Still beauty
Image gallery captures a rare look at the University of Cincinnati at rest
Spring at the University of Cincinnati is normally among the most vibrant and lively times to experience one of the world’s most beautiful urban campuses.
These days, however, the place is nearly empty as tens of thousands of students, faculty and staff do their part to slow the spread of coronavirus by self-quarantining. While classrooms and labs sit empty and normally busy green spaces remain quiet — except for the sounds of singing birds and trickling water features — there is beauty in the stillness.
O'Varsity Way is normally a crowded thoroughfare, especially for UC athletes, coaches and staff who frequent the Richard E. Lindner Athletic Center. Photo/Matt Green/MasseyGreenAVP for UC
Campus Green would usually be dotted by students soaking in the warmth of a spring sun. Photo/Matt Green/MasseyGreenAVP for UC
The iconic stone lions at the foot of McMicken Hall see few visitors making their way into what is commonly a busy breezeway. Photo/Matt Green/MasseyGreenAVP for UC
As dramatic as an empty campus may be, this normally bustling engineering quad is even more arresting when viewed in black and white. Photo/Matt Green/MasseyGreenAVP for UC
Though few are there to enjoy them, the daffodils are in full bloom across campus, including next to the Engineering Research Center. Photo/Matt Green/MasseyGreenAVP for UC
The usually popular Catskeller campus pub on the first floor of Tangemen University Center is quiet just like the rest of the student union. Photo/Matt Green/MasseyGreenAVP for UC
Though normally busy at all hours, here the sun sets on a lonely Engineering Research Center. Photo/Matt Green/MasseyGreenAVP for UC
Featured image at top: Morning along MainStreet this time of year is typically among the most energetic spots on campus. All Photos by/Matt Green/MasseyGreenAVP taken with permission to create UC's new virtual tour.
Impact Lives Here
The University of Cincinnati is leading public urban universities into a new era of innovation and impact. Our faculty, staff and students are saving lives, changing outcomes and bending the future in our city's direction. Next Lives Here.
Read more #UCtheGood stories, or take a UC virtual visit and begin picturing yourself at an institution that inspires incredible stories.
Related Stories
UC College of Medicine celebrates first graduates of undergraduate certificate in clinical anatomy
May 8, 2026
The University of Cincinnati's College of Medicine celebrates its inaugural graduates of the undergraduate certificate in clinical anatomy, mastering complex human anatomy through hands-on study.
Innovators, healers, bridge-builders: UC College of Medicine students earn prestigious 2026 honors
May 8, 2026
Three University of Cincinnati College of Medicine students earned the 2026 Presidential Medal of Graduate Student Excellence and Presidential Leadership Medal of Excellence for service, scholarship and impact.
Lonely Jupiter-like planet 900 light years away tells us more about gas giants
May 8, 2026
UC astrophysicist Paul Smith is part of an international team that is studying five distant gas giants — Jupiter-like exoplanets light years away that could shed light on the formation of our own solar system.