On April 28, Stony Brook University President Maurie McInnis filmed an episode of C-SPAN's "Lectures in History" series, which focuses on American history being taught in college classrooms around the country. The lectures cover topics ranging from the American Revolution to the 9/11 attacks. President McInnis presented her lecture, "The Shadow of Slavery in American Public Life," to students enrolled in Professor April Masten's History 327 class, "The Arts as History," which looks at how works of art are also historical documents. The premiere of "Lectures in History: The Shadow of Slavery in American Public Life," airs Saturday, July 9, at 8 am and 11 am ET on C-SPAN and at the same times on C-SPAN 2. It will also air at the same times the following Sunday on C-SPAN 3. Professor Masten introduced President McInnis by discussing her field of academic study, which looks at the role that historical scholarship can play in public conversa
Gábor Balázsi and his research team in the Laufer Center and the Department of Biomedical Engineering at Stony Brook University are embarking upon a new way to research cells
A new botanical survey of southwest Ohio found that invasive species introduced to the United States over the past century are crowding out many native plants. They found that many species purposely introduced as landscaping plants are flourishing in the wild.
A chemical engineering professor at the University of Cincinnati will work with a South Korean pharmaceutical company to develop new cancer treatments using the technology found in some COVID-19 vaccines UC College of Engineering and Applied Science professor Joo-Youp Lee will work with Yuhan Corp. and Ewha Womans University in South Korea to improve the delivery of treatments that use messenger RNA and lipid nanoparticles. This technology also is being used to treat infectious diseases and genetic disorders.
Biologists at the University of Cincinnati are studying low-cost ways to improve water quality and wildlife habitat in Greater Cincinnati’s creeks. UC biologists Stephen Matter and Michael Booth are examining whether water quality and wildlife habitat can be improved simply by adding logs and branches in select parts of the upper Cooper Creek. The addition of fallen timber could help slow periodic floodwaters, create more standing pools for fish during droughts and add nutrients for plants and fungus that support other aquatic life, researchers said.