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Test of emergency text-messaging service to occur Thursday
Students, faculty and staff are encouraged to sign up for Z-Alert.
01/24/2017
online newsroom,Buchtel College of Arts and Sciences,Bliss Institute
Host of ‘The Open Mind’ to speak at UA
Alexander Heffner to talk about civil discourse in a digital age on Jan. 24.
01/18/2017
online newsroom,Inclusive Excellence
The Vagina Monologues’ comes to campus Jan. 28
UA students, staff, alumni and community members will perform the monologues.
01/18/2017
online newsroom
New chief diversity officer has background from Columbia, Harvard
Ms. Jolene Lane will join the University on March 29 from Teachers College at Columbia University, where she has served the last nine years as senior director in the Vice President’s Office for Divers...
01/17/2017
ECE engineering,College of Engineering and Polymer Science,College of Business Administration
Team of social entrepreneurs competing for prestigious Hult Prize
UA students accept challenge to help to solve global refugee crisis.
01/13/2017
online newsroom,Finance,College of Business Administration
New bachelor’s degree responds to insurance industry needs
The University of Akron will offer a new bachelor’s degree in risk management and insurance, beginning in fall 2017.
01/13/2017
Research,online newsroom
Commercialization is within reach for UA team's dry adhesive products
UA startup partners with Velcro Companies on innovative dry adhesive technology.
01/11/2017
School of Law,online newsroom
UA professor sheds light on the legacy of Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Law professor Tracy A. Thomas wrote the book she wanted to read about the 19th suffragist and civil rights activist.
01/11/2017
Research,online newsroom
New funding program will spark innovation at UA
The new Spark Fund could increase number of successful start-ups at UA.
01/5/2017
Political Science,online newsroom,Buchtel College of Arts and Sciences
Trump’s triumph is a new reality and a new course at UA
Class will look at the election results and why many people voted for Donald Trump.
01/5/2017
