A partnership between the University of Cincinnati and the University of Cincinnati Foundation is expanding scholarship support for Ohio students. To drive the creation of more need-based scholarships, the new UC Promise scholarship match will give donors the opportunity to double the impact of their giving.
The gift will support the Osher Center for Integrative Health’s endowment while expanding its new UC Osher Wellness Suite and John & Carrie Hayden Community Learning Kitchen.
Despite their reputations, these programs have led distinctly separate existences. Now after two years of planning, designing, casting, rehearsing and building, Sweeney Todd will soon swing his bloody razors at UC’s Corbett Auditorium. The production features a newly constructed trick barber chair for the “demon barber” to dispose of his unfortunate victims.
Starting in fall 2026, Ohio residents from families earning less than $75,000 a year who qualify for Pell Grants will have the remaining cost of tuition covered.
The funding will support memory disorder studies, expand specialized care and help UC’s institute gain national recognition for its Alzheimer’s research.
More than 25 local organizations have joined forces for Disability Pride Cincy, a regional effort that honors the Americans with Disabilities Act and highlights the rights, contributions and identities of people with disabilities.
The John and Carrie Hayden Community Learning Kitchen aims to highlight the role of nutrition in preventing and treating chronic disease.
Larry and Rhonda Sheakley’s gift, the largest single donation in UC Athletics history, launched the $134 million project and reflects their longtime commitment to Cincinnati student-athletes.
The gift is the latest in a series of donations from the same benefactor, who has contributed a total of $7.26 million to the university since 2018, with earlier gifts focused on UC Clermont.
Artist and gallery owner Paul Kroner and I were more than 15 minutes into our conversation before we touched on anything remotely dealing with the aesthetics of art. Rather, we chatted about things like climate change. And environmental sustainability. And building community. And the current political climate.
