WVXU: Mitch McConnell could win, and still lose
October 23, 2020
It's possible for Mitch McConnel to both win in Ky. and lose in the senate, says David Niven, UC political scientist.
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UC International launches virtual projects with global partners
October 20, 2020
UC International is launching three new virtual initiatives beginning this month with the University of Cincinnati’s international strategic partners.
UC study: More coverage of climate wanted
October 12, 2020
Large majorities of American news audiences care about climate change and want more information from the media on the topic.
New collaboration to manage UC’s art collection
October 5, 2020
The university has a rich Art Collection most familiar to those who recognize its pieces distributed around campus in buildings and offices. A new management collaboration has the potential to bring heightened awareness and purpose to this treasure trove.
WVXU: How to limit screen time under the pandemic
October 2, 2020
UC Clermont College Associate Professor of Accounting Patty Goedl shares her thoughts on screen time considerations during this unique time.
The Progressive: UC law expert weighs in on participatory...
August 26, 2020
Janet Moore, a University of Cincinnati law professor and former public defense attorney, weighs in on the participatory defense model in this story by The Progressive.
UC to become home for Philosophy of Science Association
August 25, 2020
As of January, 2021, the Philosophy of Science Association (PSA) moves its executive office to the University of Cincinnati for a five-year term. Located in UC’s College of Arts and Sciences and affiliated with the Department of Philosophy, the PSA move will bring new academic opportunities and increased reach to humanities studies at UC. “This formal partnership with the PSA is a nice recognition in the field of philosophy of our department’s strength in this area,” says Angela Potochnik, professor of Philosophy and director of UC’s Center for Public Engagement with Science.
Scientific American: Awareness of our biases
August 19, 2020
University of Cincinnati faculty member Angela Potochnik, PhD, writes an opinion article published in the editorial section of the Scientific American.
UC school director appointed to Forbes Council
August 18, 2020
A new relationship between the University of Cincinnati’s design school and Forbes magazine reflects the longstanding partnership between UC design and the business world.
UC Digital Futures webcast to take on virtual learning, literacy
August 14, 2020
Event: August 20, 2020 11:00 AM
UC Office of Research and UC Digital Futures to present “Emerging Technologies in Literacy: How EdTech is Helping our Children Learn to Read.”
UC establishes Center for Truth, Racial Healing, Transformation
August 6, 2020
A center to provide space for racial healing and address social injustice through research and community dialogue opens this summer at the University of Cincinnati’s College of Arts and Sciences (A&S). The Center for Truth, Racial Healing and Transformation (TRT) at UC will join a nationwide network of 22 similar centers at higher education institutions partnering with the American Association of Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) . Since 2018, the AAC&U has established centers across the country, from the University of California, Irvine to Duke University to The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina.
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.
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.
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).
Retiring diversity director leaves legacy of compassionate...
July 14, 2020
Trusted confidant. Toughest critic. Mentor. Advocate. These are some of the ways colleagues paid tribute to Marilyn Kershaw, director of the Office of Diversity and Access at the University of Cincinnati’s College of Arts and Sciences, at an online retirement reception last month. Kershaw’s retirement ends an 11-year tenure with the college, where she helped move forward a more diverse and inclusive culture in faculty and staff hiring and graduate student recruitment, working with characteristic grace to change biases and open doors. Kershaw’s influence also helped pave the way for the creation of a dean’s-level diversity and inclusion role at A&S.