These robots can move your couch
August 23, 2021
In the Intelligent Robotics and Autonomous Systems Lab of UC aerospace engineering professor Ou Ma, student researchers developed artificial intelligence to train robots to work together to move a couch around obstacles and through a narrow door in computer simulations.
UC establishes 'heart bank'
September 28, 2021
The University of Cincinnati College of Medicine is opening what it calls a “heart bank” to collect tissue samples that can be used by researchers. Those samples will be stored in a biorepository to provide a potentially valuable resource to help researchers find answers to scientific questions.
UC biologist earns acclaim for spider research
September 13, 2021
University of Cincinnati biologist George Uetz spent the COVID-19 pandemic receiving honors from his alma mater and an international scientific organization for his contribution to the field of animal behavior.
UC professor provides insight on disaster preparedness
October 15, 2021
Research from University of Cincinnati professor Michael J. Fry and colleagues from the University of St. Thomas and Georgia Southern University has provided insight into how the government and relief organizations could best prepare to respond to disasters, providing aid in an efficient and cost-effective manner while reducing human suffering.
UC, Navy design could muffle roar of fighter jets
September 17, 2021
University of Cincinnati aerospace engineers have designed a new nozzle that reduces the noise from jet engines. The U.S. Navy will test the design this fall.
UC grant will increase training of clinicians to work with at-risk youth
October 19, 2021
A nearly $2 million grant to the University of Cincinnati’s College of Allied Health Sciences will establish the UC Bear-CAT Fellowship Program. The goal of the project is to increase the number of adequately prepared graduate-level behavioral health clinicians entering and continuing practice with at-risk children, adolescents and transitional-age youth (ages 18-24) in the Greater Cincinnati region.
UC part of CDC grant to study the next generation of personal protective equipment
November 3, 2021
UC is part of a multi-institutional grant of nearly $2 million from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to improve the design, function and safety of personal protective equipment. UC researchers will work with teams from Iowa State University and the University of California-Davis on this four-year grant. One of the goals is to develop self-decontaminating PPE featuring high-protection efficiency