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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.
March 13, 2026
The UC Board of Trustees approved $12 million at its Feb. 24 meeting for the design phase of a new Welcome Gateway Building for Uptown campus.
March 13, 2026
UC Law launches new blog to highlight thought leadership pieces of faculty, staff, alumni and others.
March 12, 2026
WVXU speaks with UC Corporate Law Center Director Neil Taylor about corporate ethics and compliance for a segment of Cincinnati Edition.
March 4, 2026
UC Law team earns third place at KMK first-year law student case competition.
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.
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.
February 16, 2026
2L Robby Belt shares is story of learning to navigate law school.
February 16, 2026
UC College of Law is working with several law faculty to identify mentors and determine what characteristics make the best mentor-mentee relationships.
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.
January 27, 2026
The Columbus Dispatch follows the US Supreme Court's refusal to review a $45 million civil lawsuit award for an Ohio Innocence Project exoneree’s wrongful imprisonment. OIP at UC Law has help exonerate 43 people who served collectively more than 800 years behind bars for crimes they didn't commit.
January 22, 2026
The University of Cincinnati College of Law's new Center for Advocacy helps train students in legal skills that will prepare them for real world lawyering.
January 21, 2026
The Cincinnati Ethics Center will host the fourth annual Greater Cincinnati Regional High School Ethics Bowl Saturday and Sunday, Jan. 24-25, at the University of Cincinnati. Multiple sessions designed to test the ethical reasoning skills of high school students will be held in UC’s Carl H. Lindner College of Business and the UC College of Law.
January 7, 2026
Most people have a natural curiosity to see the world. Meanwhile, most Bearcats enjoy being around other Bearcats. Alumni can check both boxes through the UC Alumni Association’s travel program, which offers about half a dozen excursions each year to fascinating places around the globe.
January 7, 2026
The University of Cincinnati is making college more attainable for students across Ohio with the creation of the Bearcats Affordability Grant. The new grant will provide a pathway to tuition-free college for students of families who make less than $75,000 per year. Beginning in fall 2026, the Bearcats Affordability Grant will cover the remaining cost of tuition for Ohio residents who are Pell eligible.
January 2, 2026
The story of prohibition bootlegger George Remus was among WLWT's favorite segments in 2025. UC Law Professor Christopher Bryant spoke with journalist Lindsay Stone about Remus using a temporary insanity defense during a murder trial.