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• African starlings: dashing darlings of the bird world in more ways than one
  Feathers that change color 10 times faster than ancestors led to the birth of new species and increased its survivability.
• Chiari research team draws crowd to Akron
  The Conquer Chiari Research Center at UA — the first of its kind — opens its doors for an open house.
• Donation of wetlands to UA honored with national award
  The Environmental Law Institute is honoring Steve and Jerry Panzner for their gift of 104 acres of restored wetlands to The University of Akron for use as a living laboratory.
• Graduate student endeavors to answer a whale of a question
  Leptin is the "fat hormone" that tells the brain when to stop eating. Whales have the hormone too, so why doesn't it work?
• One Glue, Two Functions
  While the common house spider may be creepy, it may be the key to developing adhesives for human applications, such as wound healing and industrial-strength tape.