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UC experts share Griffin Warrior with America

June 23, 2025

UC Classics researchers Jack Davis and Sharon Stocker reflect on their archaeology careers on the eve of the opening of "The Kingdom of Pylos: Warrior Princes of Ancient Greece" at the prestigious Getty museum in Los Angeles.

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Bats and snakes and roaches, oh my!

June 17, 2025

The halls of UC’s biology department came alive with high school students early last month. Scores of students from Hughes, Aiken and Lockland high schools poured in for a day of learning. Molecular parasitology, hydrogeology and spider vision were all on the schedule, and there was plenty of hands-on learning as they handled snakes, hissing cockroaches and frogs, studied vertebrate anatomy and combed through stream samples searching for elusive mayflies, sowbugs and crayfish. The occasion? The tenth anniversary of Biology Day, which UC’s College of Arts and Sciences hosts each year in partnership with Cincinnati Public Schools.

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Romans traded exotic animals across empire

June 10, 2025

MSN highlights UC Classics research in Pompeii that showed ancient Romans traded exotic animals such as giraffes. Professor Steven Ellis discovered giraffe bones while excavating the ancient city entombed in ash from a volcanic eruption.

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UC College Credit Plus student celebrates high school and...

May 29, 2025

Caden Elrod made history for Cincinnati Public Schools and the University of Cincinnati this month by graduating first with a bachelor’s in math and statistics at UC and then on May 22 with a diploma from Walnut Hills High School. His story aired on WLWT and Local 12 News in Cincinnati.

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A toothy debate

May 23, 2025

UC mosasaur expert Takuya Konishi talks to the Globe & Mail about how scientists use dentition to determine whether fossil specimens represent new species of mosasaurs.

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