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Engineering faculty across the United States play a critical role in shaping the future of the profession by educating the next generation of engineers. However, many faculty members enter academia...
12/4/2024
The UA students behind the ZipsGuide to Shopping Small and Local in the Rubber City have created the Made in the 330 Monday Holiday Market to bring the community and campus together to support smal...
11/25/2024
The University of Akron Archives and Special Collections, a division of University Libraries, has received a grant to digitize thousands of historic images that document the history of the Black co...
11/21/2024
As the holiday season approaches, it's the perfect time to embrace the festive spirit and make the most of the season right here in Akron!
11/19/2024
UA is now in the top 10% universities in the world for international students, according to World University Rankings for International Students.
11/19/2024
The U.S. Department of Energy’s Vehicle Technologies Office (VTO) awarded UA $2 million to fund a study that will focus on recycling plastics and other polymers from electric vehicle (EV) bat...
11/19/2024
The UA Alumni Association is proud to announce its recognition as a recipient of the 2024 Best of District V Award from the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE).
11/18/2024
The University of Akron (UA) campus is home to many public works of art, newest of which is a large-scale sculpture called “Octahedral Fields,” now on view outside Crouse Hall.
11/15/2024
Sculptor Michael Marras enlisted Myers School of Art student Liam Kidd to assist with his 20-foot sculpture, "Ochtehedral Fields," for the Ohio Percent for Arts Program. What started as help evolve...
11/14/2024
Technology developed at The University of Akron is part of a medical device included in TIME’s Best Inventions, the magazine’s annual list of top inventions.
11/14/2024