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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Did the ancient Maya have parks?
June 22, 2021
Researchers at the University of Cincinnati say Tikal’s reservoirs — critical sources of city drinking water — were lined with trees and wild vegetation that would have provided scenic natural beauty in the heart of the ancient Maya city. UC developed a novel system to analyze ancient plant DNA in the sediment of Tikal’s temple and palace reservoirs to identify more than 30 species of trees, grasses, vines and flowering plants that lived along its banks more than 1,000 years ago. Their findings painted a picture of a lush, wild oasis.
Tuition guaranteed or held flat for UC students
June 22, 2021
For those undergraduate students (full-time, in-state, degree-seeking) who entered UC prior to Fall 2019, a vote today by the Board of Trustees holds their tuition frozen at the Fall 2015 rate. Today’s vote promises to provide continued stability and predictability to UC students and their families, with a focus on affordability.
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UC Blue Ash to host free Express Application event on July 1
June 23, 2021
Event: July 1, 2021 12:00 PM
The University of Cincinnati Blue Ash College will host a free, in-person Express Application event on Thursday, July 1, noon-3 p.m.
Virtual engineering class reimagines global collaboration
June 23, 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in a forced pause to the usual international travel experiences at the University of Cincinnati. In response to a call for innovative ideas for virtual global experiences, Cedrick Kwuimy, assistant professor-educator in UC’s Department of Engineering Education, devised a program to give first-year engineering students some of the same growth opportunities they would have with a study abroad or work abroad program. UC students collaborated virtually with students at University of Cape Coast in Ghana and at Bahir Dar University in Ethiopia
UC College of Engineering and Applied Science receives support...
June 23, 2021
The University of Cincinnati’s College of Engineering and Applied Science (CEAS) is partnering with Procter & Gamble (P&G) to support diversity and inclusion programs at the college. The P&G Inclusive Excellence in Science and Engineering Fund embodies P&G’s commitment to giving back to the community, promoting diversity and inclusion in the engineering field while creating opportunities for careers in the industry as students understand the field.
Accomplished costume designer Elizabeth Payne joins CCM's faculty
June 23, 2021
UC College-Conservatory of Music Dean Stanley E. Romanstein has announced the addition of Elizabeth Payne to the college’s roster of distinguished performing and media arts faculty members. A costume designer with more than 20 years of experience designing for theatre, dance and television, Payne’s appointment as Assistant Professor of Costume Design begins on Aug. 15, 2021.
MSN/WLWT: COVID-19 delta variant in Ohio: What doctors want you...
June 23, 2021
Carl Fichtenbaum, MD, of the Division of Infectious Diseases at the UC College of Medicine was one of the experts cited in a story aired by WLWT-TV, Channel 5, and reposted by MSN on what people should know about the delta variant of COVID-19. Fichtenbaum said the variant is more aggressive, spreads more easily and makes people sicker.
UC political scientist Andrew Lewis weighs in on recent Supreme...
June 23, 2021
Political scientist Andrew Lewis, and expert in religion and the law, provides commentary to national news publicaitons.
The Washington Post: How to make the most of your first doctor’s...
June 22, 2021
A journalist for the Washington Post spoke with Louito Edje, MD, associate dean of graduate medical education at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine and UC Health family medicine physician, about getting most out of that long awaited doctor’s appointment as COVID restrictions ease.
WVXU: HEPA purifiers for indoor gatherings could prevent...
June 21, 2021
University of Cincinnati ear, nose and throat expert Ahmad Sedaghat, MD, PhD, says investing in an HEPA air purifier might be a good idea as residents open their homes to gatherings as COVID-19 restrictions ease. Air purifiers with HEPA filters can be used as a very effective means to decontaminate the air above and beyond what many HVAC systems may offer, says Sedaghat, director of the UC Division of Rhinology, Allergy and Anterior Skull Base Surgery.
Livestrong: How bad is it really to never change your pillow?
June 21, 2021
In an article on Livestrong.com, Ann Romaker, MD, of the Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine was cited as a source on the topic of the impact pillows have on sleep quality.