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Cincinnati stuns Virginia Tech with late touch-down

USA Today Tuesday, October 02, 2012

Cincinnati stuns Virginia Tech with late touch-down to win.

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Cincinnati Public Schools highlighted in Education Nation

NBC News Tuesday, September 25, 2012

Cincinnati Public Schools made a national mark when the local Community Learning Centers were highlighted as part of a national series of solutions that work in education systems.

Read the full case study here.

University of Cincinnati cracks US News' list of top colleges

US News & World Report Tuesday, September 25, 2012

The University of Cincinnati cracks US News & World Report's listing of top American colleges.

Read the full listing here.

FotoFocus featured in New York Times

The New York Times Tuesday, September 25, 2012

FotoFocus, Cincinnati's month-long celebration of photography, gets a shout-out in The New York Times fall arts preview.

Read the excerpt here.

Ohio Innocence Project, at UC, promotes history of exoneration

USA Today Tuesday, June 05, 2012

More than 2,000 people in America in the past 23 years have been exonerated for serious crimes, according to a blog set up by Mark Godsey, professor at the University of Cincinnati School of Law and director of the Ohio Innocence Project and the Center for the Global Study of Wrongful Conviction.

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UC research shows entrepreneurial differences between the sexes

EarthSky Tuesday, April 10, 2012

A University of Cincinnati study of the sexes reveals that when it comes to starting a business, women are more likely than men to consider individual responsibility and use business as a vehicle for social and environmental change.

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College co-op pioneer still leading the charge after 100 years

Forbes Tuesday, March 06, 2012

Herman Schneider, a professor of engineering at the University of Cincinnati (UC), pioneered cooperative education over 100 years ago. Today, Schneider would be happy to know that UC is still leading the charge, with co-op opportunities having grown to many fields of study, and in cooperation with companies around the globe. Two of UC’s experts tell us all about college co-op, and what students should be looking for in a co-op program.

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Cincinnati schools ahead of new national school lunch ruling

Yahoo.com Tuesday, February 07, 2012

This month high schools and K-12 schools across Cincinnati installed student and school-friendly vending machines that feed kids in less than 20 seconds, are visually stimulating and USDA-approved to distribute healthy meals.

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The best beer gardens in America, including Mecklenburg Gardens

The Atlantic Tuesday, January 31, 2012

The beer garden is the new coffee shop. So gather your friends for craft brews and a casual vibe at these hot spots, from Mecklenburg in Cincinnati to Standard Biergarten in New York.

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DAAP professor makes DI's list of 25 most admired educators of 2012

Design Intelligence Tuesday, November 08, 2011

Each year, DesignIntelligence honors excellence in education and education administration by naming 25 exemplary professionals in these fields. The 2012 class of education role models was selected by DesignIntelligence staff with extensive input from thousands of design professionals, academic department heads, and students, one of the chosen teachs at UC's DAAP.

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UC: Top Producers of U.S. Fulbright Scholars

The Chronicle of Higher Education Tuesday, November 01, 2011

UC is among the “top producers” of U.S. Fulbright Scholars, according to a listing this week in The Chronicle of Higher Education. UC ranked ahead of Harvard, Columbia, Cornell and Ohio State.

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The sex book that hit the spot

The Daily Beast Tuesday, October 04, 2011

Our Bodies, Ourselves was the kind of book that libraries banned and women stashed under their beds like pornography—a fixture of college dorm rooms that shocked conservatives with its candid discussion. UC's Wendy Kline even wrote a book about its influence.

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UC one of top 10 most inspiring campuses

Delta Sky Magazine Tuesday, September 13, 2011

The University of Cincinnati was named one of the most inspiring campuses in the world by Delta Sky Magazine.

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GE Foundation Grants $5.3M to Cincinnati Public Schools

3BLMedia Tuesday, August 30, 2011

This month, the GE Foundation announced that it will donate $5.3 million to Cincinnati Public Schools. This donation is a three year extension grant to help students reach the goals set by the Common Core State Standards to make certain that they are prepared for college.

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Why Cincinnati is (Again) Ohio's Highest Rated Urban School District

State Impact/NPR Tuesday, August 30, 2011

Last year, Cincinnati Public Schools made history as the only urban school district in Ohio to reach an “effective” rating on the state report cards. This year, it is once again the only urban school district to get a “B”. So how did it managed to go from the equivalent of an “F” ten years ago to consistent “B’s” today?

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