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(08-26-2020 08:35 AM)rath v2.0 Wrote:  

(08-25-2020 07:43 PM)skylinecat Wrote:  

(08-25-2020 10:35 AM)bearcatdp Wrote:  Isn't Dr. Pinto an engineer?

Hence the personality of a pet rock.

I’m not convinced he is real person. “Pinto“ is like Heisenberg...Zimpher’s alter ego/nom de plume.

I often felt that Ono took the cheerleading a little too far, to the point it came across as narcissistic. That being said I think Pinto could definitely use some of Dr. Ono’s public communication acumen.

I remember one time visiting the in-laws up in the Youngstown area during the holidays and talking to the younger cousins- all all high school students. When I told them I went to UC they all responded with how cool Dr. Ono was and because of him they were considering UC. I doubt kids in any part of Ohio are saying to themselves today that Dr. Pinto is the reason they have UC as a top college choice.

I am optimistic that the Next Lives Here Initiative will pay for UC down the line, but I haven’t seen UC rise in terms of research dollars, patents, etc or on any of the college rankings that come out every year. In fact we seem to be either stagnant and in some cases regressing a little.