UA IN THE NEWS

Here are links to some of the recent news coverage about The University of Akron.

• Freshman Apps Up 17%
• University is partner in city’s free Web service for downtown
• UA freshman applications increase 17%
• UA Expert To Assist In Myanmar Relief Efforts
• UA, KSU seek energy research
• Local surgeon and UA grad takes on Afghanistan assignment
• Alumnus is one of Greater Akron Chamber’s '30 For the Future'
• Summit County's new director of community and economic development is alumna
• UA partner in $3 million Third Frontier project to develop domestic source of natural rubber
• University joins city’s wireless corridor project
• NE Ohio reaps Third Frontier grants
• New Scientist magazine features spider research of UA's Todd Blackledge
• Zips track and field athlete Stevi Large featured
• Work of polymer science professor Judit Puskas recognized
• Alumnus named president and CEO of ASC Industries
• New scholarship fund a tribute for retiring school chief
• Memoir unearths early life of Poll
• John Green, Bliss Institute director, speaks on new study by Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life
• Gov. Strickland approves changes to medical school
• Bliss Institute director shares views on new Pew Study
• Judith A. Resnik Scholarship recipients to attend UA
• Needed science jolt awaits funding
• LeBron James' Triathlon at UA raises about $150,000 for charities
• Hower House showcases popular Victorian pastimes
• Record-breaking pit: Akron's Stevi Large posts a career year
• University of Akron track star Cadeau Kelley looks to make Liberian Olympics team in long jump
• University Park Alliance part of Summit Education Initiative
• Woodridge hiresUA alumna as athletic director
• Alumna Pat Carano named Tallmadge’s development chief
• Two Zips earn NCAA All-American honors
• LeBron James' gear to be worn by University of Akron Zips men's basketball team
• Zips Basketball Announces Nike Deal
• Appropriations bill slated to provide $1.5 million for advanced fuel cell energy program
• LeBron to dress the Zips
• UA Gets Funds For Coal Fuel Cell Project
• Taylor Institute for Direct Marketing site for Auditor Certification Training
• Stevi Large wins NCAA honors
• UA To Help Military Battle Corrosion
• UA part of Orthopaedic Research Institute of Northeastern Ohio
• University receives IABC Cleveland Vision Award
• Grad joins SMU Women's Soccer Staff
• LeBron bike-athon starts on campus
• Two schools sign agreement to reduce overhead costs
• General Assembly Approves Summit & Portage Projects
• Softball head coach Julie Jones will lead squad of MAC players against U.S. softball team in exhibition game
• Alumnus stars in 'The Gamblers'at Cleveland venue
• Zips Track Named Academic All MAC
• UA's Kelley Earns All-American Honors
• Stark Names Alumna as Deputy Director Of Children Services
• 3 UA, KSU students reach NCAA finals
• Haas Named Academic All-MAC
• Men's Soccer Signees Honored
• Summer ballet schedule announced for 2008 season
• Junior Matt Brooks will compete in the Race Across America
• Engineering professor quoted on fuel efficiency in CNN/Money story
• Zips senior high jumper Ryan Jones in NCAA championship
• Mitchell & Kelley Get Regional Honors
• Alumna is Ross County 'Nurse of the Year'
• 'Spicer Village' begins taking shape in Akron
• Two Zips drafted
• UA junior helping bring air show back to Akron
• Track Sends Four To NCAA Championships
• Large headed to NCAA
• Why play? Let us count the lessons
• History professor quoted in story on Robert F. Kennedy
• Minc, Shallenberger Honored for Careeers
• Town homes unveiled at UA
• Spicer Village Moving Forward
• Passing On Joy and Tradition at TubaSummer 2008
• Law professor appointed to bench in Wayne
• Area colleges get Warhol photos
• UA advances three to NCAA track meet
• The shocking truth: AEDs can save lives
• UA students test flood modeling capabilities of FEMA software
• The logic of establishing a Confucius Institute at UA
• Husted Announces Funding for Choose Ohio First Scholarship Program
• Accounting alumnus promoted by U.S. Steel Corp.
• High school students getting a head start on college
• Works of fine arts grad on display
• UA student places third in juried art show
• Akron mayor moves ahead with plan to lease sewer system to finance scholarships
• Chinese institute coming to UA
• State awards $143 million for tech research
• Dual win in track and field brings Zips satisfaction
• Challenge X team coverage
• Law professor being considered for judgeship
• Want to lift the state economy? Ohio pointed toward just that goal with its grants under the new Research Scholars Program|
• State funds to draw top college scholars is a boon to all of Ohio
• Ohio Forms Polymers Workforce Development Program
• Advisory group to study city lease of sewers — Akron mayor wants long-term deal to pay for public scholarships
• Seven New Officers Enter the Army's Ranks
• Colleges get state money to lure 3 to area
• State grants over $143 million to get top researchers
• Area to get state aid for bone and joint research
• Ohio Advances Workforce Training and Business Environment in the Polymer Industry
• Hudson man honored at University
• Buses to add service this fall
• UA's Wayne College on capital project list
• Innovation at the Inventors Hall
• Sticky gecko feet: The role of temperature and humidity
• Fuel cells key to Ohio economy
• Energy is a defining issue of our time
• Alum Jason Taylor in 'Dancing with the Stars' finale
• Temperature and Humidity Affect How Well A Gecko Grips
• Bike patrols back in gear across area — including UA
• Fuel cells generate alternative
• Local chef graduated from UA
• Akron sees investment in 50-block UA district
• Akron mayor wants to see more change
• Spicer Village model homes open
• Retired prof is steward of history
• UA instructor is 'Social Worker of the Year'
• Perfecting An Artificial Pancreas — Specialized polymer is key to insulin-regulating device
• UA students part of team to construct Habitat for Humanity home
• Network of innovation
• Grants support Akron medical research
• Hospitals, schools push Akron medical project
• More science, math thrills kids
• UA history department partners for second $1 million teaching grant
• 72 students honored by Beta Gamma Sigma
• Former UA art student opens show in Cleveland
• No More Needles: Toward An Artificial Pancreas For Fighting Diabetes
• National Humanities Center Names Fellows for 2008-09
• Arts-in-Residence Series
• Business dean quoted on 20th anniversary of Bridgestone/Firestone merger
• History Professor Walter Hixson has new book
• Company to honor inventor and UA alumnus
• Second annual Heinz Poll Summer Dance Festival planned
• Petition drive aims to put water, sewer systems controversy on Nov. 4 ballot
• Wayne College breaks ground for new Student Life Center
• Area students rise to WorldQuest challenge
• Names in the news - Teacher gains $25,000
• University of Akron honors Hudsonites
• Freshman golfer scores hole-in-one in tournament
• Zips tight end signs as free agent with Miami
• Zips receiver Jabari Arthur signs free-agent contract with Kansas City Chiefs
• Hamlisch making stop at University of Akron
• LeBron James Shooting Stars Basketball Classic at UA
• New steps in future for Dance Institute
• Zips cornerback Reggie Corner drafted by Buffalo Bills
• Business dean quoted in stories about National City Bank
• Daughter nurse gets job; mother nurse polishes résumé
• UA student Heather Rice in ‘Walk MS: Cleveland’
• UA student honored by Akron Press Club
• Akron Series in Poetry has new editor
• New director of transportation for Green Local Schools is UA alumnus
• Business Dean Raj Aggarwal was featured on NPR’s ‘Morning Edition’
• University of Akron to aid South African school
• Former Zips football and track athlete now coach
• Statistics alumna Meghan Harris gets VP post
• UA soccer attracts another top recruiting class
• Girls explore engineering careers
• Chief of Ohio’s Department of Commerce is UA alumna
• University honors faculty, students for excellence
• Pair of aces
• UA participating in new Science, Mathematics and Technology Community Learning Center
• Area colleges hope technology can increase safety
• University of Akron gears up for film festival
• Talking seriously about higher education
• Dr. Harwood hails from scientific family in Stow
• School of Law to honor alumnus
• Stow resident will be focus of a panel discussion
• UA Stadium Breaks Ground
• Free wireless corridor offered in Akron by end of year
• Alumnus Named Vice President of Gulfstream Natural Gas System
• UA alumnus to lead Louisville schools
• UA working with NASA Glenn and Parker Hannifin Corp. on prototype of strong, lightweight materials called X-Aerogels
• Centers of Excellence Fingerhut's vision ambitious, has many implications for Northeast Ohio
• Girl Scout Troop 991 learns about careers for women in engineering
• Business dean discusses possible sale of National City Bank
• University Of Akron Challenges Cleveland Auto Show
• Former Zips star Jason Taylor shows new moves on 'Dancing With the Stars'
• 'The kid' continues to impress as Tribe announcer
• Le Moyne College's new president is UA Alumnus
• Zips should remain as MAC contender
• Local 'Hero' to be featured — Akron director's film in festival lineup
• X Prize Foundation chairman revs up Akron audience
• E.J. Thomas Hall to become artist's canvas
• No CSU-Akron merger, but Chancellor Fingerhut must keep pushing new ideas
• Akron's Keith Dambrot sees promise in Zips' future
• University of Akron will share in $6.5 million in Choose Ohio First Scholarship Program funds
• Fingerhut:New board at NEOUCOM Also wants Akron U, CSU to expand roles
• Fingerhut abandons idea of merging CSU and U of Akron, for now
• Blogs from the Bayou: UA students write from outside New Orleans
• Area schools offer international experience for French teachers - SSNL
• Men's basketball 2008 NIT bids bring relief for Akron
• Area students volunteer for spring break in states struck by Katrina
• Ohio reform plan due — Change coming to state colleges
• Tough defense leads Akron Zips men's basketball team past Central Michigan in MAC Tournament
• DOE, USDA issue biomass grants
• Poll: Democrats more confident — 83 percent of Democrats and more than half of all Ohio Republicans believe Democrats will carry Ohio
• UA Football Announces '08 Schedule
• Two local schools win NASA grants
• UA alumnus Gary Taylor named to Power 100 list
• Gecko-Inspired Medical Bandage Could Become Surgeon’s Duct Tape
• UA alumnus Jayesh Doshi steers clear of outside investors as he guides eSpin Technologies toward the commercial starting line
• UA alumna is 'political powerhouse'
• High school language program gets boost
• Self-cleaning nanotechnology stickies
• New ‘Akron Plan’ for free tuition meant to promote city
• USA : Pathways into Professional NeedleArts to begin on May 27
• UA Stadium Project Moves Forward
• Belief- behavior link to be studied
• Akron Mayor Don Plusquellic pushing bold initiatives to improve city's status
• Akron mayor has an idea for paying for college — Selling sewer system could finance UA tuition
• New Political Web Site Makes Uncertainty Exciting
• Against the Grain
• Let The Demolition Begin!
• Work begins on University of Akron's new football stadium
• Colleges look to improve higher ed plan to work together
• Rack 'em up: Having emerged from its seedy image, pool is enticing players of all types
• Filmmaker with Ohio roots chalks up honor at festival
• Polymer science professor named one of ‘Most Interesting People of 2008’
• U. of Akron Moves Students to—No Kidding—a Grain Elevator
• Dr. Luis Proenza named 'Newsmaker of the Year'
• Alumnus' work in local film festival
• UA Students Move Into Round Dorms
• Akron college students going in circles
• AUDIO: UA Previews New Medina Campus
• Zippy wins mascot challenge
• Alumnus is Jefferson Awards winner
• Panel's plan for Northeast Ohio colleges: more collaboration
• West Akron artist works magic with light
• FirstEnergy Pledges US$2 Mil. for Carbon Capture, Coal-based Fuel Cell Research
• FirstEnergy to fund research center
• Akron eager for its new on-campus football stadium
• University of Akron School of Law Wins Loyola Law School's 6th Annual National Civil Trial Competition
• LeBron invites 200 families to dinner and a movie at UA
• Local company’s new air filtering technology puts it on cutting edge
• 'Live from the Circle' focuses on University Park Alliance and Guzzetta Hall addition
• University sets goal of $500M for fund drive
• Proenza: Millions To Aspire, Attain, Advance
• UA Alum Wins Big at Local Emmys
• Panel upbeat about Akron arts
• University of Akron Film Organization Receives Award
• Power in unlikely places
• Time Magazine: Pipe Dream
• Local history: The lost campus
• University of Akron dorm residents can find decor, food stores under the same roof
• Psychology Archives receive $2.1 million
• Akron: Coaching sold itself to Brookhart
• Blue And Gold Memories
• UA to build stadium
• More and more researchers are searching for ways to mimic the lizard's sticky footprints