UC announces new chief academic officer
June 16, 2021
UC President Neville G. Pinto informed the campus community today that Valerio Ferme, PhD, dean of UC’s largest college, will begin as the university’s chief academic officer effective Aug. 3.
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Better-fitting face masks greatly improve COVID-19 protection
June 9, 2021
University of Cincinnati researchers found that while N95 masks are effective barriers against airborne diseases like COVID-19, poorly fitting masks can have substantial leaks around the face that reduce their effectiveness and increase the risk of infection.
UC closed Friday in honor of Juneteenth
June 17, 2021
The University of Cincinnati will be closed on Friday, June 18 in honor of federal government's decision to mark Juneteenth as a public holiday.
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BEARCATS/health inequities series stimulates conversations...
June 18, 2021
The BEARCATS/health series, the sessions offered opportunities for UC faculty members and community partners to share insights from their research and practice to help alumni address tough issues in our communities.
WVXU: UC professor offers scientific take on UFO sightings
June 17, 2021
Cincinnati Edition talks to University of Cincinnati assistant professor Daniel Cuppoletti about reports of unidentified aerial phenomena in the night skies.
Alumnus helps build foundations for the future of construction
June 17, 2021
University of Cincinnati alumnus Steve Eder (Construction Management, '79) received the Engineering Technology Award of Distinction from the UC Alumni Association.
Bloomberg Law: Landmark LGBT ruling has expansive reach at work...
June 17, 2021
Sandra Sperino, professor at the UC College of Law, is featured as a source in an article in Bloomberg Law on the impact over the past year of a landmark ruling from the United States Supreme Court which expanded LGBT worker rights.
Juneteenth: A day on, not a day off
June 16, 2021
Recent events have reawakened Americans to the tragedy of long-suffered racial injustice. And as the University of Cincinnati marks Juneteenth -- a celebration of the emancipation of enslaved African Americans at the end of the Civil War -- alumni and donors rightly wonder: What can I do?
Law student named a Squire Patton Boggs Foundation Public Policy...
June 16, 2021
Catherine Douglas selected as public policy fellow with Squire Patton Boggs Foundation.
Cincinnati Law student selected for Equal Justice Works...
June 16, 2021
Molly Bohanan named an Equal Justice Works fellow.
UC alumna rises from intern to editor of CityBeat
June 16, 2021
By Olive Collins Niesz Maija Zummo has lived the dream of every journalism student: She rose in the ranks of the publication that gave her a start as an intern to become its editor-in-chief. Since she graduated in 2006 from the University of Cincinnati’s College of Arts and Sciences with a degree in journalism, Zummo has become one of the best-known voices in Cincinnati journalism as editor-in-chief of Cincinnati’s alt-weekly publication, CityBeat. “Maija arrived at UC with a virtual suitcase full of skills, the creativity of polished poet, and the gumption and confidence to go after her dreams,” says Jenny Wohlfarth, UC educator journalism professor. Studying journalism wasn’t part of Zummo’s plans when she enrolled at UC. She intended to study Classics for her undergraduate degree and attend veterinary school for her graduate degree. Then she took a newswriting and reporting course and promptly fell in love with journalism.
Hoxworth Blood Center partners with local minority-owned...
June 16, 2021
Hoxworth Blood Center has partnered with some of Cincinnati’s most beloved Black- and minority-owned businesses and organizations for a series of blood drives that aims to diversify the local blood supply and educate the community on the need for donors.