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DAAP Professor Emil Robinson’s artwork featured at London’s...

September 19, 2025

Professor Robinson’s collection ‘Interiors’ was featured at the Daniel Katz Gallery, an exciting opportunity to display his ability to uncover the beauty and individuality of everyday spaces. This exhibition highlights ordinary spaces from doorways to hallways; he finds a connection to places people often overlook.

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Champion and UC/DAAP spirit wear launch Sept. 24

Event: September 24, 2025 3:00 PM

The University of Cincinnati has partnered with athletic apparel giant Champion and UC’s College of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning (DAAP) to launch “Made You Look,” an immersive retail showcase of student-designed Bearcats apparel. The launch of the line will be on Wednesday, Sept. 24, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Bearcats Commons, located between Arts & Sciences Hall and Tangeman University Center.

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Designing with purpose: how UC transformed one student’s design...

September 18, 2025

To say that UC has exceeded expectations for Grace Nunn, DAAP ’27, would be an understatement. She arrived on campus expecting to blend her love of art with a career in communication design that provided an economically feasible path forward. What she did not expect was a transformation in how she viewed the purpose of design.

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DAAP Professor Emil Robinson’s artwork featured at London’s...

September 19, 2025

Professor Robinson’s collection ‘Interiors’ was featured at the Daniel Katz Gallery, an exciting opportunity to display his ability to uncover the beauty and individuality of everyday spaces. This exhibition highlights ordinary spaces from doorways to hallways; he finds a connection to places people often overlook.

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Champion and UC/DAAP spirit wear launch Sept. 24

Event: September 24, 2025 3:00 PM

The University of Cincinnati has partnered with athletic apparel giant Champion and UC’s College of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning (DAAP) to launch “Made You Look,” an immersive retail showcase of student-designed Bearcats apparel. The launch of the line will be on Wednesday, Sept. 24, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Bearcats Commons, located between Arts & Sciences Hall and Tangeman University Center.

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Designing with purpose: how UC transformed one student’s design...

September 18, 2025

To say that UC has exceeded expectations for Grace Nunn, DAAP ’27, would be an understatement. She arrived on campus expecting to blend her love of art with a career in communication design that provided an economically feasible path forward. What she did not expect was a transformation in how she viewed the purpose of design.

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UC names alumna as dean of DAAP

September 15, 2025

The Cincinnati Business Courier reported that the University of Cincinnati has appointed alumna Stephanie Pilat as dean of its College of Design, Architecture, Art and Planning (DAAP), effective July 1. She becomes the college’s eighth dean, succeeding Timothy Jachna, who was appointed in 2018.

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Record enrollment continues at UC

September 15, 2025

More than a decade of growth continues with the University of Cincinnati seeing its largest enrollment ever as the official head count landed at 53,682 students for fall semester 2025.

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Want hands-on experience? Build a car

September 9, 2025

Celebrating 50 years at UC, Bearcats Baja is recruiting students in business and design to help the team with its competitive off-road vehicle.

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DAAP students turn coursework into published book

September 3, 2025

One of the courses David Edelman teaches is an urban environmental management class for both undergraduate and graduate students, concentrating on tackling environmental problems in developing regions and countries by creating solutions. This year’s focus is on San Juan, Puerto Rico.

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Co-op earnings on the rise

September 2, 2025

In the 2024-45 academic year, University of Cincinnati cooperative education (co-op) students earned more than $94 million in paid work experiences across top industries, making UC one of the best-value universities for hands-on career training and return on investment (ROI). With average co-op salaries exceeding $11,000 per semester, UC continues to lead in experiential learning, job readiness and employer partnerships.

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UC rolls out the welcome mat for the first day of class

August 27, 2025

UC students, faculty and adminstrators spoke with Cincinnati journalists about the first day of class for Fall 2025. The morning live segments also showcased the new Sheakley Indoor Practice Facility and Athletics Performance Center.

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Back to School 2025: UC’s sustained growth

August 25, 2025

The University of Cincinnati will continue to see growth in enrollment as classes begin Monday, Aug. 25, with a projected 54,000 students — a 1.4% increase over last year.

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Grad student designs a future with NYC co-op

August 22, 2025

Architecture graduate student Tamara Nasr secured a co-op at Steven Holl Architects, a top-ranked, internationally recognized firm headquartered in Manhattan. It was the firm's first UC co-op experience, and they plan to continue the partnership.

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Seeking tales and sipping whiskey in a shack floating down the...

August 21, 2025

DAAP faculty Wes Modes is featured in a New York Times article on river chronicles. Aboard a handmade shantyboat built with friends, Modes has traveled waterways across the U.S., from the Ohio and Mississippi to Louisiana’s bayous; interviewing more than 175 people about art, music, food, work, and family traditions — and about the shifting realities of life on the water.

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UC mourns the passing of former first lady Carol R. Steger

August 19, 2025

Carol R. Steger, former first lady of the University of Cincinnati, died on August 12, 2025 at the age of 85. Steger served as UC’s first lady from 1984 to 2013. Her husband, Joseph A. Steger, was UC’s 24th president and had the second-longest term in the university’s history. President Steger died in 2013.

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