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Why can it get so hot at times?

September 3, 2026

Cincinnati is experiencing more days of extreme heat this summer than in previous decades, due in large part to warmer global temperatures. But explanations for these higher temperatures also relate to regional factors, including the city's location in a river valley and large proportion of built environment.

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Heavy social media use linked to depression

August 31, 2026

U.S. News and World Report, Yahoo! News, MSN, USA Today and other national media highlight a new study by the University of Cincinnati and Northwestern University that found a correlation between heavy social media use and depression in adults.

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One in four NFL players had CTE at death

August 25, 2026

Forbes cites research on concussions and football helmets by the University of Cincinnati in a report that found one in four NFL players had brain damage at death.

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Imaging reveals how a tumor-fighting drug triggers cellular breakdown

August 24, 2026

Optics trade publication SPIE highlighted research led by the University of Cincinnati's Jiajie Diao, PhD, published in Biophotonics Discovery that demonstrated how super-resolution microscopy can track how a drug alters several important structures within cancer cells.