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Reponen Receives Finland Distinguished Professor Award

Tiina Reponen, PhD, professor of environmental health, has received the Finland Distinguished Professor (FiDiPro) award, led and financed by the Academy of Finland and Tekes. FiDiPro provides competitive grants to projects recruiting highly merited scientists who are able to commit to long-term cooperation with a Finnish university or research institute. Reponen will collaborate with the University of Eastern Finland and Tampere University of Technology in a project aimed at bringing together several research institutes and industrial partners in Europe to establish a bioaerosol testing facility in Finland.

Classic’s Steven Ellis Wins Prestigious Rome Prize

Winners of the prestigious Rome Prize were just announced in New York City, and UC archaeologist Steven Ellis was named among the 30 winners. The prize will advance his research at Pompeii.
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International Business Times: 'The Great Dying' Occurred in Phases

According to a study conducted by scientists based at the University of Cincinnati, the Earth almost became a lifeless planet as a result of the phenomenon that they dubbed "The Great Dying."Read more . . .

UC Digs Into Realities of Working Class, Middle Class Life in Pompeii

Among U.S.-based efforts, UC researchers currently enjoy exclusive access in terms of the right to excavate at Pompeii. What's more, the UC-led excavation is currently the largest in the history of the site in terms of area and scale of operations. See video and listen to podcasts for more.  Read more . . .

UC International Awards Grants for Developing New International Experiences

Eleven proposed programs have been awarded grants to fund faculty and staff to travel abroad in order to develop new international programs that should be available to students in 2013. Read more . . .

Deans Help Saudi Arabian Med School

The University of Cincinnati is making a name for itself in the Middle East. In collaboration with Inaya Medical College in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, the colleges of Allied Health Sciences and Nursing are helping Inaya develop its curriculum for health education. Read more . . .

UC Student Omolara McCloud Named William Jefferson Clinton Scholar

Ms. McCloud received a full tuition scholarship to the American University in Dubai where she continued her studies in accounting and Arabic. In December, she had a chance to thank former president Bill Clinton in person when he visited Dubai. Read more . . .

UC Students Serve Around the World as Part of Their Holiday Break

Students with UC’s Serve Beyond Cincinnati spent their break working to make the world a better place in Guatemala, Haiti, Nicaragua, El Salvador and the United States.  Read more . . .

UC Alum Wins Prestigious International Art Awards in Paris

UC design alum Shane Wolf was recently awarded the National Society of Beaux-Arts' bronze medal at Paris' Carrousel du Louvre and the prestigious Prix Taylor (Taylor Prize) at the Grand Palais, also in Paris. Read more . . .

In Ancient Pompeii, Trash and Tombs Went Hand in Hand

UC doctoral student Allison Emmerson's research counters long-held assumptions about how and why tombs around Pompeii have been found piled high with ancient trash deposits in and around the structures, including butchered and charred animal bones, dog and equine bones, broken pottery and broken architectural material. Emmerson says cemeteries in ancient Pompeii were “mixed-use developments” with a variety of purposes that included serving as an appropriate site to toss out the trash. Read more . . .

UC Among “Top Producers” of U.S. Fulbright Scholars

UC is among the “top producers” of U.S. Fulbright Scholars, according to a listing in The Chronicle of Higher Education. UC ranked ahead of Harvard, Columbia, Cornell and Ohio State. See the details . . .

UC Professor Wins Fulbright to Conduct Research on Nano Technology in Canada

Associate Professor Chia-Chi Ho of the University of Cincinnati’s College of Engineering and Applied Science's Chemical Engineering program will spend the spring and summer of 2012 at the University of British Columbia as a Fulbright Scholar conducting research related to nanoscale technology and neuronal networks. Read more . . .

UC2019 Funding Expands on the World as the Classroom

As part of strengthening UC’s global influence, UC International is offering an additional $285,000 in student grants thanks to an allocation from the UC2019 Strategic Plan. Added to existing funding, UC International now provides $467,000 annually to support student study overseas. Read more . . .

A 360° view

When Ron Cushing, Director of International Services, started participating in the International Student Barometer survey 5 years ago, UC became one of only a few U.S. participants. The benefits of seeing how UC international students’ experiences stacked up against more than 170,000 students from 700 colleges in 24 countries was immediately obvious. And, it served to leverage our international recruitment efforts. Read more . . .

Making the numbers work

UC Director of International Admissions, Jonathan Weller, weighs in on the issues of International Enrollment Management and the need for a comprehensive approach the entire relationship with the international student, from recruitment to graduation. Read more . . .

Nnamdi Elleh

UC Fulbright Winner to Research How Countries Commemorate Revolutions

One of Nnamdi Elleh’s areas of study is how countries commemorate revolutions via architecture. As a UC faculty member, he’s won a Fulbright to study such architecture in South Africa and hopes to one day do the same in the aftermath of recent uprisings in the Middle East. Read more . . .

Jan Marie Fritz

UC Planning Faculty Wins Fulbright to Conduct Research in Denmark

UC’s Jan Marie Fritz has won a Fulbright Distinguished Chair in Human Rights and International Studies to conduct research related to women’s rights this fall at the Institute for Human Rights in Copenhagen, Denmark. Read more . . .

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UC Senior, Derek Vogel, Wins Prestigious International Fellowship

College of Engineering student, Derek Vogel is one of 75 students selected to participate in the 2011-12 Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange for Young Professionals (CBYX). This year-long, federally-funded fellowship provides for study and work in Germany. Read more . . .

 

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