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WVXU: What are those dents in the forest?

June 29, 2023

UC Associate Professor Dylan Ward explains to WVXU why some forests have terrain that looks like a rumpled blanket over an unmade bed. The answer: limestone sinkholes that created small depressions in the ground.

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NPR: Abandoned wells are leaking planet-warming methane

June 28, 2023

UC College of Arts and Sciences Professor Amy Townsend-Small tells NPR's Here & Now program that a relatively small percentage of wells are responsible for most of the methane spilling into the atmosphere from leaks.

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Cincinnati Magazine: Write here, write now

August 11, 2023

UC is a base for two well known literary publications: Cincinnati Review and Short Vine. Both are featured in an article in Cincinnati Magazine highlighting the impact local publications make in the literary world.

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The failure of Issue 1: David Niven cited in multiple media outlets

August 14, 2023

Whenever there is a question pertaining to Ohio politics, media are quick to seek out the opinion of David Niven, a political science researcher and associate professor in UC’s School for Public and International Affairs. In the days leading up to, and after the failure of Ohio's Issue 1, Niven weighed in with local media outlets.

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NPR: A look at what's next for Niger

July 28, 2023

A 2023 coup in Niger seemed to take diplomats by surprise, but political scientist Alex Thurston says there were red flags that went unnoticed. Thurston, an associate professor in UC’s School of Public and International Affairs (SPIA), studies Islam and politics in northwest Africa, with a focus on the twentieth and twenty-first centuries.

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WCPO: Higher education bill introduced in Ohio

March 22, 2023

A proposed Ohio senate bill is viewed as a complete overhaul of higher education, according to media. Legislation is not typically as all encompassing as this bill, says David Niven, an associate professor of public and international affairs.

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March is a month associated with both good and bad luck

March 20, 2023

The month of March holds space for both St. Patrick's Day and The Ides of March. These two events are associated with both good and bad luck, as explained by Rebecca Borah who researches popular culture and the traditions associated with myths, legends, lore and truths.