September 14, 2002
UC geology students and two faculty members are spending the week before classes start getting a close-up look at the active volcanoes on the Big Island of Hawaii.
September 22, 2002
Ask the average person if they'd like to go to Hawaii, and very few would hesitate to say "Yes," expecting nothing but sun and fun.
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.
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.
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.
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.
October 16, 2002
A day after President Bush was in Cincinnati to make his case for attacking Iraq, a panel of University of Cincinnati professors argued for prudence.
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.
October 24, 2002
The election year of 1992 was deemed "The Year of the Woman," but a University of Cincinnati political researcher who has recently interviewed female candidates suggests that 2002 deserves that title even more.
October 28, 2002
Hear the details of what you will be voting for with Issue 7 the 1/2 cent sales tax to fund the Hamilton County portion of the MetroMoves Regional Transportation Plan (expanded bus service, light rail trains, trolleys), on the November ballot in Hamilton County, and a range of view points responding to this Issue.
October 28, 2002
Cincinnati -- A recent study of coral formations in different tropical locations will be used to help geologists reconstruct climate and storm patterns of the past and learn more about the preservation of reefs.
October 29, 2002
Helpless in the face of terrorism - that's not a phrase that University of Cincinnati geography researcher Richard Beck wants applied to him.
October 31, 2002
University of Cincinnati President Joseph A. Steger announced that he will retire as president June 30, 2003.
October 31, 2002
As a student at the University of Cincinnati, you can gain real-world experience across the United States and around the world.
November 5, 2002
Despite a backdrop of state budget problems, both of the major credit rating agencies this week affirmed UC's current bond ratings. Continued strong ratings gave a positive impact on the university budget.
November 10, 2002
Co-oping has been nothing but good news for UC Honors-PLUS senior Zach Osborne. It's proving to be not quite as auspicious for the 11 reptiles he keeps as pets.
November 11, 2002
In 1998, University of Cincinnati researchers unveiled a novel electronic network to increase equipment safety, improve student education and reduce costs in high school and college chem labs. Their system, called MeasureNet, will be recognized with a Governor's Award for Excellence in Energy Efficiency on Nov. 12, 2002, in Columbus.
November 11, 2002
UC s College of Applied Science (CAS) is set to celebrate its rich heritage as the quiet cornerstone upon which Cincinnati industry, learning and culture has built itself since the school s founding on Nov. 20, 1828. The school was founded as the Ohio Mechanics Institute, the first school dedicated to technical education west of the Alleghenies. On Wednesday, Nov. 20, the college will toast its birth with a Founder s Day reception from 4:30-6:30 p.m. in the first floor of the CAS Administration Building, 2220 Victory Parkway.
November 11, 2002
Cincinnati -- School chemistry labs are "high risk" zones for PCs, printers and computer monitors.
November 12, 2002
A new shirt created by UC co-op students Jaleen Francois and Regina Schneider will fight sexual assault, $10 at a time.