News and Events
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Upcoming Events
- Expresso & Sensing Series (Fall 2026):
- Friday, Novbember 13, 11am, 116 A&S Hall.
- Adewale Adehinmoye (Chemistry, UC) "Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering-Based Toolkit for Rapid Point-of-Care Detection of Biomarkers"
- LetÃcia Paes Silva (Psychology, Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG), Brazil) "Haptic Perception in Children with Cerebral Palsy: Exploring the Role of a Tensegrity-Based Exoskeleton"
- Friday, Novbember 13, 11am, 116 A&S Hall.
News
- UC biologist talks to CNN about why people love jumping spiders
- UC researcher talks to WVXU about promise of psychedelics
- Psychedelics may help people reinvent themselves (Feb 2023)
- UC to play host to research conference on senses (Nov 2022)
- UC researcher says psychedelics show promise for treating PTSD, anxiety, but risks remain (Aug 2022)
- UC research institute hosts first annual festival of sensing (May 2022)
- UC to host public talks on sensing (Nov 2021)
- Research2030: Building the public research institution of the future at the University of Cincinnati (May 2021)
- New UC collaboration focuses on senses (May 2021)
Past Events
- IRiS Ignite: A Biennial Expo & Festival of Sensing: October 9-10, 2025
- IRiS Ignite: An Annual Expo & Festival of Sensing: May 17-18, 2023
- IRiS Ignite: An Annual Expo & Festival of Sensing: May 25-26, 2022
Past Expresso & Sensing Events:
- #7: Fotini Charalabidou & Ferdinand Kpieleh (10/9/2026)
- #6: Sunkanmi Oluwadare & Pelumi Maltida Adetuburu (9/11/2026)
- #5: Amanda Haskell & Sam Obafisoye (4/17/2026)
- #4: Oluwaseun Adekoya & Sayeed Hammed (3/6/2026)
- #3: Sodiq Babatunde & Sarbeshwar Ojha (2/13/2026)
- #2: Vincent Onoja & Emily Wang (1/16/2026)
- #1: Mahdis Dadfar & Ishmael Kwaku Duah (11/7/2025)
Past IRiS Field Trips:
- #3: Sound, Taste and Ritual in partnership with TalkLow at Wendigo Tea Bar with Victoria lekson & Leon Todd Johnsohn (9/27/2026)
- #2: Longing and the Multisensory Museum at the Cincinnati Art Muesuem with Ainsley Cameron & Sara Birkofer (2/21/2026)
- #1: Soundwalk at Fernald Preserve with Rich Bitting (10/11/2025)
Past Working Group Events:
- Sensory Studies for a More-than-Human World Symposium: Sept 30 - Oct 2, 2026
- Light & Life Conference: April 14-16, 2023
- AI & Machine Learning Conference: April 7-8, 2022
Past Sensorium Conferences:
Past Alloy Discussion Series Events:
- #24: AI, Perception, & Planetary Change (4/2/2026)
- #23: Multisensoriality, Longing, and Art (2/19/2026)
- #22: Is AI Reshaping Our Sense of Trust? (12/4/2025)
- #21: Disability and Creativity Through the Senses (9/28/2025)
- #20: Building Sound (05/24/2025)
- #19: Making Sense of the Anthropocene in Community (4/24/2025)
- #18: Nociception and the Experience of Pain (11/21/2024)
- #17: Deep Listening: From the Wilderness to the Club (9/26/2024)
- #16: Inclusiveness and Building Sonic Community (5/26/2024)
- #15: Sound, Sensing, and Style (5/25/2024)
- #14: Immigration and Senses of Belonging (4/24/2024)
- #13: Somatics, Sensing, Healing, and Hope (3/28/2024)
- #12: Sensing Art: Science, Aesthetics, and Beyond (4/6/23)
- #11: Navigating Worlds Beyond Sight (3/23/23)
- #10: Sensing Time (2/23/23)
- #9: Gender Diversity & Perception (1/11/23)
- #8: The Evolving Realm of Words, Images, and (Artificial) Perception (12/8/22)
- #7: Perceptions & Accessibility in the Performing Arts (11/17/22)
- #6: Ethical Frontiers in Sensing (5/5/22)
- #5: Comida y Historia: Exploring Personal Histories through Taste and Smell (3/24/22)
- #4: Sensing Space in Virtual Times (2/17/22)
- #3: Hallucinations & the Nature of Perception (12/9/21)
- #2: Biomimicry & the Future of Sensing (11/18/21)
- #1: What is Sensing? (10/28/21)