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Professor with 50 years at UA is always ‘on the move’
There's a widespread network of alumni, spanning generations, who consider sport science professor Dr. Mary Jo MacCracken a mentor, colleague and friend. She's among the 555 employees who will be hono...
04/19/2018
online newsroom
Board names Dean John Green as interim president
The University of Akron Board of Trustees today voted unanimously to select Dr. John C. Green, dean of the Buchtel College of Arts & Sciences, as interim president, effective May 1, 2018.
04/18/2018
online newsroom,College of Engineering and Polymer Science,ChE engineering
Filtration engineer’s latest invention holds water
Dr. George Chase, a professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering, has a patent pending on a separation device to remove water droplets from fuel.
04/17/2018
online newsroom,Buchtel College of Arts and Sciences,Biology
‘One Strange Rock’: UA biologist featured in National Geographic documentary
A segment with Dr. Hazel Barton exploring New Mexico’s Lechuguilla Cave debuts tonight, and will also be livestreamed.
04/16/2018
Competition Teams,School of Law,online newsroom
Law student is finalist in legal hackathon competition
Senior Kevin Burwell is part of a five-person team that will compete in the final round of the first-ever Global Legal Hackathon in New York City on April 21.
04/11/2018
Research,online newsroom,Department of Polymer Science
Chameleon-like elastomers — champions of quick color change
University of Akron polymer researcher helps to discover synthetic biological tissue
that also changes color like chameleon skin.
04/11/2018
online newsroom,Couns,College of Health Professions
School of Counseling scores highest licensure exam passage rate in Ohio
With 92 percent, UA students and recent graduates score well above the national average and higher than other universities in the region.
04/11/2018
online newsroom,ECE engineering,College of Engineering and Polymer Science
Researchers develop smart sensors to prevent power outages
A fully commercialized product should be available to the utility industry in early 2019.
04/10/2018
School of Polymer Science and Polymer Engineering,Research,online newsroom
Polymer professor joins medical and biological engineering elite
Dr. Matthew Becker was honored for developing novel families of degradable polymers for use in additive manufacturing, regenerative medicine and drug delivery.
04/10/2018
online newsroom,College of Engineering and Polymer Science,BME engineering
Student engineers improve mobility of teen with nerve disorder
Cooper Meshew's 3D-printed arm brace enables him to write for first time in years, and take on othe simple tasks so many of us take for granted.
04/9/2018
