Research & Science
Buzzing With Excitement on Pollinator Day
Launching seed balls, learning about plants and insects, engaging with interactive games and coloring were just some of the events that the ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ University Child Development Center’s preschool and kindergarten classes participated in for Pollinator Day on Sept. 5.
Bringing Neighborhoods to Life
Jennifer Mapes, an assistant professor of geography at ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ University, developed an interactive mapping project that reimagines how people connect with the places they live.
Drone-Delivered Football Highlights Innovation at Homecoming
When the ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ Golden Flashes football team took the field on Saturday, Oct. 11, fans at Dix Stadium looked to the sky as a ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ Alta X drone released the official game ball before kickoff. ¾«¶«Ó°Òµsuccessful drop marked a first for ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ and a milestone for the College of Aeronautics and Engineering.
Twinning and Winning: Brothers Begin First Year as Rising Juniors
¾«¶«Ó°Òµfirst thing you will learn about brothers Will and Ray Maynard is that they are twins – not identical in looks, but in nearly all other aspects.
Form and Function Merge in Creating Wearable Technology
Creating e-textiles is the topic of a hands-on, maker workshop and a lecture in ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ University’s Design Innovation (DI) Hub in collaboration with ¾«¶«Ó°Òµâ€™s School of Fashion.
Form and Function Merge in Creating Wearable Technology
Creating e-textiles – electronic textiles that can be used to integrate wearable technology into clothing that is comfortable and practical – is the topic of a hands-on, maker workshop and a lecture in ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ University’s Design Innovation (DI) Hub in collaboration with ¾«¶«Ó°Òµâ€™s School of Fashion.
Poetry in Motion: Performance Links Movement, Creativity and Verse
¾«¶«Ó°Òµ University’s School of Theatre and Dance, Wick Poetry Center and Brain Health Research Institute joined forces for an Oct. 1 dance performance that set poetry to motion.
IN A FLASH: Doing It For ¾«¶«Ó°ÒµDucks
¾«¶«Ó°Òµwetlands near ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ's Kent Campus are a great location for studying wildlife. Researchers visited recently to install nesting boxes for ducks.
Brain Food: October Ushers in a Month of Brain Health Research Institute Events
¾«¶«Ó°Òµ University’s Brain Health Research Institute (BHRI) and Wick Poetry Center are joining forces with the School of Theatre and Dance for a performance of poetry that will celebrate the potential of human creativity.
Faculty Fellow Develops Digital Twin Technology
David E. Silva participated in ¾«¶«Ó°ÒµJohn and Fonda Elliot Design Innovation Faculty Fellows Program, a six-week intensive fellowship with the Design Innovation Initiative that ran through July 11th. ¾«¶«Ó°Òµprogram embodies DI's core mission of fostering interdisciplinary collaboration, connecting design, innovation and technology while serving as an incubator for cross-university projects.