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Explore the wealth of content showcasing impactful research happening across the university, from studies published in academic journals to faculty- and student-led research initiatives. 

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Tackling children’s health

October 27, 2025

Randi Bates, assistant professor in the UC College of Nursing, focuses on advancing childhood health and wellbeing in her research. This month she was honored with a Crane Excellence in Early Childhood Award from The Ohio State University. Bates is also the recipient of the 2025 Distinguished Nurse Researcher Award from Mount St. Joseph University.

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Tackling children’s health

October 27, 2025

Randi Bates, assistant professor in the UC College of Nursing, focuses on advancing childhood health and wellbeing in her research. This month she was honored with a Crane Excellence in Early Childhood Award from The Ohio State University. Bates is also the recipient of the 2025 Distinguished Nurse Researcher Award from Mount St. Joseph University.

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What will stroke care look like in 2050?

October 23, 2025

The University of Cincinnati’s Joseph Broderick recently authored an article in the journal Stroke reviewing the tremendous progress in stroke treatment since 1975; the predictions he made in 2003 about stroke prevention, treatment and recovery in 2025 and what actually happened; and predictions for stroke treatment in 2050.

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Moth-like drone navigates autonomously without AI

October 22, 2025

Engineering researchers at the University of Cincinnati developed a moth-like drone that flies autonomously using extremum-seeking feedback systems instead of artificial intelligence. The research could help explain how tiny insects with small brains are such adroit flyers.

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UC, Cincinnati Children's partnership lands $37.2M in federal funding

October 21, 2025

The Center for Clinical & Translational Science & Training, a partnership between the University of Cincinnati and Cincinnati Children’s Hospital, has received a seven-year, $37.2 million grant renewal from the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences at the National Institutes of Health to help further biomedical research and innovation.

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University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati Children’s awarded $37.2 million grant renewal

October 20, 2025

The Center for Clinical & Translational Science & Training (CCTST), a partnership between the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine and Cincinnati Children’s, has received a seven-year, $37.2 million Clinical and Translational Science Award from the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) at the National Institutes of Health.

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CCTST K Scholars Program receives NIH K12 grant

October 20, 2025

The K Scholars Program, in collaboration with the Center for Clinical & Translational Science & Training (CCTST), has received a new five-year mentored research career development program award (K12) from the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

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Streamlining and strengthening research across Ohio

October 17, 2025

The National Science Foundation (NSF) recently awarded a $3 million grant to a multi-institutional program to bolster the infrastructure of research across the state, and eventually across the country. WOSU spoke with Ohio co-principal investigators Jane Strasser at UC and Kent State University’s Douglas Delahanty to dig deeper into the goals of the program.

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Stroke experts discuss current and future use of AI tools in research and treatment

October 17, 2025

A group of stroke physicians, researchers and industry representatives discussed the current use and future of AI in stroke clinical trial design at the Stroke Treatment Academic Industry Roundtable meeting March 28. Led by the University of Cincinnati’s Joseph Broderick, MD, the researchers published an article in the journal Stroke Sept. 30 summarizing the group’s discussion and recommendations.

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UC study says to ‘shake it off’ when faced with workplace stigma

October 16, 2025

Safety+Health magazine highlighted research by Lindner College of Business doctoral candidates and faculty. The workplace safety-focused publication used the study's data to explain the benefits of reducing emotional exhaustion could be for both employers and employees.