Fox 19: UC students create COVID-19 Watcher
June 4, 2020
The COVID-19 Watcher, developed by two University of Cincinnati students, displays data from every county and 188 metropolitan areas in the country. Features of the dashboard include ranking of the worst affected areas and auto-generating plots that depict temporal changes in testing capacity, cases and deaths. The COVID-19 Watcher can provide the public with real-time updates of outbreaks in their area. The app pulls in data from the New York Times, which has been tracking COVID-19 cases since January, and merges it with sources from the U.S. Census to map cases for each county and metropolitan area.
Inside Higher Ed: Higher Ed Next
June 5, 2020
Cooperative Education, pioneered by the University of Cincinnati, should be embraced by other universities according to an Inside Higher Ed columnist.
Engadget: UC engineers create AI that can beat pilots in dogfights
June 9, 2020
Engadget cites UC research on drones that use fuzzy logic to beat pilots in aerial combat simulations.
UC community rallies for justice
June 9, 2020
As protests continue across the world in support of Black Lives Matter following the death of George Floyd and other victims of racism and police brutality, University of Cincinnati students organized their own peaceful protests around campus.
The Washington Post: ‘Demilitarizing’ the police could be a more fruitful rallying cry
June 10, 2020
Demilitarizing police being considered as an essential step to restoring public trust. A UC co-led study states that law enforcement agencies with with increased military tools have higher rates of police-involved killings.
WCPO: I-Team analysis: Nearly all protesters arrested were from Cincinnati area
June 11, 2020
UC faculty member Charles Jones comments on why the majority of protesters arrested in Cincinnati were locals or from the Greater Cincinnati area
Science Daily: UC research sheds light on animal aggression
June 12, 2020
University of Cincinnati biologist Elizabeth Hobson is learning how a complex understanding of social status informs the behavior of monk parakeets.
ZDNet: Smartphone can provide simple COVID-19 test
June 12, 2020
UC College of Engineering and Applied Science professor Aashish Priye talks to ZDNet about his research into a portable lab test for COVID-19 that uses a smartphone.
Playbill's 'College Theatre Auditions' interviews CCM Musical Theatre Professor Diane Lala
June 15, 2020
Faculty from theatre programs at University of Cincinnati College Conservatory of Music and Ohio Northern University joined Playbill live to answer questions about auditioning for college, how much of a triple threat rising high school seniors need to be, how educational institutions are responding to the Black Lives Matter movement and more.