December 16, 2024

Dozens of restaurants in the Cincinnati region have closed in recent months, with a national chain shuttering locations this past weekend, WLWT reported. Erwin Erhardt, PhD, an associate professor - educator in the economics department at UC's Carl H. Lindner College of Business, said the restaurant industry has faced problems for years.

December 10, 2024

Volatility has been a characteristic of cryptocurrency markets, which a report from PiP World attributed in part to low financial literacy rates among cryptocurrency owners, Cointelegraph reported. However, a University of Cincinnati survey, conducted by the Cryptoeconomics Lab at UC Digital Futures, found cryptocurrency owners score higher than non-cryptocurrency owners in financial literacy.

December 9, 2024

With holiday shopping underway and people looking to score deals, a University of Cincinnati professor offered five tips for shoppers to protect themselves online. Zag ElSayed, PhD, an assistant professor in UC’s School of Information Technology, said the most common risks shoppers encounter online are phishing, malware, identity theft and credit card fraud. These can lead to financial loss, compromised personal information and emotional distress.

December 6, 2024

A prediction market was more accurate in forecasting the 2024 presidential election than traditional polls and pundits. The potential displayed by that success in forecasting the election, along with an administration friendlier to cryptocurrencies, could lead to greater adoption for them, a University of Cincinnati economist said. Michael Jones, PhD, a Carl H. Lindner College of Business assistant professor of economics and director of the Cryptoeconomics Lab at UC Digital Futures, said the success of a blockchain-based prediction market, Polymarket, in predicting the outcome of the election showed that cryptocurrencies and blockchain technologies have more potential than just investments.

December 4, 2024

The Frisch’s Big Boy chain could be forced to close more restaurants, which can in part be traced back to the sale-leaseback transaction by the company, University of Cincinnati Real Estate Center Executive Director Carl Goertemoeller told WCPO.

December 3, 2024

Few commercials have the staying power of the Oscar Mayer bologna jingle, which still has a place in American culture 50 years after its debut. James Kellaris, a professor of marketing at the University of Cincinnati, explained to NPR’s All Things Considered why the advertisement was so successful.

November 26, 2024

While the holidays can be overwhelming for many people, artificial intelligence could help reduce stress, WLWT reported. Jeffrey Shaffer, director of the Applied AI Lab in the University of Cincinnati’s Carl H. Lindner College of Business, said a key to getting good results from an AI query is to be specific.

November 25, 2024

Graduate student Kindall Coley and Kassidy Meyer, a fellow nutrition and dietetics student in UC's College of Allied Health Sciences, spent last summer working for Pantry4Health, a service of St. Vincent de Paul Choice Food Pantry and St. Vincent de Paul Charitable Pharmacy.

November 14, 2024

Childcare costs have spiked in recent years, forcing parents to make tough decisions that could negatively affect the economy, Fox19 reported. David Brasington, PhD, the James C. and Caroline Kautz Chair in Political Economy and economics professor in the University of Cincinnati's Carl H. Lindner College of Business, has experienced this firsthand.

November 12, 2024

Children and teens from throughout the Cincinnati region gathered for Fluency Friday, a one-day workshop for those who stutter to connect while also giving their parents and caregivers a chance to learn from experts on stuttering, Local 12 reported.