Nationally Distinctive

IN A FLASH: Predatory Plants
Some plants on campus are hungry for more than just water and sunlight.

Homecoming Brings Smiles, Memories for Senderoff
It’s been nearly three decades since Rob Senderoff walked around downtown Albany, New York, with the same eyes as the young men he now coaches.

Siren Send(er)-Off!
The ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University community gathered Wednesday at the Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center to send off the Golden Flashes to the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament. Go Flashes!

Gearing Up for Game Day: Basketball Tournament Page Launches, Watch Parties Announced
Looking for information about ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University’s men’s basketball team and the 2023 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament? The Department of Intercollegiate Athletics has launched a 2023 NCAA Basketball Tournament page to assist Golden Flashes fans.

The Fourth State of Matter: Liquid Crystals Grant Explores New Possibilities
The average person spends about on their smartphone a day. In that time spent scrolling, do you ever stop to wonder what materials your phone screen is made of or why it works?

IN A FLASH: Heads Up! Hats
"Heads Up! Hats" is one of three exhibits that make up the "" exhibition at the ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University Museum. The other exhibits in the trilogy are "It's a Wrap! Coats" and "Stepping Out! Shoes."

Brains on Tap: Researchers Head to Brewery for Parkinson’s Talk
Grab a cold one, pull up a chair and learn about brain health research in a relaxed format – that’s the idea behind Brains on Tap, a series of discussions hosted by ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì’s Brain Health Research Institute and other partners.

IN A FLASH: Brickwork Through a New Lens
A project on campus uses new technology to innovate brickwork.

Women of the House: Betty Sutton and Emilia Sykes
In 2006, Betty Sutton became the first ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì alumna to serve in the U.S. Congress, when she was elected to represent Ohio’s 13th District in the House of Representatives. Sixteen years later, ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì alumna Emilia Sykes, a native of Akron, Ohio, was elected to represent the same district, making her the first Black ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì alum to serve in the House of Representatives.

ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì Remembers May 4, 1970, With 53rd Commemoration
Advancing the legacy of May 4, 1970, a tragic day when the Ohio National Guard fired on ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University students during an anti-war protest on campus, killing four students, wounding nine students and forever changing the lives of countless others, the university will hold its annual commemoration on May 3-4.