July 7, 2025

Cultural immersion is a tried-and-true method for teaching languages. U.S. students travel abroad—to Europe, Latin America, Asia and beyond to take a deep dive into the customs, mores, daily life and conversational language that can be challenging to master from home. For those students who can't take advantage of the study-abroad experience, there's another option to gain the same learnings. At UC, the Curricular Enhancement, Development, Access and Research Language Resource Center (CEDAR) has developed a curriculum that features virtual reality (VR) technology to give students a similar opportunity right in the classroom.

July 3, 2025

The College of Arts and Sciences Research Professor Gail Fairhurst was awarded an International Communications Association (ICA) Career Achievement Award. The Steve Chaffee Career Achievement Award goes to theoretical development or research related to communication studies. The ICA created the award in 2000 for its namesake, Steven H. Chaffee, who was a trailblazing scholar in journalism and communications academia.

June 26, 2025

Are you curious? Are you a good storyteller? Do you like learning? Journalism may be for you. UC’s Journalism program offers paths for students to become journalists through real life newsroom experiences and classes taught by in-field experts, all while in a growing city. The program, while only dating back officially to 2012, has had a growing community since the university newspaper, The News Record, began in 1936. From there, a journalism certificate was created in 1977. Graduates of the program go on to not only become reporters, but also writers, photographers, TV producers, social media experts, and editors.

June 17, 2025

The halls of UC’s biology department came alive with high school students early last month. Scores of students from Hughes, Aiken and Lockland high schools poured in for a day of learning. Molecular parasitology, hydrogeology and spider vision were all on the schedule, and there was plenty of hands-on learning as they handled snakes, hissing cockroaches and frogs, studied vertebrate anatomy and combed through stream samples searching for elusive mayflies, sowbugs and crayfish. The occasion? The tenth anniversary of Biology Day, which UC’s College of Arts and Sciences hosts each year in partnership with Cincinnati Public Schools.

May 28, 2025

When Monica Salatin finished her undergraduate program in media studies at CUNY Hunter, Macaulay Honors College, she knew she wanted to deepen her education in communications. So, when she received a full scholarship to study at UC’s Master of Communications program, she took the opportunity. While at UC, Salatin took advantage of the experiences the college had to offer, including conducting research, and a position with the marketing and communications office for the College of Arts and Sciences. These opportunities provided her with the hands-on experience she wanted, setting her up for her career.

May 21, 2025

UC’s Department of Journalism came together in Charles P. Taft Research Center last month to honor the 2025 hall of fame and young alumni award recipients. This year, the ceremony honored four hall of fame and five young alumni inductees. Among the hall of fame award winners were David Altman (1968, 1974), Glenn Gamboa (1989), Tony Cook (2003), and Kristy Conlin (2009). The Young Alumni recognized included Carly Hagedon (2011), Eamon Queeney (2011), Keith BieryGolick (2013), Bethany Cianciolo (2013), and Jason Hoffman (2013).

May 9, 2025

As a young girl, Hajra Munir, a second-year law and society major, had a passion for writing. “I was always writing,” Munir said. “Whether it was in a journal, writing stories or writing poetry.” But Munir wasn’t sure how she could use her writing skills beyond her love for it, until she watched her brother join the student newspaper at Walnut Hills High School and decided to join him. Since then, journalism has become an integral part of her life. “I started news writing, and I absolutely loved it,” Munir said. “I felt like I could be who I wanted to be, and I felt like this is what I want to do, this is what I love. Journalism has made me such a more confident person, and I wouldn’t be where I am without writing, without starting my love for journalism.” Now, going into her third year at UC, Munir will serve as The News Record’s (TNR) next editor-in-chief for the 2025-2026 school year. TNR is UC’s student run news organization, where students themselves have opportunities to report on an array of topics, from breaking campus news to entertainment and lifestyle.

April 21, 2025

Earth Day celebrates its 25th anniversary this year. Since its inception, Earth Day has gone global, and with its adoption have come federal intuitions such as the EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) and policies familiar to most: the Clean Air, Clean Water and Endangered Species acts. This year, UC’s College of Arts and Sciences has reason to celebrate as well. It’s a regional win, capturing the reformation of Fernald, a former nuclear production facility located in northwest Cincinnati. Professor and environmental historian Casey Huegel has received numerous awards for his book, “Cleaning Up the Bomb Factory: Grassroots Activism and Nuclear Waste in the Midwest,” (Weyerhaeuser Environmental Books, 2024).

April 11, 2025

A career in healthcare has numerous different pathways and not each one is the same. Some students choose the traditional track, while others try a different approach to success. Jordan “Mint” Sewell can attest to this.

April 10, 2025

Biologists' work impact life every day. From disease research and medical enhancements to protecting ecosystems across the planet, the work of biologists is needed to improve the world. And majoring in biological sciences within UC’s College of Arts and Science will allow you to gain a perspective that focuses on the betterment of the world around you. Spanning from different topics like molecular and cell studies to conservation efforts, there’s is something for everyone.