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online newsroom Data to Decisions: University of Akron to host Virtual Business Analytics Innovation Summit

The University of Akron’s Center for Information Technologies and eBusiness (CITe) will virtually host its third annual Business Analytics Inno... 08/14/2020

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online newsroom,College of Engineering and Polymer Science Q&A with Heidi Cressman, director of diversity and inclusion in the College of Engineering and Polymer Science Heidi Cressman, who joined UA in 2007, is one of 20 women featured in the newly released “Boss Ladies of CLE.” The book focuses exclusively on the careers of women in Cleveland and the surrounding are... 08/12/2020
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online newsroom,Integrated Bioscience,Buchtel College of Arts and Sciences Nearly two dozen UA undergraduates on path to medical school UA's Early Assurance Pathway Program helps future doctors secure a seat at NEOMED, a nationally recognized medical school. 08/10/2020
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Press Releases,online newsroom Akron Law offers free course on racial equality and the law, open to the public The School of Law will offer a free, 12-week, live online course on racial equality and the law this fall, taught by Professor Brant Lee. 08/10/2020
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online newsroom McKenzie K. Gerzanics named student trustee Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine has appointed McKenzie K. Gerzanics to serve as a student trustee on The University of Akron Board of Trustees. 08/4/2020
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online newsroom,Integrated Bioscience,Biology Society dedicated to the study of caves honors professor for a lifetime of achievement Dr. Hazel Barton, professor of biology and director of the Integrated Bioscience Ph.D. program, was named the 2020 recipient of the National Speleological Society Science Award. Barton’s research is g... 08/3/2020
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online newsroom,College of Engineering and Polymer Science 10 questions with...Dr. Gary Doll

Dr. Gary Doll,Professor and Director of the Timken Engineering Surface Laboratory, recently received an award from the Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers for a published re... 08/3/2020

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online newsroom Entrepreneurs complete Summer 2020 I-Corps program

Eleven teams recently completed the Summer 2020 I-Corps program through The University of Akron Research Foundation.

07/28/2020
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online newsroom Managing Trauma: University of Akron workshop guides educators in trauma-sensitive curriculum

The University of Akron’s (UA) LeBron James Family Foundation School of Education, in partnership with the I PROMISE School in Akron, held a virtual social-emotional learning workshop for cur... 07/24/2020

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online newsroom,College of Nursing Nursing students help with COVID-19 contact tracing

Several University of Akron nursing students recently helped the Stark County Health Department with COVID-19 contact tracing.

07/24/2020
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