Though Kings Island's history spans nearly 50 years, the Mason, Ohio, amusement park has never been the subject of a comprehensive telling of its story.

In addition to a disproportionate and deadlier impact on seniors, the COVID-19 pandemic has also had another devastating impact - more deaths from Alzheimer's and dementia. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, there were at least 42,000 more deaths from Alzheimer’s and other dementias in 2020 compared with the average of the five years prior.

As America continues to wrestle with its racial divides, universities are pressed more than ever to increase diversity and cultural competency among students, faculty and staff.

The COVID-19 pandemic forced the entertainment industry to a virtual halt, much like it did other sectors. But two graduates of the University of Cincinnati's College Conservatory of Music (CCM) found a way to be productive over the past year.

Last year three Cincinnati City Council members were indicted on federal bribery charges, leading many to believe there is a culture of corruption at City Hall. But what leads a person to cheat? With so many members of council allegedly gaming the system, is corruption contagious?

She has given 25 years of leadership to the Cincinnati Ballet. Now Artistic Director Victoria Morgan announces she is retiring at the end of the 2021-22 season. Morgan makes her announcement just as the ballet begins moving into a new building. The company has a soft opening in the new $31 million Margaret and Michael Valentine Center for Dance in Walnut Hills June 14.

Students at Carson School in West Price Hill saw a need in their community and stepped in to help. Teacher Stacey Jones says her students worked with Turner Construction to build a "little pantry" in front of the school to feed the community.

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Scholars are beginning to examine intellectual property in the lens of critical race theory and considering how to make classrooms more inclusive spaces. Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University College of Law Dean Deidré Keller discusses intellectual property and the future of diversity and inclusion in an upcoming talk at the University of Dayton. Keller argues that intellectual property law historically has protected the power of whiteness and in reimaging critical race intellectual

Recently, a curriculum that explores America's racist history has drawn fire from conservatives across the country and prompted legislation to keep it from being taught in public schools.