Blueberry pancakes have deep roots in the American Midwest, blending Native American traditions with 20th-century agricultural innovation. Indigenous peoples in the Great Lakes region had long used wild blueberries — abundant in Michigan, Wisconsin, and Illinois — as a nutritious food source, mixing them into cornmeal flatbreads and porridges. European settlers adopted these berries into their pancake recipes by the 19th century. However, blueberry pancakes as a widespread breakfast staple only emerged in the early 1900s. The breakthrough came after 1916, when commercial highbush blueberry cultivation began in New Jersey and quickly spread to Midwest states.
Happy #NationalFarmersDay! Thank you to the hard working Illinois farmers and ranchers who work to feed a hungry world.
Extension connects with ag workers every day to help solve problems by talking through options, collaborating on research, and exploring new technologies. pic.twitter.com/UiBAu9bD9a
Andrew Wallis, Marissa Pellis and Professor Jan Hume have been named 2026 Algernon Sydney Sullivan Award winners.👏
Presented at #Auburn since 1951, the award honors those who exemplify the noblest human qualities through service and character. The President’s Award also… pic.twitter.com/t7C42kisxI
Traditions accumulate one ordinary morning at a time.
Auburn University was inspired by Methodist traditions. Chartered in 1856 as East Alabama Male College, it opened in 1859 as a private liberal arts school sponsored by the Methodist Episcopal Church, South. The first president, Reverend William J. Sasnett, and many trustees were Methodist clergy. Local Methodist leaders and the Auburn Methodist Church played key roles in its founding.
The college emphasized Christian moral education alongside classical studies. After the Civil War, financial difficulties led the Methodist Church to transfer control to the state in 1872, creating Alabama’s first land-grant university—later renamed Auburn University.
Though now a public, non-sectarian university, its Methodist heritage endures through campus traditions, the nearby Auburn United Methodist Church, and the active Wesley Foundation ministry.
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Whatever time it is where you are, the countdown is on! ⏰🌍
Swipe to see what time you’ll be tuning in from some of our previous host cities – Vancouver, Kingston, Delhi, Perth and Auckland – all part of the Commonwealth Games family. pic.twitter.com/WX7HOEXZ24
One of the first activities upon waking is interacting with water. Approximately 25% of households in the state of Michigan rely on private well water as their primary drinking water source. This figure comes from the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE), which estimates nearly 1.12 million households use private wells out of a total of roughly 4.1–4.6 million households statewide (based on U.S. Census data and population estimates of about 10 million residents, with an average household size of 2.5).
Other sources, such as Michigan State University Extension and the Michigan Water Stewardship Program, report slightly higher figures of 44–45% for overall groundwater reliance (including public systems drawing from aquifers), but the specific share for private household wells aligns with the 25% estimate from EGLE. Rural and southeastern areas of the state have the highest concentrations.
“Pythagoreans Celebrate the Sunrise” (1869) by Fyodor Bronnikov
The University operates its own public water utility, supplied by 18 potable water wells located within the campus footprint. The wells draw from the Saginaw Formation aquifer at depths ranging from approximately 285 to 435 feet. The university maintains wellhead protection areas, groundwater monitoring, and comprehensive water-quality testing as part of its continuing commitment to safe and reliable drinking water. (Reference: AWWA Groundwater Resources & Standards)
Michigan State was recently named a “dream school” in the nation, a university that’s not focused on prestige, but on value, access and outcomes. pic.twitter.com/ZMnO5szPMd
Today we welcome #UofT‘s 17th president, Melanie Woodin. An internationally recognized neuroscientist and double graduate of U of T, Woodin starts a new chapter on her first day in office. ➡️ https://t.co/m7LbcVmGytpic.twitter.com/f1pr0fussI
Jordan Peterson was a Professor at the University of Toronto St. George
“The Discovery of Insulin” 1921
At the beginning of the 20th century, a diagnosis of Type 1 diabetes was a death sentence. Scientists on the faculty of the University of Toronto discovered insulin; thus saving millions of lives around the world.@UofThttps://t.co/EG6fHVQKPKpic.twitter.com/yweLJiNDI4
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#UofT and its hospital partners are celebrating the life and legacy of Professor Emeritus James Till, whose research demonstrated the existence of stem cells and fundamentally transformed the field of medical science. https://t.co/1l3w4XdUwPpic.twitter.com/lLPKXkjGAp
New update alert! The 2022 update to the Trademark Assignment Dataset is now available online. Find 1.29 million trademark assignments, involving 2.28 million unique trademark properties issued by the USPTO between March 1952 and January 2023: https://t.co/njrDAbSpwBpic.twitter.com/GkAXrHoQ9T