June 13, 2022
Using isotopic analysis of its tusks, researchers tracked the ever-increasing seasonal migrations of a male mastodon across what is now Indiana, Ohio and Illinois more than 13,000 years ago. It's the first study of its kind to examine the seasonal movements of the largest extinct Ice Age animals.
June 24, 2022
University of Cincinnati researchers found evidence of sustainable agriculture and forestry spanning a millennia in one ancient Mayan city.
March 3, 2022
Creating synthetic life could be easily within our grasp soon based on a comparison with the evolution of computer chips. Computer programming and gene synthesis appear to share little in common. But according to University of Cincinnati professor Andrew Steckl, an Ohio Eminent Scholar, leaps forward in technology in the former make him optimistic that wide scale gene manufacture is achievable.
August 4, 2022
UC’s Undergraduates Pursuing Research in Science and Engineering gives students in underrepresented groups the opportunity to engage with faculty and peers in scientific research.
August 10, 2022
Spectrum News visits the Mantei Center clean room where University of Cincinnati students work on microchips and other electronics. UC professor Rashmi Jha said students are preparing to work in Ohio's growing high-tech industry.
February 25, 2022
UC College of Engineering and Applied Science doctoral student Javier Viaña used airport technology that identifies the number of people entering the terminals to build a custom algorithm that can help the airport predict surges of travelers in 15-minute increments. The goal is to help the airport anticipate crowding to reduce long waits.
August 18, 2022
A University of Cincinnati electrical engineer has created a new flexible skin sensor that fits like a Band-Aid to monitor your health wirelessly without bulky electronics. Unlike previous generations of wearable sensors, the design has no rigid parts and relies on surface acoustic wave technology to transmit health data wirelessly.
October 3, 2022
The University of Cincinnati’s new Digital Futures building is designed to foster moonshot thinking and high-risk, high-reward research.
November 18, 2022
University of Cincinnati biology students use QR scanners to organize care for birds in their lab.
July 17, 2023
Researchers from the University of Cincinnati and Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center have received federal funding to develop user-friendly enrollment tools for Greater Cincinnati residents eligible for WIC, the federal assistance program called the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children.