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Making Self-Driving Cars Easier to Trust
When School of Visual Communication Design professor Hadi Rahmati met Computer Science assistant professor Raiful Hasan at Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University'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 Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ 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 Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State'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.
Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University Welcomes Back Oscar, Tony and Emmy Award-Winning Costume Designer Paul Tazewell
Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University’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 Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State.
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 Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University, 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 Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University Aeronautics & Engineering Expo at the Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University 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 Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State’s Third President Makes First Time Campus Visit
Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University 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 Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State’s third president, visited campus for the first time.
IN A FLASH: Winging It
Students in the aeronautics programs in Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State's College of Aeronautics and Engineering learn about every aspect of aircraft and flight.