Summit of Sustainability Awards Announces Winners Breakfast, October 23, 2014 at the University of Akron Quaker Station Akron, Ohio- This is the third year for the countywide awards program that will showcase the best examples of sustainability, e.g. commercial energy efficiency, waste reduction and employee engagement in four categories: small companies with 25 or under … [Read more...]
“The Daily Show” actor John Hodgman speaks at Main Library
The Main Event Speaker Series, a popular author series featuring prominent voices from the worlds of literature, the arts, politics and journalism, resumes with author and actor John Hodgman Wednesday, October 22, 7 p.m. in the Main Library auditorium in downtown Akron. Before he went on television, John Hodgman was a simple writer and humorist. He has been the Humor Editor … [Read more...]
Rome’s magnificent fountains are focus of UA’s Campbell Art History Lecture on Oct. 2 at Akron Art Museum
Designed in 1575 by Giacomo della Porta, the Fontana del Moro in the Piazza Navona helped to transform Rome from a medieval backwater into the preeminent city of early modern Europe. (Photo by Katherine Rinne.) From the often-filmed Trevi to Piazza Navona’s Four Rivers, fountains adorn nearly every square in Rome. There are some 2,000 of them, more than in any other city in … [Read more...]
CSS vs. the public perception
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ih7Z4pnbNnA Society has made homelessness look much less serious than it actually is. We talked to CSS about their views and opinions in order to try and put some of those stereotypes to rest. … [Read more...]
