July 25, 2005
UC s Summer Bridge Program is a six-week residential program that assists under-represented first-year students make the transition from high school to college.
July 26, 2005
The University of Cincinnati is collecting school supplies to help Cincinnati schoolchildren get ready to study.
August 8, 2005
Joel Willis, an information technology major from UC's College of Applied Science, didn't let his standing as a co-op student keep him from taking the lead on a major charitable effort at Cincinnati utility giant Cinergy.
August 9, 2005
The straight-laced photos of Dean Herman Schneider belie the warm portrait of him that can be drawn from well-loved tales told by those who remember him.
August 9, 2005
Women didn't skirt the tough challenges of co-op. According to Mary Blood who entered the program in 1921, she and her fellow "co-eps" packed Crisco during early mornings at a Procter & Gamble factory. They also hauled lumber and became handy with crowbars too.
August 9, 2005
Co-ops graduated a little early that wartime spring of 1942 -- on April 10 to be exact. Recalled Florence Schroeder: The boys wore their ROTC uniforms under their caps and gowns and left immediately for the service from commencement. By April 20, I was on the job not as a secretary but as a statistical accountant. The employers hired us for men s positions. They even gave us girls golf lessons.
August 24, 2005
The third annual Bearcat BEST Robotics Competition with Kick-off Day on Saturday, Sept. 10, from 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. in the Great Hall at UC s Tangeman University Center offers junior and senior high school students the opportunity to compete for awards. Registration deadline is Sept. 2.
August 24, 2005
A new "master agreement" will make it easier for scientists from UC and P&G to work together on research projects.
September 1, 2005
UC created its Institute for Nanoscale Science and Technology to offer promise of ground-breaking advances in physics, chemistry, materials science, electronics and medicine. The institute was developed through collaboration among UC s McMicken College of Arts & Sciences, the Colleges of Engineering and Medicine, and the Vice President for Research and Advanced Studies. Many nanotechnology activities are taking place at the University of Cincinnati.
September 5, 2005
During the past two school years, Dewy Enderle has supervised UC construction during the week and has regularly worked the weekends, supervising the university volunteers building homes with Cincinnati Habitat for Humanity.