June 20, 2023
University of Cincinnati Assistant Professor Annette Rowe is studying the power of microbes that can use minerals to store an electrical charge and then recover that energy when needed — like an organic battery.
June 30, 2023
pretty ornamental shrub from Japan found in many people’s yards is sprouting wild in an increasing number of parks and forests across the United States. Now researchers at the University of Cincinnati warn that the shrub, Siebold’s viburnum, is showing up in many public forests across southwest Ohio.
August 23, 2023
UC researchers are studying the parasite responsible for Chagas disease to unlock new treatments to prevent its transmission.
April 10, 2023
Between 200 and 2,000 extinctions occur on Earth every year, according to The International Union for Conservation of Nature (ICUN), a global environmental association. For Jacob Danner, a fourth-year biology major in UC's College of Arts and Sciences, this fact is alarming. He has a strong passion for wildlife conservation, and after hearing Lily Maynard, director of global conservation at The Cincinnati Zoo, present her research and speak of her community outreach efforts, Danner was inspired to act on that passion.
April 3, 2023
University of Cincinnati scientists found that gregarious monk parakeets lose social standing during an absence. Top-ranked birds lost the most social standing while lower-ranked birds faced less aggression while rejoining the group. studied three groups of captive monk parakeets in 2021 and 2022. The new study, led by postdoctoral researcher Annemarie van der Marel, focused on testing whether social history was a critical component in structuring how the parakeets gained and maintained their ranks within their groups. Researchers were able to identify each bird’s status in the flock’s dominance hierarchy by observing their interactions and quantifying rank using networks of aggression.
April 26, 2023
UC doctoral student Darby Moore's work with endangered great green macaws is highlighted in a new wildlife documentary series.
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.
February 2, 2023
University of Cincinnati researchers discovered a new species of frog in Africa that has an unusual trait: it’s completely silent. The Ukaguru spiny-throated reed frog does not croak, sing or ribbit. It is among the few frogs that do not vocalize to other frogs.
January 17, 2023
A local museum is highlighting a summer research program at the University of Cincinnati that invites students from across the country to the UC campus to work with faculty on sensory ecology projects.
January 20, 2023
Ohio is the first of several states taking steps to eradicate the once-popular ornamental Callery pear tree, known for their white spring blossoms.