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UC biology major organizes event to inspire wildlife conservation efforts

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.

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‘Somos familia’

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.

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UC hopes frogs inspire students to leap into STEM

December 21, 2023

A University of Cincinnati biologist is working with teachers at two Cincinnati public schools to help them explain evolution using frogs that biologist Lucinda Lawson studies in Africa. Lawson works with Hyperolius frogs, a genus of 150 to 200 colorful species, including one she and her research partners discovered in 2019 that was new to science.

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UC expands popular STEM program across Ohio

March 28, 2024

UC's popular Biology Meets Engineering program introduces high school students to STEM. Now, the National Science Foundation is paying UC to bring the program to three other Ohio universities.

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Meet UC’s Miss Ohio

July 1, 2024

UC biomedical science student Stephanie Finoti credits UC for helping to prepare her for the Miss Ohio Scholarship Pageant. She will represent Ohio in the national competition in January.

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UC doctoral student blends biology, chemical engineering

November 5, 2021

Having earned a bachelor's degree in biology at the University of Cincinnati, Jacob Orkwis is now pursing a Ph.D. in chemical engineering at UC. His research work on the regeneration of peripheral nervous system tissue blends his biology background with chemical, biomedical and materials engineering. Orkwis was named Graduate Student Engineering of the Month by UC’s College of Engineering and Applied Science.