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Trio embrace second sisterhood, create community at UC

August 22, 2024

Brooke, Brittany and Brianna Jones love all things UC. The identical triplets are Darwin T. Turner scholars heading into their third-year. They are members of the Omicron Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.

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This eyeless cavefish grows extra taste buds

August 21, 2024

Research led by Joshua Gross, PhD, in the UC Department of Biological Sciences, revealed the blind cavefish has a similar number of taste buds as surface fish from birth up to the age of 5 months. Then, these taste buds gradually increase in number and start appearing on the head and chin during adulthood, particularly at around 18 months of age.

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Trio embrace second sisterhood, create community at UC

August 22, 2024

Brooke, Brittany and Brianna Jones love all things UC. The identical triplets are Darwin T. Turner scholars heading into their third-year. They are members of the Omicron Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.

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This eyeless cavefish grows extra taste buds

August 21, 2024

Research led by Joshua Gross, PhD, in the UC Department of Biological Sciences, revealed the blind cavefish has a similar number of taste buds as surface fish from birth up to the age of 5 months. Then, these taste buds gradually increase in number and start appearing on the head and chin during adulthood, particularly at around 18 months of age.

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School of Education alumna finalist for 2025 Ohio Teacher of the...

August 20, 2024

A teacher in the West Clermont Local School District for over 22 years, Michelle Dohrmann (nie Michelle Holly) is among four finalists for the 2025 Ohio Teacher of the Year award. Dohrmann holds three degrees from UC: a bachelor's and master's from the UC School of Education and an undergraduate degree in English from the College of Arts and Sciences.

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UC grad finds inspiration in the Amazon and its community

August 15, 2024

When Aaliyah Mann traveled to the Amazon to study abroad, she didn’t know what to expect. When she returned, she had a whole new perspective on how we, as a country, can try to help ourselves. Environmental challenges are becoming increasingly common. Roadblocks like deforestation and air pollution severely impact our world, and its future health, and the world is starting to take notice. In the summer of 2024, a Northern California wildfire forced hundreds to evacuate while parts of Florida were still reeling from severe flooding, as reported by NBC News. The world needs more people focused on lessening the effects of these issues, and the University of Cincinnati’s Environmental Studies program students seek to do just that.

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Blind cavefish have extraordinary taste buds

August 15, 2024

UC biologist Josh Gross studies blind cavefish, a species of fish that dwell in cave ponds in Mexico. In a study, supported by the National Science Foundation, Gross looked at the timeline for when the cavefish develop additional taste buds on the head and chin, finding the taste bud expansion starts at five months and continues into adulthood.

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UC's Charles Phelps Taft Research Center taps new director

August 13, 2024

Associate professor of anthropology Stephanie Sadre-Orafai has been appointed the new director of the Taft Research Center at the University of Cincinnati. Sadre-Orafai, who also holds affiliations with the department of Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, and The Cincinnati Project, begins her five-year term in fall semester of 2024.

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Future focused

August 8, 2024

With assistance including from an academic adviser and UC Clermont Career Services, Nathan Gorman found a new academic path, an internship and a job.

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The heart of the matter

August 2, 2024

Pouring himself into his profession, ‘medical man’ and proud Bearcat Dean Kereiakes is one of the world’s premier cardiologists.

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Reading books aloud isn’t just for kids

July 30, 2024

Research has revealed that reading aloud involves several operations that activate a region of the brain associated with episodic memory, making the practice an effective memory tool. Michael Griffith, a UC professor of English, expounds on the benefits of reading aloud for adults.

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