Nationally Distinctive
Making Self-Driving Cars Easier to Trust
When School of Visual Communication Design professor Hadi Rahmati met Computer Science assistant professor Raiful Hasan at ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ's new faculty orientation in 2023, their conversation about their respective research interests led to an important project. They're working together to solve a big problem: how can self-driving cars communicate better with pedestrians?
IN A FLASH: Who Wore It Better?
The black squirrel statue near the Beyer-Murin Gardens on the Kent Campus serves as a landmark, a meeting place and a "lost and found."
‘If You Have a Vision of What You Want for Your Design, Create That and It Will Begin to Manifest Itself’
Academy, Emmy and Tony Award-winning costume designer Paul Tazewell met with students in ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ's School of Fashion, viewed their designs and shared valuable insights during his time on campus for the Thomas Schroth Visiting Artist Series.
Wick Poetry Center Kicks Off Semester with Book Launch, Reading and Exhibit
The Wick Poetry Center will begin the 2025 Fall Semester with a book launch, poetry readings and new exhibit from its Poets for Science collaboration.
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Welcomes Back Oscar, Tony and Emmy Award-Winning Costume Designer Paul Tazewell
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ’s College of the Arts, in collaboration with the College of Architecture and Environmental Design, proudly welcomes back Oscar, Tony and Emmy Award–winning costume designer Paul Tazewell for the 2025–2026 Thomas Schroth Visiting Artist Series.
IN A FLASH: A Tribute Over Campus
On his way to an assignment on Sept. 11, a university photographer saw a tribute flight in formation over ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ.
Making Waves in the World of Nuclear Physics
Brookhaven National Lab in New York is home to some of the most exciting work in nuclear physics today. Two rising stars from ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ, doctoral student Maci Kesler and research scientist Sooraj Radhakrishnan, are on the cutting edge of high-profile scientific research collaborations through Brookhaven that advance our understanding of the universe’s early moments.
IN A FLASH: Back Where It Began
The ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Aeronautics & Engineering Expo at the ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Airport received a special visitor as Goodyear's retro-painted Wingfoot One aircraft returned to the place where the company's first blimp was christened, 100 years ago.
Great-Granddaughter of ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ’s Third President Makes First Time Campus Visit
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ recently welcomed home a living legacy of its past when Ellen Engleman Conners, former chair of the National Transportation Safety Board and great-granddaughter of ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ’s third president, visited campus for the first time.
IN A FLASH: Winging It
Students in the aeronautics programs in ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ's College of Aeronautics and Engineering learn about every aspect of aircraft and flight.