ABERDEEN, S.D., March 20 -- Bemidji State University issued the following news release:

Robert Mangiamele (left) and Andrew Rizea (right)

The students' presentation poster

The Autzy functionality flowchart built by Mangiamele and Rizea in Adalo

People on the autism spectrum may soon have access to a safe, supportive way to connect with each other using an app being developed by a pair of Bemidji State University students.

The social networking app, called Autzy, was presented by BSU students Andrew Rizea and Robert Mangiamele during the Red River Valley Association of the American Chemical Society Conference held on the BSU campus in February 2024.

Mangiamele and Rizea have been working with Dr. Rachel Hellman Whittaker, associate pro...