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Celebrating the newest Bearcats on Decision Day

December 11, 2025

The University of Cincinnati admits its newest Bearcats for Fall 2026. Interest in the university is at an all-time high with more than 35,000 applicants for admission. Decision Day was also a time to celebrate 10 new Marian Spencer Scholarship recipients.

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UC public relations course reaches vulnerable community

December 19, 2025

Rather than having students find opportunities for real world applications of their degrees beyond class, why not bring it to them in the classroom? The public relations campaigns class, offered through the communications department in UC’s College of Arts and Sciences, gives students a taste of experience in the field.

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BEARCATS FOR LIFE

Discover how a University of Cincinnati graduate became a Bearcat for Life through social justice advocacy, DEI leadership, and global service.

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A partnership to end pancreatic cancer

December 19, 2025

Since 2010, BSI Engineering has raised more than $1.2 million for pancreatic cancer research at the University of Cincinnati Cancer Center in honor of a friend and inspiration to BSI’s founders, Bryan Speicher.

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Bazinga! UC physicist cracks ‘Big Bang Theory’ problem

December 19, 2025

A physicist at the University of Cincinnati and his colleagues figured out something two of America’s most famous fictional physicists couldn’t: theoretically how to produce subatomic particles called axions in fusion reactors.

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CPD Assistant Chief Matthew Hammer reflects on a career in policing

December 19, 2025

The two-time UC alum – he has a master's and PhD in criminal justice – was promoted to Assistant Chief in early 2025 and reflects on a challenging year in Cincinnati, his 26 years on the force, what led him to UC for graduate and postgraduate studies, and the learnings in place-based violence he's been able to apply to his work serving and protecting the people of Cincinnati.

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UC undergraduate collaborates with Swiss university on drone research

December 19, 2025

Prissha Chawla, undergraduate student at the university of Cincinnati, is double majoring in computer science and statistics at the College of Engineering and Applied Science and College of Arts and Sciences. Now preparing to graduate in the spring of 2026, Chawla’s journey at UC has been full of impactful experiences. Since she arrived, she has had the opportunity to participate in a new international exchange program with a university in Switzerland, present at an international conference in Prague, co-op with Delta Air Lines, and much more.


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Ohio looks to fast-track wastewater discharge permits

December 16, 2025

Bradford Mank, James B. Helmer Jr. Professor of Law at the University of Cincinnati, spoke with WVXU for a story about a proposal by the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency to streamline the way wastewater discharge permits are issued to data centers.

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Tariff troubles for online shoppers

December 16, 2025

This year’s new regulations on tariffs and customs are leaving holiday shoppers with unexpected fees on some of their purchases, according to recent reporting by WLWT. Associate Dean of Impact and Partnerships for the University of Cincinnati’s Lindner College of Business Charles Sox spoke to WLWT about why shoppers are only just now feeling the impact, despite these policies being in effect for months.

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Tips to avoid headaches this holiday season

December 15, 2025

A University of Cincinnati migraine expert offered a list of potential headache triggers around the holidays, and how you can try to avoid them, to 91.7 WVXU News. "There are a number of different factors that make this a very headache provocative time," said Vincent Martin, MD, professor of clinical medicine at the University of Cincinnati's College of Medicine and director of the Headache and Facial Pain Center at the Gardner Neuroscience Institute.

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Local couple uses royalties from children's books to give gifts to kids in need

December 15, 2025

A local couple has found a unique way to give back to those in need this holiday season. Vic and Laura Troha wrote two children's books together, and this year, they are using the proceeds to buy Christmas gifts for Hamilton County foster kids. The couple are both graduates of the University of Cincinnati's College of Allied Health Sciences and met the day they graduated.

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The hottest toys this holiday season

December 15, 2025

Local 12 turned to Lindner College of Business associate professor-educator of marketing Roseann Hassey to explain what’s got the trendiest items flying off the shelves.

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Ohio nurses weigh in on proposed federal loan rule

December 12, 2025

Spectrum News journalist Javari Burnett spoke with UC Dean Alicia Ribar and UC nursing students Megan Romero and Nevaeh Haskins about proposed new federal student loan rules. Romero and Haskins, both seniors, were filmed in the College of Nursing’s Simulation Lab.