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.
April 1, 2021
By Rebecca Schweitzer [COPY] A new student environmental club has formed during the last year of isolation. Restore Our Mother Earth (R.O.M.E.) was founded during 2020 by students hoping to create a new kind of environmental advocacy group, one focused on legislation. Megan Porter, a fourth-year pre-law student, and Alec Mack, a third-year neurobiology student saw the confinement of the past year as an opportunity to build a new community for students. The idea for the club sprouted following the politicized events of the summer such as Black Lives Matter. The organization, advised by biology professor Dr. Brian Kinkle, approaches environmental issues in a unique fashion, a legal standpoint.
March 30, 2021
Third-year law student Greg Magarian was named "Best Oralist" at international arbitration competition.
March 23, 2021
In January, as most students were returning for the Spring Semester, third-year students Trane “T.J.” Robinson and Katia Basalla were making what would turn out to be a successful oral argument before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.
March 23, 2021
UC grad from the James L. Winkle College of Pharmacy earns PhD in experimental therapeutics in just three and a half years. While exploring the tumor microenvironment in melanoma, Liu made a breakthrough in her doctoral research for why some patients are resistant to novel drug therapies designed to cure malignant melanoma.
March 29, 2021
UC College of Arts and Sciences graduate Mark Dudek is walking across the country to raise money for charity.
March 30, 2021
By Joí Dean Black Arts Collaborative, (BAC) is a platform for the expression of Black art. The student organization focuses on the adversities and experiences of the Black community, but is open to students of all ethnicities. In the past, BAC has held a numerous number of events at various functions on campus such as Akwaaba (Black Student Welcome), Tyehimba graduation and even halftime shows at football games. There are five main branches of departments within BAC: drama, dance, poetry, visual arts and technology. In order to participate in one of the departments students will send in an audition video that pertains to their area of interest to the organization’s email account addressing which branch of the department they prefer. Students are able to audition for more than one section and are able to be a part of as many departments they are approved of. “BAC is one of the most prestigious organizations on campus as far as the African American community within the [African American Culture Resource Center], AACRC, said DJ Benson, a fifth-year majoring in biology and health education.
June 9, 2021
University of Cincinnati researchers found that while N95 masks are effective barriers against airborne diseases like COVID-19, poorly fitting masks can have substantial leaks around the face that reduce their effectiveness and increase the risk of infection.
June 9, 2021
Before earning her civil engineering degree from the University of Cincinnati this spring, Nichole Criner interned abroad in Germany as part of UC's international co-op program and was awarded a prestigious leadership award from the American Society of Civil Engineers.
June 7, 2021
UC has made major strides in its efforts to get more campus-bred, early-stage startups off the ground. Chief Innovation Officer David Adams speaks to the Cincinnati Business Courier about Venture Lab's success.