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TTY (teletype) for deaf communications precursor to texting

September 23, 2024

Juliette Laracuente-Huebner and another UC student, Brandon Mueller, discovered they were third cousins while taking an American Sign Language class at UC. It was also discovered that Laracuente-Huebner’s grandfather was instrumental in bringing the Ohio Relay system to the state. Ohio Relay is a service that allows deaf people to communicate with others via a third-party.

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A sixth sense

September 23, 2024

UC students Juliette Laracuente-Huebner and Brandon Mueller had been passing each other in the halls of Teachers-Dyer Complex for weeks before finding out they were third-cousins. The revelation came at the determination of their ASL instructor Deanna Herbers who had an inkling they were related from their sign language abilities.

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Nominations open for All-University Faculty Awards

September 20, 2024

The final nomination deadline for this year’s All-University Faculty Awards is Wednesday, November 20, 2024. In all, 12 different awards are offered through our 2024-25 All-University Faculty Awards competition.

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Cognitive decline reduced by MIND diet, study finds

September 19, 2024

National outlets including CNN, Newsweek and U.S. News & World Report highlighted research led by the University of Cincinnati's Russell Sawyer that found following the MIND diet for 10 years produced a small but significant decrease in the risk of developing thinking, concentration and memory problems.

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CDC issues new guidelines to help manage potential IUD pain

September 18, 2024

Some women have taken to social media with their experiences of pain when having an intrauterine device, or IUD, inserted. Now the Centers for Disease Control issued guidelines to urge health care providers to address the problem. Priya Gursahaney, MD, associate professor in the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine's Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, recently appeared on Cincinnati Edition on WVXU to discuss the role that IUDs play in reproductive health care.

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Biomedical engineering student contributes to cancer research

September 18, 2024

University of Cincinnati PhD student Maulee Sheth has been named Graduate Student Engineer of the Month by the College of Engineering and Applied Science. A biomedical engineering student, she works in the Esfandiari lab on cancer tumor microenvironment research to better understand the disease. Through her time here, she has collaborated with researchers at Cincinnati Children's Hospital and the UC College of Medicine.

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UC welcomes 10 new engineering faculty this fall

September 17, 2024

The University of Cincinnati welcomed ten new faculty members in the College of Engineering and Applied Science in mechanical engineering, industrial & systems engineering, computer science, electrical engineering, aerospace engineering, and engineering education.