Student Experience

From news updates to engaging features, insightful interviews and inspiring profiles, our stories spotlight the varied experiences, voices, achievements, and perspectives of UC's 50,000+ student population. 

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UC doctoral candidate awarded prestigious doctoral fellowship

June 11, 2026

A native of Muribenua village on Nikunau island in Kiribati, Amota Ataneka could have led a life of subsistence fishing on his home island of less than 2,000 inhabitants. But his passion for education led him to various academic pursuits, including the recent announcement he'd been awarded one of only 35 National Academy of Education (NAEd)/Spencer Dissertation Fellowships.

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UC’s largest housing project takes shape

June 8, 2026

Block 1 and Block 2, a new residence hall complex topped out this spring as an impressive gateway to campus emerges along the south side of the University of Cincinnati.

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UC doctoral candidate awarded prestigious doctoral fellowship

June 11, 2026

A native of Muribenua village on Nikunau island in Kiribati, Amota Ataneka could have led a life of subsistence fishing on his home island of less than 2,000 inhabitants. But his passion for education led him to various academic pursuits, including the recent announcement he'd been awarded one of only 35 National Academy of Education (NAEd)/Spencer Dissertation Fellowships.

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UC’s largest housing project takes shape

June 8, 2026

Block 1 and Block 2, a new residence hall complex topped out this spring as an impressive gateway to campus emerges along the south side of the University of Cincinnati.

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UC hosts regional summit on the future of healthcare education

May 29, 2026

The University of Cincinnati College of Allied Health Sciences recently welcomed educators, clinicians and healthcare leaders from across the region for the Association of Schools Advancing Health Professions (ASAHP) 2026 Regional Summit focused on preparing workforce-ready healthcare graduates.

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Aerospace engineering students win engine design competition

May 28, 2026

Each year, the Air Force Research Laboratory's Aerospace Propulsion Outreach Program (APOP) develops an engineering challenge for college students across the nation. The 2026 challenge was to design a heat exchanger for a small gas turbine engine. The University of Cincinnati student team placed first. The team adviser was Professor Jongguen Lee.

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Solving real-world problems with AI

May 27, 2026

Arvish Pandey, a recent computer science graduate at the University of Cincinnati, is using artificial intelligence to better assess risk and prevent harm to the public. A downtown Cincinnati brawl that went viral last summer has sparked Pandey's recent research project dubbed "HORIZN."

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UC earns first place in construction student competition

May 26, 2026

A group of University of Cincinnati students from the College of Engineering and Applied Science and the College of Design, Art, Architecture, and Planning traveled to Florida for the annual National Association of Home Builders student competition. The UC team's proposal earned first place.

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Materials scientist gains valuable research experience

May 20, 2026

The opportunities at the College of Engineering and Applied Science are what attracted Ananth Balasubramanian to the University of Cincinnati. He came to UC as a master's student and after two years, transitioned to a direct PhD program in materials science and engineering. Here, he works in the Digital Fabrication Laboratory and recently was named Graduate Student Engineer of the Month by CEAS.

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Driven by curiosity, guided by care

May 14, 2026

Max Wilson, a University of Cincinnati College of Allied Health Sciences health sciences major on the pre-physician assistant track, found his path expanding beyond the classroom and into hands-on research focused on human performance and patient care.

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UC Blue Ash celebrates top students and recognizes Honor Student of the Year

May 14, 2026

The University of Cincinnati Blue Ash College recently hosted a special event that celebrated students for exceptional achievements during the 2025-26 academic year. The honorees included academic award winners, student engagement award winners, Latin Honors graduates, and the 2026 UC Blue Ash College Honor Student of the Year.

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Computer science student's color blindness inspires outfit matching app

May 14, 2026

Eric Langhorne, a computer science undergraduate student at the University of Cincinnati, has developed a smartphone application that tells users whether or not their clothes are a match. Langhorne has color blindness, so this is a question he often asks himself and was a challenge he wanted to address. This project was done through the Experiential Explorations Program (EEP).