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UA extends a warm welcome to Gay Games participants
UA will welcome hundreds of Gay Games 9 participants to campus next week, including a 99-year-old woman who is expected to take part in the track and field events we're hosting.
08/6/2014
online newsroom,Honors College,College of Health Professions
A monumental midlife makeover
UA summer summa cum laude graduate in social work is starting over. She's hoping to use her life experiences to help others.
08/1/2014
online newsroom,College of Business Administration,Accountancy
UA’s accounting program ranks high for its value to students
UA is the only Ohio college to make the list compiled by the Master’s in Accounting Degrees website.
08/1/2014
online newsroom
Pianalto to deliver firsthand, real-world education to UA business students
When classes resume in August, business and finance majors will be on the receiving end of an education that goes far beyond the classroom.
07/30/2014
School of Law,online newsroom
New dean named to lead School of Law at UA
Matthew J. Wilson brings a wide range of experience to this leadership role, including his time spent teaching and living abroad.
07/30/2014
online newsroom
UA activates 'Sexual Assault Response Team'
One of the team's first actions is to require incoming undergraduates to take an interactive, online learning module that provides additional tools to help them make informed decisions about sex, drug...
07/30/2014
online newsroom,ME engineering,College of Engineering and Polymer Science
Formula Team set to zip ahead on world racetrack
Drei … zwei … eins, let the race begin! UA student engineers are at the Formula Student Germany International Design Competition, which begins July 29.
07/25/2014
online newsroom,faculty spotlight,Department of Polymer Engineering
In the world of science, Xiong Gong has influence
The UA researcher joins the ranks of prestigious scientists on Thomson Reuters list -- his work is in the top 1 percent of most-cited studies in materials science.
07/24/2014
online newsroom,Fitzgerald,College of Business Administration
Future entrepreneurs to convene for 'chaotic, creative, loud' week
What's the next great innovation? It might be found right here when 55 Northeast Ohio college students converge on campus for Entrepreneur Immersion Week.
07/23/2014
online newsroom,Finance,College of Business Administration
Revisions to Dodd-Frank could benefit Ohio’s regional banks
James B. Thomson, Ph.D., chair of UA's Department of Finance,testified July 16 before the Senate Banking subcommittee on financial institutions and consumer protection.
07/22/2014
