July 15, 2024
The UC College of Nursing is transforming curriculum into immersive virtual reality experiences, providing students with more engaging, hands-on, and equitable learning.
July 12, 2024
Two-time University of Cincinnati graduate Brent Figg has coached rowing teams for decades — now, he’s bringing his innovative mentorship style into transdisciplinary realms.
July 12, 2024
The University of Cincinnati’s College of Arts and Sciences is partnering with the Lab Safety Institute to offer the Safer Science Summit July 22-26. The three-day STEAM Safer Science Summit will of educators and administrators K-12 an opportunity to keep up with the latest on chemical management, laboratory safety, regulatory compliance, hazard identification, legal aspects of safety and much more. Chemistry professor and A&S dean James Mack says the partnership and summit are designed to offer STEAM educators instruction and education about keeping students safe while they perform experiments. “Safety is always first,” Mack says. “We want to make sure our K-12 teachers have the equipment they need to be safe. People can get cut, or lose their sight, and spills can happen, especially when you’re dealing with chemicals.” The Laboratory Safety Institute, a non-profit educational institute, has been providing safety courses and consulting for chemical labs worldwide for the last 40 years. Its courses have been taught to more than 100,000 people in 30 countries, across industries from high-tech to government, and academia to medicine. The event is free, and educators who enroll can receive continuing education credits. Sign up here.
July 12, 2024
Inspired by the desire to improve and advance the world of artificial intelligence, Nkechi Jennifer Akinwale has taken advantage of every available opportunity at the University of Cincinnati. Along with a dedication to her field, Akinwale has a deep-rooted dedication to the mentorship of young girls in STEM. She has mentored numerous undergraduate and K-12 students in various programs to share her knowledge and experience as a PhD student. Recently, she was named Graduate Student Engineer of the Month by the College of Engineering and Applied Science.
July 11, 2024
UC faculty Jenny Ustick will lead students in Intro to Public Art course, helping international muralists do their magic for the nation’s largest public light and art event, Blink Cincinnati 2024.
July 11, 2024
As a Cincinnati native and University of Cincinnati alumni, Edward Paul, BA ’72, has always been a Bearcats fan. His family’s love of UC runs deep and Edward’s earliest memories include going to basketball and football games with his dad.
July 11, 2024
Artificial intelligence systems have quickly advanced and can answer just about any question, but how they come to their decisions often isn't understood, even by the people who create the AI. Lynn Pickering, a University of Cincinnati alumna who is working on her PhD at UC, wants to make sure AI is used safely and responsibly. She wants people to be able to review how AI models come to their answers and ensure humans have opportunities to make final decisions, not the machines.
July 10, 2024
UC’s College-Conservatory of Music (CCM) offers dozens of different general studies and arts elective courses in fall 2024. These credit-granting courses are open to all UC students and cover a wide range of topics including dance, movies and media, music and theatre arts!
July 10, 2024
More than 7,500 new students with their families visit the University of Cincinnati between May and mid-July to get a campus tour, meet with faculty, staff and students from various colleges and hear more about college life. Fox 19 spoke with these new Bearcats and their families for a segment on new student orientation.
July 10, 2024
UC ornithologist Ronald Canterbury has been banding birds for more than 35 years. His research is helping to document the decline of species in the United States.