Cybersecurity experts researching digital interference in November elections
July 27, 2020
UC's cyber security exerts researching ways to combat malicious voters influences in the November 2020 elections.
Hoxworth Blood Center kicks off second year of 'Cincinnati Favorites' blood drive tour
July 10, 2020
Hoxworth Blood Center Kicks off second year of “Cincinnati Favorites” blood drive tour
UC engineering students help Venti-Now develop low-cost ventilators
July 8, 2020
Two University of Cincinnati biomedical engineering students, Jacquelyn Chapman and Johnathan Wisecarver, are making a tangible impact working with Venti-Now, a nonprofit, start-up company launched in Cincinnati in response to the COVID-19 pandemic to develop a new low-cost ventilators that could be used in impoverished areas. Their professor, Peter Campbell, lends his expertise as medical team leader. UC Health and UC's College of Engineering and Applied Science helped provide Venti-Now with medical testing and consultation.
UC researchers collaborate with industry on natural ingredients
June 29, 2020
Cosmetic scientists at the University of Cincinnati are studying ways to replace chemical compounds in personal care products with natural ingredients.
UC cybersecurity research inspires Congressional action
July 21, 2020
The University of Cincinnati College of Arts and Sciences’ cybersecurity community is voicing its full support for a Congressional amendment to the 2021 National Defense Authorization Act to help strengthen cyber security protection advancements nationwide. Introduced last week by U.S. Representatives Steve Chabot (R-Westwood), Mike Turner (R-Dayton) and Marcia Fudge (D-Cleveland), and passed Monday, July 20th by the U.S. House of Representatives, the amendment secures $3 million in funding for the National Center for Hardware and Embedded Systems Security and Trust (CHEST).
UC researcher examines genetic role in addiction
October 12, 2020
In one of the first studies of its kind, a University of Cincinnati researcher is using a grant from the Ohio attorney general’s office to research the pharmacogenomics of opioid addiction. The grant was awarded to Caroline Freiermuth, MD, associate professor in the Department of Emergency Medicine at the UC College of Medicine, the principal investigator for the study. The initial year will be supported with $1.63 million from the attorney general’s office, secured through money collected from pharmaceutical companies involved in opioid lawsuits. Pharmacogenomics, a relatively new field, is the study of how genes affect a person's response to drugs.
UC Answers: How are UC labs fighting COVID-19?
August 28, 2020
Kristin Weghorn, a lab supervisor in the Division of Infectious Diseases at the UC College of Medicine describes the various research projects being conducted at UC around COVID-19.
UC launches app to bolster COVID-19 safety and prevention efforts
September 16, 2020
The University of Cincinnati has deployed the COVID Check app for members of the UC community to use to help reduce the spread of COVID-19.
UC Clermont paralegal program offers free legal clinics
September 16, 2020
UC Clermont College’s paralegal program will offer a series of free virtual legal clinics to local residents this fall. The first clinic, focused on advanced directives such as health care powers of attorney and living wills, will take place Tuesday, Sept. 22 from 6-8 p.m.