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The Editorially Independent Voice of The University of Akron

The Buchtelite

Participants in the Alzheimers  walk support cause.

A Walk to Remember

By Sofia Syed, Arts & Life Editor October 5, 2015

More than 210,000 people in the state of Ohio live with Alzheimer's disease or another dementia, and about 13,000 of them live in Summit County, according to Alzheimer’s Association. The Alzheimer’s...

Associate professor of chemical and bimolecular engineering, Jie Zheng, in his lab at Whitby Hall.

Professor developing innovative treatment

By Sofia Syed, Arts & Life Editor September 29, 2015

UA associate professor and researcher has potentially found a treatment for Alzheimer’s and type 2 diabetes.   Jie Zheng has a Ph.D. in chemical engineering and is an associate professor of chemical...

UA professor receives grant for Alzheimer’s research

By Kristina Aiad-Toss, Writer March 31, 2015

A university professor has been granted $100,000 to continue his critical research on Alzheimer’s and other nerve diseases. Jie Zheng, an associate professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering...

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