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April 27, 2026
Cincinnati startup founders pitched concepts ranging from car accident prevention tools to robotics for manufacturing facilities during Venture Lab Demo Day at UC’s 1819 Innovation Hub.
April 27, 2026
Fire Escape is a video game created by the Digital Performance Lab in Digital Futures that teaches kids how to survive and escape a house fire. The video game is now available to play in the Cincinnati Fire Museum, and is expanding to other museums across the country.
April 23, 2026
Three University of Cincinnati students designed and built a residual limb warmer to protect Paralympic athletes competing in bobsled and skeleton from freezing temperatures between races.