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UC student athlete alum spends career paying it forward

June 3, 2021

Maggie McKinley-Maric, A&S ’00, was running hurdles for the University of Cincinnati track and field team when life placed different types of hurdles in her path. She was a rising sophomore when her mother was diagnosed with breast cancer. And she was a gay woman striving to find her way in a pre-enlightened world while sometimes feeling that she and her gay friends were “part of a secret society.”

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UC grad sworn in as Hamilton County sheriff

March 23, 2021

Sheriff Charmaine McGuffey (CECH, Criminal Justice ’88) never imagined she’d be where she is today – the first woman and first openly gay person to serve as Hamilton County sheriff.

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UC LGBTQ Center founder takes on new diversity role

June 1, 2021

When Leisan Smith, ’99, ME ’03, began work this year as the inaugural chief equity officer at the prestigious Columbus School for Girls, the school’s staff and faculty were thrilled. The job description, they said, “was written for you.”

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Mission possible: Perseverance and the path to Mars

March 26, 2021

As Perseverance hurtled toward its destination in February after years of preparation and a 7-month, 300-million-mile spaceflight, emotions ran deep among three recent University of Cincinnati graduates.

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Transformative tech

March 15, 2021

Victor Shtrom (CEAS ’90, PhD ’96) is the first to admit that he was in the right place at the right time. “I got lucky,” he says.