[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 53 (Wednesday, March 27, 2019)]
[Senate]
[Pages S2035-S2036]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI'S BICENTENNIAL RESEARCH AND INNOVATION WEEK

 Mr. PORTMAN. Mr. President, today I wish to recognize the 
University of Cincinnati on their bicentennial celebration honoring 200 
years of extraordinary research.
  In January of 1819, two colleges were chartered by the state of Ohio: 
the Medical College of Ohio and Cincinnati College. Both are 
predecessors to today's University of Cincinnati. The opening 
enrollment of Cincinnati College was roughly 70 students. Today, the 
University of Cincinnati has an enrollment of nearly 46,000 students, 
making it one of the largest universities in the Nation. UC stands as a 
Carnegie Research 1 university, with a living alumni base of more than 
300,000; a world-acclaimed campus and top programs in music, health, 
design, science, and more; plus a $4.2 billion economic impact in its 
tristate region of Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana.
  Next week, UC will be celebrating its Bicentennial Research and 
Innovation Week. The week will be honoring UC's

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past 200 years of extraordinary research by showcasing the impactful, 
imaginative, and innovative work researchers at UC are doing today. 
Examples of the research and innovation that will be highlighted during 
the week include demonstrations of connected autonomous vehicles, 
presentations on infrastructure to share data in smart secure cities, 
pitches by student-inventors and entrepreneurs, discussions on 
partnerships needed for the goal of ending the opioid epidemic, 
highlights from experts in bioinformatics, neuroscience, and 
engineering at the University of Cincinnati and its affiliated 
institutions and how they are pushing the boundaries of clinical and 
data sciences, and more.
  UC is proud of the broad societal impacts the work of our researchers 
have had on Cincinnati, the region, and beyond. Congratulations to the 
University of Cincinnati for 200 years of research and innovation 
excellence.

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