systems to consider sterilizing and reusing masks developed initially as disposable items, says Sergey Grinshpun, PhD, director of the University of Cincinnati Center for Health-Related Aerosol Studies and professor in the UC Department of Environmental and Public Health Sciences.
June 17, 2020
Dr. Eula Bingham, who died June 13, 2020, is remembered as a tireless advocate, friend and fighter for working people.
April 22, 2020
Alvaro Puga is the winner of the 2020 George Rieveschl Award for Distinguished Scientific Research.
March 26, 2020
March 9, 2020
The UC College of Medicine and UC College of Nursing are collaborating on a graduate telehealth certificate program. Two of the courses will be taught in the College of Medicine and two others in the College of Nursing. The program will launch with the start of the 2020 summer semester.