November 7, 2023
Nearly one in five UC students are considered first-generation college students — meaning they and their siblings are the first in their family to attend a four-year institution of higher learning. UC is attracting a growing number of first-gen students; their numbers jumped by 8% this fall on campus.
November 6, 2023
Nalinikanth Kotagiri, an associate professor of pharmaceutical sciences at the UC James L. Winkle College of Pharmacy, has been awarded a five-year $3 million, R01 grant from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) to develop and study the effectiveness of different kinds of injectable probes (metallic contrast agents) that would collect at the site of the infection and immediately light up under a nuclear imaging machine, known as a PET scan.
November 6, 2023
UC’s Shailaja Paik has been awarded the 2023 John F. Richards Prize in South Asian History for her book “The Vulgarity of Caste: Dalits, Sexuality and Humanity in Modern India.” Paik is an associate professor of history in the College of Arts and Sciences. Conferred by the American Historical Association, the competitive award recognizes the most distinguished work of scholarship on South Asian History published in English. Applicants are evaluated on the basis of depth of research, methodological innovation, conceptual originality and literary excellence.
November 6, 2023
Leyla Esfandiari, an associate professor of biomedical engineering at the University of Cincinnati, has received $2 million from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) to fund her research on small extracellular vesicles (exosomes) and the role they play in nerve regeneration as treatment for nerve injuries or other neurodegenerative diseases.
November 3, 2023
The Ohio Cyber Range Institute (OCRI), which is headquartered at the University of Cincinnati, was highlighted by the White House for helping to build a cyber workforce that meets the challenges of the digital age.
November 3, 2023
The journalism industry has changed dramatically over the years, and now the journalism department in UC’s College of Arts has added a professional grade television studio give its students an edge in an increasingly competitive field.
November 2, 2023
The University of Cincinnati Blue Ash College is pleased to welcome Aleia White as the new director of Student Life & Success.
November 2, 2023
A $10 million gift from the estate of Patrick, BA ’63, and Malle Portway will advance the work of the Center for Cyber Strategy and Policy at the University of Cincinnati and provide programs and opportunities for its students.
November 1, 2023
For decades, Clifford Larrabee pursued a lofty goal: to cure cancer. This summer, with a patent secured for a ground-breaking cancer drug delivery system, Larrabee and his co-inventor have left their mark in the ongoing fight against the disease.
October 31, 2023
Amid the global pandemic's after-effects, educators, students and institutions were compelled to reexamine the fundamental principles of teaching and learning, prompting a thorough reassessment of available resources and forging new and innovative collaborations. At the intersection of this shift, the University of Cincinnati NEXT Innovation Scholars program orchestrated an immersive social challenge for UC students at the 1819 Innovation Hub.