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 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

Local news media highlight UC project to study contamination in groundwater in southwest Ohio.

May 9, 2024

Memphis, Tennessee television station Action News 5 featured research from the University of Cincinnati's Laura Ngwenya and Jed Hartings that is testing the first treatments for spreading depolarizations, abnormal brain activity also called a "brain tsunami."

May 8, 2024

President Joe Biden's student loan debt relief plan could benefit many Americans but also could have negative effects on the economy, a University of Cincinnati economist told WVXU.

May 8, 2024

UC faculty develop new platform for students to track scholarship criteria and monetize their name, image and likeness (NIL) for branding purposes. Carbon Copy Assets will launch a mobile application where students earn badges and rewards for verifying their participation at campus events like career fairs, student club meetings and volunteer opportunities. Students will also prove that they are building job and life skills such as financial and legal literacy. A blockchain will record these activities, allowing donors and employers to view a publicly verifiable, immutable list of achievements.

May 8, 2024

The University of Cincinnati's Vince Martin spoke with South Bend television station WNDU on a recent study that found people who suffer from migraines might be able to predict when one is coming hours before symptoms even start.

May 7, 2024

With medical marijuana set to become legal in Kentucky in 2025, cities in Kenton County have to decide whether they’ll allow medical cannabis businesses to operate in their jurisdictions, LINK nky reported.

May 7, 2024

The University of Cincinnati's Michael Schoech joined Cincinnati Edition for a panel discussion about current rates of alcohol consumption and the growing number of non-alcoholic alternatives.

May 6, 2024

University of Cincinnati students won championships in the 2024 Flying Pig Marathon, including the women's marathon and men's and women's half marathons, the Cincinnati Enquirer reported.