April 27, 2005

In April 2004, Jon Hughes, photojournalist and UC professor of English and journalism, spent 18 days photographing the work of UC Family Practice physicians, nurses, residents and students as they traveled on the Amazon from village to village conducting day-long clinics. The result is Medicine in the Amazon River Headwaters, an exhibit of Hughes black and white images. The photos will be available for viewing in the UC Health Sciences Library in the Medical Sciences Building from May 1 through June 12, with a reception and gallery talk on May 15 from 2 to 4 p.m.

May 2, 2005

UC Community Cancer Education Day, Knowledge for Life, will cover 16 different cancers, including childhood and uncommon cancers.

May 9, 2005

Excellence at the University of Cincinnati is on display with the 2005 class of Faculty Award winners.

May 9, 2005

Students find Bruce Giffin's devotion to teaching gives them the kind of support needed to get through one of the most difficult periods in medical training. Their admiration, in turn, helped him earn a 2005 Mrs. A.B. "Dolly" Cohen Award for Excellence in Teaching.

May 9, 2005

Babies around the world with breathing problems have benefited from the research of Jeffrey Whitsett from UC's Department of Pediatrics. His breakthrough treatments helped earn him a 2005 George Rieveschl, Jr. Award for Distinguished Scientific Research.

May 12, 2005

A new program at UC and University Hospital could provide a national model for effective screening of 110 million emergency department patients a year, and put a serious dent in the spread of AIDS.

May 12, 2005

Annual riverboat cruise celebrates National Cancer Survivors Day.

May 18, 2005

The C-Ring Award, given annually to an outstanding graduating woman, was presented May 14 to Samantha Cronier, a double major from Guilford, Ind.

May 24, 2005

Vascular researcher and former dean at Medical College of Georgia to lead UC medical school.

May 24, 2005

More than one-quarter of tested workers at an Ohio manufacturing plant historically exposed to asbestos-containing vermiculite ore exhibited signs of scarring of the chest wall lining, or pleural plaques, which are usually considered markers of previous exposure to asbestos fibers, according to research from the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine.