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.
Columbus Dispatch: Can Ohio end wrongful convictions?
February 25, 2020
One of Ohio's top jurist is taking action to establish a new state taskforce to examine the issue of wrongful convictions in the state. The work of the Ohio Innocence Project at the University of Cincinnati College of Law is aiding in that effort.
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’s OIP helps free 29th defendant
April 21, 2020
Christopher Smith served 12 years in prison for a crime he didn't commit and then even after a federal judge ordered his release when his conviction was overturned on constitutional violations, faced a COVID-19 scare when prison officials refused to release him. He's finally free, thanks to the Ohio Innocence Project at the University of Cincinnati College of Law.
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.
Diverse: Innocence Project works to exonerate the wrongly convicted
April 28, 2020
Innocence Projects across the nation like UC's Ohio Innocence Project work to correct injustice and free those who’ve been wrongfully convicted.