President Neville Pinto serves as the 30th president of the University of Cincinnati, where he leads the university’s strategic direction, Next Lives Here. Born in Mumbai, India, he was educated at the Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi, where he earned his bachelor’s in chemical engineering. He earned his MS and his PhD in chemical engineering at Penn State University. A university teacher, researcher and administrator with nearly 40 years of experience in higher education, he taught and led at UC from 1985 to 2011, when he became Dean of the Speed School of Engineering at the University of Louisville. In 2015, he served as UofL’s Interim Provost, and a year later, he stepped in as acting President. Dr. Pinto returned to UC to become Cincinnati’s chief executive in 2017. Under his vision, UC is focusing on becoming a leader in innovation and impact with three main platforms — academic excellence, the innovation agenda and urban impact.
October 3, 2024
UC President Neville Pinto invites eligible students to apply for two of our university’s top awards — the Presidential Leadership Medal of Excellence (for undergraduate students) and the Presidential Medal of Graduate Student Excellence.
October 2, 2024
UC College of Arts and Sciences professor Shailaja Paik, PhD, discusses her story, life's work and becoming a 2024 MacArthur fellow, one of the most prestigious awards for creative and intellectual achievement — informally known as “the genius grant.”
October 1, 2024
Shailaja Paik, PhD, from UC's College of Arts and Sciences, has been named a MacArthur Fellow. She is only one of 10 MacArthur Fellows to be named in Ohio and the first ever in both the city of Cincinnati and the University of Cincinnati.
September 30, 2024
Western & Southern Financial Group and the University of Cincinnati 1819 Innovation Hub have partnered on a program that allows UC students to work on campus as part of the Western & Southern Accelerated Career Program. The Western & Southern Accelerated Career Program creates on-campus opportunities for students to start their professional careers in the financial services industry.