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Biomedical engineer studying blunt and blast brain injuries

March 11, 2025

Olga Liaudanskaya, assistant professor of biomedical engineering at the University of Cincinnati, always dreamed of being a scientist. After finishing her graduate degree in materials science and engineering in Italy, she came to the United States for her postdoctoral program, where her research focused on the brain. This led her to a faculty position at UC’s College of Engineering and Applied Science. Recently, she was awarded funding from the Department of Defense for a project on the molecular mechanisms triggered by blunt and blast brain injuries.

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UC breakthrough aims to make biofuel cheaper

March 4, 2025

Researchers from the University of Cincinnati and the U.S. Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory achieved a breakthrough in understanding the vulnerability of microbes to the alcohols they produce during fermentation of plant biomass.

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A life of service inspires

March 4, 2025

Sisters Kara Sanders and Kristin Moser create a scholarship at UC Blue Ash to honor their mother and support nursing students.

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Structural engineering student explores better building materials

February 28, 2025

After earning both her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in civil engineering, working for several years in industry, and ultimately being laid off due to the pandemic, Kara Stall made the decision to return to academia to pursue her doctoral degree. Her journey to the University of Cincinnati was facilitated by her former undergraduate advisor connecting her with her current PhD advisor. Upon her arrival, she wasted no time getting involved in the UC community, serving as a TA for five courses in the Department of Civil and Architectural Engineering and Construction Management, serving on the executive board of the Civil Engineering Graduate Student Association, and was recently named Graduate Student Engineer of the Month by the College of Engineering and Applied Science.

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UC's Bearcats Pantry and Resource Center opens new digs

February 27, 2025

UC officials opened new space for the Bearcats Pantry and Resource Center with a grand reopening and ribbon-cutting ceremony on Tuesday, Feb. 25. The new pantry space is on the main floor of Stratford Heights, Building 16, on the Uptown campus.

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UC students get a head start through Summer Bridge Program

February 27, 2025

The Dr. Edward N. Prather Summer Bridge Program was created more than 30 years ago at the University of Cincinnati to ensure academic preparedness for historically excluded students pursuing degrees in science and engineering. The program takes place over a six-week period during the summer before students enter college. Prior to the kickoff of their first year at UC, bridge students lives in on-campus dorms and take courses to prepare them for the College of Engineering and Applied Science curriculum.

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Cincinnati's partnership with CPS put alumnus on path to success

February 27, 2025

As a student in the Cincinnati Public Schools system, a major partner of the University of Cincinnati, he realized there were opportunities and resources available to him that, if taken, would greatly impact his future. Now an alumnus of the UC College of Engineering and Applied Science, earning a degree in construction management, Hunter looks fondly upon his experience as a Bearcat. Currently, he works at Messer Construction Co. as an environmental health and safety coordinator.