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Faculty from °µÍø½ûÇø's School of Fashion, Daniel Fladung with students at an E-Textiles workshop.

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 °µÍø½ûÇøâ€™s Design Innovation (DI) Hub in collaboration with °µÍø½ûÇøâ€™s School of Fashion.

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Jaden Millin, a sophomore dance major from Akron, Ohio, performs in the Pledge.

Poetry in Motion: Performance Links Movement, Creativity and Verse

°µÍø½ûÇøâ€™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.

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drone with airplane parked in background

°µÍø½ûÇø Instructor and Pilot Shares Airport Updates With the Region

Jason Lorenzon, J.D., assistant professor of aeronautics at °µÍø½ûÇø, was recently featured on 93.5 WAKR’s Ray Horner Morning Show and detailed the new changes coming to the °µÍø½ûÇø airport.  

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Marcus Lehto, co-creator of the iconic Halo series

ToddCast: Halo Co-Creator Marcus Lehto

In this episode of the ToddCast, °µÍø½ûÇø President Todd Diacon interviews Marcus Lehto, co-creator of the iconic Halo video game franchise. 

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Financial class in Archer Trading Lab inside Crawford Hall.

‘The Tools That Are Being Used in the World of Business Are Changing’

New courses and new programs in °µÍø½ûÇø's Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship, made possible by state-0f-the-art business technology inside Crawford Hall, provide °µÍø½ûÇø business graduates with knowledge and skills that give them a competitive edge in the job market. 

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The 2025 Brain Health Research Institute Neuroscience Symposium.

Brain Food: October Ushers in a Month of Brain Health Research Institute Events

°µÍø½ûÇøâ€™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.

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David E. Silva

Faculty Fellow Develops Digital Twin Technology

David E. Silva participated in The John and Fonda Elliot Design Innovation Faculty Fellows Program, a six-week intensive fellowship with the Design Innovation Initiative that ran through July 11th. The program embodies DI's core mission of fostering interdisciplinary collaboration, connecting design, innovation and technology while serving as an incubator for cross-university projects.

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Deepshikha Bhati

Stark Faculty Member Recognized for AI, Computer Science Research

Deepshikha Bhati has reached several milestones in her short career as an educator and researcher, all of which highlights her dedication and passion for sharing her expertise with others. She is a computer science lecturer on the °µÍø½ûÇø Stark campus, with a keen interest in artificial intelligence (AI) technology.

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Hadi Rahmati

Making Self-Driving Cars Easier to Trust

When School of Visual Communication Design professor Hadi Rahmati met Computer Science assistant professor Raiful Hasan at °µÍø½ûÇø's new faculty orientation in 2023, their conversation about their respective research interests led to an important project. They're working together to solve a big problem: how can self-driving cars communicate better with pedestrians?

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Squirrel statue.

IN A FLASH: Who Wore It Better?

The black squirrel statue near the Beyer-Murin Gardens on the Kent Campus serves as a landmark, a meeting place and a "lost and found."

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