Cincinnati Enquirer: Pandemic leads women to delay mammograms

October 21, 2020

Though more women are getting back on their mammogram schedules through the pandemic, alarmed cancer experts said Ohio and the nation now are caught in an unprecedented experiment with dangerous consequences.

Remotely possible

October 20, 2020

When did the COVID-19 pandemic first make an impact on your life? March 10? That was the day the University of Cincinnati decided to change something it has excelled at for 200 years. Teaching. Educating. That day UC announced that all lectures in classrooms, experiments in labs or designing in studios would be suspended. Students started what was expected to be just an extended spring break, but then 12 days later all courses had gone virtual to protect the university community and stop the virus’s spread.

Championing science amid adversity

October 20, 2020

University of Cincinnati epidemiologist Diego Cuadros is used to telling people what they don’t want to hear. The assistant professor runs the Health Geography and Disease Modeling Lab in UC’s College of Arts and Sciences, where he studies global topics such as HIV, malaria and, this year, COVID-19. He condenses data into easy-to-follow maps that predict the future with uncanny accuracy.

UC hosts virtual Cybersecurity Education Symposium

October 20, 2020

Ohio Cyber Range Institute unveils Remote Programming Centers at second annual Cybersecurity Education Symposium

Social justice through medicine

October 20, 2020

Carl Fichtenbaum, a professor in the Division of Infectious Diseases at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine and one of the leaders in UC’s efforts to combat COVID-19, is still going to protest marches as his passion for social justice, personally and profession- ally, burns as brightly as ever.

Fox 19: Optimize your well-being

October 15, 2020

Sian Cotton, PhD, director of the UC Center for Integrative Health and Wellness, and UC family medicine professor, spoke with Fox 19 about using mindfulness techniques to cope in the midst of a stressful COVID-19 impacted world. Cotton explains how a mindfulness practice can help increase our focus and reduce our ability to not waste time. To be focused in the moment allows us to attend to the task at hand and get the job done with time to enjoy life, explains Cotton.

Good Housekeeping: Here’s how you can help prevent the spread of...

October 13, 2020

Carl Fichtenbaum, MD, of the Division of Infectious Diseases at the UC College of Medicine was interviewed for a story published by Good Housekeeping on ways we can all help prevent the spread of COVID-19.

Local 12: Hoxworth shipping convalescent plasma to the US...

October 13, 2020

WKRC-TV, Local 12 aired a story on efforts by UC Hoxworth Blood Center to distribute convalescent plasma to the U.S. Department of Defense. Dr. David Oh, the chief medical officer at Hoxworth is quoted for the story..

Fox 19: UC students commended for their actions, safety to keep...

October 9, 2020

Chris Lewis, MD, vice provost for academic affairs at UC, spoke with a reporter from Fox 19 about an increase in COVID-19 cases on the UC campus. Lewis was able to provide some context. "Considering we have a campus of 46,000 students plus and 12,000 plus faculty and staff, I would say that’s darn good,” explained Lewis, also an assistant professor of family medicine in the UC College of Medicine and a UC Health physician. Since the pandemic began, the university says it has had 585 total positive COVID-19 cases. 567 of those cases were among the students while 18 were employees. But a recent rise in cases shows 184 infected students live on-campus and 383 who do not. “We’ve seen a little bit of a pattern of a mid-week spike that we attribute to likely events, you know, off-campus on the weekends," explained Lewis. "People just tend to be more social.”

UC Answers: How can mindfulness help us cope?

October 9, 2020

Mindfulness is a capacity and a skill that we can learn to bring us into present moment awareness so that we can engage fully with what “is” rather than with “what was” or “what we think might be coming.”

WVXU: How to limit screen time under the pandemic

October 2, 2020

UC Clermont College Associate Professor of Accounting Patty Goedl shares her thoughts on screen time considerations during this unique time.

Cincinnati Magazine: UC’s School of Planning makes the case for...

October 1, 2020

The University of Cincinnati’s School of Planning is stepping up to remind us that cities aren’t the source of America’s current predicaments, but instead can be the ultimate solution to a healthier, more sustainable, and more equitable society.

Contagion Live: Targeting Lung Blood Vessel Inflammation in...

September 30, 2020

Richard Becker, MD, director of the UC Heart, Lung and Vascular Institute, was interviewed by a reporter for Contagion Live about a new phase 2 clinical trial UC and UC Health are conducting using the drug razuprotafib, to lessen inflammation of the blood vessels in COVID-19 patients. Razuprotafib activates a key pathway for stabilizing blood vessels in the lungs and may prevent or treat respiratory distress in COVID-19 patients.

UC Answers: How has COVID-19 impacted information technology?

September 30, 2020

The University of Cincinnati's School of Information Technology is helping workers and students take on the digital skills gap being exacerbated by COVID-19.

Drug Target Review: Could a nasal spray prevent COVID-19?

September 30, 2020

Drug Target Review discusses findings of a study looking at the use of a naturally occurring lipid to prevent COVID-19 infection.

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