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Leveling up

May 2, 2025

Meet four College of Allied Health Sciences students who are advancing their education following graduation this May.

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CCM welcomes new viola faculty member Brian Hong

May 1, 2025

UC College-Conservatory of Music Dean Pete Jutras has announced the appointment of Brian Hong as CCM's new Assistant Professor of Viola. His faculty appointment officially begins on Aug. 15, 2025. Hong has established a notable career as a critically acclaimed performer, inspiring pedagogue and successful music administrator. As the violist of the GRAMMY-nominated Aizuri Quartet from 2023-2025, he premiered major new works on nationally renowned chamber music series and conducted residencies at universities across the United States.

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‘Doing Good Together’ course gains recognition

May 1, 2025

New honors course, titled “Doing Good Together,” teaches students about philanthropy with a class project that distributes real funds to UC-affiliated nonprofits. Course sparked UC’s membership in national consortium, Philanthropy Lab.


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A farewell for the iconic Crosley Tower

May 1, 2025

The Cincinnati Business Courier reports that UC Board of Trustees approved $47.3 million for remediation and demolition of Crosley Tower. There are mixed feelings about what has been dubbed by some as the ugliest building on a U.S. college campus.

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Most teens prescribed SSRIs did not have recommended follow-up appointments

April 30, 2025

The University of Cincinnati and Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center's Martine Lamy commented to Medscape on new research that found fewer than half of the adolescents prescribed a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) at two large Chicago pediatric primary care clinics had a follow-up visit within the recommended 6 weeks.

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Album by CCM faculty featured in the New York Times

April 25, 2025

Four CCM faculty members were recently highlighted in a New York Times roundup of notable new classical music albums. Entitled "5 Classical Music Albums You Can Listen to Right Now," the article spotlights the new album of Beethoven's string quartets performed by the Ariel Quartet, which has served as CCM's string quartet-in-residence since 2012. The ensemble is comprised of four CCM faculty members: Alexandra “Sasha” Kazovsky, violin; Amit Even-Tov, cello; Gershon Gerchikov, violin; and Jan Grüning, viola.