News List

October 7, 2022

CNN and other news media highlight research by University of Cincinnati biologist Bruce Jayne into how Burmese pythons swallow such big prey.

October 7, 2022

As part of its ongoing commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion, the University of Cincinnati's College of Arts and Sciences launched its first Inclusive Calendar last March, and work is underway on an update for the academic year 2022-23. The calendar captures holidays, holy days and remembrances from around the world, from Hispanic Heritage Month to Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month and more.

October 6, 2022

The University of Cincinnati is committing $12 million to grow inclusive excellence by leveraging diverse perspectives to advance innovation, creativity and complex problem solving in biomedical research. The new program, FIRST+ Lives Here for Urban Health, aligns with the National Institutes of Health’s FIRST (Faculty Institutional Recruitment for Sustainable Transformation) Program and advances the university’s Next Lives Here strategic direction.

October 6, 2022

Gloria Forsythe, A&S ’95, and Pamela Mallory, CAHS ’09, are two members of an ethnic spectrum that spans cultures, countries and continents. Together, Forsythe and Mallory are reaching out to UC’s diverse population of Hispanic and Latino students and alumni through the UC Latino Alumni Network (UCLAN), an affinity group of the UC Alumni Association

October 5, 2022

Student in the College of A&S begins building her future at the Short Vine Literary Journal.  Kay Reed began looking for an internship due to her passion for publishing, formatting and managing. Through resources at UC, she found this and more at her first internship. This past spring Reed, fourth-year student in English Literary and Cultural Studies, completed an internship at the Short Vine Literary Journal.   Although UC does not require an internship for her major, The Bearcat Promise highly encourages any Arts and Sciences student to do so anyways. The Bearcat Promise is UC’s goal of connecting students to a career path post-graduation, along with making sure students leave the university with a degree. An internship provides students with hands-on work in a real-world setting.  

October 4, 2022

Behind everyone’s favorite movie, TV show or YouTube channel lies an entire process of planning, producing, and promoting all the media we consume. Film, television, and screen media have grown increasingly ubiquitous and complex in the 21st century, making it essential that we are able to understand, control, and create media in the workplace and in our professional, civic and private lives. Film and media studies is an interdisciplinary bachelor of arts program within the School of Communication, Film, and Media Studies (SCFMS), a new academic unit in the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Cincinnati. Students in the film and media studies program learn ways to comprehend, analyze, and participate in both local and global film and media cultures and industries. They also study both traditional and new media technologies from film to video games.

October 3, 2022

Samvid Scholarship recognizes Chinmay Bakshi, A&S ’21, as future changemaker after an extraordinary undergraduate career that focused on both research and public service

October 1, 2022

Kevin I. Kinebrew II ’23 felt like a Bearcat long before he submitted his application.

September 28, 2022

UC led study shows people more receptive to the cost savings of renewable energy than other factors

September 23, 2022

Last summer, Molly McKee spent her days fulfilling her goal to work in community service. She combined her drive towards bettering the community with her co-op requirement in UC’s College of Arts and Sciences through a co-op position with the Society of St. Vincent de Paul. A fourth-year student, McKee is double majoring in political science and International affairs, with a minor in Spanish. Having discovered the service learning co-op option through UC’s honors program, McKee landed a position as an outreach center programs associate position at St. Vincent de Paul. For her, the experience was transformational.

September 22, 2022

Psychedelics such as magic mushrooms offer promise for addressing addiction, post-traumatic stress and other difficult-to-treat conditions. But University of Cincinnati postdoctoral researcher Neşe Devenot says the field is fraught with ethical concerns and financial interests.

September 22, 2022

UC Family Weekend was designed to introduce families to university life. The three-day event attracted more than 5,000 people to the Uptown campus Sept. 16-18. A pep rally, a movie night in Nippert Stadium, an evening barbecue along with host of activities on Schneider Quad offered something for UC students, their siblings, parents and other supporters.

September 22, 2022

A University of Cincinnati Classics professor competed on the quiz show Jeopardy! Kelly Shannon-Henderson, an associate professor of Classics in UC’s College of Arts and Sciences, made her TV debut in the long-running show.

September 21, 2022

A Washington Post opinion piece cites new book on cyber security, co-written by Richard Harknett. Harknett is the chair of the School of Public and International Affairs.

September 20, 2022

A group of UC Geology graduate students, faculty and alumni saw billions of years of the Earth's history on a field trip to Northern Minnesota and the Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada region in early August 2022.

September 19, 2022

PhD candidate Shepherd Aaron Ellis interviewed for a panel discussion on Cincinnati Edition. Ellis explained the British monarchy and the role of the royal family.

September 19, 2022

Anniversary story

September 19, 2022

UC chemistry professor Pietro Strobbia collaborated with the Cincinnati Art Museum to answer questions about a Tang dynasty sculpture using science.

September 16, 2022

Biologists at the University of Cincinnati found that it’s not just the size of a python's head and body that puts almost everything on a python’s menu. They evolved super-stretchy skin between their lower jaws that allows them to consume prey up to six times larger than similar-sized snakes.

September 15, 2022

UC College of Arts and Sciences associate professor Amy Townsend-Small talks to the WFMP program Sustainability Now! and WOSU's the Ohio Statehouse about Kentucky's leaking oil and gas wells and a new federal initiative to cap them.

September 14, 2022

UC receives $1.6 million in federal funding from National Science Foundation.

September 13, 2022

UC assistant professor Elizabeth Hobson talks to Scientific American about our long association with cockatoos.

September 12, 2022

The creative writing program at the University of Cincinnati, offered through the College of Arts and Sciences, hosts its Visiting Writers Series each semester to welcome distinguished authors to campus to read their work. Program coordinators are excited to announce that this year, the series will be held in-person, after two years of a virtual format. The event is free and open to the public. It will take place on Sept. 14 at 5:30 p.m. in the Elliston Poetry Room, located in Langsam Library, 2911 Woodside Drive. There will also be a live virtual option offered, via registration.

September 12, 2022

The University of Cincinnati’s co-op program stands at No. 4 in the U.S. News & World Report’s latest rankings, continuing its historical placement among the top five co-op programs in the country — and No. 1 for co-op among public universities. The latest 2023 issue of the magazine’s influential “Best Colleges” guide ranks UC in the top tier, including among the “most innovative among national universities,” (No. 68) — UC’s first-ever ranking in that category.

September 9, 2022

UC postdoctoral researcher Nese Devenot talks to Wired magazine about challenges facing psychedelic therapies.

September 8, 2022

The college ranking and review service Niche released its 2023 college rankings and gave UC the top spot in the ‘Best college locations in Ohio’ category.

September 7, 2022

Political scientist David Niven interviewed by WCPO regarding increase in women voter registrations

September 7, 2022

UC's Danielle Bessett cited in national media for her research on abortion care

September 6, 2022

University of Cincinnati assistant professor Pietro Strobbia uses chemistry to help the Cincinnati Art Museum solve a mystery about an ancient masterpiece.

September 6, 2022

UC assistant professor Daniel Sturmer talks to Cincinnati Edition about what we can learn about landslides from a disaster that occurred millions of years ago.

September 1, 2022

UC associate professor Heather Norton talks to WCPO about a research program to encourage students from diverse backgrounds to consider careers in STEM.

August 31, 2022

Finding Support at the BCP and Resource Center

August 30, 2022

Archaeology magazine highlights UC Classics' discovery using ancient DNA that the Griffin Warrior was from the part of Europe that he one day would come to rule.

August 29, 2022

Political parties have training sessions for poll workers become election observers

August 29, 2022

UC President Neville G. Pinto pens Op-Ed in The Columbus Dispatch in response to passage of the CHIPS and Science Act and Ohio's strategy to attract Intel investment.

August 26, 2022

University of Cincinnati geologists reconstructed a massive landslide in Nevada that wiped out an area the size of a small city more than 5 million years ago.

August 26, 2022

An encryption tool created by a University of Cincinnati math professor will soon safeguard the telecommunications, online retail and banking and other digital systems we use every day.

August 25, 2022

Story featuring the Digital Philanthropy Center

August 25, 2022

Using new scientific tools, University of Cincinnati archaeologists discovered that an ancient Greek leader known today as the Griffin Warrior likely grew up around the seaside city he would one day rule.

August 22, 2022

UC political scientist weighs in on the climate change aspects of the Inflation Reduction Act

August 22, 2022

UC President Neville Pinto welcomes students, faculty and staff back to campus to kick off the fall 2022 semester.

August 18, 2022

The University of Cincinnati anticipates record enrollment as classes begin Monday, Aug. 22, with a projected 48,300 students — a 3% increase over last year. It will mark nearly a decade of continuous growth of a student body that increasingly reflects the university’s core values.

August 18, 2022

Business Insider article on TikTok's new policies to confront misinformation cites UC social media expert Jeffery Blevins

August 18, 2022

Ever wonder how everyday technology works? Your phone? Gaming systems? Search? A new University of Cincinnati course offered this fall, ‘CS-CA1001: Computer Appreciation: Thinking and Creating Like a Computer Scientist,’ is designed to give students of all majors an introduction into the field of computer science. The goal of the course is to demystify various aspects of computer science, including how computing machines are harnessed to solve problems in game playing, discover information, and control simple robots. The course will also cover the implications of computing technologies on safety, security, and ethics.

August 17, 2022

States throughout the nation are looking to emulate the Ohio Cyber Reserve, a civilian group tasked with combating cyberattacks that in July participated in a training exercise at the University of Cincinnati, Bloomberg reported.

August 16, 2022

Psychedelics such as LSD, psilocybin and MDMA are gaining increasing attention in scientific and medical circles because of the potential they hold for treating anxiety disorders and emotional trauma. UC's Nese Devenot explains why psychedelics are seeing a research renaissance.

August 15, 2022

Molly Broscoe featured in interview regarding extremist groups and motivations behind the attempted breach of the Cincinnati FBI.