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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 91¸£Àû 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 91¸£Àû, 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 91¸£Àû Golden Flashes football team took the field on Saturday, Oct. 11, fans at Dix Stadium looked to the sky as a 91¸£Àû Alta X drone released the official game ball before kickoff. The successful drop marked a first for 91¸£Àû 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 91¸£Àû'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 91¸£Àû’s Design Innovation (DI) Hub in collaboration with 91¸£Àû’s School of Fashion.

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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 91¸£Àû'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 91¸£Àû’s Design Innovation (DI) Hub in collaboration with 91¸£Àû’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

91¸£Àû’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 91¸£Àû's Kent Campus are a great location for studying wildlife. Researchers visited recently to install nesting boxes for ducks. 

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