One-Time International Architecture Student Maintains UC Ties for Two Decades
One-time graduate architecture student Augustin Ioan of Romania continues with UC collaborations nearly two decades after graduating. Read more . . .
Immigrant, Inc: A discussion with author Richard T. Herman
UC International and the Hispanic Chamber of Cincinnati organizes a discussion with author Richard T. Herman on the impact of immigrant entrepreneurs on the US economy. More information . . .
Economic Development in Sub-Saharan Africa: Stories by Two Ambassadors
UC alumna, H.E.Tebelelo Mazile Seretse, Ambassador for the Republic of Botswana, returns to campus with fellow ambassador, H.E. Mwanaidi Sinare Maajar from the United Republic of Tanzania. Read more . . .
UC’s Academic Internship Program Is Awarded $100,000 To Support New, Student Global Experience
Applications are underway, and an Oct. 4 student information session is planned for the Singapore Experience, with the first group of participants spending their spring semester gaining real-world work experience in Asia.
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International Options for UC Industrial Design Students Sees Significant Growth
Over the past four years, UC’s nationally number-one ranked industrial design program has expanded study-abroad options for its students. And this fall, 13 industrial design majors travel abroad to both Asia and Europe taking courses in sister programs, traveling and even working professionally when possible.
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UC Commencement is the Latest Achievement for Immigrant from Costa Rica
Maria Saulness says she grew up in a dirt-floor home in Costa Rica and walked through the jungle to get to school. Now at age 43, this distance learner is a recent U.S. citizen and is achieving her bachelor’s degree in early childhood education. Read more . . .
UC Graduate Student Selected for Multicopter Workshop in Germany
UC aerospace engineering graduate student and doctoral candidate, Chelsea Sabo, has been selected to participate in the International Graduate School on Mobile Communications at the Ilmenau University of Technology in Ilmenau, Germany. Out of 200 applicants from all over the world, Sabo is one of only eight to be welcomed to the workshop.
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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 . . .
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 . . .
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 . . .
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 . . .
