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 team wins first place in international ‘hackathon’
November 7, 2022
Combining their knowledge of economics and computer science, a University of Cincinnati professor and student won first place in an international hackathon competition with their solution to counter inflation's harmful effects.
UC, Lt. Gov. Husted celebrate success of Ohio IP Promise
November 16, 2022
University of Cincinnati President Neville Pinto, UC Executive Vice President Ryan Hays, Ohio Lt. Gov. Jon Husted and entrepreneurs within the Cincinnati Innovation District today celebrated the economic impacts of the Ohio IP Promise — a statewide commercialization initiative launched in 2019 that streamlines the patent and licensing process, enabling inventors to own their intellectual property.
UC joins national study on stroke prevention using wearables
November 7, 2022
The University of Cincinnati is part of a multimillion-dollar grant from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute to study a strategy to prevent stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation. The trial will incorporate the use of an app on Apple Watch to monitor an irregular heartbeat to reduce patients’ reliance on blood-thinning medication.
Bearcats at the zoo
October 31, 2022
University of Cincinnati students and faculty get a chance to work on global wildlife conservation projects with the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden, considered one of the best zoos in North America.
UC Blue Ash professor looks at history of birth control movement in award-winning book
November 2, 2022
A new book by University of Cincinnati Blue Ash College Professor Jessica Furgerson explores the rhetorical history of the American birth control movement and the impact we still see today from the messaging and strategies that were used when it began over 100 years ago.
Taking a bite out of diabetes and hypertension
November 17, 2022
According to a report in early 2022 from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more than 37 million people in the United States have diabetes, which is more than 11% of the population. Diabetes was the seventh leading cause of death in the United States in 2017 based on the death certificates in which diabetes was listed as the underlying cause of death. A newly launched University of Cincinnati partnership is aiming to put a dent in those numbers in Greater Cincinnati.
Ohio IP Promise helps researchers commercialize their ideas
November 17, 2022
Researchers at colleges and universities across Ohio used to face a number of obstacles when it came to commercializing their ideas.