October 20, 2023
Beetle-mimic cockroaches suppress their immune systems to accommodate their babies. Understanding how these systems work in insects can help improve treatments for fibromyalgia and other immune disorders, University of Cincinnati researchers said.
December 1, 2023
University of Cincinnati botanists found that plants at arboretums and public gardens inadvertently can seed wild areas with nonnative plants. Their study was published in the journal Ecological Restoration.
December 12, 2023
University of Cincinnati Associate Professor Takuya Konishi and his international co-authors described a new species of mosasaur and placed it in a taxonomic context in the Journal of Systematic Palaeontology.
April 26, 2023
“Somos familia” means “we are family,” and students from throughout the Latinx community are building family, finding success and continuing a legacy at UC.
June 26, 2020
A diverse team of biologists, chemists, anthropologists and geographers from the University of Cincinnati identified toxic mercury and algae in two central reservoirs of Tikal, an ancient Maya city, in the ninth century shortly before the city was abandoned.
October 27, 2021
University of Cincinnati interdisciplinary research reveals ancestral puebloans in ancient Chaco Canyon interacted with local ecosystem to thrive for more than a millennium, but unsustainable deforestation practices likely contributed to destabilizing environmental impact prior to their final exodus.
October 22, 2020
A multidisciplinary team of researchers from the University of Cincinnati discovered evidence of a sophisticated filtration system in the ancient Maya city of Tikal in what is now northern Guatemala.
June 22, 2021
Researchers at the University of Cincinnati say Tikal’s reservoirs — critical sources of city drinking water — were lined with trees and wild vegetation that would have provided scenic natural beauty in the heart of the ancient Maya city. UC developed a novel system to analyze ancient plant DNA in the sediment of Tikal’s temple and palace reservoirs to identify more than 30 species of trees, grasses, vines and flowering plants that lived along its banks more than 1,000 years ago. Their findings painted a picture of a lush, wild oasis.
May 25, 2021
The University of Cincinnati has launched a new institute to study sensing in all its forms, from human and animal senses to the sensor technologies that enable our modern lifestyles and provide medical care.