News & Notes

Akron Global Polymer Academy
Katharine Owens, Associate Director of Operations
"From its inception as the outreach vehicle for the College of Polymer Science and Polymer Engineering, the AGPA has been committed to disseminating the dynamic research conducted in the college to public understanding. To that end, our AGPA staff will soon unveil a new section on our website where our users will find video clips, narratives, animations and photos, as well as lesson plans that can bring cutting-edge research..."
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Science Education
Carin Helfer, Assistant Director, Science Education Outreach
"Always working to enhance the polymer content on our website, AGPA is developing a new section of the website that will highlight the exciting, valuable research of the faculty in the College of Polymer Science and Polymer Engineering. This new feature will include videos from inside the research labs and interviews with research faculty, their graduate students, and their research associates. I will keep you updated on the developments of this new endeavor. In the short term, I will entice you to visit this future section by providing brief descriptions of this research..."
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Akron Polymer Training Center
Tayba Tahir, Director of APTC
"Are you a survivor? Recently in Tampa, Florida a boating accident claimed the lives of two NFL football players as well as a former University of Southern Florida football player. Why did three of the four young, athletic men lose their lives? When the three men who clung to the boat for hours released their grip and floated out to sea, did they lose their resolve to survive the ordeal? No one can really answer that question. But, the lone survivor claimed to have remained focused on a vision of his mother and adopted a life-saving mantra..."
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