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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.

Latest News

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UC rolls out the welcome mat for the first day of class

August 27, 2025

UC students, faculty and adminstrators spoke with Cincinnati journalists about the first day of class for Fall 2025. The morning live segments also showcased the new Sheakley Indoor Practice Facility and Athletics Performance Center.

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Back to School 2025: UC’s sustained growth

August 25, 2025

The University of Cincinnati will continue to see growth in enrollment as classes begin Monday, Aug. 25, with a projected 54,000 students — a 1.4% increase over last year.

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UC mourns the passing of former first lady Carol R. Steger

August 19, 2025

Carol R. Steger, former first lady of the University of Cincinnati, died on August 12, 2025 at the age of 85. Steger served as UC’s first lady from 1984 to 2013. Her husband, Joseph A. Steger, was UC’s 24th president and had the second-longest term in the university’s history. President Steger died in 2013.

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How smell brings back memories faster than other senses

August 19, 2025

The University of Cincinnati's Kelly Dobos was featured in a Personal Care Insights article discussing why humans are attracted to pleasant smells for a mix of biological, psychological and cultural reasons and safety guidance for the industry when creating fragrance.

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