June 15, 2020
UC Magazine website was awarded a CASE Circle of Excellence gold medal from the Council for Advancement and Support of Education.
May 25, 2020
University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music graduate Leslie Dunner (DMA Orchestral Conducting, ’82) conducted the premiere of Anthony Davis’ The Central Park Five last June with California’s Long Beach Opera. In May, the opera won the 2020 Pulitzer Prize in Music.
June 15, 2020
UC College-Conservatory of Music alumnus Shawn E. Okpebholo and DMA student Martin Hebel won top awards in the national "American Prize" competition
June 1, 2020
Congratulations to UC College-Conservatory of Music alumna Isabella Byrd (BFA Lighting Design and Technology, ’09) on winning the 2020 Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Lighting Design for her work on the world premiere of Heroes of the Fourth Turning.
August 25, 2020
The University of Cincinnati Board of Trustees approved the naming of the Honorable Sandra S. Beckwith Courtroom as the primary mock trial courtroom for the University of Cincinnati College of Law.
August 25, 2020
For 15 years, Cincinnati public radio station 91.7 WVXU has highlighted the local arts scene in its “Around Cincinnati” broadcast, produced and hosted by Lee Hay on Sunday evenings. Throughout this time, the radio program has welcomed countless guests from UC College-Conservatory of Music including faculty, alumni and students.
August 26, 2020
University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music graduate Blaine Alden Krauss (BFA Musical Theatre, '14) presents a live streamed concert titled "A Moment of Clarity" to benefit the Healing and Discovery Foundation on September 10 and 11, 2020.
August 25, 2020
UC College-Conservatory of Music alumnus Jack Lazzaro (BFA Acting, 04) received his first Emmy nomination in 2020 for his work as a key makeup artist on Netflix’s Ozark, starring Jason Bateman. Atlanta-based magazine VoyageATL recently featured Lazzaro as a “hidden gem” of the community.
August 31, 2020
Jim Obergefell (CECH, ’90) and his late husband, John Arthur, (Bus, ‘88) met at UC. Their love story would go all the way to the Supreme Court and make same-sex marriage legal throughout the United States.
August 14, 2020
The Little Tykes kid-sized toy car, designed by University of Cincinnati alum Jim Mariol, is one of the worldwide top-selling cars of all time.