Research & Science

IN A FLASH: Earth Month Wrap Up
ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì celebrated Earth Month with an exceptionally full schedule of events, not the least of which were the activities on campus surrounding the total solar eclipse!

Bringing Neighborhoods to Life
Jennifer Mapes, an assistant professor of geography at ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì 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 ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì Golden Flashes football team took the field on Saturday, Oct. 11, fans at Dix Stadium looked to the sky as a ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì Alta X drone released the official game ball before kickoff. The successful drop marked a first for ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì and a milestone for the College of Aeronautics and Engineering.

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.

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 ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University’s Design Innovation (DI) Hub in collaboration with ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì’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 ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University’s Design Innovation (DI) Hub in collaboration with ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì’s School of Fashion.

Poetry in Motion: Performance Links Movement, Creativity and Verse
ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì 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 The Ducks
The wetlands near ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì'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
ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì 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 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.