September 6, 2005

A reception for the Diana Walker photography exhibit at the William Howard Taft Home, Auburn Avenue, is scheduled for Thursday, Sept. 8, from 4-6 p.m. The traveling exhibit, produced by the Smithsonian Institution s National Museum of American History, Behring Center, features 83 of Walker s black-and-white and color photographs documenting key figures and events in American history over the past 25 years. Diana Walker was Time magazine's White House photographer for 20 years.

September 6, 2005

First recognized as a disease a half a century ago, alcoholism has long been treated exclusively through counseling or mutual support groups. Now, a new generation of approved drugs designed to act on the part of the brain that controls cravings may improve the lives of people struggling with alcohol dependence.

September 5, 2005

The University of Cincinnati is providing a place of study for undergraduate students from Ohio who are affected by hurricane Katrina.

September 5, 2005

A group of new UC students heads to class on Sept. 6, but instead of pens, notebooks and laptops, they ll be banging out English 101 with hammers and nails.

September 5, 2005

In recognition for its commitment to nanotechnology, UC was recently ranked #2 in the United States for nanotechnology education by Small Times magazine.

September 5, 2005

A new University of Cincinnati study that surveyed the exercise habits of African-American women is published in the July-August issue of the American Journal of Health Behavior.

September 5, 2005

Andrew Jandes and Brian Delany have been selected to participate in the prestigious Center Fellows Program, part of the Center for the Study of the Presidency. Now it's time to meet the two fellows who will represent us in Washington, D.C.

September 5, 2005

Four times a year at Marathon Petroleum Company s Catlettsburg, Ky., refinery, cooperative-education students present details about their contributions to senior management.  Below is a recent rundown of student accomplishments, some of them adding up to the million-dollar mark.

September 5, 2005

During the past two school years, Dewy Enderle has supervised UC construction during the week and has regularly worked the weekends, supervising the university volunteers building homes with Cincinnati Habitat for Humanity.

September 2, 2005

A $30 million gift from the Lindner families will establish the Craig and Frances Lindner Center of HOPE (Helping Other People Excel) in the UC Department of Psychiatry and help build a behavioral health center in Mason, Ohio. The behavioral health center will be jointly operated by The Health Alliance of Greater Cincinnati and the Lindner Foundation, and staffed by physicians from the UC College of Medicine.

September 1, 2005

UC created its Institute for Nanoscale Science and Technology to offer promise of ground-breaking advances in physics, chemistry, materials science, electronics and medicine. The institute was developed through collaboration among UC s McMicken College of Arts & Sciences, the Colleges of Engineering and Medicine, and the Vice President for Research and Advanced Studies. Many nanotechnology activities are taking place at the University of Cincinnati. 

September 1, 2005

Two students from UC s College of Business have been accepted as Presidential Fellows in the Center for the Study of the Presidency (CSP) Program. Brian Delany and Andrew Jandes will be the University of Cincinnati s first Scholar Fellows. The College of Business was invited to nominate students to be part of this unique and prestigious program.

September 1, 2005

UC Offices will be closed on Monday, Sept. 5, in observance of the Labor Day holiday.

September 1, 2005

UC s mobile prostate cancer screening program uses the prostate-specific antigen (PSA) blood test to screen for prostate cancer in men. The program, which began two years ago, aims to raise awareness of prostate cancer among men living in traditionally low-income, urban neighborhoods who may not have access to regular health care.

August 31, 2005

Everyone has heard speculation about the lost continent of Atlantis, but names of the very real landmasses of Laurentia and Avalonia are familiar to only a few.