I'm a UC grad who worked as a newspaper reporter and covered the environment, the Statehouse and local news in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. I write about news and research in UC's College of Arts and Sciences and the College of Engineering and Applied Science.
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June 30, 2022
Biomedical engineering students at the University of Cincinnati created a product to reduce the gender dysphoria experienced by some transgender men during menstruation prior to gender-confirmation surgery.
June 28, 2022
UC biologist Joshua Benoit talks about the effect of climate change on species that live in extreme environments such as Antarctica.
June 27, 2022
The New York Times highlighted research by geologists and anthropologists at the University of Cincinnati who used isotopic analysis to track the seasonal migration of a mastodon across the Midwest more than 13,000 years ago.
June 24, 2022
University of Cincinnati researchers found evidence of sustainable agriculture and forestry spanning a millennia in one ancient Mayan city.
June 24, 2022
UC College of Arts and Sciences associate professor Andy Czaja and his students are on NASA's science team using the Perseverance rover and Ingenuity helicopter to look for evidence of ancient life on Mars.
June 22, 2022
UC biology professor Denis Conover talks to WVXU about his new botanical survey of southwest Ohio that found an abundance of nonnative invasive species.
June 22, 2022
Consumer Affairs highlights a new study by the University of Cincinnati that found the omicron variant of COVID-19 hit rural areas of the United States harder than highly populated cities. The study found higher rates of mortality in counties where vaccinations for COVID-19 are lagging.
June 21, 2022
UC will use U.S. Air Force grants to develop state-of-the-art partner with Pennsylvania company VISIMO to develop new artificial intelligence algorithms for unmanned aerial vehicles using small business technology transfer grants from the U.S. Air Force.
June 15, 2022
A new botanical survey of southwest Ohio found that invasive species introduced to the United States over the past century are crowding out many native plants. They found that many species purposely introduced as landscaping plants are flourishing in the wild.
June 14, 2022
The omicron variant of COVID-19 spread most quickly in populated, urban areas in late 2021 and early 2022 but caused more fatalities in rural counties where vaccinations are lagging, according to an analysis by the University of Cincinnati. Researchers say COVID-19 exposed disparities in health care in rural America.
June 13, 2022
Using isotopic analysis of its tusks, researchers tracked the ever-increasing seasonal migrations of a male mastodon across what is now Indiana, Ohio and Illinois more than 13,000 years ago. It's the first study of its kind to examine the seasonal movements of the largest extinct Ice Age animals.
June 10, 2022
UC College of Arts and Sciences master's student Julie Barnes talks to WCPO about her role performing regular ultrasounds in anticipation of the zoo's new baby hippo.
June 8, 2022
Earth.com highlights biology research by the University of Cincinnati that found tired mosquitoes were more interested in sleep than food. By understanding mosquitoes' circadian rhythms, researchers hope to find effective, nontoxic means of preventing mosquito-borne infection.
June 7, 2022
A chemical engineering professor at the University of Cincinnati will work with a South Korean pharmaceutical company to develop new cancer treatments using the technology found in some COVID-19 vaccines UC College of Engineering and Applied Science professor Joo-Youp Lee will work with Yuhan Corp. and Ewha Womans University in South Korea to improve the delivery of treatments that use messenger RNA and lipid nanoparticles. This technology also is being used to treat infectious diseases and genetic disorders.
June 1, 2022
Researchers with the University of Cincinnati found that mosquitoes whose slumber is disrupted are more interested in catching up on their sleep than looking for food the next day. The research demonstrates how vital this biological function is even among insects.