University of Akron News

Spider silk is renowned for its lightweight yet stronger-than-steel fibers, and now scientists are finding a new use for the fine, strong thread: as an artificial muscle.

Austin is one of the most affordable college towns in the country when it comes to buying a home, according to this year's Coldwell Banker College Home Price Comparison Index.

The University of Akron is backing away from a controversial new policy, which appears to be the first in the nation, saying that new hires can be DNA tested as part of a background check.

Mary Myers, University of Akron associate professor of criminal justice, encourages participation as the class works on a profiling exercise during her Profiling Serial Killers class In Akron, Ohio.

Mary Myers has no trouble finding 40 students to fill her class at the University of Akron.

Jennifer Brunner is Ohio's first female secretary of state. Now she wants to be the first woman to represent the state in the U.S. Senate.

Dustin Grella has a perspective on the sacrifices American service members have made at war that most Americans will never know.

Experience the sandy white beaches of Ft. Lauderdale even before you get on an airplane today at Akron-Canton Airport .

The American Civil Liberties Union on Wednesday criticized a new University of Akron policy that could require new employees to provide DNA samples.

Good thing greater attention arrived soon enough. The resignation of faculty member Matt Williams in protest and pressure from the American Civil Liberties Union have triggered a much wider discussion of the deeply flawed policy.

Culver's Restaurant, 2270 Westowne Avenue, will host a Drug Abuse Resistance Education program fundraiser on Tuesday, November 3, 4:00pm-7:00pm. 10% of sales will be donated to support the Oshkosh/Winnebago County DARE program.

A criminal profiler said she would not be surprised if more bodies traced to suspected serial killer Anthony Sowell are found both in the Cleveland area and across the country.

In an unprecedented move, the University of Akron is requiring that new employees should be willing to give their DNA to administrators.

University of Akron President Luis Proenza said Tuesday that investors may fuel the next stage of campus growth.

The University of Akron bought Quaker Square complex largely to use the hotel as a residence hall for students.

In what's thought to be a first, the University of Akron has implemented a new new policy requiring new job applicants to be willing to submit a DNA sample for background checks.

The University of Akron is overwhelmed with criminals who seek employment there.

University of Akron New Season Gospel Choir member Aaron Pool sweeps the sanctuary at Williard United Church of Christ on Johnson Street as part of "Make a Difference Day" on Saturday in Akron.

AKRON Gunfire in driveway AKRON: A man backing his car out of his driveway Tuesday morning was shot at by a stranger, police said.

The Akron Area Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America will examine the hidden potential of annual reports at its meeting Thursday, November 12, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at The Martin Center, University of Akron.