March 5, 2026
When University of Cincinnati student-athlete Ligia Williams, CECH ’25, takes the court, she knows she’s not alone. Behind her stands a dedicated mentor who believes in her potential — alumna Cindy Coggins, CECH ’73.
March 5, 2026
The latest generation of football helmets do a better job of protecting players from impacts that can cause concussions, according to new lab tests conducted at the University of Cincinnati.
March 4, 2026
University of Cincinnati’s Lindner College of Business was one of just 16 institutions representing USA Today’s Ad Meter School Spotlight program, where students got to evaluate the ads and publish their findings alongside industry professionals. The students' top-rated commercials largely aligned with Ad Meter’s official rankings, with Budweiser's "American Icons" earning the highest score. The participants included over 300 students across two marketing classes taught by assistant professor-educator Summer Shelton. She came to the University from a marketing research firm and brings experience ranking Super Bowl commercials as an industry professional herself.
February 23, 2026
With the 2026 Winter Olympic Games coming to a close, attention now turns to the summer games coming up in Los Angeles in 2028. Beach sprint rowing is a relatively new sport that is surging in popularity due to its inclusion in the 2028 Los Angeles Olympic Games. Spectrum News 1 spoke with Lindner College of Business alum and most-decorated beach sprint rower of all time, Christopher Bak, on his Olympic-sized goals.
February 19, 2026
From freezing temperatures to thin mountain air, University of Cincinnati exercise physiologist Christopher Kotarsky, PhD, explained how cold and altitude impact Olympic performance in a recent WLWT-TV/Ch. 5 news report.
February 9, 2026
Bryant joins fellow defensive back Bryan Cook as Super Bowl champions from UC’s 2021 College Football Playoff team.
February 6, 2026
Bryant will become the 35th Bearcat to appear in a Super Bowl when he takes the field on Sunday.
February 2, 2026
The Carl H. Lindner College of Business and the University of Cincinnati will welcome the 21st annual Big XII + MIS Research Symposium this spring.
January 26, 2026
Former UC football team captain Coby Bryant helped lead the Seattle Seahawks to Super Bowl LX with a 31-27 win over the Los Angeles Rams in the NFC Championship Game on Jan. 25.
January 26, 2026
Media Production students work on live broadcasts with UC Athletics in a new, state-of-the-art sports media broadcast control room at UC College-Conservatory of Music. CCM Media Production and UC Athletics are working collaboratively on the university's sporting events, producing video board displays and live, multi-camera sports broadcasts for the ESPN+ streaming service since Fall 2020 from the Nippert Stadium control room. Now, with the addition of the new CCM sports media broadcast control room, video teams can cover multiple events at the same time.
January 23, 2026
Christopher Bak is a UC Lindner alum making history. His gold at the 2025 World Championships was his third win and fifth time medaling overall. Bak’s achievements put him in the running for World Rowing’s Men’s Crew of the Year, a competitive award with only three nominees across the globe. Winners will be announced at the World Rowing Awards hosted at Switzerland’s Olympic Museum on Jan. 24. Not only is Bak in the running, but his coach, a UC faculty member, is nominated as well. Mark Oria, assistant professor of research at the UC College of Medicine, is one of four finalists for World Rowing’s Coach of the Year. The two have been working together since Oria joined the coaching team at UC back in 2017.
December 16, 2025
At the University of Cincinnati College of Nursing, students like seniors Kaleb Kiely and Josiah Soberano are proving that the path to becoming a nurse can be as varied, challenging and sometimes almost as intense as a rugby match. Their stories highlight the dedication and thoughtfulness behind choosing nursing as their career path, and how the discipline, camaraderie and resilience built on the field as part of the UC’s Rugby team fuel their growth as future nurses.
December 1, 2025
The University of Cincinnati will lead a national study that could have a major effect on how people, especially teens, recover from ACL surgery. It will soon begin enrolling patients in a clinical trial. The study will look at the effectiveness of using a surgical drug post-operatively to speed up recovery. Tranexamic acid (TXA) is already regularly used during surgeries to limit bleeding.
November 21, 2025
The University of Cincinnati Clermont is celebrating a record-breaking fall sports season, culminating in national championships in women’s volleyball and women’s soccer, and a national runner-up finish for men’s soccer.
November 21, 2025
A new clinical trial soon will begin enrolling patients at the University of Cincinnati to study extended postoperative use of the drug tranexamic acid (TXA), which helps reduce bleeding and may improve recovery outcomes.