February 22, 2021

Mary Jane Watson suggests to the girls in her Greater Cincinnati STEM Collaborative (GCSC) Bicycle Club that they name their bikes. The middle school students from Norwood Middle School may look at her funny but she has a reason. “I think it subconsciously gives them a stronger tie to their bike and represents what will happen if they take care of it,” says Mary Jane, who is a Senior Scientist at Procter & Gamble. Using bikes as a tool, middle school girls and boys in the Tri-State area strengthen critical thinking, problem solving and perseverance skills through GCSC’s STEM Bicycle Clubs. Volunteers like Mary Jane serve as mentors at 10 after-school sessions and help students take apart and rebuild new bikes, provided by the program, that they get to keep. “For me, the magic is watching these girls light up when they do something they have never done before,” says Mary Jane. “This could be as simple as tightening a screw.” GCSC is committed to creating a talent pipeline that encourages interest in science, technology, engineering and math, and represents the region’s population; with a particular focus on underrepresented students. Housed within University of Cincinnati’s College of Education, Criminal Justice, and Human Services (CECH), GCSC is a part of the college’s robust community-focused programming, and is overseen by Kathie Maynard, associate dean for Education Innovations and Community Partnerships.

February 22, 2021

University of Cincinnati researcher Albert Sabin's vaccine induced lifetime immunity, while Jonas Salk's offered protection only for a few years. For this reason, Sabin's vaccine became the standard vaccine used around the world.

February 17, 2021

Hoxworth Blood Center, University of Cincinnati is offering blood donors a special reward for donating blood and replenishing the local blood supply after the recent bout of winter weather.

February 22, 2021

Internal and external factors affect the skin's pH. UC cosmetic sciences expert KP Annath explains the physical and environmental elements that go in to determining pH and what products do to balance skin properties.

February 23, 2021

Substance abuse and depression very often go hand in hand. UC mental health expert Keith King, professor and director of the UC Center for Prevention Science, weighs in on the symptoms and what to do about it.

March 11, 2021

Clermont County Public Health and the University of Cincinnati Clermont College are partnering to open a new COVID-19 vaccination site at the Student Activities Center on the college’s Batavia campus. The vaccination site will open on Saturday, March 13. Appointments must be scheduled. Walk-ins will not be accepted.

March 4, 2021

At its one-year anniversary, the Cincinnati Innovation District is a beacon to Ohio and the Midwest. With the recent unveiling of Columbus and Cleveland innovation districts, the CID is now poised to empower the nation's cities.

March 8, 2021

By Joí Dean As an undergraduate in UC’s College of Arts and Sciences, alumna Dr. Nasrien E. Ibrahim was influenced by the diverse community she found herself among. It was, she says, “people from all different cultural, racial and ethnic backgrounds. I just loved the melting pot and diversity. Not just the background, but of thought and experience of views on life,” Ibrahim said. That appreciation for diversity has influenced her career as a cardiologist and her approach to medicine, and caused her to appreciate more deeply social inequities that made her work more challenging. Recently a cardiologist at Massachusetts General Hospital, Ibrahim served on the front lines during the pandemic.

March 9, 2021

University of Cincinnati researchers have discovered that cooperation between two key genes drive cancer growth, spread and treatment resistance in one particularly aggressive type of breast cancer. The good news is, though, with this knowledge, they can continue to aim their targeted treatments at these genes, singularly and together, to stop breast cancer in its tracks.

March 9, 2021

Hoxworth Blood Center is offering a limited-edition t-shirt in exchange for a lifesaving blood donation leading up to St. Patrick’s Day.