July 14, 2023
Earth.com and other science media highlight UC's discoveries about extinct hippos in Madagascar. An isotopic analysis found that dwarf hippos were not grazers of grasslands but instead preferred sedges and leaves in forests. This demonstrated the importance of forests to endemic wildlife on the island.
January 28, 2021
UC geologist Andrew Czaja was part of an international team that found the world's oldest known land fossils.
January 25, 2021
UC geologist Thomas Algeo talks to Discover about the Devonian extinction that killed most life on Earth. Algeo theorizes that the rise of land plants created deadly algae blooms that killed off marine life.
December 9, 2020
UC hydrogeologist Reza Soltanian is hoping to learn more about how river pollution gets into groundwater using new sensors in UC's groundwater observatory.
February 9, 2023
University of Cincinnati geologist Craig Dietsch explains why Turkey earthquake was so deadly.
June 29, 2023
UC Associate Professor Dylan Ward explains to WVXU why some forests have terrain that looks like a rumpled blanket over an unmade bed. The answer: limestone sinkholes that created small depressions in the ground.
August 6, 2020
A study by experts across disciplines at UC found that ancient Maya reservoirs in Tikal were polluted with toxic cyanobacteria and mercury, which likely hastened the demise of the ancient city during droughts. UC biology professor David Lentz tells Cincinnati Edition the findings could help explain the mystery of why people abandoned the city.
November 9, 2020
Weekend Edition's Scott Simon interviews UC researchers who discovered that the ancient Maya used sophisticated water filtration system at Tikal.
January 19, 2022
Filmed in July 2021, UC’s episode is a crash-course in being a Bearcat, starring a few of the university’s best and brightest students and alumni. Some are lifelong Cincinnatians; others are from across the globe. But they’re all excited to show viewers why they've called UC home: From its beautiful spaces and state-of-the-art facilities to co-op and campus life.
July 7, 2021
Smart tech is not making dummies out of us, says UC's Anthony Chemero, in a Fox 6 Milwaukee story.