Impact

December 4, 2025

A $10 million estate gift from Ray Brooks, CEAS ’83, and Connie Brooks will benefit generations of students at the University of Cincinnati College of Engineering and Applied Science. The impact of the Connie and Ray Brooks Scholarship Fund, originally established in 2018 with a five-figure donation, will be far-reaching for UC students and the engineering industry.

November 24, 2025

University of Cincinnati alumni and colleagues remember Professor Emeritus Paul E. Potter as a department of geology legend. Known for his signature bow ties, he was reserved, polite and dedicated to his profession.

November 19, 2025

UC's Department of Journalism hosted a panel of local news media who spoke to students at the Oyler School about journalism careers.

November 18, 2025

#GivingTuesday returns to the University of Cincinnati on Dec. 2, uniting Bearcats everywhere in a powerful show of generosity and purpose.

November 7, 2025

University of Cincinnati alumni Mohammad H. Qayoumi, MS ’79, MS ’80, MBA ’84, PhD ’83 and Najia Karim, BS ’82, MEd ’83, RD, have made a $4 million gift supporting two of the university’s colleges. A donation from the couple establishes a fund and an endowed chair at the College of Engineering and Applied Science, as well as an endowed chair at the College of Allied Health Sciences.

November 6, 2025

Being the first in your family to achieve any major accomplishment can be exciting and rewarding. Being the first to attend college can actually change the trajectory of your family members for generations to come.

November 6, 2025

Rachel Hoermann has dreamed of becoming a writer since childhood. But like many who grew up in Ohio’s rust belt, the idea of going to college felt out of reach. For years, she cycled through work that never quite satisfied her creative drive. That changed when she came across a box that once belonged to her father—a discovery that would alter the course of her life.

November 5, 2025

Emma Scharfenberger Off, Law ’11, never saw the fork in the road until it was right in front of her. She was flourishing as a mergers and acquisitions attorney at Thompson Hine, one of the region’s largest law firms. She loved her work, loved her colleagues and — not yet 40 years old — had been named one of the top M&A lawyers in Ohio.

October 31, 2025

2025: The 20th annual St. Vincent de Paul fashion show, featuring UC fashion design students’ creations made from thrifted materials, surpasses its fundraising goal while celebrating two decades of creativity and community impact.

October 27, 2025

Randi Bates, assistant professor in the UC College of Nursing, focuses on advancing childhood health and wellbeing in her research. This month she was honored with a Crane Excellence in Early Childhood Award from The Ohio State University. Bates is also the recipient of the 2025 Distinguished Nurse Researcher Award from Mount St. Joseph University.

October 27, 2025

The University of Cincinnati Foundation recognized its Outstanding Philanthropic Volunteer Award honorees at the George Rieveschl Recognition Dinner on Oct. 23, 2025.

October 23, 2025

The University of Cincinnati Gardner Neuroscience Institute receives a transformative $20 million gift from the James J. and Joan A. Gardner Family Foundation to advance lifelong brain health at every stage of life.

October 16, 2025

The University of Cincinnati Clermont College has been selected as one of seven pilot institutions for the College Autism Network’s inaugural Autism-Inclusive Campus Designation — the first of its kind in North America.

October 10, 2025

The IDD Education Center honored two community partners at its annual luncheon for their dedication to advancing opportunities for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). These recognitions highlight the Center’s mission to expand access to education, employment and community engagement for all.

October 9, 2025

A local foundation focused on improving health outcomes for patients with brain and neurodegenerative diseases has made a $5 million gift to the University of Cincinnati Center for Alzheimer’s and Neurodegenerative Disease Research at the University of Cincinnati Gardner Neuroscience Institute.