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Melanie Schefft

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Melanie writes about a variety of campus updates, activities and faculty, staff and student success.

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UC’s Ground Floor Makerspace births combat robots

April 17, 2024

In the heart of UC's 1819 Innovation Hub lies the Ground Floor Makerspace, an advanced and active hub of ingenuity where students, faculty and the community converge to bring their ideas to life. This includes being the birthplace of robots much like miniature race cars, combating fender to fender in an enclosed boxing ring. Combat robots like UC's Maximizer will again be fighting for first place in the National Havoc Robot League (NHRL) competition, slated for April 20.

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Spring break renaissance: Makerspace becomes haven for innovation

April 1, 2024

During spring break, the University of Cincinnati's 1819 Innovation Hub Makerspace is typically a ghost town. After opening the space during "Maker Break," UC faculty and students populated the 12,000-square-foot prototyping and fabrication haven in a win-win opportunity, acquiring machine certification and the time to complete their senior capstone and passion projects.

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Navigating IP strategies with UC’s 1819 Innovation Hub

March 28, 2024

While navigating the intricacies of pioneering research initiatives, faculty and student innovators can stay current on legal safeguards and protect invention commercialization through the University of Cincinnati’s tech transfer team in the 1819 Innovation Hub.

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Generous alumnus leaves lasting legacy for UC DAAP students, library

February 26, 2024

In a heartwarming tale of alumni generosity, Randal Houts, a 1986 graduate from the University of Cincinnati, has taken a unique approach to ensure his legacy lives on in the halls of UC's School of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning (DAAP). Houts recently designated his Individual Retirement Account (IRA) to UC, specifically for an endowed scholarship fund for architecture students and the DAAP Library's ambitious project to digitize Cincinnati archival materials.

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Unleashing innovation: UC's Lab2Market program empowers STEM entrepreneurship

February 16, 2024

The University of Cincinnati is spearheading a new initiative by launching its Lab2Market program, empowering the next generation of STEM researchers into the realm of entrepreneurship. Recognizing the importance of commercialization in translating scientific and technological research into tangible societal and environmental benefits, UC is taking a bold step in nurturing a culture of innovation and market-driven thinking.

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UC Black History Month applauds Black triumphs with lasting impact

January 30, 2024

In a spirited tribute to the indelible mark made by Black students, faculty and staff at the University of Cincinnati over the past two centuries, February unfolds with a cascade of events spotlighting unparalleled achievements, feats and an ongoing wave of positive social transformation during Black History Month.

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Kinetic Vision takeover inside UC Ground Floor Makerspace

January 29, 2024

In a groundbreaking collaboration, the University of Cincinnati's Ground Floor Makerspace and the visionary minds at Kinetic Vision (KV) combined their creative forces to pioneer an immersive makerspace bootcamp tailor-made for UC engineering and industrial design co-op students destined to shape the future at Kinetic Vision.

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Heat up your K-12 teaching skills with UC Makerspace Summer Intensive

Event: June 3, 2024 10:52 AM

Partnering with the Greater Cincinnati STEM Collaborative (GCSC), UC leverages its Ground Floor Makerspace for another state-of-the-art professional development journey for K-12 teachers across the region in STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts and math).