
University of Cincinnati Academic Health Center The UC Department of Neurology just launched a new Web site. Check it out and let us know what you think!

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Exciting news! UC's CARE/Crawley Building has been selected for the Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of
Architecture and Design American Architecture Awards program for 2009!
Source: healthnews.uc.edu
The University of Cincinnati Academic Health Center’s CARE/Crawley Building has been selected for the Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Architecture and Design American Architecture Awards program for 2009.

University of Cincinnati Academic Health Center Going "green" doesn't just help the planet - UC docs shed some light on how poor consumer lifestyles and decisions can hurt our own health.
Source: healthnews.uc.edu
Cincinnati—If you muster images of dreadlocked hipsters hugging trees and eating tofu when you hear the term “green,” think again: living a green lifestyle is becoming easier every day, and it’s not just beneficial to the planet—it can have a major impact on human health, too.

Candice Terrell
Enter the UC Alumni Association's contest to win Proudly Cincinnati spirit gear! Just tell them about your favorite UC experience, and you could win great prizes! Details here: http://www.facebook.com/topic.php?uid=15 769241785&topic=11983

University of Cincinnati Academic Health Center Another great photo to share! College of Nursing student Melissa Feltz was named the 2009 UC Homecoming Queen! Winners were selected based on student voting, grades, participation and interview evaluations. Congrats Melissa!

IvaDean Lair I love the pumpkin. It looks much better in person. It sat in my office for about 4 days so the other students, staff and faculty were able to admire Danielle's work.

University of Cincinnati Academic Health Center Happy (early) Halloween! Check out this pumpkin carved by first-year medical student Danielle Reilly! Let us know what you think of it!

University of Cincinnati Academic Health Center We have a new username - www.facebook.com/UCHealthNews. Bookmark it and pass it on!

University of Cincinnati Academic Health Center Mark your calendars and tell your friends - UC health professionals are offering FREE hearing aid cleanings and tuneups the first week of November in recognition Hearing Aid Awareness Week.
Source: healthnews.uc.edu
You get regular maintenance on your car, your home―so why not your hearing aid?

Rakesh Rathore
http://www.genomeweb.com/proteomics/mald i-based-method-may-reduce-cost-rx-screen ing-assays-speed-drug-development
Source: www.genomeweb.com
Researchers from the University of Cincinnati and MDS Analytical Technologies have used mass spectrometry to develop a high-throughput screening method for drug discovery they say can be more precise and cost-effective than existing techniques.

University of Cincinnati Academic Health Center GREAT NEWS! UC just announced that university and affiliate research funding hit an all-time high of $378 million for fiscal year 2009! The College of Medicine alone increased its research holdings to $130 million!
Source: healthnews.uc.edu
UC and its affiliates recorded $378 million in research funding for fiscal year 2009—marking another record high and moving total funding up $25 million over 2008.

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Pain cream may protect during heart attack. Read about this and more in the October issue of Findings. http://healthnews.uc.edu/publications/fi ndings/?/9280/
Source: healthnews.uc.edu
New research from UC shows that a common, over-the-counter pain salve rubbed on the skin during a heart attack could serve as a cardiac-protectant, preventing or reducing damage to the heart while interventions are administered.

Source: healthnews.uc.edu
Cancer and cell biology experts at the UC have developed a new mass spectrometry-based tool they say provides more precise, cost-effective data collection for drug discovery efforts.

University of Cincinnati Academic Health Center UC named its 27th president today! Gregory Williams, currently the president at The City College of New York, begins his new post Nov. 1.
Source: www.uc.edu
The University of Cincinnati's 27th president, a noted scholar with a substantial background in academic leadership, has a strong record in building enrollment while ensuring academic excellence and diversity.

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A panel of local providers and other health care experts will share their opinions on improving health care quality and lowering costs that are critical for reform efforts at the local, state and national levels.
Topics that will be discussed include payment reform, health care disparities, patient care improvement and... more.
Featured speakers include:
-Ted Strickland, governor of Ohio (delivering taped remarks)
-Thomas Finn, president, global health care, Procter & Gamble
-Mary Jo Hudson, director, Ohio Department of Insurance
-Pamela Dickson, assistant vice president, health care group, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
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Topics that will be discussed include payment reform, health care disparities, patient care improvement and... more.
Featured speakers include:
-Ted Strickland, governor of Ohio (delivering taped remarks)
-Thomas Finn, president, global health care, Procter & Gamble
-Mary Jo Hudson, director, Ohio Department of Insurance
-Pamela Dickson, assistant vice president, health care group, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
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"Exceeding Expectations: Striving for Health Care Improvement Through Regional Collaboration"
Time:10:15AM Wednesday, September 9th
Location:Kingsgate Hotel Conference Area

















