April 24, 2023
Mentorship is vital in the startup ecosystem for building a successful business, and that’s where Elizabeth Wetzel comes in. Wetzel is the program manager of the UC Venture Lab, located inside the 1819 Innovation Hub, which offers a program designed to accelerate startups from concept to commercialization.
April 26, 2023
The University of Cincinnati uses mindfulness to help professionals navigate organizational turbulence. Businesspeople today receive an onslaught of digital notifications pinging simultaneously across multiple devices. Meriden McGraw, director of workplace mindfulness, Osher Center for Integrative Health, shares how mindfulness and productivity are interrelated.
April 27, 2023
A primary cause of workplace stress is information overload. Most of us are bombarded with communications from various channels, including emails, private messages, video calls, phone calls and team chats. Whether at work, home or on the go, these notifications follow us everywhere on our mobile devices, serving as a near-constant distraction.
April 17, 2023
With the negative impact of human activities on the environment, more people are looking for ways to reduce waste and make more sustainable choices. Among the most effective ways to do this is — transforming materials that would otherwise be destined for the landfill into something useful.
April 17, 2023
Lots of people love their locale, and for many reasons. It might be the culture, climate, cost of living, easy commute, bustling economy. But few states score high across the board. Which is why Ohio’s story is worth telling.
April 18, 2023
When the University of Cincinnati opened the doors of its Esports Innovation Lab in 2022, it was billed as a multipurpose space where students, researchers and companies could collaborate in an innovative environment. Equipped with state-of-the-art computers, the lab was designed as multipurpose space for hosting games, corporate trainings and team-building activities.
May 4, 2023
More than 100 years ago, the University of Cincinnati’s forward-thinking pioneers invented cooperative education to offer students an opportunity to gain practical, hands-on experience in their fields of study. Sophomore Aidan Wallace, majoring in communication design at the College of Design, Architecture, Art and Planning (DAAP), shares his insights from his spring 2023 co-op at the 1819 Innovation Hub.
May 4, 2023
A University of Cincinnati Venture Lab-backed startup has been honored in Fast Company’s 2023 World Changing Ideas Awards, the Cincinnati Business Courier reported.
May 5, 2023
A hands-free device developed by researchers at the University of Cincinnati could help the 12.5 million Americans who have chronic obstructive pulmonary disease breathe easier, Action News 5 in Memphis, Tennessee, reported.
May 9, 2023
Anthony Bernas thought he was building a device just for him and his friends to pour draft beer while floating in a lake. But the reaction he got from his friends, and millions of people on TikTok, has him and Racine Gruberman preparing to fulfill hundreds of pre-orders for the Cooler Keg through their University of Cincinnati Venture Lab-backed startup.