UA School of Law gets $100k from federal program
By Dylan Reynolds
May 4, 2016
After receiving a $100,000 grant, The University of Akron School of Law is partnering with the Akron Metropolitan Housing Authority (AMHA) to help youths with criminal records find jobs and affordable housing. The grant comes from the federal Juvenile Reentry Assistance Program, which is itself a col...
Hult Prize team makes final round in Dubai
By Kristina Aiad-Toss, Photo Editor
March 28, 2016
Fighting urban poverty with foam bricks, four University of Akron students formed one of the six teams that made it to the final round in the regional Hult Prize competition in Dubai on March 11 and 12. Now in its seventh year, the Hult Prize is the world's largest student case competition, which ...
Funds promised, but not budgeted
By Kristina Aiad-Toss, Photo Editor
March 9, 2016
The University of Akron is making new rules for how professors can use their funding, which causes concerns for both UA’s budget, and UA’s faculty. Two types of funding have not been accounted for in UA’s budget prior to 2016: start-up funds and indirect cost recovery (IDC) funds. This caus...
‘UA to Z’ radio show welcomes Akron leaders
By Emily Maher, Writer
September 8, 2015
UA to Z, a radio show self-described as “all about Akron, our community, our university,” brings in commentators each week from all walks of Akron, highlighting events going on at The University of Akron campus and across the city. It is produced by Joe Ryan, a PAUS and MAP graduate student, and...
