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March 2008

McMicken Monthly University of Cincinnati

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McMicken Monthly Goes Global

Several thousand Arts and Sciences alumni join students, faculty and staff on the McMicken Monthly mailing list with this edition. The e-newsletter is the place to get the latest on what's happening at McMicken, along with updates on award-winning publications and groundbreaking research.

Geology Grad Student Joins in Recruitment Weekend
Geology's Rebecca Reverman and other department reps shared input on UC as potential peers spent time on campus.

MeasureNet Celebrates 10th Birthday in Student Labs
Research Associate Robert Voorhees looks at a decade of success for a data system created in the Department of Chemistry and now used, worldwide, by about 10,000 students weekly.

1942 Physics Graduate Continues to 'Give Back'
Almost 70 years after earning his master's degree in the UC Department of Physics, Las Vegas resident Bill Blaylock is carving out a very special partnership with students he most likely will never meet.

Partnership to Recruit Math Teachers Awarded $275K
A partnership led by UC, Miami University, Cincinnati Public Schools and the Princeton City Schools is awarded additional funding as part of an Ohio Board of Regents plan to develop regional STEM and foreign language academies.

Trailblazing Alumna to be Honored at Symposium
The first African American woman to earn a doctorate in psychology, a 1933 UC graduate, is the inspiration behind the Inez Beverly Prosser Memorial Symposium on Black Women in Psychology, set for April 3-4 on the UC campus.

Q&A: Jim Braziel, English

English Professor's Roots Run Deep, Reach Far in 'Birmingham, 35 Miles'
Jim Braziel's Georgia upbringing played an important role in bringing his first novel - the first in a two-book deal - to life.

In Focus: Amy Averett, BA, 1990

Mentoring Matters: Giving Back Where It Counts

The path to a great job was no cakewalk for 1999 graduate Amy Averett, now a mentor for Cincinnati Sophomore Initiative.

Alumni Corner

College Awards Dinner - May 1
Alumni, faculty, staff and students will be honored for outstanding performance.

Alumni Weekend - May 16-18
Thousands of alumni will return to campus to rediscover UC. A full schedule of events is available online.

Upcoming Events

Graduate Colloquium
March 15-16

Physics Colloquium with Takami Tohyama
March 20

Book Reading, Religious Studies
March 27

Graduate Student Assembly
April 2

more events

Meet...

Suzanne Boys

Suzanne Boys came home, literally and figuratively, when she joined the Communication faculty of McMicken College of Arts and Sciences.

The University of Cincinnati is, after all, a tradition in the Boys family. And life at UC provides not only a familiar and friendly backdrop for Boys' love of teaching, but the chance to team with colleagues who have inspired her since her undergraduate years.  

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