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Several �鶹��Ƶ������ȫ University professors in the College of Arts and Sciences have been selected to receive Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) grants from the National Science Foundation (NSF). REU grants are designed to provide faculty with funding to create research positions and experiences specifically for undergraduate students. These students typically come from two- or four-year institutions that may not provide access to many research opportunities. Torsten Hegmann, Ph.D., a professor at �鶹��Ƶ������ȫ’s Liquid Crystal Institute®, and Mike Tubergen, Ph.D., a professor and chai...

�鶹��Ƶ������ȫ University alumnus and professional golfer Mackenzie Hughes returned to his alma mater for a “Welcome Back” reception in his honor organized by Herb Page, �鶹��Ƶ������ȫ’s director of golf and head men’s golf coach.   Hughes, a 26-year-old PGA Tour rookie who won the RSM Classic in last November, is in Northeast Ohio to take part in the World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational at Firestone County Club in Akron.     ...

Dr. Brett Tippey, Program Coordinator for Architectural Studies, presented at the 34th Annual conference of the Society of Architectural Historians Australia/New Zealand, held in Canberra from 05-08 July 2017.  The theme of this conference, which is a top international venue for the dissemination of research in architectural history, explored the ways in which architects and architectural historians have used quotations as literary devices in their work, whether written, drawn or built.    To address the conference theme, Dr. Tippey’s paper, entitled “Allusions and Illusions ...

Scientists at Eindhoven University of Technology in the Netherlands and �鶹��Ƶ������ȫ University have developed a new material that can undulate and therefore propel itself forward under the influence of light. To achieve this, the scientists clamp a strip of this polymer material in a rectangular frame. When illuminated, it goes for a walk all on its own. This small device, the size of a paperclip, is the world’s first machine to convert light directly into walking, simply using one fixed light source. The researchers, including Professor Robin Selinger of �鶹��Ƶ������ȫ’s Liquid Crystal Institute® ...

�鶹��Ƶ������ȫ University at Trumbull officially announced the reinstatement of its campus athletic programs.  This fall, �鶹��Ƶ������ȫ Trumbull will be home to women’s and men’s cross country teams. It is the first competitive sport the school has offered since 1992 when it had basketball, volleyball and golf teams. The teams will compete against area colleges as a student organization under the leadership of volunteer head coach Bill Hess.  Lance Grahn, Ph.D., dean and chief administrative officer of �鶹��Ƶ������ȫ Trumbull, hopes cross country and other sports teams will soon compete a...