As the public research university for Northern Ohio, The University of Akron seeks to increase relevant knowledge for it stakeholders, including students, industries, governments and educational institutions. The University uses sees its research as a driver for finding meaningful solutions to advance the region. UA's research initiatives include:

• Research expertise in polymers and advanced materials, biomaterials and medical devices, advanced energy, computational science, and nanotechnology
• 70 new technologies disclosed each year
• A leadership role in the BioInnovation Institute in Akron
• Collaboration with industry through more than one hundred active sponsored research projects
• Entrepreneurship initiatives including the Akron Regional Change Angels (ARCHAngels) investment network that connects emerging companies to funding sources
• A technology transfer program that ranks first in Ohio in efficiency of commercializing research
• A nationally recognized research foundation (UARF) that shares its expertise with other major Ohio universities
• Collaboration with the Greater Akron Chamber to build, attract and retain high tech companies in Northeast Ohio
• A commitment to attract and graduate more students in the science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) disciplines through partnership in Akron’s STEM-focused high school

Research News Archive

Research News

Research center to form at UA

06/18/10 - The FirstEnergy Advanced Energy Research Center will develop carbon dioxide capture technologies and coal-based fuel cells for commercial use.
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Researcher probes Alzheimer's clues

05/03/10 - A University of Akron researcher is creating sophisticated computer simulations at the Ohio Supercomputer Center to help understand how “misfolded” proteins in the brain contribute to degenerative disorders, such as Alzheimer’s disease
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UA is a Center of Excellence in polymers

04/19/10 - Gov. Ted Strickland and Ohio Board of Regents Chancellor Eric Fingerhut name UA as one of five universities recognized as an Ohio Center of Excellence in Enabling Technologies: Advanced Materials and Sensors.
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Technology translates nature

12/09/09 - UA's newest doctoral program marries biology with other science disciplines, yielding promising opportunities in such areas as health, the economy and the environment.
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