UC among national universities honored for diversity, inclusion
October 15, 2019
UC is one of only 92 universities honored by INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine. In addition to the university award, three colleges — Allied Health Sciences, Nursing and Pharmacy — were also recognized.
UC professor tackles heart disease in the lab and community
December 11, 2019
It’s no secret that genetics, family history and ethnicity can play a role in heart disease. Sakthivel Sadayappan, a professor at the University of Cincinnati’s College of Medicine, has spent more than two decades examining that complex tie and discovering a genetic variant that predisposes people of South Asian descent to hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, commonly known as an enlarged heart. Sadayappan uses that knowledge unearthed in the laboratory to reach members of the South Asian community through a non-profit known as Red Saree.