March 29, 2005
The nation's first meeting focused on addressing the needs of adult sickle cell patients will be held in Cincinnati in April.
March 30, 2005
UC infectious disease expert Melanie Cushion, PhD, focuses her research on Pneumocystis--a silent infection in other chronic diseases.
April 4, 2005
New research by UC's Alex Lentsch, PhD, shows a gene mutation once used to protect against malaria may be the reason prostate cancer tumors grow more aggressively. This gene mutation is found in 70 percent of African-Americans.
April 20, 2005
UC will honor 16 nurses for their committment to the profession at the 13th annual Florence Nightingale Awards for Nursing April 20 at the Hyatt Regency, Cincinnati.
April 20, 2005
UC researchers and international expert Sandra Steingraber, PhD, will meet at a May forum sponsored by UC's Breast Cancer and the Environment Research Center to discuss the role environmental factors play in the development of breast cancer.
April 21, 2005
Teams from UC will partner with health professionals across the country to design better ways to manage the more than 100 million Americans living with chronic illness.
April 27, 2005
Researchers in the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabiliation will use functional MRI to evaluate how well "mental practice" improves motor skills in patients who have suffered a stroke.
May 2, 2005
UC Community Cancer Education Day, Knowledge for Life, will cover 16 different cancers, including childhood and uncommon cancers.
May 9, 2005
The C-Ring is an award given each spring to the outstanding graduating senior women at UC. Selected by a diverse committee of UC faculty, staff, students and alumnae, the winner is announced at the annual banquet, which will be Saturday, May 14 this year.
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.