April 1, 2024
The University of Cincinnati partners with Cincinnati Public Schools to host the 3rd annual CPS All-Star Showcase at Fifth Third Arena on March 31, 2024. The daylong event attracted media coverage from Fox 19, WLWT, WCPO and Spectrum News.
March 27, 2024
Spectrum News features the story of UC alumna Marian Spencer as part of its storytelling for Women's History Month. Spencer was instrumental in desegregating Cincinnati's Coney Island as well as Cincinnati Public Schools.
December 11, 2020
Louito Edje, MD, associate dean of medical education at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine and UC Medical Center, speaks with CNBC about her participation in a Phase 3 clinical trial for SARS-CoV-2 vaccine after three of her relatives died from the coronavirus. UC is one of approximately 90 sites in the country to host a trial for the mRNA-1273 vaccine developed by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases scientists and collaborators at biotechnology company Moderna.
December 29, 2020
Louito Edje, MD, associate dean of graduate medical education at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine and UC Medical Center, spoke with WVXU about why she is on a public relations blitz – participating in segments on CNBC, TMZ, BET and MSNBC - to change minds about vaccinations for COVID-19. The pandemic is having a disproportionate impact on Black Americans and Edje, a Black female physician, is hoping her participation in the Moderna vaccine trial and her voice may sway some opinions about vaccine safety and efficacy.
September 8, 2020
Five African-American researchers and healthcare professionals on UC’s medical campus have received sizable grants from the National Institutes of Health during the past 18 months. The faculty members were interviewed by WCPO to help showcase innovation and the diverse voices and perspectives they bring as the healthcare community attempts to ease health disparities in communities of color in Cincinnati and beyond.
November 4, 2022
UC College of Engineering and Applied Science Assistant Dean of Inclusive Excellence and Community Engagement Whitney Gaskins talks to Cincinnati Edition about UC's efforts to improve diversity in high-tech occupations.
June 10, 2022
The university will have the test-optional policy for two years due to the disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, WLWT, Channel 5, reports.
February 19, 2024
Fox 19 News aired a segment looking at the work of Michael Moore, president and CEO of Black Achievers, Inc., as part of its Black History Month coverage. Moore is an alum of the UC College of Engineering and Applied Science.
April 23, 2021
Two first-year students from Tanzania are supported by the UC Global Scholar's program and The Village Life Project.
April 27, 2021
The story of first-year UC student and Team USA swimmer Lawrence Sapp is being told across the nation.