Natural Sciences

January 7, 2026

The University of Cincinnati is making college more attainable for students across Ohio with the creation of the Bearcats Affordability Grant. The new grant will provide a pathway to tuition-free college for students of families who make less than $75,000 per year. Beginning in fall 2026, the Bearcats Affordability Grant will cover the remaining cost of tuition for Ohio residents who are Pell eligible.

November 7, 2025

University of Cincinnati Professor Victoria LaPoe examined whether people respond differently to AI-created messaging in nonprofit advertising.

November 6, 2025

Rachel Hoermann has dreamed of becoming a writer since childhood. But like many who grew up in Ohio’s rust belt, the idea of going to college felt out of reach. For years, she cycled through work that never quite satisfied her creative drive. That changed when she came across a box that once belonged to her father—a discovery that would alter the course of her life.

November 6, 2025

With the 2025-26 school year in full swing, the College of Arts and Sciences has welcomed five faculty members to lead departments that span from chemistry to journalism. Dean James Mack said these new hires “reflect our unwavering commitment to ‘Discovery in Action,’ as we continue to enhance our academic and research excellence”. With these additions, the future of UC is in good hands, and students can look forward to new opportunities for learning, research, and innovation.

November 5, 2025

UC Associate Professor David Niven provided political analysis of the 2025 general election for local news media. Niven teaches in UC's School of Public and International Affairs.

November 5, 2025

UC College of Arts and Sciences student Lindsay Person talks to WVXU's show Student Voices about why voting is important to her.

September 24, 2025

UC graduate and renowned sculptor Tom Tsuchiya talks to CET about his many public works of art, including his latest, a bust of 700-WLW radio announcer Marty Brennaman that was unveiled in September outside Great American Ball Park.

September 10, 2025

Assistant Professor Kelly Merrill Jr. warns AI technology is far from ready to replace human therapists. Merrill, who studies the intersection of technology and health communication, was interviewed by Spectrum News to discuss safeguards over AI and health communications.

August 27, 2025

UC students, faculty and adminstrators spoke with Cincinnati journalists about the first day of class for Fall 2025. The morning live segments also showcased the new Sheakley Indoor Practice Facility and Athletics Performance Center.

July 28, 2025

The dog days of summer are revving up, but the back-to-school season is upon us. Most colleges and universities in Ohio start in the latter half of August, according to The Columbus Dispatch.

July 2, 2025

Erynn Casanova, head of the Department of Sociology at the University of Cincinnati who conducted early research on Latino representation in children’s television, was cited in an Associated Press (AP) article on the role "Dora the Explorer" played in popular culture.

June 30, 2025

Los Angeles media highlight UC Classics discoveries in exhibition opening at the J. Paul Getty Museum, which closed in January after deadly wildfires.