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Q&A with UC College of Nursing Dean Alicia Ribar

August 22, 2024

Alicia Ribar, PhD, APRN, CNE, joined the University of Cincinnati College of Nursing as its 19th dean on July 1. A registered nurse for more than 30 years, Ribar holds 20 years of experience in academia and is excited to move back to Ohio after a decade living in South Carolina.

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Trio embrace second sisterhood, create community at UC

August 22, 2024

Brooke, Brittany and Brianna Jones love all things UC. The identical triplets are Darwin T. Turner scholars heading into their third-year. They are members of the Omicron Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.


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UC students return to campus for move-in week

August 23, 2024

The University of Cincinnati welcomed about 5,800 incoming students to residence halls during move-in week. Cincinnati media covered the big transition from living with parents to making a campus residence home.

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FTC attempts to block Kroger's acquisition of Albertsons

August 21, 2024

Kroger's attempt to purchase rival grocery chain Albertsons is in limbo, with the Federal Trade Commission attempting to block the proposed merger, WLWT reported. “The environment for businesses is that you really have to fight the FTC to have a merger,” said David Brasington, PhD, the James C. and Caroline Kautz Chair in Political Economy and economics professor in the University of Cincinnati's Carl H. Lindner College of Business.

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This eyeless cavefish grows extra taste buds

August 21, 2024

Research led by Joshua Gross, PhD, in the UC Department of Biological Sciences, revealed the blind cavefish has a similar number of taste buds as surface fish from birth up to the age of 5 months. Then, these taste buds gradually increase in number and start appearing on the head and chin during adulthood, particularly at around 18 months of age.

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Campaign proposals could have unintended economic effects

August 20, 2024

Government interventions that attempt to help consumers could lead to other problems, a University of Cincinnati economist told ABC News. Vice President Kamala Harris has unveiled the economic agenda for her presidential campaign, which includes a ban on grocery price gouging, a $25,000 subsidy for first-time homebuyers and child tax credits. To evaluate the proposals, ABC News turned to economists including Michael Jones, PhD, assistant professor of economics in the University of Cincinnati's Carl H. Lindner College of Business.

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Lattice therapy can help target tumors

August 19, 2024

Rio Grande Valley, Texas news station KRGV-TV highlighted University of Cincinnati Cancer Center researcher Andrew Frankart's new trial testing lattice therapy to provide more targeted radiation for patients with large tumors.