Mars rover mission has UC connections
February 18, 2021
UC geology professor Andy Czaja will serve on the NASA science team that will use the autonomous rover Perseverance to look for evidence of ancient life on Mars. The rover is expected to touch down on Mars on Feb. 18.
UC unleashes new tools to track water pollution
November 6, 2020
The University of Cincinnati is using new technology to expand the scope of its groundwater observatory, which tracks pollution and water flow along the Great Miami River. The goal is to help protect river-fed aquifers that supply drinking water.
Ancient Maya used sustainable farming, forestry for millennia
June 24, 2022
University of Cincinnati researchers found evidence of sustainable agriculture and forestry spanning a millennia in one ancient Mayan city.
Psychedelics may help people reinvent themselves
February 24, 2023
Psychedelics might help people change unwanted behaviors by helping them reinvent their perceptions of themselves, according to new research by the University of Cincinnati.
Psychedelic research renaissance
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.
UC project targets pesky mosquitoes’ genes
February 21, 2022
Researchers at the University of Cincinnati examined genetic material of three species of mosquitoes responsible for killing millions of people around the world each year. In a collaboration between UC’s chemistry and biology departments, researchers revealed the surprising genetic modifications female mosquitoes undergo, in part to create the next generation. Using tools called liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry, researchers found as many as 33 genetic modifications in the transfer RNA of female mosquitoes. Like DNA, transfer RNA serves as the building blocks of life, communicating the genetic code from DNA to build new proteins that regulate the body’s tissues and organs.
Hungry eyes: Spiders lose vision when they’re starving
April 20, 2023
Biologists at the University of Cincinnati discovered that underfed jumping spiders lose light-sensitive cells that are key to their vision.