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Press Releases,online newsroom
Generous gift allows for transformation of UA School of Law
UA's C. Blake McDowell Law Center will become a premier learning environment for law students thanks in part to a $2 million bequest from Mrs. Beatrice Knapp McDowell.
09/8/2015
Research,online newsroom,College of Engineering and Polymer Science
UA and Soap Box Derby partner on STEM education for eighth graders
With National Science Foundation grant, researchers will seek to increase students’ enthusiasm for careers in STEM, beginning with 8th grade science students in Akron Public Schools.
09/3/2015
online newsroom
Fact sheet: First-day-of-classes enrollment
A closer look at enrollment for first-year students, Honors students and graduate students.
09/1/2015
Press Releases,online newsroom
Law school bucks enrollment trends
The number of incoming first year JD students at The University of Akron School of Law rose 26 percent this fall in comparison with the previous year. This increase goes against a national trend of su...
09/1/2015
News,Press Releases,online newsroom
New trial academy gives law students courtroom experience
The Summer Trial Academy gives students real-world experience before trial attorneys and judges from around the region.
08/31/2015
online newsroom,Honors College,Current Students
Incoming Honors College class is 12 percent larger this year
The class walked together from UA's North Quad to the Akron Civic Theatre to celebrate the start of their college experience and to participate in an Honors Leadership Summit event, part of the Colleg...
08/27/2015
School of Polymer Science and Polymer Engineering,online newsroom
Eminent Caltech polymer scientist to discuss 'mega-supramolecules,' polymer end groups
Lectures by Dr. Julie Kornfield will focus on how "mega-supramolecules" can lead to cleaner and safer fuels, and new phenomena and physical properties made possible through controlling interactions be...
08/26/2015
online newsroom
How to thrive in college: Advice from successful, recent alums
To welcome the Class of 2019, four successful Zips share their best advice for making the most of the Akron Experience, right from the start.
08/23/2015
Department of Polymer Science,College of Engineering and Polymer Science,BME engineering
NSF grant enables professor to engineer noses, jaws and ears
Matthew Becker anticipates that his research will result in technology that will one day improve lives for those with traumatic injuries.
08/21/2015
online newsroom,Marketing,College of Business Administration
One course in business puts student on new career path
When Tatiana Granger decided to shift careers, from teaching to business, she says it was her Akron Experience that helped her bridge the divide and succeed.
08/21/2015
