October 11, 2021

Researchers at the University of Cincinnati are using geology and rainfall patterns to track migratory birds of prey across North America. Using an innovative combination of isotopes from the feathers of kestrels, goshawks and other predatory birds called raptors, researchers can narrow down where the young birds likely hatched and learned to fly. This method offers a useful tool to help scientists track elusive, wide-ranging animals, identify critical habitats and observe any changes in migration patterns.

October 19, 2021

UC associate professor Amy Townsend-Small explains the environmental risk of uncapped natural gas wells in Appalachia.

October 21, 2021

UC professor Brooke Crowley uses isotopic analysis of feathers to track the origins of wide-ranging hawks and falcons. The technique could help identify important habitat for conservation.

October 27, 2021

University of Cincinnati interdisciplinary research reveals ancestral puebloans in ancient Chaco Canyon interacted with local ecosystem to thrive for more than a millennium, but unsustainable deforestation practices likely contributed to destabilizing environmental impact prior to their final exodus.

December 9, 2021

The University of Cincinnati has been awarded a $25,000 grant from Duke Energy to buy and install a system to monitor water quality in the Great Miami River, an area that affects the drinking water of 2.5 million residents.  The grant, which was awarded in early October, has provided the remaining financial support needed after grants from the Miami Conservancy District, University of Cincinnati Dept. Of Geology, and a matched $25,000 grant from the UC Office of Research. Targeted Compound Monitoring is the company which will provide the needed equipment.

March 30, 2022

The New York Times talked to UC associate professor Amy Townsend-Small about a new study that found far higher methane leaks from oil and gas wells than previous estimates. The results mirror similar findings by Townsend-Small in the Permian basin.

March 30, 2022

Current college students, high school students interested in geosciences, and families with young children who like fossils can all attend and participate in two free and public geoscience events this April.     The events, planned and hosted by the University of Cincinnati and other local universities, will include a virtual open house with geoscience professionals and two outdoor walks designed to provide guests a hands-on learning experience.    Now that the weather is finally warming up, there is no better time to get out and learn alongside professional geologists and other geology aficionados.    Meant to work in tandem with the joint North-Central and Southeastern Geological Society of America 2022 Section Meeting in Cincinnati from April 7 to 9, the events are free to the public and intended to bring attention to geoscience. 

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

UC College of Arts and Sciences associate professor Andy Czaja and his students are on NASA's science team using the Perseverance rover and Ingenuity helicopter to look for evidence of ancient life on Mars.

June 27, 2022

The New York Times highlighted research by geologists and anthropologists at the University of Cincinnati who used isotopic analysis to track the seasonal migration of a mastodon across the Midwest more than 13,000 years ago.