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online newsroom COVID update: Rundown of current campus operations Here are the latest updates for campus operations based on state and county health orders. 02/8/2021
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online newsroom Tentative agreement reached by The University of Akron and Akron-AAUP The Administration of The University of Akron and The University of Akron Chapter of the American Association of University Professors have reached tentative agreement on all issues pertaining to cont... 02/6/2021
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Intellectual Property news,Press Releases,online newsroom Emily Michiko Morris to join Akron Law as associate professor and Brennan Chair

Emily Michiko Morris will join the faculty at The University of Akron School of Law in August 2021 as associate professor and David L. Brennan Endowed Chair in Law. She is cur... 02/4/2021

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online newsroom Alumna creates world record for yoga pose UA alumna Prerna Narayanan, who graduated from UA in 2020 with a bachelor’s degree in marketing management, created the first world record for the longest time holding the mermaid yoga pose. 02/4/2021
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Press Releases,School of Law,online newsroom Akron Law adds a former practicing physician to its faculty
As a practicing cardiologist and academic physician, George Horvath witnessed firsthand how U.S. laws affect healthcare access and delivery. Now, after embarking on a seco... 02/4/2021
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online newsroom Poetry performed is still powerful

A performance of an inaugural poem reignited the power of new voices in poetry.

02/1/2021
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online newsroom Badge of honor: UA’s most prestigious scholarship validates, supports honors scholars Two recipients of the Lisle M. Buckingham/Owen O. and Della M. Orr Honors Scholarship — considered to be The University of Akron’s most prestigious scholarship —share their thoughts ... 01/28/2021
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online newsroom,Buchtel College of Arts and Sciences Mitchell S. McKinney named dean of the Buchtel College of Arts and Sciences A renown political communication scholar, McKinney comes to UA from the University of Missouri, where he serves as a professor of communication and director and founder of the Political Communication ... 01/26/2021
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online newsroom UA announces Zips Promise Scholarship to support I PROMISE graduates A new scholarship at UA offers room and board to five graduating I PROMISE students. 01/25/2021
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