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GAR announces funding for STEM High School
UA contributes to planning and development of all phases of the new Akron school, which will be focused on science, technology, engineering and mathematics.
02/24/2012
Faculty and Staff,Current Students,Accepted Students
Adult learners should apply now for an Osher scholarship
March 31 is the deadline to apply for an Osher Reentry Scholarship for fall 2012.
02/22/2012
Faculty and Staff,Current Students,Alumni Assoc. Only
UA hosts Women Trailblazers Panel March 1
The evening will highlight the accomplishments of distinguished, diverse female leaders who have achieved remarkable success in their respective fields.
02/22/2012
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Serbian delegates meet with UA leaders
U.S. and Serbian counterparts are sharing their experiences this week in Akron through the Open World Program. The visitors are being given opportunities to examine civil society in Northeast Ohio.
02/21/2012
School of Polymer Science and Polymer Engineering,online newsroom,Faculty and Staff
What do you want to be when you grow up?
Area students to try their hand at science at UA-hosted Akron Regional Science Olympiad on March 3.
02/17/2012
Workforce Development,Summit College,online newsroom
Modern brides say, 'I do' it myself
Wedding planning workshop on Saturday, March 3, teaches brides to do it themselves.
02/17/2012
online newsroom,Faculty and Staff,Alumni Assoc. Only
UA researchers find the healing properties of a spider’s web
UA researchers mimic strong and sticky spider silk in novel synthetic sutures and bandages that could help heal injured tendons or tissue.
02/16/2012
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Polymer college dean receives distinguished honor
Dr. Stephen Z.D. Cheng, dean of the College of Polymer Science and Polymer Engineering, is being honored as an American Chemical Society Fellow.
02/16/2012
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UA-born gecko-based adhesives company receives JumpStart venture investment
The $250,000 in funding could mean a tiny pad modeled from adhesive properties found in geckos' feet may soon be cooling off iPads, smartphones, laptops and other compact electronics.
02/16/2012
Current Students,Alumni Assoc. Only,Accepted Students
UA students near $200,000 in fundraising for young patients at St. Jude
UA is one of more than 350 colleges and universities nationwide to have an Up 'til Dawn student organization raising funds for St. Jude.
02/14/2012
