Rethinking belonging through the University of Cincinnati Garden of Refuge initiative
April 24, 2026
A UC graduate student uses art and research to explore migration, belonging and community through the Garden of Refuge initiative.
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We want to make sure that this message is clear from the moment you step foot on campus: You are welcome here.
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The University of Cincinnati is a Carnegie I public research institution with 213 graduate programs and 194 undergraduate programs. Reuters recently listed us among the top 100 most innovative global universities. We invented co-op in 1906, and our students earn $88 million annually working for 1,300 international employers.
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April 24, 2026
A UC graduate student uses art and research to explore migration, belonging and community through the Garden of Refuge initiative.
April 2, 2026
Public transit is where Zane Sawyer’s lifelong passion for travel meets his commitment to making an impact. The University of Cincinnati first-year geography major in the College of Arts & Sciences and member of the second cohort of Hoffman Honors Scholars (HHS) has hit the ground running, designing a research project intended to capture both how public transit works and how its users perceive it.
March 30, 2026
On April 14, 2026, the University of Cincinnati will host an academic symposium exploring UC’s new Garden of Refuge as a transformative site for teaching, research, and international scholarly exchange.