May 6, 2025
Amid ongoing challenges across the health care workforce, including burnout and shortages, the University of Cincinnati is working to tackle this issue through a program that embeds students in clinical settings.
May 6, 2025
The University of Cincinnati College of Medicine celebrated the Class of 2025 at its annual Honors Day, recognizing graduates' achievements, resilience through the COVID-19 pandemic and commitment to compassionate, innovative care. Highlights included a 100% Step 2 pass rate, top residency matches and powerful moments of reflection and recognition.
May 5, 2025
A rapidly growing heart failure epidemic calls for prioritizing primary prevention, according to a new scientific statement from the American Heart Association published in Circulation in April. The statement reviews the current evidence for predicting heart failure risk and offers risk-based strategies for heart failure prevention.
April 30, 2025
Researchers led by the University of Cincinnati’s Anna Kruyer and the University of Houston’s Demetrio Labate have published research in the journal Science Advances applying object recognition technology to track changes in brain cell structure and provide new insights into how the brain responds to heroin use, withdrawal and relapse.
April 30, 2025
The University of Cincinnati and Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center's Martine Lamy commented to Medscape on new research that found fewer than half of the adolescents prescribed a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) at two large Chicago pediatric primary care clinics had a follow-up visit within the recommended 6 weeks.
April 30, 2025
Read about the University of Cincinnati’s undergraduate innovation awards for 2025.
April 8, 2025
UC President Neville Pinto announced that Dr. John Weidner, dean of the College of Engineering and Applied Science, will step in as interim provost following Dr. Kristi Nelson's departure on June 1.
April 7, 2025
MSN and MSN UK highlighted results from a new Phase 3 trial published in the journal npj Precision Oncology that found a cancer stem cell test can accurately choose more effective treatments and lead to improved outcomes for patients with platinum-resistant ovarian cancer.
April 4, 2025
The UC Alumni Association, UCAA, will mark its annual Alumni Celebration during its upcoming Alumni Week, April 7-13, with a community art project commemorating this year’s slate of alumni honorees receiving the organization’s top awards.
April 4, 2025
Results from a new Phase 3 trial published in the journal npj Precision Oncology found that an assay that includes an assessment of cancer stem cell sensitivity to chemotherapy can accurately decide more effective treatments and lead to increased outcomes for patients with platinum-resistant ovarian cancer.
April 3, 2025
There’s a vital thread woven into the fabric of Chris Peltier’s life. It’s black and red, and it knits all things Bearcat together into a life that was transformed by the University of Cincinnati and the UC College of Medicine.
April 3, 2025
Second-year medical sciences student Jay Patel is pursuing his passions at UC — conducting cancer research, exploring public policy as a Portman Fellow, and leading an international nonprofit foundation.
April 1, 2025
The Biomedical Research and Mentoring Program is open to any University Honors Program students. The faculty mentors are typically from UC’s College of Medicine or Cincinnati Children's Hospital.
March 31, 2025
March is endometriosis awareness month. Endometriosis is a condition that can be debilitating and is estimated to affect more than 6 million women in the U.S. Endometriosis occurs when tissue similar to the lining of the uterus grows outside of the uterus, causing pain, inflammation and potential infertility. The road to a diagnosis has been challenging for many women, but a University of Cincinnati researcher has developed a noninvasive diagnostic test that could make a difference.
March 28, 2025
The Cincinnati Business Courier highlighted a $1.2 million grant received by the University of Cincinnati Cancer Center's Timothy Phoenix and colleagues at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and the German Cancer Research Center to study pediatric low-grade gliomas.
March 26, 2025
University of Cincinnati Cancer Center patient Patty Goering and physician researcher Tahir Latif spoke with WLWT about Goering's story of being diagnosed and treated for colon cancer at a young age.
March 25, 2025
President Neville Pinto shares search update for executive vice president for academic affairs and provost
March 25, 2025
The energy inside the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine’s Kresge Auditorium was electric on Friday, March 21, 2025, as 169 fourth-year medical students eagerly gathered with family, friends, faculty and staff for the highly anticipated Match Day 2025 ceremony. The event marked the culmination of years of dedication, hard work and perseverance, with students learning where they will continue their medical training through residency programs.
March 25, 2025
Local 12 highlighted University of Cincinnati Cancer Center researcher Davendra Sohal and patient Ron Solomon who is enrolled in a pancreatic cancer trial targeting a genetic mutation called KRAS.
March 25, 2025
As part of the undergraduate Healthcare Exploration Through Patient Care course, students work as patient care assistants (PCAs) within UC Health. They get hands-on opportunities to perform basic clinical care duties in a hospital setting.
March 24, 2025
At the University of Cincinnati's College of Medicine, 169 students gripped envelopes as they waited to learn their fate on Friday, along with thousands of other medical students across the country. Match Day is the milestone occasion when fourth-year medical students, along with their families, learn where they’ll be spending their residencies.
March 24, 2025
The University of Cincinnati Cancer Center's Amanda Jackson was featured in a MedPage Today article commenting on new research that found adding metformin as a combination therapy was tied to deep responses and prolonged progression-free survival in some patients with recurrent estrogen receptor-positive endometrial cancer.
March 24, 2025
The University of Cincinnati Cancer Center’s Timothy Phoenix, PhD; Pratiti (Mimi) Bandopadhayay, MBBS, PhD, of Dana-Farber Cancer Institute; and David Jones, PhD, of the German Cancer Research Center have been awarded a $1.2 million grant from the Team Jack Foundation to study pediatric low-grade gliomas.
March 21, 2025
MSN highlighted research led by the University of Cincinnati's Jed Hartings detailing how automation and machine learning can aid clinicians treating patients with spreading depolarizations, sometimes referred to as “brain tsunamis.”
March 20, 2025
OncLive and MedPage Today highlighted research presented by the University of Cincinnati Cancer Center's Thomas Herzog that found a combination therapy of afuresertib and paclitaxel did not lead to better survival outcomes when compared to only treating with paclitaxel in patients with platinum-resistant ovarian cancer.
March 19, 2025
The University of Cincinnati's Joseph Broderick was featured in a Medscape article commenting on new treatments and advancements in the field of poststroke recovery research.
March 19, 2025
People tend to think of allergies as a childhood thing and not something they can get later in life, explained Tolly Epstein, MD, an adjunct assistant professor at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine.
March 19, 2025
The University of Cincinnati’s Jed Hartings and colleagues recently published research in the journal Scientific Reports detailing how automation and machine learning can aid clinicians treating patients with spreading depolarizations, sometimes referred to as “brain tsunamis.”
March 18, 2025
The Cincinnati Business Courier and Spectrum News highlighted the University of Cincinnati receiving a $2.3 million grant to join the Breakthrough Discoveries for Thriving with Bipolar Disorder (BD²) Integrated Network, a collaborative research and clinical care model with a mission to improve care, interventions and outcomes for people living with bipolar disorder.
March 17, 2025
The University of Cincinnati's Yasmin Aziz was featured in a MedCentral article discussing the recent FDA approval of the drug tenecteplase for treatment of acute ischemic stroke.
March 12, 2025
The University of Cincinnati is one of four new national institutions to receive $2.3 million each to join the Breakthrough Discoveries for Thriving with Bipolar Disorder (BD²) Integrated Network, a collaborative research and clinical care model with a mission to improve care, interventions and outcomes for people living with bipolar disorder.
March 10, 2025
The impact of chronic kidney disease (CKD) keeps escalating around the world, and this burden is projected to rise with population growth and aging, according to a study published in BMC Public Health. “The aging population, rising obesity rates and higher diabetes prevalence suggest that the CKD burden will continue to grow,” said Prakash Gudsoorkar, MD, a University of Cincinnati College of Medicine nephrologist and medical lead for the onconephrology service at UC Health.
March 7, 2025
Message from President Pinto to UC Community: Moving forward together
March 7, 2025
MSN highlighted a new University of Cincinnati Cancer Center clinical trial aimed to optimize pain management and reduce the need for opioids after mastectomy procedures.
March 6, 2025
Allergy season is starting earlier — and lasting longer — as climate change heats up cities across the U.S. While the spring allergy season usually starts in March, more warm weather earlier in the year means people might begin experiencing symptoms in February, or even January, said Ahmad Sedaghat, MD, PhD, professor and director of the Division of Rhinology, Allergy and Anterior Skull Base Surgery in the Department of Otolaryngology at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine.
March 5, 2025
Endometriosis can be a baffling condition due to its unclear cause, lack of symptom consistency and the time it can take to receive an accurate diagnosis. The condition, which affects an estimated one in ten women in the U.S., occurs when tissue similar to that which lines the uterus grows outside of the uterus, typically on the ovaries, fallopian tubes or the lining of the pelvic cavity. Because it’s difficult to understand and diagnose, there are a lot of misconceptions about endometriosis.