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UC students unearth history at Tharros archaeological dig 

September 27, 2024

Every summer, a group of undergraduate students from the UC Department of Classics make the journey from Cincinnati to Tharros, Italy.   However, these students won’t be sipping lemonade and lounging by the Mediterranean Sea all summer. They will be participating in experiential, hands-on learning, working as archaeologists on an important excavation.   

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UC grad finds inspiration in the Amazon and its community

September 25, 2024

When Aaliyah Mann traveled to the Amazon to study abroad, she didn’t know what to expect. When she returned, she had a whole new perspective on how we, as a country, can try to help ourselves. Environmental challenges are becoming increasingly common. Roadblocks like deforestation and air pollution severely impact our world, and its future health, and the world is starting to take notice. In the summer of 2024, a Northern California wildfire forced tens of thousands to evacuate while parts of Florida were still reeling from severe flooding, as reported by NBC News. The world needs more people focused on lessening the effects of these issues, and the University of Cincinnati’s Environmental Studies program students seek to do just that.

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UC grad finds unexpected path to success

September 23, 2024

Like many undergraduate students, Brianna Connock’s college path took an unexpected turn. When she enrolled in the American Journalism course to fulfill a political science degree, she found herself reconsidering what she wanted her career path to look like. Did she want to give up her progress towards a political science degree to replace it with her newfound interest in journalism? Or did she want to stick with what she started?

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UC grad fights for housing equality in Cincinnati

September 20, 2024

LaTonya Springs has been around Cincinnati for a long time. A 2015 University of Cincinnati graduate, Springs has spent her time in and around Cincinnati, connecting with the people and learning about their lives and struggles, all with the hope of helping them fight for better conditions in the area. After starting her education, she was working full-time, which left her in a situation where finishing college didn’t make a lot of sense. However, once UC started a new program called Comeback Bearcat, Springs was able to come back and finish her undergraduate degree in communication, offered through the College of Arts and Sciences.

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Nominations open for All-University Faculty Awards

September 20, 2024

The final nomination deadline for this year’s All-University Faculty Awards is Wednesday, November 20, 2024. In all, 12 different awards are offered through our 2024-25 All-University Faculty Awards competition.

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Progress to restore Cincinnati’s historical Black cemeteries

September 23, 2024

UC faculty members were featured on WVXU discussing the significance of two local Black cemeteries. A grant from the National Parks Service will ensure that two historical Black cemeteries in Cincinnati get the attention and preservation they deserve.

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