September 2, 2020
UC's director of online learning shares advantages and dispels myths of online learning at the University of Cincinnati.
October 28, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic outbreak changed the delivery of education when it forced in-person learning at the University of Cincinnati to shut down in mid-March of 2020. Colleges at UC had to quickly scramble to reimagine how to teach their students in an unprecedented environment. Leadership at the College of Allied Health Sciences immediately began the complicated process of designing learning plans that would meet the needs of their various departments.
June 12, 2019
Seven students and two faculty from the UC College of Allied Health Sciences spent a week in March 2019 conducting hearing tests on elephants at a reserve in Bela-Bela South Africa.
July 15, 2019
The UC College of Allied Health Sciences hosted the Associated of Schools of Allied Health Professions Midwest Deans Summer Summit July 11-12, 2019.
August 28, 2019
Caroline Spencer, a fourth-year doctoral student in the Department of Communication Sciences & Disorders at the UC College of Allied Health Sciences, was diagnosed with Friedreich's ataxia seven years ago. The genetic condition that affects the nervous system and causes movement problems hasn't squashed her research in speech language pathology.
September 6, 2019
The nonprofit Village Life Outreach Project has sent hundreds of volunteers from UC to three remote villages in East Africa since it started 15 years ago, an effort that has deeply impacted countless lives on both sides of the world.
November 20, 2019
Dr. Pete Scheifele of the UC College of Allied Health Sciences has worked with Zeteo Tech Inc. to develop the Canine Auditory Protection System (CAPS) to prevent short-term hearing loss in military working dogs. The project was developed by the U.S. Army Medical Research and Development Command.
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.
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.