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The University of Akron Steel Drum Band performs at the Civic Theatre on Valentine's Day. Larry Snider founded the band in 1980. At the time, it was one of only three U.S. colleges to have a steel drum ensemble.

Arts and Culture

Oil drums to music — University of Akron students are keeping steelpan tradition alive

by Patricia Sheahan March 31, 2026March 30, 2026

Amanda Wade, a pediatric nurse practitioner at Akron Children’s Hospital, is the new director for the University of Akron’s pediatric nurse practitioner program.

Building pediatric nurse practitioner pipeline goal of Akron Children’s, UA partnership

by Lauren Cohen March 21, 2026March 20, 2026

University of Akron master's student Kendall Farley, (center) and Laurence Johnson, a Ph.D. student in the university's biology department, (left) look at detailed imagery of retinal tissue from a mouse captured by an electron microscope along with neurons that Farley reconstructed digitally alongside Jordan Renna, a professor and chair of the university's department of biology on Wednesday, March 4, 2026. In the University of Akron’s biology department, undergraduate and sometimes high school students are getting early access to research typically reserved for graduate students. (Ryan Loew / Signal Akron)

University of Akron students get early access to cutting-edge vision research

by Shams Mustafa March 20, 2026March 19, 2026

Members of a dance step team perform on the floor of the Cabaret stage at House Three Thirty of 330 Day in 2024.

News

Celebrate Akron’s 330 Day with these local events

by Kelsei Scott March 19, 2026March 18, 2026

Future Zippy Matt Kappler poses with the University of Akron's mascot at age 5 in 2005.

Arts and Culture

Inside Zippy: University of Akron students bring the beloved kangaroo mascot to life

by Lauren Cohen March 12, 2026March 12, 2026

The Taco Bell at 414 E. Exchange St. in Akron on Feb. 21, 2026. The restaurant will be razed and rebuilt.

Taco Bell to raze, replace East Exchange Street restaurant near University of Akron

by Lauren Cohen March 11, 2026March 11, 2026

University of Akron professor Karl Kaltenthaler in his Olin Hall office on Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2020, in Akron, Ohio. (Phil Masturzo/Beacon Journal)

University of Akron professor explains what the Iran conflict could mean

by Lauren Cohen March 4, 2026March 3, 2026

"Canon: A Novel" by Paige Lewis, Chuck Klosterman's "Football" and "The Midnight Train" by Matt Haig are all books coming for 2026.

Arts and Culture

Looking for a good read, Akron? Here are books to look forward to in 2026

by Madison Helbig January 29, 2026January 28, 2026

In 2023, Tawanna Young launched Kappa Beta Kappa Fraternity Inc., a national organization with the mission of giving its members an opportunity to “elevate, grow, and build not individually but collectively” while also making sure LGBTQ+ individuals are celebrated and supported.

Arts and Culture

An Akron couple couldn’t find the perfect LGBTQ+-affirming fraternity and sorority. So they created them

by Ken Schneck January 9, 2026January 8, 2026

In the coming weeks, representatives from the National Science Foundation will descend on Northeast Ohio to decide if the region, including Akron, should receive up to $160 million in grants over a decade. The region is one of 15 finalists, shown here, for the NSF Regional Innovation Engines grant, and local leaders are optimistic that their work over the past three years will pay off.

Akron’s polymer cluster could fuel Northeast Ohio bid to win $160 million NSF grant

by Arielle Kass January 5, 2026January 5, 2026

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