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BeeCampusUSA student demonstration

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 °µÍø½ûÇø Child Development Center’s preschool and kindergarten classes participated in for Pollinator Day on Sept. 5.

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The award ceremony for the Summer Undergraduate Research Experience was held October 17, 2025

Summer Undergraduate Research Experience Gives Students a Platform to Present Their Research

Students who won first - and second-place for the Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE) were announced on Oct. 25 at a ceremony at the Kiva auditorium. 

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Jennifer Mapes Mapping Project

Bringing Neighborhoods to Life

Jennifer Mapes, an assistant professor of geography at °µÍø½ûÇø, developed an interactive mapping project that reimagines how people connect with the places they live. 

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Drone Delivers Football

Drone-Delivered Football Highlights Innovation at Homecoming

When the °µÍø½ûÇø Golden Flashes football team took the field on Saturday, Oct. 11, fans at Dix Stadium looked to the sky as a °µÍø½ûÇø Alta X drone released the official game ball before kickoff. The successful drop marked a first for °µÍø½ûÇø and a milestone for the College of Aeronautics and Engineering.

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A Year With a Flash features twins Ray and Will Maynard

Twinning and Winning: Brothers Begin First Year as Rising Juniors

The first 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.

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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 is the topic of a hands-on, maker workshop and a lecture in °µÍø½ûÇøâ€™s DI Hub in collaboration with °µÍø½ûÇøâ€™s School of Fashion.

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Design Innovation

Blake Rainey: Political Science '26, From Brotherhood to the Bar Exam

From Brotherhood to the Bar Exam

Hello! My name is Blake Rainey, and I am a junior political science major with a minor in Spanish. I know the college admissions process can be challenging, believe me, whether it be the applications, scholarships or even just making a decision – it is an important thing that can have a la…

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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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Researchers installing nesting boxes in campus wetlands.

IN A FLASH: Doing It For The Ducks

The wetlands near °µÍø½ûÇø's Kent Campus are a great location for studying wildlife. Researchers visited recently to install nesting boxes for ducks. 

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