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.
September 30, 2020
Out of over 200 applicants, 12 conductors made it to La Maestra competition, including three CCM alumni: Tong, Maria Fuller (MM Orchestral Conducting, ’19; AD Opera Coaching, ’17; MM Piano Performance, ‘15) and Jiajing Lai (MM Orchestral Conducting, ‘15). Lai also advanced to the semi-final round.
October 6, 2020
UC College-Conservatory of Music alumna Jordan Pollard (MM Jazz Studies, ’14) recently spoke to Cincinnati Spectrum News 1 network about her experience teaching at the Cincinnati Music School during the pandemic.
October 9, 2020
As the first Latina on Ohio’s Court of Appeals, a grateful Judge Marilyn Zayas makes good on her sense of obligation to the law, her community, and the next generation of legal minds
October 5, 2020
UC College-Conservatory of Music alumna Randa Minkarah (BFA Broadcasting, ’82) co-founded Resonance AI, which was recently named one of TechCrunch’s Top Picks for Disrupt 2020, a conference (held virtually this year) that promotes tech startups in a variety of categories.
October 23, 2020
We’ll dive into five of the most popular UC myths and debunk if they are fact or fiction.
October 19, 2020
In 2019, UC College-Conservatory of Music student and now alumna Caroline Sackleh (DMA Bassoon Performance, ’20) created a music collective that focuses on highlighting the skills of women musicians and performing the works of living composers. With that vision in mind, New Downbeat was born. The ensemble now boasts over 20 performers and six affiliated composers, most of whom are CCM students or alumni.
October 14, 2020
A trio of College of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning (DAAP) design school graduates not only share some of these same undergraduate backgrounds — they shared a vision for Ford’s all-new 2021 F-150, which is America’s best-selling vehicle overall and has been the top-seller among pickup trucks for 43 years running.
November 4, 2020
UC College-Conservatory of Music alumna Jennifer Williams (AD Opera Stage Directing, '12) was recently featured by Classical Singer Magazine for her work on representing dynamic portrayals of women on the operatic stage.