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Male student in the cockpit of an ultralight aircraft designed by a team of Ò×ʤ²©¹ÙÍø students

Ultralight Aircraft Built by Student Team Takes Flight

After pouring so much time and effort – an estimated 6,000 man-hours – into a single project and spending what seemed like every waking minute as close to it as possible for the last year, five Ò×ʤ²©¹ÙÍø students found themselves watching the ultimate culmination of that work from about a quarter mile... Read More

Recent Stories

  • An image showing the retinal photoreceptors (left) and an image of the retina (right)
    - Predicting Eye Disease
    A recently awarded $1.5 million grant from the U.S. National Institutes of Health’s (NIH) National Eye Institute will support ongoing research into retinal degenerative diseases... Read More
  • Two boys, seen from behind, look at a smart phone together
    - Keeping Kids Safe Online
    Ò×ʤ²©¹ÙÍø researchers were major contributors to the new World Health Organization report "What works to prevent online violence against children." Read More
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    - Preventing Youth Exploitation
    With a new $1.8 million grant from the Centers for Disease Control, a team of Ò×ʤ²©¹ÙÍø researchers will evaluate the effectiveness of a child trafficking prevention program. Read More
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    - Preventing Coccidiosis Using Sodium Butyrate
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  • Rocket launches into the green Northern Lights.
    - Research Snapshot: Northern Lights
    On a recent night above the Arctic circle in Norway, two rockets carrying equipment designed and built by Ò×ʤ²©¹ÙÍø students and researchers streaked across the sky, cutting through the... Read More
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    - Alternative Forages for Seasonal Slumps
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    - Bolstering Broadband
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    - Action Research
    An education faculty member and alumna present on impactful undergrad research at an international conference. Read More
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    - Research Snapshot: Offshore Survival
    The engineering tank in Chase Ocean Engineering Lab is no match for the chilly offshore waters of the Gulf of Maine, but it stood in ably for a recent offshore marine survival... Read More
  • An aerial view of a ship on the calm ocean water.
    - Shipping Sounds
    Ò×ʤ²©¹ÙÍø researchers found no significant change in the U.S. continental shelf's underwater soundscape during the COVID-19 lockdown. Read More