New issue of NEXT: Gamechangers @UofCincy

October 26, 2020

The Fall 2020 issue of NEXT, President's Report on the University of Cincinnati showcases familiar ways that UC alumni, faculty, staff and students have made an impact through their inventiveness and creativity.

UC maps genome of agricultural monsters

October 23, 2020

University of Cincinnati biologist Joshua Benoit is unlocking the genetic code of costly agricultural pests to find ways besides pesticides to control them.

Fish exposed to estrogen produce fewer males

October 22, 2020

UC assistant professor Latonya Jackson conducted experiments with North American freshwater fish called least killifish. She found that populations of killifish exposed to estrogen in concentrations of 5 nanograms per liter in controlled lab conditions had fewer males and produced fewer offspring. Scientists have found estrogen at as much as 16 times that concentration in streams adjacent to sewage treatment plants.

Ancient Maya built sophisticated water filters

October 22, 2020

A multidisciplinary team of researchers from the University of Cincinnati discovered evidence of a sophisticated filtration system in the ancient Maya city of Tikal in what is now northern Guatemala.

NIH funds UC study on HIV medicines

October 21, 2020

University of Cincinnati pharmaceutical sciences researcher Bingfang Yan, DVM, has received a $443,000 grant from the National Institutes of Health.

Remotely possible

October 20, 2020

When did the COVID-19 pandemic first make an impact on your life? March 10? That was the day the University of Cincinnati decided to change something it has excelled at for 200 years. Teaching. Educating. That day UC announced that all lectures in classrooms, experiments in labs or designing in studios would be suspended. Students started what was expected to be just an extended spring break, but then 12 days later all courses had gone virtual to protect the university community and stop the virus’s spread.

Championing science amid adversity

October 20, 2020

University of Cincinnati epidemiologist Diego Cuadros is used to telling people what they don’t want to hear. The assistant professor runs the Health Geography and Disease Modeling Lab in UC’s College of Arts and Sciences, where he studies global topics such as HIV, malaria and, this year, COVID-19. He condenses data into easy-to-follow maps that predict the future with uncanny accuracy.

Bridging the divide

October 20, 2020

It’s been said that one should never discuss religion and politics in polite conversation. Similarly, race and gender have long been considered taboo topics best avoided to prevent conflict. That strategy might work at some dinner tables, but for a group of University of Cincinnati women, tackling tough conversations, challenging perspectives and being vulnerable are the keys to growth and understanding.

UC hosts virtual Cybersecurity Education Symposium

October 20, 2020

Ohio Cyber Range Institute unveils Remote Programming Centers at second annual Cybersecurity Education Symposium

UC studies tobacco use, cancer connection

October 20, 2020

Researchers at the University of Cincinnati have identified new clues into ways tobacco use impacts patients with kidney cancer.

Social justice through medicine

October 20, 2020

Carl Fichtenbaum, a professor in the Division of Infectious Diseases at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine and one of the leaders in UC’s efforts to combat COVID-19, is still going to protest marches as his passion for social justice, personally and profession- ally, burns as brightly as ever.

Mentor program to aid Black men in medical school

October 19, 2020

Alvin Crawford launched a program at the University of Cincinnati this year designed to mentor Black males in medical school. Black Men in Medicine Cincinnati (BMIMC), in its infancy, attempts to pair incoming medical students with older medical students and those who are closer to completing their medical degree with residents and attending physicians. The thinking is that camaraderie, networking and a defined support system might ease isolation and lead to a boost in numbers of Black male physicians.

IT certificate training to help Ohio job seekers

October 19, 2020

The Office of Professional and Continuing Education offers IT Certificate Training Courses toward getting a good job.

Online event offers inspiration and support to aspiring students...

October 16, 2020

Event: November 4, 2020 9:00 AM

The University of Cincinnati’s first Healthcare Workforce Diversity Symposium features a series of live and recorded talks on November 4, 2020.

Public radio internships give often unheard students a voice

October 15, 2020

Four University of Cincinnati students have joined the inaugural class of interns participating in Cincinnati Public Radio’s Democracy & Me program.

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