April 6, 2008
UC architecture senior Nick Sillies was recently named the nation s best co-op student, thanks to his co-op work quarters with global firms working on internationally prominent building projects.
April 14, 2008
With Earth Day set for April 22, the UC solar house is now back on campus, located on McMicken Commons. It will be open for tours throughout April 21-22. In the coming months, the house will serve as a living laboratory to test alternative-energy technologies.
April 27, 2008
Annually, thousands of the more than two million eligible U.S. graduate students or graduating college seniors apply for a prestigious Fulbright Fellowship to study abroad. Only about 800 finally win a Fulbright, and graduating UC student Mitchell Sipus is one of those rare 800.
April 28, 2008
Could the reel Speed Racer car be made real? Yes, says the former GM designer Brigid O Kane who now heads the University of Cincinnati s top-ranked Transportation Design Track.
April 28, 2008
The new movie, Speed Racer, opens nationally on May 9. Students from UC s top-ranked design program have been working for weeks to create their own Speed Racer concepts, to go on view during Cincinnati s Speed Racer premiere set for May 6 at Newport-on-the-Levee.
May 5, 2008
A new Extreme Environments design course has been a sink-and-swim experience for UC architecture and interior design students asked to set up a framework-and-net shelter at the bottom of the university s Olympic-sized lap pool. Scroll down to view a video.
May 5, 2008
The UC alumnus and pioneer of the designer uniform will be honored at the University of Cincinnati Commencement Ceremony on June 14.
May 6, 2008
The C-Ring has been given since 1922 to an outstanding graduating senior woman. It is one of the oldest and most prestigious awards at the University of Cincinnati.
May 8, 2008
The UC design course, Materials and Manufacturing Processes, has a tame title. But while discussing plastic materials and textiles, teacher Howie Baum unmasked the creative possibilities by dressing as a clown during an hour-long lecture.
May 13, 2008
UC's fashion design students are on pins and needles as they get set for the June 13 fashion show. Click on the "slide show" link below to view images of the students at work.