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UA startup wins $10,000 in pitch competition
Dr. Nic Leipzig has invented OXAID, an oxygenated hydrogel that promotes the healing of chronic wounds like diabetic foot ulcers.
06/23/2015
Research,online newsroom,College of Engineering and Polymer Science
Engineering camp for teen girls debunks stereotypes
What’s a day in the life of an engineer really like? High school girls are getting peek this week at The University of Akron’s Summer Experience in Engineering.
06/14/2015
online newsroom
New budget helps keep education affordable, invests in high priority initiatives
At today’s Board of Trustees meeting, the trustees approved a budget for fiscal 2015-16 that provides funding for several new initiatives designed to position The University of Akron as Ohio’s Polytec...
06/10/2015
online newsroom,Mary Schiller Myers School of Art,Buchtel College of Arts and Sciences
Massive mural coming to 100-year-old Akron building
UA art education students will join 10 high school students from the Akron Public Schools to design, draw and paint the mural, which will be unveiled July 9.
06/9/2015
School of Communication,online newsroom,Buchtel College of Arts and Sciences
Lights, camera, action for this UA grad
Meet Bridget Linton. She credits her ease on air these days to the skills she honed as a field reporter for student-run Z-TV. And she's grateful for her Akron Experience.
06/9/2015
Department of Polymer Science,Buchtel College of Arts and Sciences,Biology
Taking cues from nature to develop colors that do not fade
UA professors analyze the structure of bird feathers to create hues without dye.
06/8/2015
Psychology,online newsroom,Buchtel College of Arts and Sciences
Putting the sports fan on the couch
UA psychologist Dr. Toni Bisconti talks about the mindset of a sports fan as the Cleveland Cavaliers enter the NBA Finals.
06/4/2015
online newsroom,Marketing,College of Business Administration
Takeaways from Interaction 2015 at UA
Keynote speaker James Moorhead, senior vice president and chief marketing officer for DISH Network, received the Direct Marketer of the Year award.
06/2/2015
Press Releases,online newsroom
Top in the state of Ohio for first-time bar passage
Akron Law’s pass rate for first-time takers on the Ohio bar exam consistently exceeds the statewide first-time taker pass rate.
06/1/2015
online newsroom,College of Engineering and Polymer Science,BME engineering
Student engineers design, build low-cost prosthetics
Four biomedical engineering students head to El Paso, Texas, to compete in the LIMBS International competition June 5.
06/1/2015
