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Recent News

UC's Lowell Featured in 'Science' Discussing Latest Work into Younger Dryas Event
UC Professor of Geology Tom Lowell has authored an article in the July 18 edition of 'Science,' discussing the latest research into determining the impact of the Younger Dryas event on the Southern Hemisphere.

A Matter of Heart and History in South Africa
The chance to reach out, team with a local church and make a global difference has great appeal for a professor of African American studies and a Women's Studies student.

Global Warming Among UC Topics at Permafrost Conference
Changes in the permafrost concern researchers from all over the world, including the University of Cincinnati. Researchers meet in Alaska this week to discuss 'Permafrost on a Warming Planet.'

UC Geology Researchers Build a Better Picture of Life with Two Dozen Friends
In August 1998, a handful of paleontologists asked themselves if it was possible to build a better diversity curve for the history of life. Ten years later, the database needed to do the job is up and running and some surprising results are being published this month in the prestigious magazine, Science.

Exploding Asteroid Theory Strengthened by New Evidence Located in Ohio, Indiana

Was the course of life on the planet altered 12,900 years ago by a giant comet exploding over Canada? New evidence found by UC Assistant Professor of Anthropology Ken Tankersley and colleagues suggests the answer is affirmative.

Big Finds Support 'Big Boom' Theory
An assistant professor of anthropology and his students are on the hunt for evidence that life was changed forever by the explosion of a huge comet – 12,900 years ago.

Two UC Proposals Awarded New Funding Through the Choose Ohio First Scholarship Program
UC is awarded twice in second round of state funding to attract and retain talented college students pursuing careers in the STEM disciplines and STEM education.

UC Women's Studies Co-Hosts National Conference
UC's Women's Studies was among the founding members of the National Women's Studies Association, and will be the host site for the first time in the 29-year history of the organization's national conference June 19–22, 2008.

$255,000 Partnership to Recruit New Math Teachers Begins on June 22
A partnership led by UC, Miami University, Cincinnati Public Schools and the Princeton City Schools has recruited 47 talented, under-represented high-school students to prepare them to become future math teachers.

UC's Brock Clarke Allowed to Speak Out Loud at the New York Public Library
The Council of Literary Magazines and the New York Public Library have chosen The Cincinnati Review to take part in their ‘Periodically Speaking Series'

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