Biosensor detects toxins in water sources

August 5, 2020

University of Cincinnati environmental engineers and chemists developed a biosensor to detect toxins in surface water such as streams, rivers and lakes. Funded through National Science Foundation (NSF) grants, the research was recently featured in an NSF video. The research is led by Dionysios Dionysiou, professor of environmental engineering, and addresses the importance of detecting toxic products of cyanobacteria algal blooms, which are formed mainly by agricultural runoff.

Innovative UC start-up gives back to community during COVID-19...

August 5, 2020

By Adam Cline When the area non-profit Locally Fed began just a couple of months ago, things happened fast. Started by UC students, including College of Arts and Sciences Journalism graduate Madalyn Norman, and current students Madi Rinaldi and Emily Buck, the organization was designed as an innovative solution to a unique challenge: helping feed Cincinnati during the COVID-19 pandemic and support restaurants hit hard by the crisis. To get started, the women solicited donations from friends and family to buy meals from local eateries. They also reached out to different publications to get the word out and keep the donations coming in.

Inside Higher Ed: Dissertation assistance during COVID-19

August 4, 2020

Writing is required to succeed in and eventually leave graduate school, writes Laura R. Micciche, yet Ph.D. students often don't receive enough support for this mostly invisible private work.

Life gets in the way, often, but UC student perseveres

July 30, 2020

It would have been easy for Tabetha Cloke to give up on the pursuit of a degree, but she didn't see quitting as an option.

LOCAL 12: Ohio prime target for cyber attacks say UC experts

July 30, 2020

Local 12 interviews UC's cybersecurity expert Richard Harknett on threats to November election in digital age.

WLWT: Mars launch has UC connection

July 29, 2020

UC associate professor Andy Czaja talks about NASA's latest mission to Mars to look for evidence of ancient life using an advanced autonomous rover.

UC experts’ Maya research featured in Cincinnati Museum Center...

July 28, 2020

The Cincinnati Museum Center officially opened Maya: The Exhibition last week, and with it a hands-on companion exhibit developed by an interdisciplinary team of Maya experts from the University of Cincinnati College of Arts and Sciences. Originally slated for a March 14 opening, the exhibits were shuttered until late this month after the state lockdown resulting from the novel coronavirus pandemic. In its U.S. premiere, the exhibit features more than 300 original objects—from massive, carved-stone slabs to elaborate jade jewelry to tools and everyday items—that explore Maya culture. From 1000 BC to 1500 AD, Maya civilization spanned the jungles of Mexico, Guatemala and Belize, noted for its innovations in science, agriculture, astronomy and mathematics.

UC astrobiologist helps NASA look for life on Mars

July 27, 2020

UC geology professor Andy Czaja will serve on the NASA science team that will use the autonomous rover Perseverance to look for evidence of ancient life on Mars. The rover launches July 30, weather permitting. Mars or bust!

Cybersecurity experts researching digital interference in...

July 27, 2020

UC's cyber security exerts researching ways to combat malicious voters influences in the November 2020 elections.

Second-year student lands internship on Capitol Hill

July 24, 2020

Janice Rotich found her home at UC.

Silk offers homemade solution for COVID-19 prevention

July 24, 2020

With personal protective equipment still in short supply, researchers at the University of Cincinnati examined what common household fabrics might work best as a face covering. They found that silk is breathable, washable and moisture better than cotton or synthetics.

UC professor's award-winning book inspires documentary

July 23, 2020

Kristen Iversen, an English professor at the University of Cincinnati College of Arts and Sciences, is in the process of producing a documentary with HaveyPro Cinema based on her award-winning book “Full Body Burden: Growing Up in the Nuclear Shadow of Rocky Flats.” Released in 2012, New York Times bestselling author Rebecca Skloot says “Full Body Burden” is “an intimate and deeply human memoir that shows why we should all be concerned about nuclear safety,” and, “one of the most important stories of the nuclear era.” Both the book and documentary talk of the detailed and compelling history of The Rocky Flats Nuclear Weapons Plant.

UC cybersecurity research inspires Congressional action

July 21, 2020

The University of Cincinnati College of Arts and Sciences’ cybersecurity community is voicing its full support for a Congressional amendment to the 2021 National Defense Authorization Act to help strengthen cyber security protection advancements nationwide. Introduced last week by U.S. Representatives Steve Chabot (R-Westwood), Mike Turner (R-Dayton) and Marcia Fudge (D-Cleveland), and passed Monday, July 20th by the U.S. House of Representatives, the amendment secures $3 million in funding for the National Center for Hardware and Embedded Systems Security and Trust (CHEST).

Gizmodo: Ticks pee all over themselves when they suck blood

July 20, 2020

University of Cincinnati biologist Joshua Benoit explains why some ticks pee on themselves to keep cool while feeding on hot blood.

UC's academic services help students navigate uncertain times

July 20, 2020

When COVID-19 first hit the University of Cincinnati (UC), College of Arts & Sciences (A&S) student Claire Kelley began to struggle. Kelley was in the midst of figuring out what major she wanted to transfer into. “I struggled to make the decision, but after meeting with my advisor, I felt more confident,” says Kelley. She had to declare her new path for school, a double major in biology and neuroscience, from home which was stressful for her. However, her academic advisor walked her through every step of the process and helped her plan for the upcoming year and even into the future all through email and phone calls. “My advisor was so helpful and really helped me through the difficult time,” says Kelley.

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