25 minutes ago, Lazarus said:

 

Huge brand-new buildings sitting empty.   Somebody with no hesitation to dub these things an "innovation center" is losing big, big money.  Yet people with no connection to a project with "now leasing!" signs hanging on it insist that the buildings are full.  They're like rice cookers bringing innovations to a polite boil. 

 

Many single-family homes and small multifamilies were torn down for this botch.  Maybe they can be converted to affordable housing. 

 

 

 

The MLK exit was also built here partially with developing this area in mind. So while I don't agree that it's a failure (yet) I do agree that when similar money was spent on the streetcar as it took to build the MLK exit, every development tied to the streetcar was under a microscope as it had to prove it's own existence. Just because this project is car dependent and not in the downtown core doesn't mean we should ignore it and not apply the same scrutiny as those who disingenuously counted every dollar of streetcar related investment. 

UC receives $1 million to develop artificial intelligence job pipeline

By Lara Schwartz – Staff reporter, Cincinnati Business Courier

Aug 2, 2024

 

University of Cincinnati has received a competitive grant to develop a so-called "trustworthy artificial intelligence" program to educate community college students and prepare them for jobs in the field.

 

The U.S. National Science Foundation granted $1 million to UC and Professor Justin Zhan, the head of the department of computer science in the College of Engineering and Applied Science, to develop an experiential learning pathway in trustworthy artificial intelligence, which is an approach to AI development that makes safety and transparency a priority.

 

“We want AI that is trustworthy,” Zhan told me. “We don’t want people to use AI to destroy systems and (in malicious ways).”

 

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Have any details emerged about long term plans for the former College of Law corner?

1 hour ago, taestell said:

Have any details emerged about long term plans for the former College of Law corner?

I would have to guess we're a few years out from anything happening. My thought (not alone in this thinking) is that it would be a great spot for a gateway into campus with admissions and a new alumni center (still in a temporary space since new college of business building was built) but I have no basis for that.

Edited August 2, 2024Aug 2 by tonyt3524

On 4/24/2024 at 9:44 AM, ColDayMan said:

UC approves $36M spend for massive student housing development

 

University of Cincinnati will spend $36 million to fund site development for a series of new dorms that will effectively expand its campus south across Calhoun Street, a calculated move by the school amid expectations of significant growth.

 

UC’s board of trustees approved the funding at a meeting April 23.

 

It will allow Turner Construction to execute an early site development package and start site work including excavation, installing site utilities, constructing a parking podium to support the housing and ordering long-lead systems and equipment.

 

The so-called “Block 1 & 2” development will sit on 2.1 acres at the northwest corner of East McMillan and Vine streets in Clifton Heights. It is the last remaining vacant land in the neighborhood’s business district and is currently owned by the Clifton Heights Community Urban Redevelopment Corporation (CHCURC).

 

More below:

https://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2024/04/24/university-cincinnati-building-new-student-housing.html

 

 

Some orange fencing went up around this recently so hopefully they're close to starting

10 minutes ago, tonyt3524 said:

 

Some orange fencing went up around this recently so hopefully they're close to starting

From the article:

 

"Construction is expected to begin August 2024."

 

So, sound like it's moving forward. Completion not until 2027, it says, though. That probably means phases and that the project will be downsized in true Cincinnati fashion.

9 minutes ago, Rabbit Hash said:

From the article:

 

"Construction is expected to begin August 2024."

 

So, sound like it's moving forward. Completion not until 2027, it says, though. That probably means phases and that the project will be downsized in true Cincinnati fashion.

UC doesn’t really down size any of its projects. They need dorms SO bad there is zero chance this is scaled back. Also 2027 for this scale and site seems about right, it’s August 2024 I’m thinking the buildings will be getting finishing touches early 2027.

Edited August 2, 2024Aug 2 by 646empire

UC Blue Ash begins new phase of renovations to flagship building

By Lara Schwartz – Staff reporter, Cincinnati Business Courier

Aug 12, 2024

 

University of Cincinnati Blue Ash College is starting the next phase of a major renovation project to its flagship building.

 

UC Blue Ash announced its plans to renovate Muntz Hall in 2015 and completed phase one of the project in 2018, which renovated 14 classrooms, added two new conference rooms and common areas for students.

 

The college is now entering phase five of the project to transform the main entrance, overhaul a space for student support services and add new study/common spaces.

 

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Some pics from a walk around campus. They realigned University Circle with Straight Street and are working on some of the bump outs now. Here's a before and after. They did not widen it on the UC side but does look wider on the west side by the new development.

 

 

Also getting close on the old law site. Looks like walkways and planting are all that's left.

 

Edited August 13, 2024Aug 13 by tonyt3524

2 minutes ago, tonyt3524 said:

Some pics from a walk around campus. They realigned University Circle with Straight Street and are working on some of the bump outs now. Here's a before and after.

Love to see the removal of the slip turn lane!

1 hour ago, jwulsin said:

Love to see the removal of the slip turn lane!

I've only ever been hit by one car. I was walking along this sidewalk, crossing this spot. Someone stopped and it looked, to me, like they were stopping to allow me to continue walking across this stretch of road. They were not. They were looking at their phone and just not paying attention. She started to move again, grazed my side, knocked me down, screamed, then peeled out and took off. I was fine other than like a little scrap on my hand or something, but it's good to see a better setup that necessitates paying more attention in general.

3 hours ago, jmicha said:

They were not. They were looking at their phone and just not paying attention.

im afraid that ship has sailed. soon with more autonomous technology, drivers will think the auto is doing all the hard work and it (the auto) should be happy that it has been chosen to chauffeur the princess around.

1 hour ago, RJohnson said:

im afraid that ship has sailed. soon with more autonomous technology, drivers will think the auto is doing all the hard work and it (the auto) should be happy that it has been chosen to chauffeur the princess around.

This was like 10-12 years ago, and I'm sure it has only gotten worse. I didn't really drive much for the first 6 or so years I've lived in NYC, but now that I have a car again and commute up to Connecticut a couple times a week, I'm realizing in that 6 year gap from 2016-2022, things definitely went downhill fast. Not to hijack a thread about UC, but it's upsetting how crazy drivers became in that time. I chalked it up to NYC drivers simply being more aggressive, but it's everywhere. It's dangerous.

 

To bring it back to UC, even more reason to improve the roads around campus. Clifton, MLK, and Vine are all way wider and more of a racetrack than any of them need to be. Now that UC enrolls over 50,000 students, the time has never been better to put their safety into action and make changes.

UC to name $134M indoor athletic facility after donor, construction underway: PHOTOS

By Lara Schwartz – Staff reporter, Cincinnati Business Courier

Aug 19, 2024

 

Construction on the University of Cincinnati’s new indoor practice facility and performance center is well underway.

 

The university broke ground on the $134 million complex in early 2023. It was announced at the facility’s beam-signing ceremony Friday, Aug. 16, that it would be named after Larry and Rhonda Sheakley, who provided a large portion of the funds. Naming opportunities for other spaces and rooms in the center are still open.

 

Located near the university’s Fifth Third Arena on the corner of Jefferson Avenue and West Corry Street, the facility, designed by Gensler and built by Messer Construction, will be a three-story athletics performance center primary for the use of the football program.

 

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I work in Edwards so I've gotten a good look at the new practice facility. You don't know how big it is until you're walking or driving next to it on Jefferson/Vine (I don't know).

Is this technology available for a family with kids... asking for a friend 🤣:

 

"The entrance to the athletic training space will be from the locker room and through the "car wash" where the players will be sprayed down to wash off any sweat, dirt or pellets from the field that may be stuck on them."

23 hours ago, JaceTheAce41 said:

I work in Edwards so I've gotten a good look at the new practice facility. You don't know how big it is until you're walking or driving next to it on Jefferson/Vine (I don't know).

 

That's funny, I worked in Edwards during the construction of the original "Jefferson Avenue Sports Complex" that is now being replaced by this new facility. I took a few pictures with early smartphones so they're nothing great:

 

 

 

 

 

 

On 8/13/2024 at 6:56 PM, jmicha said:

 

 

To bring it back to UC, even more reason to improve the roads around campus. Clifton, MLK, and Vine are all way wider and more of a racetrack than any of them need to be. Now that UC enrolls over 50,000 students, the time has never been better to put their safety into action and make changes.

 

In the '90s and 2000s schools went rabid trying to get as many commuter students as possible especially with night classes. Now that type of student is more likely to be an online student so you don't need freeways in and out of the campus areas anymore.

3 minutes ago, GCrites said:

 

In the '90s and 2000s schools went rabid trying to get as many commuter students as possible especially with night classes. Now that type of student is more likely to be an online student so you don't need freeways in and out of the campus areas anymore.

 

The MLK interchange off I-71 has made a huge difference.  It's hard to believe that it wasn't built back when MLK was put through in the 1980s.  It used to be the case that McMillan would gridlock from I-71 back to Hughes High School after events.  Now there is only a brief 5-10 minute period of congestion after football and basketball games.  But part of the reason why the gridlock doesn't happen is because there is much less cross-traffic on Highland Ave. since people used to reach the hospitals and even UC from I-471 via Reading/Dorchester/Highland. 

 

40 minutes ago, GCrites said:

you don't need freeways in and out of the campus areas anymore.

I disagree, Campuses are still very populated and active, many times surrounded by big institutions like hospitals such as UC. Not even counting the sporting events which can be a circus. Freeway access is a MUST.

48 minutes ago, GCrites said:

 

In the '90s and 2000s schools went rabid trying to get as many commuter students as possible especially with night classes. Now that type of student is more likely to be an online student so you don't need freeways in and out of the campus areas anymore.

 

Yeah I don't know about that. Just take a stroll through CUF this week (move-in week) or next (start of classes) to see how busy and populated it is.

Edited August 20, 2024Aug 20 by tonyt3524

I think @GCritesis saying that treating the roads into and out of campus like feeders to the interstate for large populations to leave everyday is less of a necessity than it may have been perceived to have been in past decades. More students live on or adjacent to campus and a lot of the former "commuter" student body is now actually the "online student" body. The areas around campus are definitely way more populated and active now than in past decades, but the poor infrastructure planning of the past really shows even more as a result. It needs to be pedestrianized and scaled to be appropriate for such a dense area.

^No, the areas around UC are not more active than they used to be.  I was there.  In fact I'm regularly shocked by how little pedestrian activity there is around a campus with 50,000 students.  The layout of UC dilutes the pedestrian activity.  There are many empty storefronts in the U Square development and nearby.  OU has fewer than half as many students as UC but it has a much more urban character because of the tight layout and because freshmen and sophomores must live in the dorms and the dorms have almost zero parking. 

 

Far, far more people bring their cars to UC (almost all of the new apartment buildings have garages) and many people take Uber comically short distances (rideshare often doesn't exist at rural colleges).  You now rarely see the large packs of friends walking from party to party because they all take...a cab.  Calling a cab was almost inconceivable until the smart phone era since you had to sit around forever for a cab that might or might not show up.  You had to establish a relationship with a cab driver to get a guy to be reliable. 

With the success of the two-way street conversions in Walnut Hills, you would think that the city would at least consider extending them west to at least Auburn Avenue or Vine Street. The I-71 exit to Taft could be rebuilt as a more conventional interchange in the long term, but for now, why not reduce the number of lanes? Does it really need to be 3 lanes wide given how much traffic now exits at MLK instead of Taft?

44 minutes ago, jmicha said:

I think @GCritesis saying that treating the roads into and out of campus like feeders to the interstate for large populations to leave everyday is less of a necessity than it may have been perceived to have been in past decades. More students live on or adjacent to campus and a lot of the former "commuter" student body is now actually the "online student" body. The areas around campus are definitely way more populated and active now than in past decades, but the poor infrastructure planning of the past really shows even more as a result. It needs to be pedestrianized and scaled to be appropriate for such a dense area.

 

You got it.

1 hour ago, Lazarus said:

^No, the areas around UC are not more active than they used to be.  I was there.  In fact I'm regularly shocked by how little pedestrian activity there is around a campus with 50,000 students.  The layout of UC dilutes the pedestrian activity.  There are many empty storefronts in the U Square development and nearby.  OU has fewer than half as many students as UC but it has a much more urban character because of the tight layout and because freshmen and sophomores must live in the dorms and the dorms have almost zero parking. 

 

Far, far more people bring their cars to UC (almost all of the new apartment buildings have garages) and many people take Uber comically short distances (rideshare often doesn't exist at rural colleges).  You now rarely see the large packs of friends walking from party to party because they all take...a cab.  Calling a cab was almost inconceivable until the smart phone era since you had to sit around forever for a cab that might or might not show up.  You had to establish a relationship with a cab driver to get a guy to be reliable. 

I was there too. Lived on Calhoun for over three years. Visit the area regularly and yes, there is far more pedestrian activity today. 

 

There are a few empty storefronts at U Square. Saying that there are "many" is being hyperbolic.

16 minutes ago, Cygnus said:

I was there too. Lived on Calhoun for over three years. Visit the area regularly and yes, there is far more pedestrian activity today. 

 

There are a few empty storefronts at U Square. Saying that there are "many" is being hyperbolic.

 

At least three of them are in the process of being filled as well

2 hours ago, Lazarus said:

^No, the areas around UC are not more active than they used to be.  I was there.  In fact I'm regularly shocked by how little pedestrian activity there is around a campus with 50,000 students.  The layout of UC dilutes the pedestrian activity.  There are many empty storefronts in the U Square development and nearby.  OU has fewer than half as many students as UC but it has a much more urban character because of the tight layout and because freshmen and sophomores must live in the dorms and the dorms have almost zero parking. 

 

Far, far more people bring their cars to UC (almost all of the new apartment buildings have garages) and many people take Uber comically short distances (rideshare often doesn't exist at rural colleges).  You now rarely see the large packs of friends walking from party to party because they all take...a cab.  Calling a cab was almost inconceivable until the smart phone era since you had to sit around forever for a cab that might or might not show up.  You had to establish a relationship with a cab driver to get a guy to be reliable. 

What???? I haven’t got a clue what UC Campus/ Clifton you are strolling thru. That entire area is a pedestrian hot bed. OU’s rural Athens campus is nothing like UC’s. Calling OU’s campus Urban is laughable.

I work on campus as does my spouse and the place is hopping all the time. Once they finish whatever apartment building they're renovating on Calhoun, it'll be even more busy. Sure UC doesn't have the same character as OU or Miami and that's because there's literally nothing else in Oxford or Athens other than the college. UC is a lot more like Georgia Tech and event then it's not a 1-1 comparison. Now if they could just give the roads surrounding campus a makeover/diet, that would be great. It's dangerous for pedestrians.

Lol. 

 

Almost every business in Athens is on a 2 block by 3 block rectangle. Only scattered suburban developments for the most part outside of that. Maybe a cluster of 2 or 3 bars next to each other in a random spot.

 

I loved Athens when I visited in my college years, but this would be comparable if every bar around UC was on the 3 major blocks of Short Vine. There are 3 commercial districts around UC's campus and they aren't particularly close to each other. Very different college experiences. Picking housing around the commercial district you wanted to be around (Clifton to the North, Corryville to the east, and Clifton Heights to the SW) was my first priority (southwest corner is the right answer fwiw)

19 minutes ago, JaceTheAce41 said:

I work on campus as does my spouse and the place is hopping all the time. Once they finish whatever apartment building they're renovating on Calhoun, it'll be even more busy. Sure UC doesn't have the same character as OU or Miami and that's because there's literally nothing else in Oxford or Athens other than the college. UC is a lot more like Georgia Tech and event then it's not a 1-1 comparison. Now if they could just give the roads surrounding campus a makeover/diet, that would be great. It's dangerous for pedestrians.

 

And there's 3 more major areas in development that will only amplify pedestrian traffic IMO: UC dorm block across from Crossroads, The District, and the mega block of Vine/McMillan/Auburn.

Edited August 20, 2024Aug 20 by tonyt3524

4 hours ago, taestell said:

With the success of the two-way street conversions in Walnut Hills, you would think that the city would at least consider extending them west to at least Auburn Avenue or Vine Street. The I-71 exit to Taft could be rebuilt as a more conventional interchange in the long term, but for now, why not reduce the number of lanes? Does it really need to be 3 lanes wide given how much traffic now exits at MLK instead of Taft?

Sometimes I wonder if there are people in city hall even thinking of this or other similar ideas. Perhaps more engagement with those who live there, or are interested in the subject, we could see more progress. I think this is a great idea.

10 years ago, Deaconess Hospital was still going.  I can't remember exactly when the ER closed (2011?) and other employment tapered off in the building toward the end, but from 1980-2010 the place had a pretty significant impact on the general activity level 24/7 in that area, plus a hospital is active 365 days a year whereas UC is only at full power for 30 weeks.  This is why restaurants continue to struggle in U Square and elsewhere on that strip.  

Edited August 21, 2024Aug 21 by Lazarus

Yeah small business owners are better at serving the college market than chains whose revenue is dependent on constant drive-thru traffic the vast majority of their other locations. SBOs are used to the time off whereas the low net-margin chain model can't handle it. I always think about how places like Hungry Howie's or Gumby's Pizza are really specialized in this field. IDK the UC equivalent of those though, maybe Mac's and Adriatico's? Not quite the same even though Adriatico's is at OSU as well. None of them have Happy Meals or make them open at 6AM to sell breakfast since in some states you can't be on the blue exit signs on the freeway unless you serve breakfast so all the locations have to. That's the kind of thing big chains have to deal with and small businesses don't.

Are we also forgetting that it wasn't that long ago that U Square and UPA didn't exist? There was a time when, what is now many businesses, was either nothing, or a Hardee's and McDonald's. There were some places lost like Inn The Wood but all in all the area is much busier than in the past.

1 hour ago, anusthemenace said:

Are we also forgetting that it wasn't that long ago that U Square and UPA didn't exist? There was a time when, what is now many businesses, was either nothing, or a Hardee's and McDonald's. There were some places lost like Inn The Wood but all in all the area is much busier than in the past.

Mr. K's and R-Club are over here like, hey!

Mt. Oly's, Clifton Bay Yacht Club, Tapp's (wasn't that the name of the dance club next to Uncle Woody's?)...

Don't forget Short Vine.

I'm not saying there wasn't anything there. Just that there are more potential places for business than there were in the past. UPA and U square have added a ton of retail space to those streets. Tho I do lament the loss of some of those old businesses that were there in the past. Short Vine as well seems to only have improved in the past 20 years.

6 hours ago, GCrites said:

Don't forget Short Vine.

 

 

 

 

On 8/21/2024 at 11:27 AM, GCrites said:

Yeah small business owners are better at serving the college market than chains whose revenue is dependent on constant drive-thru traffic the vast majority of their other locations. SBOs are used to the time off whereas the low net-margin chain model can't handle it. I always think about how places like Hungry Howie's or Gumby's Pizza are really specialized in this field. IDK the UC equivalent of those though, maybe Mac's and Adriatico's? Not quite the same even though Adriatico's is at OSU as well. None of them have Happy Meals or make them open at 6AM to sell breakfast since in some states you can't be on the blue exit signs on the freeway unless you serve breakfast so all the locations have to. That's the kind of thing big chains have to deal with and small businesses don't.

 

The family-owned and operated businesses often own their buildings and the buildings sometimes include residential or other commercial tenants.  Thai Express, for example, owns the surface parking lot next to it, which diversifies their revenue stream, and sets the stage for them to sell everything to a developer.  The owner of the Cincinnati Adriatico's also owns a variety of rental properties.  He just tore down one of them to clear the site for the future Adriatico's (on the south side of McMillan St. near the infamous Shell gas station).  He's going to rent out the existing Adriatico's building to a future tenant. 

 

 

On 8/21/2024 at 3:12 PM, The_Cincinnati_Kid said:

Mt. Oly's, Clifton Bay Yacht Club, Tapp's (wasn't that the name of the dance club next to Uncle Woody's?)...

Cooter's/Vertigo. Burgundys/Prime Time

 

Sidenote: Debra Snell was a dish, bad 80s do notwithstanding. I had forgotten about her.

9 hours ago, Rabbit Hash said:

Cooter's/Vertigo. Burgundys/Prime Time

 

 

The shopping center had about 7 business in it.  Walgreen's, Cooter's/Vertigo, Blockbuster Video, and assorted wig/beauty places.  I think there was a Chinese takeout place there as well.  Now that entire city block only has two business: Kroger and Walgreen's.  We're also down the Mad Frog, Burgundy's/Prime Time, and the McDonald's that used to stand across from St. George Church. 

 

Last Friday I went with a friend to see a band we've seen about 5 times since the 1990s in various parts of the country.  I got the lead singer to laugh when I told him that the place we saw them at in Cincinnati back in 1998, Ripley's Belive It Or Not!, is now a...Chipotle. 

 

For whatever reason, Ripley's is probably the most-forgotten UC bar that had a solid 15+ year run:

 

There also has been nothing in the Daniel's restaurant space for maybe 15 years.  I remember eating there.  It had the front end of a Chevy Bel-Air on the wall, or something like that.  The basement bar closed around 2020. 

 

 

 

Also, the small Mole's Records building is still standing.  I assumed that it would be demolished but it is being used as the construction office for the new apartment building.  I don't know if this means it's staying or if it's going as work progresses. 

 

It would be hilarious if this:

https://www.google.com/maps/@39.1281189,-84.5133219,3a,39.4y,225.11h,95.7t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1sEeeZskQHeZ8bvWK97GUQyw!2e0!6shttps:%2F%2Fstreetviewpixels-pa.googleapis.com%2Fv1%2Fthumbnail%3Fcb_client%3Dmaps_sv.tactile%26w%3D900%26h%3D600%26pitch%3D-5.6989341105071105%26panoid%3DEeeZskQHeZ8bvWK97GUQyw%26yaw%3D225.1104932347052!7i16384!8i8192?coh=205410&entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI0MDgyMS4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D

 

Was moved across the street and rotated onto the mysterious unused UPA green space:

https://www.google.com/maps/@39.128206,-84.5137427,3a,75y,313.66h,101.23t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1sm69QXq4aHj0kX2MgDs7rnQ!2e0!6shttps:%2F%2Fstreetviewpixels-pa.googleapis.com%2Fv1%2Fthumbnail%3Fcb_client%3Dmaps_sv.tactile%26w%3D900%26h%3D600%26pitch%3D-11.225464417271269%26panoid%3Dm69QXq4aHj0kX2MgDs7rnQ%26yaw%3D313.66306141696674!7i16384!8i8192?coh=205410&entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI0MDgyMS4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D

UC breaks enrollment record – again – as programs continue to soar

 

The University of Cincinnati is starting another academic year with record-breaking enrollment.

 

As classes begin today, Aug. 26, the university expects to see its student population reach 52,000, which is a 2.1% increase from last year.

 

While its number of first-year students enrolled is dipping slightly with a 1.8% decrease to a projected 8,700 students, its other enrollment demographics are all seeing increases.

 

More below:

https://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2024/08/26/uc-enrollment-record-student-population-big-12.html

 

Here's what's new to eat at Nippert Stadium as Bearcats kick off football season

By Christian LeDuc – Staff reporter, Cincinnati Business Courier

Aug 28, 2024

Updated Aug 28, 2024 11:46am EDT

 

Students and fans at University of Cincinnati’s Nippert Stadium will experience a few new food options this football season and beyond.

 

UC Athletics and UC are now partnering with Sodexo Live, a branch of the Paris, France-based food services company Sodexo, which is operating under the name Red & Black Catering Co. This is its first time entering the Cincinnati market.

 

According to Anthony Di Fino, the university’s deputy athletic director and chief revenue officer, in addition to handling all campus athletic events, Sodexo Live is responsible for servicing the entire campus. 

 

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It turns out that the "Punk Rock MBA" guy went to DAAP (drone footage of DAAP at 5:40):

 

His Wikipedia bio lists U of Cincinnati:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finn_McKenty

 

What's crazy is that this guy appears to sort-of still live in Ohio (looks like he worked at P&G and at Abercrombie & Fitch) and I've been active in all of this stuff for the entire time he's been here but never heard of him until he started this youtube channel.  Because maybe just maybe he's a...poser. 

 

 

 

UC awarded state grant for $190M campus renovation project

By Lara Schwartz – Staff reporter, Cincinnati Business Courier

Aug 30, 2024

 

The University of Cincinnati will receive another state grant of more than $45 million from Ohio’s Controlling Board for the purpose of design-build and renovation services, specifically for Rieveschl Hall and the Old Chemistry Building.

 

Ohio State Rep. Cecil Thomas, D-Cincinnati, announced the board’s approval of the funds Aug. 19.

 

Rieveschl Hall, one of the university’s science buildings with biology and chemistry labs, is due for infrastructure, technology and interior upgrades. Work on the renovation project began in May 2023 and is expected to extend the building’s lifespan for at least another 50 years.

 

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UC officially closes 'Next, Now' campaign, surpasses $2 billion goal

By Lara Schwartz – Staff reporter, Cincinnati Business Courier

Sep 3, 2024

 

The University of Cincinnati and UC Health officially closed out the UC Foundation’s record-setting “Next, Now” campaign with $2.19 billion raised.

 

The “Next, Now” campaign started in 2013 with the goal of accumulating $2 billion by June 2024. It reached its $2 billion goal eight months early in September 2023.

 

At its completion in June 2024, the campaign was supported by 165,378 donors from all 50 states, Washington, D.C., and 49 countries.

 

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UC receives $6.5M in state funds for nationally recognized cybersecurity project

By Lara Schwartz – Staff reporter, Cincinnati Business Courier

Sep 11, 2024

Updated Sep 11, 2024 2:01pm EDT

 

The University of Cincinnati has received more state funding for its nationally recognized cybersecurity project.

 

Ohio State Rep. Rachel Baker, D-Cincinnati, announced Sept. 9 that the Controlling Board has allocated $6.5 million in capital budget funds for UC’s Ohio Cyber Range Institute (OCRI) to use over the next two years.

 

OCRI, which was officially designated in early March 2020, is a center housed at UC that works to advance the cybersecurity workforce, education and economic development. Its funding primarily comes from the Ohio Department of Higher Education and the Ohio Adjutant General’s Department.

 

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