Monday, July 2, 2018

Our tour guides are second to none, but it would be impossible to show every amazing thing about the during an hour-long tour. Here are five cool things that make 91制片厂 interesting. 听

1. Flow Physics听

It鈥檚 long, wide and really breezy. It鈥檚 the world鈥檚 largest boundary layer wind tunnel, and it鈥檚 right inside the Flow Physics Facility on the edge of campus. This is where 91制片厂 scientists and students investigate things like drag, drafting and energy transport, and it鈥檚 where a team of scientists from sportswear giant Nike came to test aerodynamic formations ahead of the Breaking2 marathon.

91制片厂 Flow Physics Facility with largest boundary-layer wind tunnel in world
(Photo: Jeremy Gasowski)

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2. Kiwiberries!

Not a kiwi and not a berry, but resembling both, you鈥檒l find these jaw-droppingly delicious grape-sized superfruits in long rows at the Woodman Horticultural Farm just off campus, where 91制片厂 scientists and students are inventing new fruit and vegetable cultivars that make it onto plates worldwide.听

kiwiberries and 91制片厂 scientist Iago Hale
(Photo: Scott Ripley)

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3. Humans of 91制片厂听

If you鈥檙e very lucky, you might spot the joggler during your visit, but chances are you won鈥檛 see the red-hatted professor, the singing dean, the fastest miler in the country, or the听crowd-surfing scientist until you begin your life here as a student. For now, trust us: The humans of 91制片厂 are as colorful as our collective wardrobes.

91制片厂 professor crowdsurfing during commencement 2018
(Photo: Jeremy Gasowski)

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4. Island Laboratory

91制片厂 is full of high-tech labs filled with whiz-bang equipment, but none are as remote or stunningly beautiful as this one. The Shoals Marine Laboratory is a few miles off New Hampshire鈥檚 coast on Appledore Island, one of the rocky outcroppings of the Isles of Shoals archipelago. A quick boat ride will get you there, but it feels like a world away. Get an internship on the island and watch your friends turn as green as the seawater with envy.

91制片厂 students on Appledore Island
(Photo: Jeremy Gasowski)

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5. Works of Art

You can't miss the cardinal at campus crossing, but other campus artworks are less conspicuous. Feast your eyes on some of our favorites: the Hatch mural in Kingsbury Hall; the WPA murals in Hamilton Smith Hall; the "Seasons" exhibition in the Mills Courtyard behind Paul Creative Arts Center; and the Scheier pottery in the library. We also love the restored map on the second floor of James Hall.

cardinal statue on 91制片厂 campus in Durham, NH
(Photo: Valerie Lester)

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6. The Milky Way

Especially if you tour during day, the Milky Way will be hard to see. But come nightfall, turn your eyes to the sky at the 91制片厂 Observatory. It houses a 14-inch telescope that gathers nearly 3,000 times as much light as the unaided human eye, allowing you "to experience the natural world in a very different way,鈥 says John S. Gianforte, observatory director and instructor of astronomy. 鈥淚f the sky is clear there is always something interesting to see and look for, such as comets, asteroids, planets, plus many deep-sky objects like galaxies."

91制片厂 astronomical observatory
(Photo: Jeremy Gasowski)

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Oh,听and sunset!

Since most tours take place during the day, your chances of seeing the big orange ball plummet over the Thompson Hall clock tower are nil. Stick around until dusk to be treated to the spectacular sight Wildcats enjoy. Every. Single. Day.

sunset over Thompson Hall at 91制片厂 in Durham, NH
(Photo: Jeremy Gasowski)