University of Akron News Archives

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.

A clerk at a market near the University of Akron was shot several times in an apparent robbery attempt Sunday night.

"Turn Blue: The Short Life of Ghoulardi" airs at 9 p.m. Tuesday on WEAO Channel 49 and repeats at 2 a.m. Wednesday and 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct.

More than 40 years after Ghoulardi ended his local run, the name and memory of the local TV host can still excite fans.

Youngstown State University is welcoming students and teachers from across Ohio this weekend.

Former University of Akron CFO John Case has been convicted of drunk driving. Case pleaded no contest to DUI.

Itching to get into those Halloween togs? From 6 to 10 p.m. Saturday, the streets of Akron's University Park neighborhood will come alive with a magical display of lantern lights, music, dance, performance art, food and fun.

To get a glimpse of Akron's culinary history or even just the city's history, check out the new release of Recipes by Ladies of St.

A plastic weight is suspended from a single spider silk thread and subjected to the changes in relative humidity shown in each frame.

The horizon of new opportunities and Ohio family ties are what initially attracted newcomer John Lehner to Defiance where he serves as the city's new finance director.

I t would be worth your while to drive to Akron this week. Why? Because Channel 5's Leon Bibb is narrating the world premiere of "The Passion of John Brown" with the Akron Symphony at 8 p.m. Saturday at the University of Akron's E. J. Thomas Hall, 198 Hill St.

Voters in the Buckeye Local Schools District will choose from a slate of five candidates to fill three open board positions this fall.

Talk about making the best out of a bad situation. Akron's Steve and Diana Griffin are far from alone in their effort to do that.

Describing his current health care position, the national Republican Party chief has mooed like a cow before an audience in Ohio.

On July 30, Medicare and Medicaid turned 44 years old. Many members of the public and medical professionals doubted Medicare would work for older Americans.

AKRON Police seek suspect AKRON: An Akron man suspected of breaking into a South Rhodes Avenue home Tuesday also is accused of firing at three people in a car as they called police Wednesday morning, police said.

The flu could hit businesses hard and some businesses are taking steps to prepare, reported 5 On Your Side's Bob Jones.

Chris Myer's bones. His love of orthopedics took root in eighth grade, when he watched his father, Dr.

Chetania Davis was only defending herself when she snatched a fellow exotic dancer's stiletto heel and whacked the woman in the head, her attorney said today.

This Friday, the City of Akron will remember John Brown, arguably the City's single most famous resident in history who led the Raid on Harper's Ferry, Virginia on October 16, 1859.

Readers enlisted the aid of This Place, This Time in identifying family keepsakes - and the news is good.

The concept of being an accomplice to a crime and getting the same penalty as the primary offender goes back hundreds of years in the U.S. Yet, a large segment of the population fails to realize that concept, an Akron law professor says.

To be held in Silicon Valley, Calif. on October 27-30, Stapleton will be presenting a research paper that he co-authored on the "Reliability of 400mm Pitch WLCSP Assemblies with Solder Supporting Material." The co-authors are Jeff Schake of DEK USA Inc., Michael Meilunas of Universal Instruments Corporation, and Rex Anderson, Ph.D. of Amkor ...

The University of Akron's chief financial officer has resigned from his job following his Sept.

MANSFIELD -- North Central State College's associate degree nursing program will receive $194,088 from the Nurse Education Grant Program through the Ohio Board of Nursing.

It's going to be a funky soulful weekend in Northeast Ohio with two R&B bands and a groovin' saxophonist all playing shows in the area.

University of Akron trustees today accepted the resignation of Chief Financial Officer John Case, who has been charged with driving while intoxicated.

AKRON, Ohio -- Near the University Of Akron most every student either knows someone who has texted while driving, or admits doing it themselves.

Ohio's Secretary of State asked Akron attorney Jack Morrison Jr. to step down Monday from the Summit County Board of Elections, citing his conviction on ethics charges.

Jeremy Bowling hasn't made a single child-support payment in 19 months. He does, however, have a decent excuse.

In the combative world of cable news, America's culture wars are often characterized as pitched battles between ardent religionists on one side and diehard secularists on the other.

Firefighters are investigating the cause of a blaze near the University of Akron campus.

Matthew Williams hears the shock in people's voices when he tells them he makes the annualized equivalent of $8.65 an hour.

Robert Doyle, 52, was laid off from his college cafeteria food service job since February 2008.

The first time Thom Guthrie retired, after a long career as a teacher and school administrator, he was 60.

A diverse cross-section of the community in Northeast Ohio is making plans to celebrate the 140th birthday of Mahatma Gandhi, acknowleged as one of the giants of the 20th century.

Many taxpayers barely noticed when their weekly paychecks rose slightly this year thanks to an income-tax cut that Gov.