In The News

Our 'In the News' page features compelling stories about UC students and staff making headlines locally and globally. Whether it's a groundbreaking discovery or a heartwarming tale, dive into the stories that are capturing attention worldwide.

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UC partners join communitywide effort to improve outcomes for children and families

September 24, 2026

WLWT Channel 5 covered a signing agreement ceremony for the newly formed Hamilton County Child & Family Systems Partner Collaborative dedicated to working more efficiently together to reduce barriers for families, connect them with support early on and improve delivery of services. UC Corrections Institute and the Donald P. Klekamp College of Law are among the organizations part of the collaborative.

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UC partners join communitywide effort to improve outcomes for children and families

September 24, 2026

WLWT Channel 5 covered a signing agreement ceremony for the newly formed Hamilton County Child & Family Systems Partner Collaborative dedicated to working more efficiently together to reduce barriers for families, connect them with support early on and improve delivery of services. UC Corrections Institute and the Donald P. Klekamp College of Law are among the organizations part of the collaborative.

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UC expert explains geology of Mammoth Cave

September 21, 2026

UC Associate Professor Dylan Ward and UC geosciences graduate Rachel Bosch joins an episode of OutSCIder Classroom to talk about weathering in caves found in places such as Mammoth Cave National Park.

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AI is going to change all our lives

September 21, 2026

UC College of Arts and Sciences Assistant Professor Kelly Merrill Jr. tells the Columbus Dispatch that AI is becoming engrained in every aspect of health care.

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How phone scammers use your own voice against you

September 18, 2026

The Wall Street Journal recently did a deep dive on how artificial intelligence is making scamming people over the phone much easier, citing research by Kimberly Hyun, assistant professor of marketing at UC’s Lindner College of Business.

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Gas prices spike... Again

September 18, 2026

UC economist Gary Painter goes through the tactics companies use to keep their consumer bases amid rising oil costs.

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You're probably not getting that $5,000 presidential check

September 17, 2026

Michael Jones, associate professor of economics at the University of Cincinnati's Lindner College of Business, spoke with Marketplace on why President Trump's $5,000 check proposal probably won't happen from a numbers perspective.

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UC researchers seek to combat youth weight gain from bipolar medication

September 14, 2026

Cleveland.com highlighted a University of Cincinnati initiative approved for funding by the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) to expand the implementation of healthy lifestyle interventions and metformin prescription to help manage weight gain in overweight or obese youth taking second-generation antipsychotic medications.

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UC student ties his own world record in competitive speedcubing

September 10, 2026

Speedcuber's Digest highlighted University of Cincinnati computer science student's two-time 2x2 speedcubing world recor.d At a recent competition in Mississippi, Sujan Feist recorded a 0.86 second average, tying the previous world record, which he set.

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CCM alumnus to write and direct movie for Neon, Blumhouse Atomic Monster, Spooky Pictures

September 9, 2026

Spencer Lackey is taking his scary stories from social media to feature films with Lust, a movie he wrote and will direct. A few months ago, The Hollywood Reporter informally surveyed agents, managers and producers about who could be the next Curry Barker (Obsession) or Kane Parsons (Backrooms). UC College-Conservatory of Music alumnus Spencer Lackey (BFA Acting, '17) was one of the names that kept coming up as a potential "next big thing in the horror space."