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online newsroom,College of Business Administration Regaining Ohio’s leadership in U.S. economy is topic for experts

The Department of Economics will host a virtual Ohio Economic Forum 2021 where expert panelists can open a dialogue on how Ohio can regain its foothold in a rapidly changing economic... 04/20/2021

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online newsroom,Center for Emerg Mgt and Homeland Sec Female Power: UA professor looking forward to FEMA’s first female administrator

Dr. Stacy Willett, the nation's first female professor of emergency management and homeland security, gives her take on the first women to potentially lead the Federal Emergency Management Agency.<... 04/16/2021

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online newsroom UA to pause vaccination clinics

The University of Akron (UA) will pause all on-campus COVID-19 vaccination clinics in accordance with the recommendation from the state of Ohio,  04/13/2021

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Press Releases,School of Law,online newsroom Law student’s article published in Ohio Bar Assn. Labor and Employment News

Follow up story on Akron Law student's article "Employment Protection for Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity" published in the latest OSBA semiannual newsletter.

04/12/2021
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online newsroom Separating fact from fiction: UA professors study online ‘pseudo-reviews’

Researchers at UA are the first to conceptualize and investigate the effects of a new type of online user-generated content called pseudo-reviews.  04/7/2021

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online newsroom,Bliss Institute Restart of national search for director of Ray C. Bliss Institute of Applied Politics at The University of Akron Dr. John Wiencek, executive vice president and provost at The University of Akron, has announced the restart of a national search for a permanent director of the Ray C. Bliss Institute of Ap... 04/6/2021
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online newsroom,Inclusive Excellence UA receives state's largest grant in support of Choose Ohio First Scholars Program UA today was awarded $5.8 million from the state — the largest amount among Ohio universities statewide — in support of a program that aims to recruit, nurture and graduate more students i... 04/5/2021
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Press Releases,online newsroom Akron Law student selected as semifinalist in Law Student of the Year awards

Briana Vamosi designed the website to match volunteers with individuals who need help.

04/1/2021
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Home Page,Press Releases,online newsroom UA professor lays a path for next generation of women and the law

Akron Law Professor Tracy A. Thomas is one of the nation’s leading researchers of women’s legal history and constitutional issues of gender and civil rights remedies.

03/31/2021
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online newsroom ‘Game tickets without the game’: UA sales management in sport students selling Cavaliers game tickets for students at I PROMISE School

Students in a sales management class at UA are vying for a guaranteed interview for an entry level sales position with the Cleveland Cavaliers as part of a project that will benefits students ... 03/31/2021

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