September 23, 2024
UC faculty members were featured on WVXU discussing the significance of two local Black cemeteries. A grant from the National Parks Service will ensure that two historical Black cemeteries in Cincinnati get the attention and preservation they deserve.
September 23, 2024
Like many undergraduate students, Brianna Connock’s college path took an unexpected turn. When she enrolled in the American Journalism course to fulfill a political science degree, she found herself reconsidering what she wanted her career path to look like. Did she want to give up her progress towards a political science degree to replace it with her newfound interest in journalism? Or did she want to stick with what she started?
September 20, 2024
LaTonya Springs has been around Cincinnati for a long time. A 2015 University of Cincinnati graduate, Springs has spent her time in and around Cincinnati, connecting with the people and learning about their lives and struggles, all with the hope of helping them fight for better conditions in the area. After starting her education, she was working full-time, which left her in a situation where finishing college didn’t make a lot of sense. However, once UC started a new program called Comeback Bearcat, Springs was able to come back and finish her undergraduate degree in communication, offered through the College of Arts and Sciences.
September 20, 2024
The final nomination deadline for this year’s All-University Faculty Awards is Wednesday, November 20, 2024. In all, 12 different awards are offered through our 2024-25 All-University Faculty Awards competition.
September 19, 2024
UC Assistant Professor Michael Loadenthal and his students have created a national database on felony criminal convictions related to political violence in the United States.
September 19, 2024
UC Associate Professor Daniel Sturmer talks to WVXU about a new national map identifying areas at greatest risk for landslides.
September 17, 2024
UC Professor Jeffrey Blevins talks to WVXU's Cincinnati Edition about misinformation in the 2024 presidential election.
September 16, 2024
UC journalism Professor Jeffrey Blevins examines most effective social media engagement strategies in COVID-19 pandemic and the 2016 presidential election.
September 13, 2024
University of Cincinnati service-learning classes integrate academic learning with community service.
September 12, 2024
The Ohio Cyber Range Institute (OCRI) at the University of Cincinnati will receive $6.5 million in capital budget funds from the State of Ohio, news outlets such as the Cincinnati Business Courier reported.
September 12, 2024
Sophia Lammi, ’27, calls it the best of two worlds. She is double-majoring in Fashion Design in DAAP and French in A&S. But one might argue that her double major has opened up more worlds than two.
September 11, 2024
The University of Cincinnati recorded its largest enrollment ever as the official head count landed at 53,235 students for fall semester 2024. The figure represents nearly a 4.5% increase over last year’s enrollment or an additional 2,314 students.
September 10, 2024
UC’s Center for Public Engagement with Science, known as PEWS, was created to help researchers showcase their work, build more trust and transparency in science and improve community science literacy.
September 10, 2024
If you’re looking for an opportunity to go after a degree in communication, UC’s program offers various routes for you to find your calling. Whether you’re interested in a career in public relations, event planning, human resources or politics, this program provides the foundational course work for finding your path. UC’s communication program has been growing for more than 30 years, and it has seen continuous growth throughout the major. Professor of communication Steven Fuller graduated from UC’s program in 2001 and began teaching in the program not long after. Fuller’s career has seen him around UC often, as well as working on other projects outside of the program, and he has found that graduating helped him be ready for a job straight out of college.
September 9, 2024
The New York Daily News turns to a UC political science professor to understand how presidential candidates are preparing for their first debate this week.
September 5, 2024
UC political science Professor David Niven tells WOSU's Untangled that gerrymandering helps political parties secure an unfair advantage in elections.
September 5, 2024
The final beam was hoisted onto the new Old Chemistry building last week in the topping off ceremony for one of the latest additions to the University of Cincinnati’s uptown west campus.
September 4, 2024
Nancy Jennings, professor and director of UC's Children's Education and Entertainment Research (CHEER) Lab; was a guest speaker on WVXU to discuss the subject of "Brainrot." This is a term used to describe the ills of too much screen time. The radio show also discussed how social media impacts language use for Gen Alpha, persons born after 2010.
September 3, 2024
UC Assistant Professor Michael Loadenthal talks to ProPublica about how bad actors have used Telegram to foment violence.
September 3, 2024
UC biologist Theresa Culley is organizing an international network of public gardens as an early warning for emerging invasive plants that might pose harm to agriculture and wilderness areas.
August 30, 2024
From an equitable development advocate to a global comedy sensation, Forbes highlighted five young University of Cincinnati graduates whose talents and ambitions are transforming the region’s startup scene.
August 27, 2024
Archaeology Magazine talks to UC Professor David Lentz about his research team's use of environmental DNA to unlock secrets about ancient Mayan culture.
August 27, 2024
Benya Coleman, A&S ’26, and Silas Curry, CECH ’27, say that without the support of the Marian Spencer Scholars Program, they would not be enrolled at the University of Cincinnati.
August 26, 2024
University of Cincinnati President Neville G. Pinto shares words of appreciation and advice with students, faculty and staff as the UC community gets back to school on Monday, Aug. 26.
August 26, 2024
The University of Cincinnati anticipates record enrollment as classes begin Monday, Aug. 26, with a projected 52,000 students — a 2.1% increase over last year. Growth continues but is more strategic with the university attracting more online learners, a greater number of transfer and first-generation students along with a stronger student presence on regional campuses at Blue Ash and Clermont.
August 26, 2024
UC geoscientist Joshua Miller talks to Science News Explores about a new study on a genetic bottleneck in the world's last woolly mammoths on Russia's Wrangel Island.
August 22, 2024
Brooke, Brittany and Brianna Jones love all things UC. The identical triplets are Darwin T. Turner scholars heading into their third-year. They are members of the Omicron Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.
Event: September 12, 2024 10:00 AM
Are you a student or recent graduate eager to jumpstart your career? Mark your calendar for Kroger Day at the University of Cincinnati Sept. 12.
August 21, 2024
Research led by Joshua Gross, PhD, in the UC Department of Biological Sciences, revealed the blind cavefish has a similar number of taste buds as surface fish from birth up to the age of 5 months. Then, these taste buds gradually increase in number and start appearing on the head and chin during adulthood, particularly at around 18 months of age.
August 20, 2024
Sign up for Ride Cincinnati and help UC fight cancer. Free T-shirt for all UC riders; half off registration for faculty and staff who sign up by Aug. 31
August 20, 2024
A teacher in the West Clermont Local School District for over 22 years, Michelle Dohrmann (nie Michelle Holly) is among four finalists for the 2025 Ohio Teacher of the Year award. Dohrmann holds three degrees from UC: a bachelor's and master's from the UC School of Education and an undergraduate degree in English from the College of Arts and Sciences.
August 20, 2024
Cincinnati Mayor Aftab Pureval joined UC President Neville Pinto on campus to address some important messages about safety, wellness, awareness and overall well-being.
August 15, 2024
When Aaliyah Mann traveled to the Amazon to study abroad, she didn’t know what to expect. When she returned, she had a whole new perspective on how we, as a country, can try to help ourselves. Environmental challenges are becoming increasingly common. Roadblocks like deforestation and air pollution severely impact our world, and its future health, and the world is starting to take notice. In the summer of 2024, a Northern California wildfire forced hundreds to evacuate while parts of Florida were still reeling from severe flooding, as reported by NBC News. The world needs more people focused on lessening the effects of these issues, and the University of Cincinnati’s Environmental Studies program students seek to do just that.
August 15, 2024
UC biologist Josh Gross studies blind cavefish, a species of fish that dwell in cave ponds in Mexico. In a study, supported by the National Science Foundation, Gross looked at the timeline for when the cavefish develop additional taste buds on the head and chin, finding the taste bud expansion starts at five months and continues into adulthood.
August 13, 2024
Associate professor of anthropology Stephanie Sadre-Orafai has been appointed the new director of the Taft Research Center at the University of Cincinnati. Sadre-Orafai, who also holds affiliations with the department of Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, and The Cincinnati Project, begins her five-year term in fall semester of 2024.
August 8, 2024
With assistance including from an academic adviser and UC Clermont Career Services, Nathan Gorman found a new academic path, an internship and a job.
August 6, 2024
The Business Courier highlights a National Science Foundation program created by the University of Cincinnati that is growing in popularity among area high schools.
August 5, 2024
UC Classics researcher Jeff Kramer tells WVXU's Cincinnati Edition about the local laborers who make discoveries about the ancient world possible.
August 2, 2024
UC celebrated the summer class of 2024 with a packed house of supporters at Fifth Third Arena.
August 2, 2024
Pouring himself into his profession, ‘medical man’ and proud Bearcat Dean Kereiakes is one of the world’s premier cardiologists.
July 30, 2024
Research has revealed that reading aloud involves several operations that activate a region of the brain associated with episodic memory, making the practice an effective memory tool. Michael Griffith, a UC professor of English, expounds on the benefits of reading aloud for adults.
July 30, 2024
Gamers worldwide can rejoice as esports finally become a regular feature in the Olympic Games. Esports within the Olympics has been a topic of controversy for years. Still, in a historic decision last week, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced the creation of the Olympic Esports Games, set to debut in 2025 in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
July 30, 2024
Dr. Jerome Fleg, A&S ’67, Med ’70, has led a fulfilling life in cardiovascular research and practice.
Event: August 3, 2024 10:00 AM
UC will host an open house at its Center for Field Studies with children’s activities, tours and talks as part of its Discovery Day from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Aug. 3. Children can take a creek walk and learn about spiders, insects, birds, fossils and fish.
July 29, 2024
The Cincinnati Business Courier has chosen nine remarkable University of Cincinnati alumni among its esteemed “Forty Under 40” Class for 2024.
July 26, 2024
UC School of Public and International Affairs Associate Professor Alexander Thurston tells ABC News that Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso will face difficult times in the wake of armed conflicts.
July 25, 2024
UC Professor David Niven talks to the Ohio Capital Journal about Ohio's sometimes confusing congressional districts.
July 25, 2024
UC College of Arts and Sciences student Stephanie Finoti tells Spectrum News that as reigning Miss Ohio, she hopes to inspire other girls to pursue their dreams.
July 24, 2024
UC Professor David Niven talks to USA Today about the role delegates serve at national political conventions.
July 24, 2024
As climate change creates more consequences, geologists and other scientists are becoming increasingly critical to understanding changes in our environment. Geologists have long been important in helping us understand our physical world.