November 22, 2023
UC student Ella Marcil talks to Hawaii Public Radio about her new documentary capturing the last-ditch effort of conservationists to save an endangered bird in Hawaii.
November 27, 2023
UC Professor Thomas Algeo talks to Newsweek about the likelihood of a volcanic eruption that prompted evacuations in Iceland.
November 20, 2023
Nancy Jennings, PhD, professor and director of UC’s Department of Communication and the Children's Education and Entertainment Research Lab was a featured guest on Cincinnati Edition with host Lucy May to speak to trends in children’s entertainment.
December 14, 2023
UC College of Arts and Sciences botanist Denis Conover talks to Cincinnati Edition about his new study examining ways that public gardens and arboretums are contributing to the spread of nonnative, invasive species.
December 22, 2023
An online WVXU article, featuring UC expert David Niven, summarizes J.D. Vance's first year and poses the question of whether he would accept an offer to be the vice president should Trump win in 2024.
January 2, 2024
The New York Post turned to a University of Cincinnati wolf spider expert to debunk a social media panic that suggested the arachnids are attracted to a brand of body lotion.
December 21, 2023
Scientific American turned to a University of Cincinnati biologist to explain new research examining how eyeless spiders living deep within caves are still sensitive to light.
January 3, 2024
When the SWAT team arrives at your door it means there is serious trouble inside, unless the call is fake. "SWATing" or calling the police on innocent victims has seen an uptick in the past few years, with calls mostly targeting celebrities and politicians. Cybersecurity expert Gregory Winger says the increase is a way criminals have found to weaponize the very police force meant to protect.
January 12, 2024
Political scientist David Niven teaches American politics and conducts research on campaigns, political communication and death penalty policy. He is often a guest speaker on WVXU's Cincinnati Edition covering Ohio politics. In this segment, he discusses the departure of Brad Wenstrup from Congress, an office Wenstrup held for five decades.
October 31, 2023
UC's Janine Hartman, a professor of history, explains how opinions around witches and witchcraft have changed from the 20th century to today. Hartman teaches a class titled Witches and Witchcraft and cites the Ohio Witch Trial as an example of misplaced blame on the supernatural.