July 16, 2020
Greater Good Magazine examines the issue of police funding in a recent story, which includes research conducted by University of Cincinnati criminologists Travis Pratt and Francis Cullen.
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.
June 29, 2020
Cosmetic scientists at the University of Cincinnati are studying ways to replace chemical compounds in personal care products with natural ingredients.
July 21, 2020
The University of Cincinnati College of Arts and Sciences’ cybersecurity community is voicing its full support for a Congressional amendment to the 2021 National Defense Authorization Act to help strengthen cyber security protection advancements nationwide. Introduced last week by U.S. Representatives Steve Chabot (R-Westwood), Mike Turner (R-Dayton) and Marcia Fudge (D-Cleveland), and passed Monday, July 20th by the U.S. House of Representatives, the amendment secures $3 million in funding for the National Center for Hardware and Embedded Systems Security and Trust (CHEST).
September 21, 2020
In The News: Sustainable processing delivers highest quality, minimizing odor and taste of fish oil. Researcher Harshita Kumari co-led study appears in Science of Food.
October 12, 2020
In one of the first studies of its kind, a University of Cincinnati researcher is using a grant from the Ohio attorney general’s office to research the pharmacogenomics of opioid addiction. The grant was awarded to Caroline Freiermuth, MD, associate professor in the Department of Emergency Medicine at the UC College of Medicine, the principal investigator for the study. The initial year will be supported with $1.63 million from the attorney general’s office, secured through money collected from pharmaceutical companies involved in opioid lawsuits. Pharmacogenomics, a relatively new field, is the study of how genes affect a person's response to drugs.
September 1, 2020
Claudia Rebola is an assistant professor and the associate dean for research at the University of Cincinnati’s College of Design, Architecture, Arts, and Planning. She is part of a UC team using innovation and design expertise to respond to COVID-19.
August 26, 2020
Janet Moore, a University of Cincinnati law professor and former public defense attorney, weighs in on the participatory defense model in this story by The Progressive.
August 28, 2020
Kristin Weghorn, a lab supervisor in the Division of Infectious Diseases at the UC College of Medicine describes the various research projects being conducted at UC around COVID-19.
September 16, 2020
The University of Cincinnati has deployed the COVID Check app for members of the UC community to use to help reduce the spread of COVID-19.