April 17, 2024

In the heart of UC's 1819 Innovation Hub lies the Ground Floor Makerspace, an advanced and active hub of ingenuity where students, faculty and the community converge to bring their ideas to life. This includes being the birthplace of robots much like miniature race cars, combating fender to fender in an enclosed boxing ring. Combat robots like UC's Maximizer will again be fighting for first place in the National Havoc Robot League (NHRL) competition, slated for April 20.

April 7, 2022

Cincinnati was one of five American cities the Brookings Institution cited as examples as to how communities can “rewire” economic systems and generate inclusive growth.

November 16, 2021

The Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU) today named University of Cincinnati (UC) a 2021 Innovation & Economic Prosperity (IEP) Awardee for the category of Talent. The awards recognize innovative projects or programs in economic engagement.

April 4, 2024

Using recommendations from University of Cincinnati students, a cryptocurrency fund has grown from $50,000 to more than $120,000 in less than 15 months. As part of an economics course, Economic Applications of Blockchain, UC students are challenged to research potential cryptocurrency investments for a fund owned by UC’s Kautz-Uible Economics Institute.

June 10, 2020

More driverless cars. More networked roads. More naps. UC is helping change how we drive.

March 22, 2023

Entrepreneurship programs at the University of Cincinnati allow college students to explore the commercialization potential of business concepts they’ve developed in the laboratory or the classroom. Through the Venture Lab in the 1819 Innovation Hub, Bharadwaj “Ben” Dogga connected with seasoned industry professionals and resources to evaluate the marketability of DigiE3Turbo, a software plug-in he designed to automate the digitization of jet engine blades.

December 20, 2023

In a bold and visionary move, the University of Cincinnati Center for Entrepreneurship recently organized a transformative trip for students from the College of Engineering and Applied Science to the heart of technological innovation: San Francisco. This excursion aimed to bridge the gap between academia and industry by connecting current students with successful alumni who have made their mark in some of the world's largest tech companies.

September 15, 2023

In the challenging world of big data and artificial intelligence, a University of Cincinnati alumnus is helping to lead the charge for accountability and transparency in AI — a concept known as explainable artificial intelligence. Javier Viaña is the co-founder of REZON, a platform that brings real-time explainability to AI. REZON shows the inner reasoning of existing AI so automated decision making is not only efficient but also fair and trustworthy.

December 10, 2020

Cincinnati Insurance Co. will expand its R&D operations at the University of Cincinnati's 1819 Innovation Hub as part of an overall plan to accelerate the company's digital and data transformation.

May 13, 2019

Data analytics company Predictronics was born in a UC lab. Five years and more than 50 projects later, the company serves as a model for collaboration and partnership between UC and industry.