UC study finds tipping point in deforestation
January 6, 2020
University of Cincinnati geography professor Tomasz Stepinski used high-resolution satellite images from the European Space Agency to study landscapes in 9-kilometer-wide blocks across every inch of the planet between 1992 and 2015. He found that deforestation occurs comparatively slowly in these blocks until about half of the forest is gone. Then the remaining forest disappears very quickly.
Residents in some Ohio counties face greater risk from COVID-19
May 22, 2020
The University of Cincinnati's Geospatial Health Advising Group identified the states and counties where mortality risk from COVID-19 is highest.
Rural America faces unique COVID-19 risk
November 2, 2020
In parts of the country where COVID-19 is surging, residents of rural counties are dying from coronavirus at higher rates than those in urban areas, according to a new health policy brief by the University of Cincinnati.
Tweets and punishment: UC study finds social media better than U.S. census at predicting crime
February 3, 2020
University of Cincinnati geography researchers analyzed a year’s worth of theft statistics along with public social media posts. Social media was a better predictor of petty theft than the census.
UC provides road map to reopen Ohio
April 30, 2020
Ohio will be able to meet its demand for critical care from COVID-19 with minimal relaxation of its social-distancing policies, according to a new public health policy brief released by the University of Cincinnati.
Ohio’s COVID-19 experience offers lessons
August 13, 2020
UC's Geospatial Health Advising Group publishes its first study about how it is tracking COVID-19 in Ohio. UC found that the virus spread quickly and broadly in counties with large commercial airports and interconnected highways.
Third COVID-19 wave hit rural America especially hard
February 10, 2022
Rural counties saw 2.4 times more COVID-19 infections per capita compared to urban ones in July and August of 2021, according to a new study by the University of Cincinnati. Early data suggest Omicron is spreading faster in urban areas but causing more hospitalization and death in rural counties where vaccination is lagging.
UC maps the long road for HIV patients
November 24, 2021
Many patients living with HIV in rural Africa are not receiving regular treatment, despite recent efforts to increase access to health care across the continent. A study by the University of Cincinnati found that patients living in rural areas had no easy access to health care.