November 1, 2026

Anima Adjepong won an award for the best short film at the Black Star International Film Festival in Ghana, in September. Adjepong’s film will be screened on Thursday, Nov. 12 at the Esquire Theater. The film titled "Home, Or Our Journey is Still Long," was made in collaboration with Ghana film maker Joewackle J. Kusi. It was funded by the University Research Council Pivot Grant award. Adjepong said the film is about exploring the feeling of home and belonging, as well as reflecting on the ocean and the industrialization of the natural world.

October 30, 2026

Dowling credits co-op experiences with Greater Cincinnati Water Works, Mercy Health and Associated Land Group with preparing him for a range of professional challenges.

October 30, 2026

Amy Townsend-Small, a College of Arts and Sciences professor, won the 2026 Sustainability Leadership award for her nearly two decades of work looking into the oil and gas industries. Townsend-Small, who teaches for the School of Environment and Sustainability (SEaS), said she studies where methane is emitted through the life cycle of natural gas, and what can be done to reduce emissions. Methane, according to Townsend-Small, is very good at trapping heat in the atmosphere. Specifically, she works to quantify the emissions with the goal to be providing accurate data for policy change.

October 29, 2026

Most of us think of grief as something with an ending. A loss happens, it hurts, and over time the hurt fades. For many parents of children with developmental disabilities, it doesn't work that way. The sadness can quiet down for months or years and then come back. It might return on the first day of kindergarten, at a cousin's wedding, at a high school graduation, or on the day a young adult ages out of school services. Nurses and researchers have a name for this: chronic sorrow. Last October, two University of Cincinnati College of Nursing PhD students helped bring that name to a room of families, people with disabilities and the professionals who support them.

October 29, 2026

A competitive academic award in the political sciences arena has been captured by College of Arts and Sciences student, Yash Sharma. The prestigious HFG Emerging Scholar award is open to students from across the world and every discipline within the scope of political violence. Sharma's dissertation is on the study of anti-minority vigilante violence, specifically religious nationalism and political violence in his home country of India.

October 29, 2026

UC engineering students are developing drones that can work in warehouses using a digital twin and others that can warn of damaged propellers or motors before a flight.

October 29, 2026

University of Cincinnati athletic training graduate student Savannah Posey interned with the Buffalo Bills during training camp and received a surprise $20,000 gift toward her student loans from safety C.J. Gardner-Johnson through his Ceedy Cares Foundation.

October 28, 2026

The University of Cincinnati celebrated its 100th Homecoming. The Cincinnati Bearcats defeated No. 8-ranked Texas Tech, 37-24, before a sell-out audience in Nippert Stadium. Photos of Homecoming activities show Bearcats Pride at its finest.

October 28, 2026

A University of Cincinnati study found that nicotine pouch use increased sharply among U.S. adult tobacco users between 2021 and 2024. Using national YouGov survey data, researchers reported that “ever use” rose from 16.4% to 31.1%, while current use increased from 3% to 10.2%.

October 28, 2026

From the nurses who eased his fears as a child to the mentors who helped him find his footing at UC, Sam Pascarella is learning how to support others as he prepares for a career in nursing.

October 27, 2026

Ben Stamler, MD, Med ’26, will be forever grateful to his parents, Rick Stamler, MD, Med ’85 and Betsy Rabkin, MD, Med ’85, for financially supporting him through medical school. Their generosity, he says, allowed him to graduate from the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine debt-free, and removed the burden that the vast majority of his peers would have to carry forward for years to come.

October 27, 2026

A history of how University of Cincinnati's School of Information Technology came to be a part of the College of Education, Criminal Justice, and Human Services featuring interviews with director Hazem Said, former dean Larry Johnson, current dean Lisa Huffman, and alums of the school's programs.

October 27, 2026

At Chicago’s bKL Architecture, UC DAAP alumna and associate director Olivia Kempf now hires the co‑op students she once was, using UC’s architecture co‑op program to bring in fresh design ideas, build a talent pipeline and help students launch their careers.

October 27, 2026

The University of Cincinnati's Anita Afzali, MD, receives the American College of Gastroenterology's 2026 International Leadership Award for advancing global digestive health education, research and partnerships.

October 27, 2026

A new city, a new country, a new discipline. Sukanya Chatterjee faced a cavalcade of barriers on her journey to the Lindner College of Business, but no impediment would stand in her way as she sought to maximize her experience and gain the new knowledge she needed to succeed.

October 27, 2026

Growing up in Warren, Ohio, Travis Gysegem saw first-hand the potential of what had been a post-steal boom town. After declines in the steel industry led to a mass exodus, many buildings and areas were left in decay. But, silver-linings were found and in them, a young love of urban planning blossomed.

October 26, 2026

Cadence Knecht always loved two things: engineering and dance. She earned her chemical engineering degree and MBA from the University of Cincinnati in 2025 and a 2026-27 professional cheerleader for a football organization.

October 23, 2026

University of Cincinnati Blue Ash College students Joel Berger and Sebastian Mejia-Pretto discovered a unique bond they have while working together this semester on an undergraduate research project.

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