News


April 2019 – Katelyn Sondereker was featured in The Buchtelite in a piece entitled “Akron Ph.D. Student Receives Research Grant, Fellowship Award for Eye Research” .


March 2019 – Katelynn Sondereker and Jordan Renna were featured in The Digest in a piece entitled “Ph.D. student has close eye on research, fellowship”.


May 2018
Senior Jenna Jamil receives the 2018 Williams Honor College Exemplary Senior Award, presented to the top 10 outstanding graduating seniors from the Williams Honor College.


AAA Annual Meeting 2018 – San Diego, CA 
Dr. Maureen Stabio presents our collaborative 3D neuron printing program for neuroanatomy education at the American Association of Anatomists annual meeting.


BURS 2018 – Akron, Ohio 
Senior Jenna Jamil wins the University of Akron’s Norbert Thompson Biology Undergraduate Research Symposium.


BURS 2018 – Akron, Ohio
Senior undergraduate Jeskaren Deol presents her poster at the Universit of Akron’s Biology Undergraduate Research Symposium.


BURS 2018 – Akron, Ohio
Freshman undergraduate Samantha Cook presents her poster at the University of Akron’s Biology Undergraduate Research Symposium.

 



ARVO 2017 – Baltimore, MD
Graduate student Paul Bonezzi presents his research at an international vision research conference.


ARVO 2017 – Baltimore, Md
Graduate student Katelyn Sondereker presents her research at an international vision research conference.


Dr. David Berson – Professor at Brown University
Dr. Berson visits with graduate student Paul Bonezzi while visiting the Renna lab on November 17th, 2016.


SFN 2016 – San Diego, CA
Undergraduate Jessica Onyak presents her research project at the international Society for Neuroscience conference.


BURS 2016 – Akron, OH
Undergraduate students Chris Ross and Jessica Onyak present their research at the University of Akron’s Biology Undergraduate Research Symposium.


ARVO 2016 – Seattle, WA
1st year graduate student Katelyn Sondereker presents her research at an international vision research conference.


ARVO 2015 – Denver, CO
Undergraduate student Dan Vicarel presents his honor’s thesis research project at an international vision research conference.


Dr. Jordan Renna along with The University of Akron Biology Department’s Neuroscience in Health and Disease class took the ice bucket challenge with over 100 liters of ice cold water. Students donated $365 and biology faculty/staff matched that for a total of $730 raised for the ALS association.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=UbwfUBMvbYk&feature=emb_logo

For a complete story please see this article in The Buchtelite or this in The Seven Minute Scientist.