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UC refines animal-inspired robotics program
August 5, 2021
UC's Biology Meets Engineering class shows how students can draw from biology and engineering for animal-inspired robotics.
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Biologists discover bizarre 'lasso' snake locomotion
January 11, 2021
University of Cincinnati biologist Bruce Jayne and collaborators from Colorado State University discovered a new mode of snake locomotion that allows nimble brown tree snakes to climb fat cylinders to reach prey. The research could help design snake-proof barriers to protect utility equipment and vulnerable birds.
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A&S undergrad lands opportunity for hands-on research experience
January 6, 2021
For Arts and Science students at the University Cincinnati, there are no shortage of ways to get involved with their major and classes. Many students spend much of their first few years searching for enriching opportunities to help them explore their passions and help them prepare for a career after college. For biology major Ariana Berrios, she didn’t have to look for long.
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When push comes to shove, what is a fight?
January 25, 2021
University of Cincinnati biologists come up with novel way for deciding how to categorize similar animal behaviors. The results could help streamline animal behavior research.
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Internship gives UC biology student zoo keeping experience
February 5, 2021
A recent graduate of the University of Cincinnati College of Arts and Sciences’ biological sciences program landed an internship at the award-winning Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Gardens.
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'Sex, lasers and male competition' — '80s action flick or new fly study?
February 12, 2021
According to a new UC study published in the journal Current Biology, male fruit flies with the most impressive sexual ornamentation also have super sperm that can outcompete that of rivals in the post-mating fertilization game.
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UC sequences genome of common farm pest
March 10, 2021
Researchers at the University of Cincinnati hope to use the stable fly's genetic code against it to prevent billions of dollars in annual losses in the United States.
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UC survey covers two centuries of botany
December 18, 2020
University of Cincinnati botanists replicate plant surveys of Cincinnati from 1834 and 1834 to track changes in the city's flora.
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UC contributes to global plant database
November 17, 2020
UC's herbarium joins two dozen other institutions in contributing to an enormous catalog of lichens and bryophytes, the group of small green plants that include mosses.