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Friday | WKYC-TV Cleveland

Akron: U of Akron once fired policeman involved in deadly shooting

The police officer involved in Thursday's deadly shooting of a driver during a traffic stop was once fired by the University of Akron.

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Related Topix: Akron, OH

Friday | Crescent-News.com

Officer kills Ohio motorist during traffic stop

The University of Akron says an officer fatally shot a 64-year-old man during a traffic stop after he produced what later was determined to be a BB pistol.

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Related Topix: Akron, OH, Summit County, OH

Thu May 16, 2013

Patch.com

College Credit Courses Offered at High School Next Year in New Learning Lab

Beginning this fall when high school students return to school, they will have the option to take college-level courses in a new Distance Learning Laboratory.

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Related Topix: Education Etc., Akron, OH

Cleveland.com

University of Akron police officer shoots, kills man with gun during traffic stop

A University of Akron police officer shot and killed a 64-year-old man during a traffic stop this morning after the driver reportedly pulled a handgun.

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Related Topix: Violent Crime, Akron, OH

Wed May 15, 2013

Hudson Hub-Times

Self defense class teaches hands-on, assailant-off techniques to women

Hudson -- Everyone knows their names -- Amanda Berry, Gina DeJesus and Michelle Knight -- and their escape from abduction after nearly a decade of imprisonment in a house in Cleveland reminds women anyone can be a victim.

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Related Topix: Life, Self Defense, Prison, Summit County, OH

SanLuisObispo.com

Dog-training expert has been to Japan, prison, as part of job

He's the man people turn to when other trainers have thrown in the towel and given up on an animal with problem behaviors.

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Related Topix: Doylestown, OH, Rittman, OH, Ohio State University

Cleveland.com

Edwards Teacher Says Goodbye after Eventful Career

Sue Baca, Edwards Middle School sixth-grade teacher, is saying goodbye to students and staff as she prepares to head for retirement after 35 years of teaching.

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Related Topix: World News, Germany, Newburgh Heights, OH, Brunswick, OH, Education Etc.

WIDN Design Network

Ground broken for $30 million student housing community at University of Akron

Cleveland-based NRP Group has started construction on a 624-bed luxury student housing community at the University of Akron in Ohio with an investment of over $30 million.

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Tue May 14, 2013

AOL City Guide

Holiday Inn Akron-West

Located directly off Interstate 77, this hotel boasts an outdoor pool and 2 on-site restaurants.

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Mon May 13, 2013

Ohio.com

Council members to meet with UA president on concerns over multicultural program

Copyright i 1 2 2013 Beacon Journal Publishing Co. Inc and Black Press. All Rights Reserved.

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Related Topix: Life, Interracial,Multiracial, Multiethnic, and Multicultural, Summit County, OH, Akron, OH

Cleveland.com

University of Akron engineering graduates receive scholarship to help defer debt: Higher...

Jay Gershen, president of Northeast Ohio Medical University, left, and Hans Thewissen, a professor of anatomy, stand with the Walking Whale, the first mascot for the Northeast Ohio Medical University.

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Related Topix: Ohio, Chardon, OH, Green, OH

GlobeSt.com

NRP Begins $30M Student Housing in Akron

Start each day with GlobeSt.com's Chicago AM Alert for original coverage of the latest transactions and trends shaping the Chicago marketplace, as well as the entire Midwest region.

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Related Topix: Akron, OH

The Review

Our View: Collegiate competition ramps up

As colleges and universities continue to become more competitive, some may elect to follow in the footsteps of the University of Akron.

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Related Topix: Akron, OH, Opinion

The Daily Record

Meeting notes 5-13

The Wayne County Retired Teacher's Association met April 23 at the Wayne County Career Center Restaurant where a business meeting was held before lunch.

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Related Topix: Wayne County, OH, Underground Railroad, Ashland University, Wooster, OH

Sun May 12, 2013

Miami University RedHawks

Photo Gallery: Day Three at the MAC Outdoor Track & Field Championships

Photos from day three at the Mid-American Conference Outdoor Track & Field Championships, hosted by the University of Akron at Lee R. Jackson Track & Field Complex.

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Sat May 11, 2013

The Medina Gazette

Student will engineer his future thanks to mystery donor

A University of Akron engineering student from Seville has won a $10,000 award, thanks to the generosity of an anonymous donor.

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Fri May 10, 2013

The Review

NEOMED announces new official mascot

Northeast Ohio Medical University in Rootstown unveiled its first ever mascot. The winner, the Walking Whale, has its roots in research done at NEOMED about 20 years ago.

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Related Topix: Rootstown, OH, Kent State University, Cleveland State University

Oxford Eagle Online Edition

Former Lafayette standout wins coaching award

University of Akron offensive line coach Alan Arrington is the recipient the Northeastern Ohio Chapter of the National Football Foundation's College Assistant Coach of the Year Award.

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Related Topix: Westlake, OH

Customer Interaction Solutions

Praise the Polymer -- College Turns 25

AKRON, Ohio, May 9 -- The University of Akron issued the following news release: As the world's first and nation's largest academic program devoted to the study of polymers, The University of Akron's College of Polymer Science and Polymer Engineering has earned its share of bragging rights since its 1988 beginning.

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Related Topix: Akron, OH, Hudson, OH, Inventions, Science / Technology

Thu May 09, 2013

West Side and South Side Leader

St. Vincent-St. Mary student earns top science prize

The St. Vincent-St. Mary High School senior, a West Akron resident, channeled her disappointment into resolve.

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Related Topix: Akron, OH