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UA Martin Luther King Jr. Day Activities Fair is Jan. 20
Student and community organizations will provide activities for students in grades K-12.
01/10/2014
online newsroom
Young innovators' heart-saving snow shovel is a winner
The shovel was one of many novel ideas demonstrated before judges recently at the "Lego League" science competition.
01/9/2014
online newsroom,College of Engineering and Polymer Science
Former Lego robotics competitor, now UA engineering senior, judges regional competition, inspire youth
University of Akron aerospace systems engineering senior Ian Maatz had an “aha” moment back in 2005 when he competed in a Lego robotics competition as a North Royalton High School science ...
01/9/2014
Summit College,online newsroom,Current Students
Culinary artists carve out careers, prepare for Ice Fest 2014
On Jan. 15, UA students and alumni, armed with chainsaws and chisels, will conjure a wide variety of beautiful creatures from ordinary blocks of ice on Buchtel Common.
01/8/2014
online newsroom
UA to host 2014 College Goal Sunday
Parents and students can get assistance with completing federal aid application.
01/6/2014
English,Buchtel College of Arts and Sciences,About
Former adventurer and cop begins new chapter as novelist
His first book published by HarperCollins, alumnus Thomas Koloniar credits English professor Robert Pope for his success as a novelist.
01/1/2014
UA Parents,online newsroom,Faculty and Staff
UA experts offer predictions for 2014
From economic forecasts to petulant politicians, from the health of the Affordable Care Act to the Zips football team, our campus experts predict for what lies ahead in 2014.
12/20/2013
College of Business Administration,Buchtel College of Arts and Sciences,Accountancy
This graduate makes a difference, one country at a time
Meet Jessica Custer. She once thought she'd be balancing bottom lines, not building toilets. But the business skills she gained here are making a difference in the world's poorest communities. And she...
12/20/2013
online newsroom
From tactical to practical
UAPD is the first university police force in Ohio chosen for training on new technology that addresses threat of campus shooter.
12/18/2013
President,online newsroom,Faculty and Staff
UA’s patent production among best in state, world
Researchers at Akron earned 20 patents in 2012, trailing only Ohio State and Case Western Reserve University in the state.
12/17/2013
