August 17, 2005
UC Cancer Center will host the sixth annual My Mother, My Daughter, Myself luncheon to generate funding for research and new technologies.
August 17, 2005
UC will lead a four-year, multicenter, national study to determine why African-Americans seeking help for mood disorders, such as depression or bipolar disorder, are often misdiagnosed with schizophrenia putting them at risk of receiving incorrect treatment.
August 22, 2005
Computer technician Peter Poulos has put his analytical and communication skills to another use. He just completed his dissertation for a PhD in musicology at UC's College-Conservatory of Music (CCM).
August 23, 2005
UC scientists, in collaboration with the Air Force Research Laboratory Human Effectiveness Directorate (AFRL/HE) headquartered at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, were awarded $3 million in grants from the Department of Defense. UC's awards are two of only 39 projects nationwide to receive funds from the Defense Appropriations Act of 2005. A total of 497 proposals were submitted for this fiscal year.
August 26, 2005
Two new programs at UC's College of Nursing will help fill a growing need for nurses with advanced training, including certified nurse midwives and women s health nurse practitioners who provide health care to women from birth through menopause.
August 30, 2005
The Department of Surgery, ranked among the top 30 in research funding from the National Institutes of Health, has recruited five new faculty members with expertise in oncology, thoracic, transplant and colorectal surgery.
August 31, 2005
More than 100 residents and faculty gathered for a rededication ceremony, learning about the history of UC's surgical amphitheater. The renovated space will be used for weekly surgical grand rounds.
September 1, 2005
UC s mobile prostate cancer screening program uses the prostate-specific antigen (PSA) blood test to screen for prostate cancer in men. The program, which began two years ago, aims to raise awareness of prostate cancer among men living in traditionally low-income, urban neighborhoods who may not have access to regular health care.
September 2, 2005
A $30 million gift from the Lindner families will establish the Craig and Frances Lindner Center of HOPE (Helping Other People Excel) in the UC Department of Psychiatry and help build a behavioral health center in Mason, Ohio. The behavioral health center will be jointly operated by The Health Alliance of Greater Cincinnati and the Lindner Foundation, and staffed by physicians from the UC College of Medicine.
September 6, 2005
First recognized as a disease a half a century ago, alcoholism has long been treated exclusively through counseling or mutual support groups. Now, a new generation of approved drugs designed to act on the part of the brain that controls cravings may improve the lives of people struggling with alcohol dependence.