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.
UC, UC Health to examine potential COVID-19 treatment
April 14, 2020
The University of Cincinnati College of Medicine and UC Health are continuing their efforts in fighting the spread of the coronavirus by activating as a site to follow a research protocol from the Mayo Clinic to administer convalescent plasma to the sickest patients with COVID-19. Convalescent plasma is obtained from people who have recovered from COVID-19 and have been free of symptoms for 28 days. This program may allow access to that plasma for hospitalized patients infected with the novel coronavirus who have severe or life-threatening COVID-19, or who may be at high risk for progression to severe or life-threatening disease.
Kneeling in silent protest, UC medical community responds to George Floyd’s death
June 5, 2020
Hundreds gathered on the UC Academic Health Center campus June 5 to silently protest the death of George Floyd and many others at the hands of police.
Journal-News: Parents torn between in-person classes or remote learning
August 11, 2020
The Journal-News examines how local parents are making the decision whether to send kids back to the classroom or to choose virtual online learning. They talk to UC's Sarah Schroeder, director of the Learning Design Collaborative in the College of Education.
Cincinnati Enquirer: UC College of Medicine launches addiction research center
October 2, 2020
A research center devoted to the science of addiction and determined to make a national impact has launched at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine.
Cincinnati Magazine: UC’s School of Planning makes the case for cities
October 1, 2020
The University of Cincinnati’s School of Planning is stepping up to remind us that cities aren’t the source of America’s current predicaments, but instead can be the ultimate solution to a healthier, more sustainable, and more equitable society.
Championing science amid adversity
University of Cincinnati epidemiologist Diego Cuadros is used to telling people what they don’t want to hear. The assistant professor runs the Health Geography and Disease Modeling Lab in UC’s College of Arts and Sciences, where he studies global topics such as HIV, malaria and, this year, COVID-19. He condenses data into easy-to-follow maps that predict the future with uncanny accuracy.
Social justice through medicine
Carl Fichtenbaum, a professor in the Division of Infectious Diseases at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine and one of the leaders in UC’s efforts to combat COVID-19, is still going to protest marches as his passion for social justice, personally and profession- ally, burns as brightly as ever.
UC College of Medicine forms Center for Addiction Research
October 1, 2020
The UC College of Medicine has established the Center for Addiction Research to expand the university’s scope as a national leader in addiction science.