UC research could help reduce disease incidence in organ donors
February 10, 2020
Researchers at the University of Cincinnati are among the first to adopt genotyping that helps identify and predict the risk accompanying individuals wishing to donate a kidney. Those who are high-risk of developing disease can be removed from the pool of potential donors which will reduce their chances of developing kidney disease.
University, UC Health to host Tristate Opioid Symposium
March 6, 2020
UC and UC Health are hosting the third Tristate Opioid Symposium on March 25, 2020 at Kresge Auditorium. The symposium builds on the work of the UC/UC Health Opioid Task Force. Titled “Teaming Up to Take on the Opioid Epidemic,” the Tristate Opioid Symposium features guest speakers from the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, Johns Hopkins University and Bowling Green State University. The symposium will also feature abstracts from those doing novel research, clinical interventions, education and community outreach projects.
UC research: Under reporting of data on the outcomes among older adults in cancer clinical trials
February 26, 2020
While older adults, defined as those 65 and older, make up the largest percentage of cancer patients and survivors, this group is not adequately represented in clinical trials, research at the University of Cincinnati has shown. This low representation is further complicated by the underreporting of the treatment efficacy and adverse effects specific to older adults, according to research led by Karlynn BrintzenhofeSzoc of the UC College of Allied Health Sciences.
UC, Akron Schools partner to bridge IT skills gap
February 21, 2020
UC, Akron Public Schools and Stark State sign partnership to create Early IT program that allows high school students to begin earning college credits while in high school
UC college supports nursing pipeline during pandemic
May 6, 2020
Long before anyone had heard of COVID-19, the World Health Organization declared 2020 the Year of the Nurse and Midwife. With the spread of the coronavirus pandemic around the world, the role of the nurse in global health care has never been more critical, and the University of Cincinnati College of Nursing is taking steps to ensure that the nursing pipeline remains robust.
Academic health colleges at UC receive national recognition
April 30, 2020
The National Academies of Practice has bestowed the 2020 Interprofessional Group Recognition Award to UC's academic health colleges.