May 9, 2024
A documentary by UC journalism professor Brian Calfano received kudos by the broadcasting trade publication TVNewsCheck. The documentary follows the career of Al Primo (1935-2022), an American television news executive who is credited with creating the Eyewitness News format.
May 9, 2024
Kelly Merrill, an assistant professor of health communications and technology in the University of Cincinnati's College of Arts and Sciences, was cited in an article on teen use of AI chatbots for friendship and therapy purposes. Merrill, who studies the mental and social health benefits of communication technologies, told The Verge that extensive research has been conducted on AI chatbots that provide mental health support, and the results are largely positive.
May 1, 2024
International media highlights UC's discovery of plants imbued with ritualistic significance beneath a ballcourt in the ruins of Yaxnohcah in Mexico.
May 14, 2024
UC biologist Joshua Benoit tells Smithsonian that it's not just cows and other mammals that make milk for their newborns. Even some insects like beetle-mimic cockroaches and tsetse flies produce a protein rich "milk" for their babies.
May 22, 2024
UC Professor Joshua Benoit tells Fox19 that vigilance is key to avoiding tick-borne illnesses such as Lyme disease.
May 24, 2024
UC Professor Amy Townsend-Small talks to the New York Times about the issue of abandoned and orphaned oil and gas wells.
May 31, 2024
The Billings Gazette highlighted a University of Cincinnati professor's public campaign to prevent birds from flying into building windows.
June 20, 2024
Former professional athletes have advantages in running for political office, UC’s David Niven tells The Atlantic. Niven, an associate professor in the School of Public and International Affairs, teaches a course on sports and politics.
June 17, 2024
UC College of Engineering and Applied Science student Stephanie Finoti was crowned Miss Ohio and will compete in the Miss America scholarship pageant this winter.
May 31, 2024
Veritasium highlighted University of Cincinnati research on the vision of jumping spiders to explain what we're learning about our own vision.