July 13, 2023
Zach Betsch never asked for the help he received through Operation Homefront, but he was overwhelmed with the generosity. “The whole experience was surreal. It’s something that has never happened to me before.
July 12, 2023
For decades, University of Cincinnati researchers who were also affiliated with UC Health have pioneered medical breakthroughs that have transformed the landscape of health care.
July 12, 2023
Extinct hippos that once roamed Madagascar lived in forests rather than the open grasslands preferred by common hippos on mainland Africa, researchers at the University of Cincinnati discovered.
July 10, 2023
With support from Amplicore, a University of Cincinnati spinoff biopharmaceutical company, researchers at UC have begun a Department of Defense-funded clinical trial that seeks a regenerative pharmaceutical solution for meniscal tears.
July 7, 2023
More than 13 years ago, Jim Goetz, BSEE ’88, anonymously set up an award program benefiting University of Cincinnati College of Engineering and Applied Science students. He quietly named the awards after his beloved grandmother, Mae, and favorite UC professor, Thomas Mantei, PhD, wanting to assist high-achieving students in electrical engineering, computer engineering and computer science programs.
July 6, 2023
Meet Madison Bourbon, a University of Cincinnati staffer who helps harness the intellectual capital discovered at the university. Bourbon is a senior licensing associate for the Technology Transfer team in the 1819 Innovation Hub and is pursuing her master’s in molecular genetics, biochemistry and microbiology at UC.
July 5, 2023
Ashley Paz y Puente is an assistant professor of materials engineering at the University of Cincinnati College of Engineering and Applied Science. Supported by the prestigious National Science Foundation CAREER grant she was awarded in 2022, Paz y Puente is researching how to create stronger and lighter weight materials that could be applied to almost everything we use in our daily lives. She is seeking to better understand the Kirkendall effect in the process of diffusion.
July 5, 2023
University of Cincinnati nursing students were trained to use various forms of naloxone and received Narcan nasal spray to carry in case of an opioid overdose emergency.
July 5, 2023
In the world of college scholarships, talented international students often find themselves sifting through lists of awards and endowments, only to find they are ineligible for most financial grants without a U.S. citizenship. One international DAAP grad, Saakshi Terway, turned these negatives into a positive pathway for others by starting a scholarship fund for international students who face similar financial barriers.
July 5, 2023
In August 2022, UC opened the esports lab in the 1819 Innovation Hub. Since then, the lab has become a hub of activity, providing a home base for the UC esports club and a tournament venue for statewide esports programs, benefiting gamers and STEM students.