March 7, 2024

Local innovators Chris Kyoochul Lee, Jon Taylor and Huzefa Dossaji, offer a promising new startup solution to revolutionize aircraft ground handling process for enhanced safety. They co-founded Airtrek Robotics, creating an autonomous robot that oversees ground crew tasks like aircraft marshaling and foreign object debris (FOD) management. The technology operates within the aircraft safety envelope, ensuring no person or object is within the restricted perimeter during aircraft maneuvers.

May 31, 2024

University of Cincinnati faculty and staff can learn how to secure funding for product commercialization by attending a June 5 webinar hosted by the Venture Lab and Tech Transfer teams.

October 27, 2023

University of Cincinnati students and UC alumni have been recognized for their entrepreneurial spirit by Cincy Inno and Dayton Inno as part of lists that honor innovators age 25 and younger.

May 5, 2023

Charting a new course in her major, a University of Cincinnati alumna, Haley Rich, ultimately paved the way to her dream job with Kaleidoscope Innovation. This spring, Rich obtained her Bachelor of Science in industrial design from the College of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning (DAAP). She credited her career opportunity with the Blue Ash, Ohio, company with her experiences as a UC NEXT Innovation Scholar (NIS).

November 22, 2022

For the second year, four students from the University of Cincinnati have been named University Innovation Fellows (UIF), a program run by Stanford University’s Hasso Plattner Institute of Design.

December 14, 2022

At the University of Cincinnati, capstones have the potential to turn theory into action, transforming business problems into solutions. Through these and other academic initiatives, corporate partners in UC’s 1819 Innovation Hub connect with students and recruit top graduates. 

May 10, 2024

The University of Cincinnati’s 1819 Innovation Hub gave its inaugural DAAPworks innovation awards to spring 2024 graduates of UC’s College of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning.

April 1, 2024

During spring break, the University of Cincinnati's 1819 Innovation Hub Makerspace is typically a ghost town. After opening the space during "Maker Break," UC faculty and students populated the 12,000-square-foot prototyping and fabrication haven in a win-win opportunity, acquiring machine certification and the time to complete their senior capstone and passion projects.

December 15, 2022

At the inaugural Pitch Fest inside the 1819 Innovation Hub, 100 University of Cincinnati students in the College of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning (DAAP) showcased their academic abilities and skills gained throughout their degree programs. Audience members included 20-plus corporate executive partners of the Cincinnati Innovation District (CID). 

August 16, 2023

Held in July, the groundbreaking Creative Entrepreneurialism Lecture Series panel discussion brought together four women who have leveraged their creative education and careers into successful entrepreneurial ventures: Amy Tuttle, executive director at WordPlay Cincy; Sheryl Woodhouse, COO of Woodhouse & Co.; Jessica Hemmer, P&G Baby Care global design manager; and Stevi Carr, founder and CEO of WISe Wellness Guild.