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Fall grads celebrate their success at commencement
December 12, 2025
The University of Cincinnati recognized more than 2,600 graduates at its fall commencement.
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Newsletter – Summer 2025
Last Friday’s White Coat Ceremony kicked off a new academic year for the James L. Winkle College of Pharmacy. The faculty/staff esprit de corps was high and the students, their families and friends in the audience clearly enjoyed the ceremony – a great start to the year. JLWCOP enjoyed a surge in Pharm.D. enrollment this fall after expanding its recruitment zone, signing articulation agreements with universities 10 miles from UC and on the other side of the world, and a lot of hard work from Associate Dean for Admissions and Student Affairs Kelly Epplen and her team. The College grew its faculty and staff numbers as well, adding nine new members to the JLWCOP family in 2025 to meet professional and graduate student demand and to move in new research directions. A major goal was realized in that the College now has the people and resources to launch a UC-serving medicinal chemistry core (MCC) facility that will promote cancer drug discovery and development. Opening for business in September 2025, the MCC will allow JLWCOP, UC’s medical school, the UC College of Arts & Sciences, the UC Cancer Center, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center and UC Health to collaborate toward discovery and development of novel cancer drug candidates, initiate early-phase clinical trials on campus, and develop new IP via UC’s 1819 Innovation Hub. It’s an exciting time to be a faculty or student cancer researcher at JLWCOP.
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Celebrating the newest Bearcats on Decision Day
December 11, 2025
The University of Cincinnati admits its newest Bearcats for Fall 2026. Interest in the university is at an all-time high with more than 35,000 applicants for admission. Decision Day was also a time to celebrate 10 new Marian Spencer Scholarship recipients.
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Fact-checking the booming health and beauty industry claims
December 1, 2025
The University of Cincinnati's Anne Metzger and Kelly Dobos joined WVXU's Cincinnati Edition to discuss the booming health and beauty market and ways to determine if a product's claims can be backed up by science.
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Big 12 opponents UC Bearcats and the BYU Cougars work together to tackle food insecurity
November 30, 2025
A generous delivery of food arrived in Cincinnati courtesy of Brigham Young University supporters ahead of Saturday’s big game. The Bearcats Pantry and Resource received 27, 000 pounds of food.
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What is squalane, and how does it work to moisturize skin?
October 27, 2025
The University of Cincinnati's Kelly Dobos was featured in a Women's Health article discussing squalane, an ingredient being increasingly used in moisturizing skincare products.
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What are exosomes, and do they really make skincare products better?
October 9, 2025
The University of Cincinnati's Kelly Dobos was featured in an Allure article discussing what exosomes are and if there is substance behind the hype of their use in cosmetic products.
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Are gel manicures safe?
October 6, 2025
The University of Cincinnati's Kelly Dobos was featured in a TIME article discussing the safety of gel manicures after the European Union prohibited the use of a chemical ingredient called trimethylbenzoyl diphenylphosphine oxide used in some gel nail polishes.
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Post-grad Pharmacy student embracing her profession
October 1, 2025
Asked to describe the most exciting part of her post-graduate education, Ellie Ishida, BS ’24, PharmD ’27, immediately points to experiential learning. At the James L. Winkle College of Pharmacy, you might even call it experiential living.
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UC study explores new treatments for mutated colorectal cancers
October 1, 2025
The University of Cincinnati Cancer Center’s Joan Garrett, PhD, has received a two-year, approximately $162,000 National Cancer Institute grant to study a new combination approach to treat KRAS-mutated colorectal cancers.