See the Top 10 Countdown to the Most-Read UC Stories of 2011

In 2011, University of Cincinnati news stories attracted more than 3.6 million unique visits, an increase of 1.5 million unique visits made to UC news stories in 2010.

The most consistently popular news produced by the university, year after year, are items related to research out of the university and rankings earned by the university. Indeed, some of these stories turn up in the Top 10 over multiple years. See for yourself below.

No. 10

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UC Research Uncovers Late Bronze Age Fortress

UC research in Cyprus reveals the remnants of a Late Bronze Age (1500-750 B.C.) fortress that may have functioned to protect an important urban economic center in the ancient world.

No. 9

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2012 Design Rankings: Four UC Programs in Nation’s Top Tier

The 2012 national report card on U.S. design programs is just out. That national survey of employers ranked four UC programs in the top 10 among industrial design, interior design and architecture categories.

No. 8

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Fossils Record Ancient Migrations and Trilobite Orgies

Fossilized “snapshots” provide University of Cincinnati paleontologist Carlton E. Brett and colleagues with new insights into the behavior of ancient marine creatures.

No. 7

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UC Research Uncovers a Secret Society Connecting through the Internet

UC researchers reveal a new social support group that’s emerging on the Web – a secretive society to encourage negative behaviors associated with eating disorders.

No. 6

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New 2011 Design Rankings: UC Programs Excel in a National Class

A national survey of employers ranks UC design programs among the best in the nation. The new 2011 rankings: UC’s interior design program holds the nation’s No. 1 spot, and architecture is at No. 6. UC’s undergraduate industrial design program is at No. 2.

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No. 5

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UC Interior Design in No. 1 in Nation, Industrial Design No. 2, Architecture No. 5

UC pulls rank with its design programs. The undergraduate interior design program was just named No. 1 in the nation for the ninth straight year. Other design programs ranked as high as No. 2 and No. 3, with all – interior design, industrial design and architecture – consistently ranking in the nation’s Top 10.

No. 4

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Forbes: UC Named Among World’s Most Beautiful Campuses

Forbes named UC among the world's most beautiful college campuses. Others making that short list were Oxford University in England as well as Princeton, Stanford, Yale and the University of Virginia.

No. 3

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In February Journal, UC and Industry Experts Predict Future of Electronic Devices, See Top 10 List of Expected Breakthroughs

In the first published critical review of technical developments related to electronic paper devices (i.e., e-readers like the Amazon Kindle), UC researcher Jason Heikenfeld and industry counterparts review the next generation of these devices.

No. 2

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Raymond Walter College Now Called UC Blue Ash College

UC’s Board of Trustees approved renaming Raymond Walters College as UC Blue Ash College. The approval, which occurred at the trustees' June 21 meeting, more effectively projects the college's two major strengths: the UC brand and its Blue Ash location, both aspects most commonly cited by incoming students as reasons for enrolling at the school.

No. 1

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UC Sports Researcher Pitches Pictorial History of Cincinnati Reds

UC archivist Kevin Grace teams with UC alum and former Cincinnati Post photographer Jack Klumpe for an amazing photographic history of the nation’s first professional baseball team.