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The business behind a better future

January 29, 2026

Sofia Ferrigolo is in her final semester at the Lindner College of Business, where she took charge as a sustainability advocate, culminating in a trip to COP30 in November and a job offer for sustainability consulting at a major global firm.

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UC alum making historic waves

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.

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World class: Alumni travel program connects Bearcats on global scale

January 7, 2026

Most people have a natural curiosity to see the world. Meanwhile, most Bearcats enjoy being around other Bearcats. Alumni can check both boxes through the UC Alumni Association’s travel program, which offers about half a dozen excursions each year to fascinating places around the globe.

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Spanishpalooza sparks cultural connection at UC Clermont

December 9, 2025

In November 2022, a small Día de los Muertos altar appeared inside the library at the University of Cincinnati Clermont College. It was Assistant Professor Stephanie Alcantar’s second year teaching Spanish at the college, and she was eager to share a piece of her Mexican heritage with students.

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Real-world learning, from Crypto Valley to Costa Rica

November 18, 2025

The University of Cincinnati offers once-in-a-lifetime opportunities for hands-on learning. Students in two UC study abroad programs last spring traveled with their professors to see the real-world application of what they learned in two very different areas of innovation—conservation and sustainability, and cryptocurrency and blockchain technology.

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UC Law students work to free the innocent

November 14, 2025

University of Cincinnati law students are the core of the Ohio Innocence Project. They serve as litigation and policy fellows who work to advance OIP's initial goal: working to free every person in Ohio who has been convicted of a crime they didn't commit.

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UC students’ creation on world stage

October 8, 2025

At the Venice Biennale — one of the world’s most influential exhibitions for art and architecture — a three-meter-tall wood installation by University of Cincinnati professor Christoph Klemmt and his students is drawing international attention.

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