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Rural Perspectives: The precocious Killdeer

by Rose Collison The killdeer’s unmistakable call “KILL-DEE” announces its presence across fields. The pair makes their nest on the ground, often on gravel, and the speckled eggs blend so well with gravel that they are sometimes hard to spot.  The eggs take 24 to 28 days to incubate before the chicks hatch, and when […]

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The Ezra Project: Stockbridge students build a 3D printed adaptive fishing pole to help a young boy fish

by Julia Marhofer and Bob Richards When most people think about the Stockbridge InvenTeam, robots, technology and underwater exploration come to mind. But, that is just the hook that draws students in. In the fall of 2017, one of our InvenTeam members, freshman Chelsey Asquith, was inspired by 3D printed prosthetic hands that the InvenTeam […]