UC News • 20th December 2021

UC, Oyler students partner to tell Lower Price Hill stories

As a leading urban public university, the University of Cincinnati cultivates opportunities for its students to engage with the community and connect with local neighborhoods. These connections are designed in part to create pathways to higher education that some students in Cincinnati Public Schools might otherwise not have envisioned.

UC News • 8th December 2021

What is interdisciplinary studies?

Have you ever found yourself wanting to pursue a career that’s uniquely your own? One that lives at the intersection of your interests and your aptitudes and combines multiple academic disciplines? If so, interdisciplinary studies at the University of Cincinnati might be right for you. The Interdisciplinary Studies program, offered through UC's College of Arts and Sciences, gives you the opportunity to customize your own major program.

UC News • 6th December 2021

Craft beer career brews for UC alum

For the city of Cincinnati, breweries are big business, with dozens of craft locations spread across the area. For University of Cincinnati alumnus Matt Cremeans, the abundant brewery scene provided opportunity for a new career.

UC News • 22nd October 2021

UC program offers five-year path to Cosmetic Science master's

Through the program, students begin taking graduate-level courses during their undergraduate years. The first of these courses, Survey to Cosmetic Science, offers a more in-depth look at the field and career opportunities. Additional courses include Intro to Co-op; Intro to Surface, Colloid and Membrane Science and Lab; Advanced Surface, Colloid and Formulation Science; and a co-op set up for year three of the program.

UC News • 15th October 2021

UC communication professor receives distinguished scholarship award

University of Cincinnati professor of communication Ronald L. Jackson II has been named the 2021 recipient of the Orlando L. Taylor Distinguished Scholarship Award in Africana Communication from the National Communication Association.

UC News • 6th October 2021

UC alum creates platform to encourage young women in STEM

Madelyn Leembruggen has long excelled in STEM-related subjects, with the study coming naturally to her. The alumna of UC’s College of Arts and Sciences graduated Phi Beta Kappa with a 4.0 in 2018, with degrees in physics, astrophysics and mathematics. Leembruggen has long been aware of the lack of representation of women role models for young girls interested in pursuing their STEM passions.

UC News • 16th September 2021

UC alumna kicks off new career at The Cincinnati Enquirer

When Kelsey Conway came to visit the University of Cincinnati before her freshman year, she had no clue that she would be returning to the same city seven years after her graduation to work for The Cincinnati Enquirer and to break ground as the first female lead reporter for the Bengals. “The fact that I am now back in the same city where it all started for me essentially in my journey to being a sports reporter is just incredible on so many levels,” Conway said.

UC News • 13th September 2021

UC liberal arts alums share their journeys to success

As a first-year student moving into your transformative college days, you might find yourself wondering what the finish line looks like. Alumni from the University of Cincinnati's College of Arts and Sciences have stories to share— and prove through their own experiences that earning a liberal arts degree can unlock doors to countless, and sometimes unexpected, career paths.

UC News • 7th September 2021

Got a passion? Join a club!

A big part of the freshman experience at any university is social connection. In UC’s College of Arts and Sciences, the largest college in UC with some 8,000 undergraduates, first-year students can find friendship and like minds through a wide variety of student organizations. As students return to campus life this fall, clubs offer safe communities in which to learn more about the local community or world.

UC News • 3rd September 2021

Interdisciplinary Studies opens professional door for UC alum

“The truth is, when it comes to career interests, there isn’t always a “one size fits all”,” Cheatham said. “A&S supported my journey in college by offering such an amazing Interdisciplinary curriculum and advisors to help me along the way. Thanks to A&S, I was able to focus in not one, but three different disciplines.”

UC News • 2nd September 2021

Doctoral Bearcat earns Emerging Voices Fellowship

A University of Cincinnati doctoral candidate in history has been awarded the prestigious American Council of Learned Societies Emerging Voices Fellowship.

UC News • 12th August 2021

Students create virtual walking tour of UC's Black history

Step back into Black history at the University of Cincinnati with the help of a new tour created by students in the College of Arts and Sciences. The interactive tour guides participants through numerous stops where they learn more about prominent figures, from Jennie Davis Porter, who in 1928 became the first Black woman to earn a PhD at UC, to Sinna Habteslassie, the first Black woman elected to student body president in 2018.

UC News • 10th August 2021

Finding class: A fall guide for Arts and Sciences students

Traversing the University of Cincinnati's Uptown campus can be daunting for the uninitiated. Bordered by Clifton Avenue, Martin Luther King Drive, Jefferson Street and Calhoun Street, the urban campus spans 253 acres and is home to more than 40,000 students.

UC News • 5th August 2021

UC welcomes a new school to the College of Arts & Sciences

The University of Cincinnati’s College of Arts and Sciences has established a School of Communication, Film and Media Studies. The new school is a compilation of the existing departments of Communication, Public Relations and Film and Media Studies and the Digital Media Collaborative.

UC News • 29th June 2021

UC grad looks to bright future in medicine, community service

University of Cincinnati undergraduate Priyanka Sai Vemuru took full advantage of opportunities offered to her in the College of Arts and Sciences, from volunteer work in Guatemala to service learning projects in Cincinnati.

UC News • 9th June 2021

Signs point to success in safety business for UC communication grad

Although many view orange traffic cones as a signal to slow down for what lies ahead, University of Cincinnati alumna Kelly Hollatz saw a green light for a business opportunity.

UC News • 8th June 2021

Arts & Sciences graduate tapped as Mr. Bearcat 2021

Each year, from a student pool of thousands, one University of Cincinnati graduate is honored with the award of Mr. Bearcat based on their academic success, leadership abilities and contributions to the UC community. It was these qualities that set up Chase Morris, a 2021 graduate of the College of Arts and Sciences, to receive the title of Mr. Bearcat this year.

UC News • 26th May 2021

UC grad finds niche in data journalism at Fortune magazine

Since his time at A&S, Lambert has found his niche in data journalism, having held positions at five companies in the fast-growing field. Data journalism is a growing niche of journalism that focuses on the collection of reader data and the use of infographics to convey story topics to these readers. Through the use of data journalism, writers can include more statistical information in stories.

UC News • 25th May 2021

Partnership gives UC journalism students real-world experience

For University of Cincinnati students, work experience is always an important component of their undergraduate study, helping prepare them for careers beyond the classroom. This holds true for Journalism students as they take their senior capstone with educator associate professor Bob Jonason in UC's College of Arts and Sciences.

UC News • 1st April 2021

UC student organization seeks to combat climate change

A new student environmental club has sprouted at the University of Cincinnati during the year of COVID-19. Students in UC's College of Arts and Sciences founded Restore Our Mother Earth, or ROME, hoping to create a new kind of environmental advocacy group.