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UA to host Ohio Latino Education Summit on March 6
Best practices for mentoring and providing opportunities to Ohio’s growing population of Latino students is the focus of the 2015 Latino Education Summit, to be hosted on campus Friday, March 6.
02/23/2015
online newsroom,College of Business Administration,Arch Angels
Students get paid back for smart investment
The Northeast Ohio Student Venture Fund gives graduate students the opportunity to hone their business acumen and help launch new companies.
02/19/2015
School of Dance, Theatre and Arts Administration,online newsroom,Buchtel College of Arts and Sciences
‘Blood Wedding’ combines work of Federico Garcia Lorca and Langston Hughes
The large and diverse cast represents the campus and community.
02/19/2015
ME engineering,Honors College,College of Engineering and Polymer Science
This engineer turns his sights on the final frontier
Meet Scott Eastbourn. This mechanical engineer credits coursework and co-op assignments for propelling him into his "dream job" at Virgin Galactic. And he's grateful for his Akron Experience.
02/18/2015
School of Music,online newsroom,Buchtel College of Arts and Sciences
Howard Johnson headlining UA JazzFest 2015
One of Ohio's own comes home to perform and share his talents and expertise with UA music students.
02/18/2015
Integrated Bioscience,Buchtel College of Arts and Sciences,Biology
UA key player in building NE Ohio biomimicry expertise
Art imitates life. So, too, does nature-inspired design, called biomimicry, an emerging field in which Northeast Ohio and UA are positioned to be global leaders.
02/16/2015
online newsroom
Speak up
Debra Johanyak, University of Akron Wayne College book author, encourages women to be clear in her new book, "Say What You Really Mean!"
02/16/2015
online newsroom,ECE engineering,College of Engineering and Polymer Science
Lab to study how a fly can boost your handheld's battery
UA's Wireless Communications Lab wins a $400,000 National Science Foundation grant to develop power-saving smartphone antennas inspired by the amazing design of a fly's ear.
02/15/2015
online newsroom,ME engineering,College of Engineering and Polymer Science
Engineering professor elected SPE Fellow
In recognition of the technical contributions made to his field, mechanical engineering professor Shing-Chung Josh Wong has been elected a Fellow of the Society of Plastics Engineers.
02/10/2015
School of Music,online newsroom,Buchtel College of Arts and Sciences
Forty-one pianists flexing for MonsterPianos! March 15
The fun, multiple grand piano concert is the sixth MonsterPianos! presented by the UA School of Music. A big-screen “piano cam” will put the audience in the middle of the musical sights...
02/10/2015