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Recent News

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OTR mural celebrates UC alumni innovation and impact

April 14, 2026

The UC Alumni Association (UCAA) will host its annual Alumni Celebration during Alumni Week, April 13-18, with a community art project commemorating this year’s slate of alumni honorees receiving the organization’s top awards. Taking place April 16 at the First Financial Center (Cincinnati Convention Center), the Alumni Celebration will recognize the 18 honorees for their individual and collective innovation and impact, and the resulting impact on their university, communities, and fields of endeavor.

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High Court offers protections for therapy speech

April 5, 2026

Jennifer Bard, a professor in the Donald P. Klekamp College of Law and the UC Department of Internal Medicine, spoke with journalists about the US Supreme Court ruling granting first amendment protections for speech offered during therapy sessions.

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There is no right to remote work

March 26, 2026

The Cincinnati Enquirer spoke with Anne Lofaso, professor in the UC College of Law, about what the law says about reasonable accommodations for employees and how remote work might be part of the conversation.

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Training future corporate lawyers

February 25, 2026

Neil Taylor, director of the Corporate Law Center at the University of Cincinnati, is working with students to him them chart a path into promising legal career.

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Can coal make a comeback?

February 24, 2026

Bloomberg Law speaks with Joseph Tomain, Dean Emeritus and Wilbert and Helen Ziegler Professor of Law at UC, about the federal government's push to promote use of coal plants for energy generation.

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UC’s research surges with $346M in awards

February 12, 2026

The University of Cincinnati reached $346 million in sponsored research awards in fiscal year 2025, up 6.6% increase over the previous year. Additionally, funding for clinical trials at UC climbed, with $88 million in industry-sponsored awards and $33 million in federally sponsored awards.