Natural Sciences

March 23, 2026

In an era of constant innovation, UC’s College of Arts and Sciences (A&S) raises the bar high as they host the second annual Discovery in Action Showcase on March 31, 2026. This event will feature projects that will be presented by faculty, researchers and students representing the Portman Center, UC Field Center, the Arts and Sciences Co-Op program, various language studies, and many of the other areas of study that fall under the umbrella of Arts and Sciences.

March 20, 2026

Popular Mechanics highlights a new study by University of Cincinnati physicist Jure Zupan that explains how fusion reactors might create subatomic particles associated with dark matter.

March 18, 2026

UC biologist Theresa Culley was a guest on WVXU's Cincinnati Edition's monthly gardening show to talk about early spring planting and the latest news on invasive species.

March 16, 2026

WLWT talks to UC biologist and Department Head Theresa Culley about invasive, nonnative Callery pear trees that are spreading across Ohio forests after they were introduced by landscapers more than 50 years ago.

March 12, 2026

Earth.com highlights a study co-authored by UC Professor Bruce Jayne, an expert in snake locomotion, about how snakes stand upright without arms or legs.

March 12, 2026

Pi Day is celebrated on March 14 around the world, as March 14 represents its first three numbers, 3.14. It’s a yearly celebration for math lovers to see who can recite the most digits, talk about its history and have an excuse to eat many, many pies! First, the math: PI is the Greek letter “π” and it is the symbol used in mathematics to represent a constant, as it is the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter. It has been calculated to over 50 trillion digits beyond its decimal point and will continue to repeat, as it is an irrational and transcendent number.

March 24, 2026

WLWT reported that gas and diesel prices are on the rise, and turned to UC economist Debashis Pal for insights on what that means for the average Cincinnati resident.

March 24, 2026

The University of Cincinnati's Emerlee Timmerman, MD, was featured in a Women's Health article discussing exercises that benefit your brain as well as your body.

March 23, 2026

For many people living with HIV, staying healthy depends on something deceptively simple: taking a pill every day. But for those navigating unstable housing, stigma, mental health challenges or addiction, that daily routine can be hard to maintain. As Yahoo!Health recently reported, a new study suggests there may be a better option.

March 23, 2026

MedPage Today highlighted research led by the University of Cincinnati's John Winhusen published in JAMA Internal Medicine that found administering weekly injectable extended-release buprenorphine for treatment of opioid use disorder during pregnancy led to higher rates of abstinence from illicit opioids than buprenorphine given daily under the tongue.

March 23, 2026

In an era of constant innovation, UC’s College of Arts and Sciences (A&S) raises the bar high as they host the second annual Discovery in Action Showcase on March 31, 2026. This event will feature projects that will be presented by faculty, researchers and students representing the Portman Center, UC Field Center, the Arts and Sciences Co-Op program, various language studies, and many of the other areas of study that fall under the umbrella of Arts and Sciences.

March 23, 2026

Suzie White, assistant professor in the School of Education, at the University of Cincinnati, spoke with Newsweek about the results of the 2026 World Happiness Report that placed the United States 23rd among countries.