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Turner Farm Foundation gives $1.5 million to create endowed chair

May 18, 2020

A $1.5 million gift from the Turner Farm Foundation – and a $500,000 matching gift from the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine’s Hagins Family Matching Gift Program – has established an endowed chair at the UC Center for Integrative Health and Wellness.

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Gift to Cincinnati Law targets injustice

July 28, 2020

A University of Cincinnati alumnus has donated $200,000 to support a center at the law school focused on race, gender and social justice. Bill Morelli, A&S ’74, JD ’78, has created the Bill Morelli Endowment Fund for the Nathaniel R. Jones Center for Race, Gender, and Social Justice at the College of Law. Renamed in 2019 after Judge Nathaniel Jones in honor of his career as a champion for justice, the Jones Center trains and cultivates scholars, leaders and activists committed to social change. After his retirement as a federal judge, Judge Jones joined the law firm Blank Rome LLP, serving as its first chief officer of Diversity and Inclusion. Morelli says the timing of his gift was intentional. “At a time when national discussion—often divisive—is taking place on issues of race, gender and justice, it’s important for the legal profession to take the lead in framing issues and developing solutions,” he said. “The Jones Center is at the center of thought leadership in this area and I hope this gift can bring together scholars and practitioners in the field to inspire the next generation of lawyers to shape public policy and help build bridges of understanding in the broader community.” “Bill’s gift not only celebrates our university and the life work of Judge Nathaniel Jones, it supports our commitment to racial justice,” UC President Neville G. Pinto said. “It helps us create more welcoming spaces for listening, dialogue and support as we move forward and work to solve systemic issues of justice.”

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Local firm SHP honors young UC alumnus through engineering scholarships

July 14, 2020

SHP, an architectural and design firm based in Cincinnati, hosts an annual golf tournament to raise funds in memory of a former employee to provide scholarships to two incoming students in the College of Engineering and Applied Science at the University of Cincinnati. Josh Gentry, a UC alumnus, worked for SHP at the time of his death at age 27.

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Out to change the world

September 15, 2020

Kalyaani Patel enjoys being pushed out of her comfort zone. It’s something she’s sought out since an early age. At age 11, her parents allowed her to leave her Zambian home where they had relocated when she was young and attend boarding school in her native India. This did have its challenges for the young adventure-seeker. “It was a bit of a culture shock, going from Zambia to India,” she shares. “It took me at least a year to settle in.” After high school graduation, Kalyaani returned to Zambia. Instead of going straight to college, she took a “gap year” and volunteered in Zambia for Population Council, a New York-based organization researching AIDS and HIV. This experience sparked her interest in psychology and she decided she was ready for college. The University of Cincinnati appealed to her, in part, because she had two cousins enrolled here. This time the transition was easy. “I thought when I had come from Zambia to here, it would have another culture shock, Kalyaani says. “But I actually made friends quickly.”

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Slice Night becomes Slice Week

September 4, 2020

Cincinnati Magazine’s annual Slice Night has previously been an evening of all-you-can-eat pizza at Yeatman's Cove but it is going virtual for 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It has also been extended to a weeklong celebration. The now virtual fundraising event has become Slice Week 2020, and is set for Sunday, September 20 through Thursday, September 24, 2020.