March 20, 2025
Fast-growing engineering firm Quest Defense will open a workspace at UC’s 1819 Innovation Hub in April to advance innovation and tap into student talent.
March 29, 2024
The University of Cincinnati's 1819 Innovation Hub hosted the 13th annual RevolutionUC Hackathon. Three standout teams emerged victorious, showcasing groundbreaking solutions to pressing challenges, including health care. The event was a testament to the power of innovation and compassion.
April 1, 2024
The Procter & Gamble (P&G) Digital Accelerator (formerly the UC Simulation Center) is an example of closing the gap between what industry practitioners need and what academic experts provide.
March 12, 2024
Aaron Bradley, the University of Cincinnati NEXT Innovation Scholars director and associate professor, has been recognized by Stanford University's Hasso Plattner Institute of Design (d.school) as a Faculty Innovation Fellow.
March 8, 2024
Academics have studied the art and science of decision-making for decades – and across multiple disciplines such as economics, neuroscience and computer science. Beyond academia, Google appointed its first chief decision scientist some years back. And thanks to an influx of books, articles and podcasts on the subject, decision science has become a hot topic in leadership, innovation and strategy circles too.
March 7, 2024
Local innovators Chris Kyoochul Lee, Jon Taylor and Huzefa Dossaji, offer a promising new startup solution to revolutionize aircraft ground handling process for enhanced safety. They co-founded Airtrek Robotics, creating an autonomous robot that oversees ground crew tasks like aircraft marshaling and foreign object debris (FOD) management. The technology operates within the aircraft safety envelope, ensuring no person or object is within the restricted perimeter during aircraft maneuvers.
March 21, 2024
Young founders with an idea or technology they want to develop into a business while still in school have an increasing number of resources to tap into at the University of Cincinnati. Venture Lab NEXT is a student accelerator program designed to offer tailored resources and guidance to student teams who have already gained traction and are seeking specialized mentorship aligned with their industry domain or stage of development.
March 15, 2024
Building on its established collaborations with corporate heavyweights like Western & Southern and Procter & Gamble, the 1819 Innovation Hub is now extending its reach as a pivotal community ally, offering tangible support to entrepreneurs striving to bring their visions to life or scale their startups to new levels.
March 14, 2024
Jack Rubinstein, MD, is the chief medical officer launching TRPV Pharmaceuticals, a company dedicated to advancing a therapeutic approach for cardiovascular disease. Rubinstein is also a UC professor of internal medicine at the UC College of Medicine and a pioneering researcher in the field of cardiovascular diseases.
March 20, 2024
Cincinnati Public Schools (CPS) recently teamed up with the UC Esports Lab to present the second annual Esports Tournament Showcase. Inside the University of Cincinnati's 1819 Innovation Hub, a state-of-the-art esports lab equipped with cutting-edge gaming equipment and amenities was an ideal backdrop for students to put their skills to the test. Nearly 40 students from six participating CPS schools gathered to compete in two tournaments: Rocket League and Super Smash Bros.