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...
Boston bombing survivor visits UA
By Samantha Hickey, News Editor
November 2, 2015
When Jeff Bauman went to the 2013 Boston Marathon to cheer on his future wife, he did not expect to bump into one of the men behind the bombing that would kill three people, injure more than 260, and cause his own legs to be amputated. Now on tour around the country, Bauman came to UA last Wednesday...
Giffords, Kelly inspire audience
By Dylan Reynolds, Writer
October 26, 2015
Gabrielle “Gabby” Giffords, former Arizona congresswoman who survived the 2011 Tuscon shooting, spoke alongside her husband at the annual Delta Gamma Lecture on Wednesday, Oct. 21. Giffords husband, Mark Kelly, a retired US Navy Captain and NASA astronaut, opened up the event with an account of...
