February 18, 2022

What do you think of when you hear the word “environment?” Maybe you think of nature, your neighborhood, or the entire planet. If you thought “all the above,” you would be correct. Because the environment encompasses a broad range of contexts, environmental problems are complex and ever-changing. University of Cincinnati’s College of Arts and Sciences offers an environmental studies program that embraces creative and sustainable approaches to real-world issues of climate change, environmental justice, essential resource depletion, population growth, public health, and hunger. Rooted in academic traditions of natural and social sciences, environmental science incorporates experiential and service learning, collaborative problem solving, and meaningful interactions with environmental professionals. Students are granted strong foundational knowledge in key areas and can “speak the language” of multiple disciplines involved with environmental problem solving. Having such a breadth of knowledge allows graduates to succeed in a competitive job market.

December 17, 2021

Sydney Mentrup, a senior University of Cincinnati environmental studies student, finished up her sixth internship with the National Park Service last September. The program, which lasted over the summer months, brought her to Glacier National Park in Montana, about 2,000 miles from her hometown of Cincinnati. The palatial mountains, wildlife and crystal blue skies set the scene as she worked on site in Glacier and on completing her last classes in UC’s College of Arts & Sciences. Across the country, there are 423 national park sites, spanning nearly all 50 states, and American territories such as Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands and Guam. Mentrup has visited almost 250 of these parks and sites. As a student at Reading High School, Mentrup became involved with philanthropy work and community outreach, and volunteered at Newport Aquarium.

December 8, 2021

Birds in a nearby park, public perceptions on green space or goats as landscapers: University of Cincinnati students in environmental studies tackled all those issues and more for a writing project.

January 14, 2021

UC faculty members Jeffrey Blevins and Brian Calfano give their opinions on whether Google, Apple, Amazon acted appropriately in banning the social media app Parler

July 2, 2020

Smithsonian Magazine examines research by University of Cincinnati that found toxic pollution in ancient Maya reservoirs.

June 29, 2020

Haaretz and other international media report on UC's research into ancient Maya water pollution.

July 20, 2021

UC biology professor David Lentz talks to Cincinnati Edition about their multi-disciplinary investigation of plants that grew along ancient Maya reservoirs more than 1,000 years ago.

August 9, 2021

UC researchers discover evidence of water filtration in ancient Maya city of Tikal.

August 4, 2021

The Washington Post's KidsPost features University of Cincinnati research in the ancient Maya city of Tikal that found evidence of ancient natural parks at reservoirs.

January 28, 2021

UC researcher says that American Muslims continue to face bias, even when they uphold democratic ideals.