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Graduate students play a critical role in the University of Cincinnati's status as a comprehensive research-intensive university. Through the Graduate School's 350+ graduate degree and certificate programs, University of Cincinnati graduate students generate knowledge and discovery that benefit society.

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Cincinnati provides the perfect backdrop for the graduate experience, offering academic-corporate partnerships, exciting career opportunities and all the big-city amenities in an area with an affordable cost of living.

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With a long history of breakthroughs across various fields and a reputation as a “research heavyweight,” UC is a thriving hub for future-leaning advancement. #NextLivesHere

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Graduate School News

A&S doctoral student receives P.E.O. Scholar Award

October 15, 2020

Shaonta’ is a Black Christian millennial scholar. These intersecting aspects of her identity inform the way she conducts and makes sense of her research. Her dissertation project, Unapologetically Black and Unashamedly Christian: Exploring the Complexities of Black Millennial Christianity, looks “specifically at how religion plays a role in how young Black Christians are making sense of racial inequality and how they go about responding to some of the racist conditions that they may experience.”

Lindner tops rankings for data science in U.S. again

October 14, 2020

The Master of Science in Business Analytics (MS-BANA) program at the University of Cincinnati Carl H. Lindner College of Business was recently ranked No. 1 in the United States by Predictive Analytics Today. This is the second year that Lindner has achieved a No. 1 ranking from the research entity.

UC launches app to bolster COVID-19 safety and prevention efforts

September 16, 2020

The University of Cincinnati has deployed the COVID Check app for members of the UC community to use to help reduce the spread of COVID-19.

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