UC President Neville G. Pinto
Dear UC Community,
The year 2021 will be upheld as among the most significant years in the history of the University of Cincinnati. Though we were largely locked down and forced apart during the first half of the year, the last half of 2021 brought us together like never before.
Our first large-scale gathering took place under blue skies in April when our graduates and their loved ones were able to celebrate inside Nippert Stadium for the first of three in-person commencement ceremonies this year. What an incredible joy to see our spaces re-energized by our students, faculty, staff and community during fall semester. Despite the challenges presented by COVID-19, we landed another record class by welcoming the largest-ever enrollment at our Uptown campus.
No single day in recent memory stands out quite like September 10, the day we accepted an invite to the Big 12; announced signature investments in diversity, equity and inclusion; and celebrated the renaming of a building to honor a powerful bond between a student and his mentor. We also continued to make significant progress with our Next Lives Here strategic direction, including the launch of Research 2030, as we strive toward leading urban public universities into a new era of innovation and impact.
I know all of you join me in congratulating our undefeated Bearcats who became the first-ever non-Power 5 team invited to the College Football Playoff. I look forward to cheering them on versus Alabama on New Year’s Eve.
As we set our sights on 2022, I wish you all happy holidays.
September 10, 2021
UC President Neville G. Pinto shared news today that the University of Cincinnati has accepted an invitation to join the Big 12.
September 10, 2021
The University of Cincinnati has named a campus building after a professor who lives by a philosophy of “students first.” The Engineering Research Center, designed by Michael Graves, was rededicated today as the Mantei Center.
November 9, 2021
The University of Cincinnati was in the national spotlight with ESPN’s College GameDay and Good Morning America featuring the UC Bearcat football team's rise in football ranking. UC defeated the University of Tulsa on the football field during Homecoming.
April 30, 2021
UC recognizes a record number of graduates at its spring 2021 commencement, its first in-person event since the COVID-19 pandemic.
March 8, 2021
In 1920, UC became the first university in the nation to open cooperative education — founded at UC in 1906 — to women.
September 10, 2021
Event on Sept 10 regarding new inclusion investments.
March 12, 2021
For the first time, a visual correlation has been found between the severity of COVID-19 in the lungs using CT scans and the severity of effects on patient’s brains, using MRI scans, according to a new UC study.
May 26, 2021
A new study by the University of Cincinnati finds that fatal opiate overdoses are most prevalent in six states: Ohio, Pennsylvania, Kentucky, West Virginia, Indiana and Tennessee. Researchers identified 25 hot spots of fatal opioid overdoses nationwide using data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The study demonstrates how both widespread and localized the problem of substance use disorders can be.
March 15, 2021
Three colleges at the University of Cincinnati collaborated to develop a semi-autonomous drone that can be dispatched right to people’s homes. The drones are big enough to carry medicine or medical supplies but small enough to maneuver the tight confines of a home using navigational algorithms developed by UC engineers so patients can talk face to face to their doctors or pharmacists.
June 28, 2021
A study, led by the University of Cincinnati, sheds new light on Alzheimer's disease and a highly debated new drug therapy.
September 22, 2021
UC College of Engineering and Applied Science assistant professor Jingjie Wu and his students used a carbon catalyst in a reactor to convert carbon dioxide into methane. The new processes promise to help scientists address climate change and provide fuel for astronauts traveling back from Mars.
September 17, 2021
University of Cincinnati aerospace engineers have designed a new nozzle that reduces the noise from jet engines. The U.S. Navy will test the design this fall.
For more on the power of giving, UC Foundation's 2021 Annual Report can be viewed here.
November 5, 2021
On his way to work each day, University of Cincinnati Provost Valerio Ferme takes his three grandchildren—5-year-old twins Lucy and Serenity, and 3-year-old Dante—to UC’s Arlitt Child Development Center.
March 5, 2021
Messer Construction Co. is partnering with the University of Cincinnati’s College of Engineering and Applied Science (CEAS) and UC Health to establish two funds that support diversity and inclusion programs. This contribution represents Messer’s philanthropic culture and commitment to fostering a diverse and inclusive community. “As an employee-owned company, this investment truly
August 26, 2021
When Damon Davis, a third-year University of Cincinnati College of Law student and Ohio Innocence Project (OIP) fellow, works with individuals in the prison system, he says he can relate—except for one important factor.
April 28, 2021
University of Cincinnati Day of Giving’s 24-hour challenge was a tremendous success this year, raising $2,219,197 with 3,232 gifts. The fourth annual UC Day of Giving raised its most money to date with alumni, donors, students, faculty and staff joining together to support UC and UC Health.
September 21, 2021
The Emergency Department at University of Cincinnati Medical Center is part of our region’s only Level 1 trauma center, uniquely qualified to care for our community in times of crisis.
November 15, 2021
University of Cincinnati Athletics has launched a $100 million fundraising initiative to prepare for the university’s upcoming move to the Big 12.
CREDITS: Digital Design by Kerry Overstake. Top video by Andrew Higley. Image of University Pavilion by Gabrielle Ramsay.
