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National rankings highlight UC’s co-op program, innovation

September 12, 2022

The University of Cincinnati’s co-op program stands at No. 4 in the U.S. News & World Report’s latest rankings, continuing its historical placement among the top five co-op programs in the country — and No. 1 for co-op among public universities. The latest 2023 issue of the magazine’s influential “Best Colleges” guide ranks UC in the top tier, including among the “most innovative among national universities,” (No. 68) — UC’s first-ever ranking in that category.

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News 5 Cleveland: Cleveland Heights settles lawsuit with DNA exoneree for $4 million

March 15, 2023

The city of Cleveland Heights will pay $4 million to settle a federal civil rights lawsuit by Chistopher Miller, an Ohio Innocence Project exoneree. Miller, 46, spent 17 years behind bars after being wrongfully convicted in a sexual assault and robbery case. Miller was the 27th defendant whose wrongful conviction was overturned with the help of UC Law students and faculty.

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Ohio Innocence Tour visits UC Law to discuss abolition of the death penalty

October 11, 2022

Kwame Ajamu, Derrick Jamison and Ray Krone were part of a panel discussion on the abolition of the death penalty in Ohio. The men had all been wrongfully convicted of crimes that placed them on death row. They were exonerated after years of imprisonment and came to the UC College of Law as part of the Ohio Innocence Tour. They shared their stories and Local 12 News provided coverage of the tour.

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ABC News: Two wrongly convicted men granted full-ride scholarships to college

March 13, 2023

Michael Sutton, 35, and Kenny Phillips, 34 are finally getting their lives back. After 15 years of wrongful imprisonment Sutton has his freedom back thanks to the Ohio Innocence Project at UC Law. Phillips was also released with the help of the Wrongful Conviction Project at the Ohio Public Defender Commission. Sutton and Phillips, now have sometihng else: full rides to college. ABC News and News 5 Cleveland shared their story.

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Yahoo News: Both sides disagree on parental control on proposed abortion amendment

April 19, 2023

Dr. Jenn Dye, director of the Jones Center for Race, Gender and Social Justice at UC Law, spoke with the Dayton Daily News for a recent story on a proposed amendment protection reproductive rights in Ohio. She says the law would allow individuals to make decisions around abortion and reproductive care without state interference. It would also protect physicians treating patients going through miscarriages or ectopic pregnancies.