The University of Akron is looking at a major academic reorganization aimed at attracting, keeping and graduating students in polymers, cybersecurity, computing and other science/technical fields. Among the four proposals being discussed is the creation of a College of Polymer and Chemical Sciences, a combination of UA's world-recognized polymer science and polymer engineering college and chemistry and chemical engineering programs. The goal "is to create and establish distinctive areas of the university and attract, retain and graduate more students," UA spokesman Wayne Hill said Friday...
