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Geologists Work To Understand How Volcanoes Age

September 23, 2002

Middle age spread. More than one person moving through their 40s and 50s has been known to complain about getting old and heavier at the same time. But it now appears that volcanoes may also get old and fat together as well.

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Center for Exploratory Studies to Open

September 24, 2002

The most popular undergraduate major for first year college students is Undeclared! Even for those who enter college with a declared major, multiple major changes are common.

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Judaic Studies Scholar Finds Treasure At Local Art Museum

September 25, 2002

Despite massive excavations in recent years, few images exist to tell us what Jerusalem looked like in the first century - a period important to Christians as their founding as well as to Jews because of the flourishing and ultimate destruction of the Temple.

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Assistant Dean Leads Mascot Mania

October 13, 2002

Assistant Dean Jeannette Songer and her crew of student workers are pleased to introduce Elizabeth Bearcat Browning, the McMicken College of Arts & Sciences entry for "Mascot Mania," a new decorating contest modeled after Cincinnati's Big Pig Gig.

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From Trash to Treasure: UC Think Tank Dissect Mummy-Hid Scroll

October 20, 2002

During the second century B.C., a mummy-maker took a scroll of poetry and used it as stuffing for a corpse. The roll of papyrus remained hidden inside the mummy's chest cavity until its rediscovery in the early 1990s. Today, what was once treated like trash survives as the oldest surviving example of a Greek poetry book, as well as an important source of information about the past.


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Residents concerned about high concentration of low-income housing

May 16, 2024

Efforts to build more affordable housing in Cincinnati have created concerns for residents as low-income housing has been concentrated in some of the city’s poorest neighborhoods, WCPO reported. Gary Painter, PhD, the academic director of the University of Cincinnati’s Carl H. Lindner College of Business real estate program and a professor of real estate, said a complaint against the city could lead to positive outcomes.

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Inside the wild ways many creatures make milk

May 14, 2024

UC biologist Joshua Benoit tells Smithsonian that it's not just cows and other mammals that make milk for their newborns. Even some insects like beetle-mimic cockroaches and tsetse flies produce a protein rich "milk" for their babies.

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UC has sent out financial aid to 94% of first-year students who applied for it

May 13, 2024

The University of Cincinnati started sending financial aid package letters out on April 26 and by the first week of May had offered information to 94% of first-year students who applied for it. Jack Miner, vice provost for enrollment management, spoke with WCPO TV about the Free Application For Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).

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ABC News: Starbucks sees sales slump

May 13, 2024

Sales at Starbucks are slumping, ABC News reported, which has some people worried about broader consumer spending. Michael Jones, PhD, assistant professor of economics in the University of Cincinnati's Carl H. Lindner College of Business, told ABC News there should be concern if more companies start reporting similar declines to revenue.