April 26, 2024
Using environmental DNA analysis, researchers identified a collection of plants used in ceremonial rituals in the ancient Maya city of Yaxnohcah. The plants, known for their religious associations and medicinal properties, were discovered beneath a plaza floor upon which a ballcourt was built, suggesting the building might have been blessed or consecrated during construction.
April 21, 2021
Earlier this month, the University of Cincinnati’s Graduate Student Government recognized the College-Conservatory of Music’s Graduate Student Association (GSA) with its GSA of the Year award. This award recognizes the outstanding contributions that the group has made to the quality of graduate student life within the CCM and UC communities. This year’s GSA consists of Maria Seffrin, president; Caitlan Truelove, vice president; Muning Wang, secretary; and Matt Coffey, treasurer. The Graduate Student Government also recognized Truelove with the Graduate Student Award for Exemplary Scholarship.
May 17, 2021
UC College-Conservatory of Music Electronic Media Professor and award-winning journalist Hagit Limor unites students and faculty from across the university in an innovate project to share her father's Holocaust survival story.
July 13, 2021
Aaron Dworkin's Arts Engines features University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music Associate Professor of Oboe Titus Underwood, Principal Oboe of the Nashville Symphony Orchestra, Emmy Award-winner and a 2021 recipient of the Sphinx Medal of Excellence Award.
July 28, 2021
Musical Theatre students at the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music put together a collection of performances to celebrate BIPOC voices. Project Exhale is available for streaming on the CCM website and YouTube Channel on Friday, July 30.
August 6, 2021
UC College-Conservatory of Music alum Carlos García León (MA/MBA, '16) and current MM Voice student Jaime Sharp were selected as inaugural participants in the Mentorship Program for Opera Leaders of Color. This new initiative exists to advance racial equity in the field by pairing BIPOC professionals with executive-level leaders who can support them in achieving their career goals.
February 22, 2021
UC College-Conservatory of Music Arts Administration alumna Kathy Wade received a $10,000 ArtsWave grant and was recently featured by the Cincinnati Business Courier.
February 10, 2021
Through sponsorships, ticket sales, and the silent auction – Moveable Feast: from Coast to Coast raised over $110,000 for students at the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music
February 12, 2021
UC Clermont faculty, staff and students share reflections on Black History Month.
February 17, 2021
Francesca Gottardi has served countless hours with the Urban Morgan Institute for Human Rights at the University of Cincinnati College of Law, including in Georgia where she fought for women's rights.