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Alumnus gift creates new endowed chair to support mental health and substance abuse disorder care

February 20, 2023

A University of Cincinnati Emergency Medicine Residency Program alumnus has made a gift that will support a faculty position in the Department of Emergency Medicine focused on the research and treatment of substance abuse. The generosity of Shawn A. Ryan, MD, MBA ’10, supports the Emergency Medicine Endowed Chair to Benefit the Acute Treatment of Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder.

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Gift creates cryptocurrency fund and named lab at University of Cincinnati

June 22, 2022

Through a gift from longtime supporters Dan Kautz and Woodrow (Woody) Uible, the University of Cincinnati will launch two new programs studying cryptocurrency and new financial technologies. The gifts will create an educational program with the Carl H. Lindner College of Business for UC students and name a public-private lab space within the new Digital Futures building, set to open in fall 2022. Dan Kautz is co-founder and co-owner of K&S Companies, a real estate development and management organization. Through his partnership with UC economics alumnus Woody Uible, BA ‘75, a principal at Bartlett Wealth Management and UC Foundation trustee, the Kautz-Uible Economics Institute was created at Lindner in 2019. “Through the Kautz family and their outstanding named institute, Dan and Woody have long been forward-thinking and generous friends to our university,” said UC President Neville G. Pinto. “We are deeply grateful for their ongoing partnership and this new lab that will open more doors for our students and bring new partnerships across our growing campus.”

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Bruce Eichner gifts $500,000 to UC Law

July 6, 2022

A $500,000 gift from Bruce Eichner, JD ’69, to the University of Cincinnati College of Law will establish the Ian Bruce Eichner Research Fellowship in Workforce Housing Policy Fund, a three-year program aimed at improving research, advocacy, development, and access to workforce housing.

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Harry Sparks: architect, luthier to the stars, competitor, ADA pioneer and so much more

July 5, 2022

Alumnus Harry Sparks is the ultimate go-to guy. An architecture graduate (‘67 ), he has built or remodeled countless retail institutions (think Bloomingdale’s, Macy’s and Home Depot), casinos, hotels and even the famous Rabbit Hash, Kentucky, General Store, where the tiny town has a dog as its mayor. But that’s just been his day job. After hours, Harry has spent the last 60 years as one of country music’s premier luthiers. Superstars like Vince Gill and Sam Bush come to Harry for acoustic instrument work.

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Passion for helping others led to dreams of medical school

March 8, 2023

For two University of Cincinnati medical students, it was the years of undergrad outreach work with helping teens cope with anger and stress using meditation and mindfulness intervention for William Smith, and working as an EMT for Minh Nguyen that led to their passion for helping people in need. Receiving UC's IvaDean Scholarship made financing medical school possible for Smith and Nguyen.

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Bearcats give with heart on #GivingTuesday

November 21, 2023

The 2023 edition of #GivingTuesday will be Nov. 28, as the University of Cincinnati celebrates the many ways UC makes a global impact. In its tenth consecutive year participating in the international #GivingTuesday campaign, UC is highlighting some of the compelling work that positively influences the lives of our UC community members and others around the world.

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Groundbreaking engineer honored with alumni award

November 17, 2023

University of Cincinnati alumnus Keith Boswell embarked on a remarkable career journey that spanned more than 38 years at Caterpillar, Inc. His enduring commitment to excellence and his contributions to the engineering industry and his community were recently celebrated by his alma mater. Boswell was presented with the 2023 Herman Schneider Distinguished Alumni Award by the University of Cincinnati Alumni Association and the UC College of Engineering and Applied Science.