January 26, 2004

The Fifth Annual Ropes Lecture Series will begin on January 27, 2004.

January 26, 2004

The Cincinnati Pride Grant exemplifies UC s dedication to its partnership with Cincinnati Public Schools. Qualifying graduates of Cincinnati Public Schools can earn a quality degree from the University of Cincinnati without struggling under the distraction and worry of mounting debt, but they need to act now. Applications for federal financial aid opened in January.

January 26, 2004

University of Cincinnati Professor Randall Cottrell will begin serving a two-year term as president of the American Association for Health Education in April.

January 22, 2004

The Archives and Rare Books Department presents the exhibit, "Protest! Campus Fliers and Posters of Student War Activism," Jan. 23-March 31 on the eighth floor of Carl Blegen Library. The exhibit is free and open to the public.

January 22, 2004

Charles H. Matthews of UC's College of Business faculty has been elected president of the world's largest professional organization for entrepreneurial education.

January 22, 2004

The UC Authors, Editors and Composers reception will be held on April 27. Forms about your works must be submitted by Feb. 26.

January 21, 2004

About 120 University of Cincinnati design freshmen recently created working musical instruments from cast-off refrigerators, stoves and dishwashers. Then, on Jan. 21, they plucked up their courage and gave a concert of 18 original compositions to a full house.

January 20, 2004

The Ohio Innocence Project, based within the University of Cincinnati College of Law, will be the beneficiary from the Ensemble Theatre of Cincinnati's upcoming regional premiere of "A Lesson Before Dying."

January 20, 2004

The McMicken College of Arts and Sciences distinguished itself as a leader in the field of research after three of its professors recently received National Endowment for Humanities (NEH) fellowships.

January 20, 2004

Educators, administrators, law enforcement and emergency workers packed the house Jan. 20 at the first of 10 workshops that will take place across the state of Ohio. They put their expertise and their emergency school manuals to work as they responded to a hypothetical chemical attack on a local high school.

January 20, 2004

Motorists should try to avoid using Dennis Street as their entrance point to campus, due to heavy construction traffic, advises UC's Department of Public Safety.

January 20, 2004

Focusing on the topic of the "Languages of Imperialism: The Cultural Dimensions of Conquest," the fifth annual Ropes Lecture Series begins on Jan. 27.

January 19, 2004

The University of Cincinnati dance team finished first in the hip hop division at the 2004 College Cheerleading and Dance Team Nationals over the weekend, scoring the first national championship in team history. The finish by the dancers was one of three top-10 finishes earned by Bearcat squads in the weekend competition.

January 19, 2004

UC senior Jessica Justice repairs UC library books that show wear.

January 17, 2004

No classes will be held and university offices, except essential services, will be closed on Monday, Jan. 19 in honor of the Dr. Martin Luther King Day holiday.

January 16, 2004

UC and the Barrett Cancer Center are participating in a breast cancer prevention trial called the Study of Tamoxifen and Raloxifene (STAR). Approximately 2,000 more participants are needed nationwide.

January 15, 2004

Author and scholar Judith R. Baskin will hold a lecture at UC on Feb. 5.

January 15, 2004

Nominations are being accepted through March 8, 2004, for the 12th annual Florence Nightingale Awards for Excellence in Nursing.

January 14, 2004

Keep up with the latest on UC's budget and academic planning process by watching President Nancy L. Zimpher's address to the Faculty Senate live via Webcast on Thursday, Jan. 15.

January 14, 2004

The UC Medical Center, the Health Alliance and the Baptist Ministers Conference of Greater Cincinnati and Vicinity will honor Dr. King's Memory at the 32nd Annual Memorial March and Ceremony.