The University of Akron

Commentator Terry Pluto traces the 25-year relationship between former Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary’s boys high school basketball coach Keith Dambrot and former player, Dru Joyce III, who are reuniting as coaches at Duquesne University.

COVID-19 testing remains in high demand amid the omicron surge; Republican Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio, one of former President Donald Trump’s closest allies in Congress, has rejected a request for an interview by the House panel investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection; Northeast Ohio college students are returning to campus for the start of the spring semester with COVID protocols in place; and more stories.

Moorhead has years of high-level experience and is taking a pay cut to try to fix the Zips' struggling team.

An 18-year-old student in her first semester was shot after an off-campus gathering got out of control. Now the university is implementing new initiatives to address student safety.

Jackie Wallgren will oversee Title IX, compliance, academic support as well as several sports.

A University of Akron professor talks about the importance of cybersecurity, especially after the significant attack that affected gasoline supplies in areas of the country.

This venture is the first of its kind in Ohio.

Ohio is the first state to challenge the U.S. Census Bureau’s decision to push back the release of 2020 census figures; Four Ohio counties have dropped from level 3 red to level 2 orange on the COVID-19 alert map; Gov. DeWine says sports and entertainment facilities can reopen with limited attendance; and more stories.

The University of Akron is underway with its COVID-19 wastewater monitoring project, where a team collects wastewater samples from on-campus facilties, attempting to measure copies of a gene from the SARS-CoV-2 virus.

The Ohio Department of Health says as many as 4,000 COVID-19 deaths may have been underreported through the state’s reporting system, and those will now be added to the state’s tally during the coming week; Gov. Mike DeWine is expected to lift the state’s overnight curfew on Thursday; Republican Josh Mandel will make a third run for the U.S. Senate in Ohio; and more stories.