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Mechanical engineering student wants to improve consumer products

July 24, 2020

University of Cincinnati mechanical engineering undergraduate student Alex Kopf-Moore will earn both his master's and bachelor's degrees next spring through the Accelerated Engineering Degree program. Influenced by a co-op internship at GE Appliances in Louisville, he plans to become a design engineer for consumer products.

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Grant opens opportunities for UC journalism students

July 16, 2020

Through an innovation grant from the University of Cincinnati’s College of Arts and Sciences, the department of Journalism is offering two new internships with community-based and minority-owned news outlets. The funding supports internships at urban news organizations which have traditionally been able only to accept unpaid interns. It also gives UC journalism students the opportunity to gain hands-on experience in reporting, photography, social media and more at local news outlets. With the novel coronavirus ravaging communities, and Black Lives Matter protests hitting the streets spurred in part by the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis in May, the timing is right to support local voices in the media, says department head and Journalism professor Jeff Blevins. “Your larger news outlets…aim to serve a broad geography—all of the people in a city and the region—including those who may not be on the front lines of what is happening within certain areas of the city,” Blevins says. “But those communities within the city which have real skin in the game—their voices need to be elevated now more than ever.”

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UC Answers: How do I nail a virtual interview?

September 28, 2020

Ellie Bridges helps students plan for life after graduation as director of the University of Cincinnati’s Bearcat Promise Career Studio, a program that prepares students throughout the entire career development process, including searching, applying and interviewing for co-ops, internships and jobs. With a prevalence of more virtual interviews than ever before, Bridges offers tips on how to make a great impression even through a screen.

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UC Answers: How do I hone digital skills during COVID?

September 18, 2020

COVID-19 accelerated the digital transformation and made industry-recognized credentials even more essential job-seeking tools. UC helps students and workers upskill to stay competitive in an evolving job market.