If you are looking for a change of pace from the typical classroom setting, UA’s newest “Unclass” might be just what you need.
Next semester, The University of Akron will be offering Reinventing...
The University of Akron administration budgeted $3 million for marketing during the 2015-2016 school year.
Approved by the Board of Trustees in June 2015, the annual budget of $480 million included...
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...
On Feb. 14, Donald McIntyre of the Department of Polymer Science passed away at the age of 87. He attributed 30 years of service to The University of Akron in his field.
McIntyre grew up in Detroit...
Julio M. Ottino, an an esteemed researcher who has been heralded by the American Institute of Chemical Engineers as one of the “One Hundred Engineers of the Modern Era,” lectured Friday, Dec. 4 in...
By Grant Morgan, Managing Editor
• September 14, 2015
UA’s Science and Technology Library, located in the Auburn Science and Engineering Center, could close.
The library’s operations—supporting students in the “health and life sciences, engineering...
Jesse Batko of Akron’s Rocket Design Team wants to fly to the moon and play among the stars in the team’s first year.
“Beat M.I.T.” is the motto and lofty goal that co-founder and co-president...
UA’s IdeaWork is now accepting undergraduate student research articles to be a part of The Journal of Akron’s Undergraduate Research.
“Research-based articles in history are just as appropriate...
By Marissa Gross, Arts & Life Writer
• February 9, 2015
Since the fall of 2013, UA has been participating in the National Science Foundation’s Innovation Corps Program (I-Corps), designed to aid young, aspiring inventors and entrepreneurs in bringing their...
Steven Johnson, author of “Where Good Ideas Come From: The Natural History of Innovation,” “The Invention of Air,” and “The Ghost Map” will speak at UA On Tuesday, Jan. 27.
Those...
The University of Akron’s chapter of the International Society for the Scientific Study of Subjectivity (ISSSS) met other participants in Salt Lake City for the 30th annual Q Conference.
Along...
Research in the Polymer building is making dreams reality with a new innovative attempt to create a shatterproof smartphone screen. Yu Zhu and a number of his colleagues published an academic paper titled,...
Written by: Lois Elswick
The annual Ingenuity Festival hit Cleveland last weekend and featured some very exciting art and technology.
The festival took place behind the Cleveland Browns Stadium in two large...
Written by: Matthew Balsinger
This is the final article in a series that has focused on science education and its importance in a democratic society. To view the previous articles or to submit comments,...
Written by: Matthew Balsinger
This is the third part in a series focused on the issue of science in education. To view the two previous articles, visit the opinion section of our website at www.buchtelite.com....
Written by: Matthew Balsinger
This is the second article in a series on science and education. To view previous articles, visit www.buchtelite.com. This article explores why denying the evolution theory...
Written by: Matthew Balsinger
The state of Tennessee has joined an increasing trend in largely Republican-controlled southern states in declaring war on science education.
On Tuesday, Tennessee...
