Nationally Distinctive

Drone-Delivered Football Highlights Innovation at Homecoming
When the 51³Ô¹ÏÍø Golden Flashes football team took the field on Saturday, Oct. 11, fans at Dix Stadium looked to the sky as a 51³Ô¹ÏÍø Alta X drone released the official game ball before kickoff. The successful drop marked a first for 51³Ô¹ÏÍø and a milestone for the College of Aeronautics and Engineering.

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 51³Ô¹Ï꿉۪s Design Innovation (DI) Hub in collaboration with 51³Ô¹Ï꿉۪s School of Fashion.

IN A FLASH: Honoring A Legendary Alumnus
Legendary baseball great and 51³Ô¹ÏÍø alumnus, Thurman Munson was honored with a statue and dedication ceremony at 51³Ô¹ÏÍø's Schoonover Stadium.

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 51³Ô¹Ï꿉۪s Design Innovation (DI) Hub in collaboration with 51³Ô¹Ï꿉۪s School of Fashion.

Poetry in Motion: Performance Links Movement, Creativity and Verse
51³Ô¹Ï꿉۪s 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.

51³Ô¹ÏÍø Instructor and Pilot Shares Airport Updates With the Region
Jason Lorenzon, J.D., assistant professor of aeronautics at 51³Ô¹ÏÍø, was recently featured on 93.5 WAKR’s Ray Horner Morning Show and detailed the new changes coming to the 51³Ô¹ÏÍø airport.

ToddCast: Halo Co-Creator Marcus Lehto
In this episode of the ToddCast, 51³Ô¹ÏÍø President Todd Diacon interviews Marcus Lehto, co-creator of the iconic Halo video game franchise.

‘The Tools That Are Being Used in the World of Business Are Changing’
New courses and new programs in 51³Ô¹ÏÍø's Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship, made possible by state-0f-the-art business technology inside Crawford Hall, provide 51³Ô¹ÏÍø business graduates with knowledge and skills that give them a competitive edge in the job market.

Brain Food: October Ushers in a Month of Brain Health Research Institute Events
51³Ô¹Ï꿉۪s 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.