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UC faculty unveil startup platform to redefine NIL landscape

May 8, 2024

UC faculty develop new platform for students to track scholarship criteria and monetize their name, image and likeness (NIL) for branding purposes. Carbon Copy Assets will launch a mobile application where students earn badges and rewards for verifying their participation at campus events like career fairs, student club meetings and volunteer opportunities. Students will also prove that they are building job and life skills such as financial and legal literacy. A blockchain will record these activities, allowing donors and employers to view a publicly verifiable, immutable list of achievements.

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UC Makerspace empowers Greater Cincinnati's K-12 STEAM educators

July 19, 2023

Evan Lewis, manager of creative resources at the Cincinnati Museum Center (CMC), was already a hands-on educator when he embarked on a two-week professional development opportunity this summer in the University of Cincinnati Ground Floor Makerspace. The experience took his making skills to the next level.

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UC grad harnesses education to support women entrepreneurs

July 17, 2023

Most small business owners struggle to navigate the long and winding road to success, especially entrepreneurs from underrepresented communities. Yet, while an increasing number of banks and nonprofits are creating small business assistance programs, they need help identifying the professionals who could use their support.

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UC co-op student delves into digital complexities of operations management

May 26, 2023

Raised in the Queen City, Joel Engelhardt began college out of state but returned in 2022 to study in the University of Cincinnati’s Carl H. Lindner College of Business. At a Cincinnati Innovation District (CID) career fair, Engelhardt met Jesse Lawrence, director of partner success at the UC 1819 Innovation Hub. While serving as a co-op student this spring, Engelhardt had the chance to blend his skills in operations management, research and software development to create customized solutions for strategic partners.

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UC Ground Floor Makerspace offers summer intensive for K-12 STEAM teachers

June 2, 2023

The University of Cincinnati Ground Floor Makerspace and the Greater Cincinnati STEM Collaborative (GCSC) are piloting a professional development opportunity for K-12 STEAM teachers in the greater Cincinnati region. The Makerspace Intensive will take place June 5-16 weekdays in the 1819 Innovation Hub, 2900 Reading Road in Cincinnati.

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UC Makerspace simplifies 3D printing

June 14, 2023

At the UC Ground Floor Makerspace, students and faculty can harness the power of 3D printing to bring their imaginations to life. Working with various materials from basic plastics to high performance composites, a range of objects from everyday practical items to awe-inspiring works of art can be made using 3D printers.

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Regional esports tournament draws nearly 100 high school gamers

May 16, 2023

The buzz of excitement was evident on May 6 and 7 as 90 students gathered from nine participating high schools across the region and competed in the Southwest Ohio Esports Regional Tournament. The University of Cincinnati partnered with Esports Ohio to host the tournament at the UC Esports Lab inside the 1819 Innovation Hub.

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UC Next Innovation Scholar begins MIT grad school journey

May 17, 2023

Armed with a Bachelor of Arts in English from the University of Cincinnati's College of Arts and Sciences, a minor in biology and a certificate in medical humanities, Next Innovation Scholar Lily Stewart stands poised to illuminate a path forward to positive change through her written word. She heads to Boston this fall to pursue a master’s degree in science writing from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.