Resting on a hill overlooking the north side of Cincinnati, Clifton offers a wide range of experiences from a college atmosphere with the city's largest school, the University of Cincinnati, to an international center for cutting-edge medicine featuring University, Children's and Good Samaritan hospitals. Clifton's history has been preserved in historical buildings and homes — from modest to millionaire. Trendy shops and restaurants can be found on Ludlow Avenue in the Gaslight District, along with the Esquire Theatre, yoga studios, Clifton Market and a newly renovated branch of the Cincinnati Public Library. Even though Clifton is tightly compacted with large buildings and interesting architecture, green space does exist at Burnet Woods.
Announced last month and beginning in the fall of 2014, the University of Cincinnati will debut an innovative, accelerated program that combines a bachelor of science in Information Technology, a master’s of science in Health Informatics and five semesters of co-op experience in just five years.
The University of Cincinnati College of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning staged its 63rd annual Fashion Show on April 25, sponsored by Macy's. The show, which was staged inside UC's Campus Recreation Center, included professional lighting, choreography, music and, most of all, dazzling designs.
Three historic houses in Clifton will be featured at the Cincinnati Preservation Association’s 2014 Mansions of Lafayette Avenue House Tour. The tour is from 1 to 5 p.m. May 10.
State Farm has partnered with the Economics Center to provide The Money Savvy Kids program, which will equip 50 area teachers with the resources to bring financial literacy into the classroom.
The University of Cincinnati, Xavier University and Miami University all made "The Princeton Review's Guide to 332 Green Colleges: 2014 Edition."
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center has been recognized as one of the top 10 health systems in the nation for workplace diversity.
The Donald C. Harrison Health Sciences Library was ranked 14th among "the 25 most impressive university medical school libraries in the world" according to The Best Master’s Degrees Reviews and Rankings, a public site that explores and ranks the vast world of Master’s degrees in all the disciplines.
At this year's Innovation Quest Elevator Pitch Competition, 113 registered teams of University of Cincinnati students were given 90 seconds to present their pitches to judges and potential investors from within the local entrepreneurship community.
On April 21, the Cincinnati Public Library will break ground on three new branches in Clifton, Reading and St. Bernard. The locations are expected to open spring or summer 2015.
Composer Jennifer Jolley, who earned both her D.M.A. and M.M. at the University of Cincinnati’s College-Conservatory of Music discusses her unlikely route from Los Angeles to Cincinnati via Vermont, and why she's glad she landed in the Queen City.
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