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Photos:“Made You Look” pop-up showcase

September 30, 2025

More than 300 students and community members attended “Made You Look” on Sept. 24, a pop-up retail experience at the Tangeman University Center that showcased UC student creativity in partnership with Champion and the College of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning (DAAP).

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UC joins national mental health initiative for college students

September 29, 2025

The University of Cincinnati has joined a national program aimed at strengthening mental health support for college students, becoming an official JED Campus as part of the university’s long-standing commitment to supporting student well-being. The JED Campus program, developed by the nonprofit Jed Foundation, helps colleges and universities evaluate and enhance their mental health, substance misuse, and suicide prevention efforts. The initiative guides schools through a four-year strategic process to build comprehensive systems of care.

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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 11:00 AM

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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