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In academic settings, it’s usually not difficult for student researchers to explain their research to their colleagues. But how about when they want to share their findings with non-academics or researchers outside of their area of specialty?“Three Minute Thesis” competitions are held annually at colleges and universities across the nation. They’re designed as an exercise to help student researchers describe their projects in easy-to-understand ways for individuals and audiences who may be unfamiliar with complex scientific terms. It’s like an “elevator pitch” that these students will find use...

  Reflections of vibrant blue around fluffy, white clouds transform the windows of 51����'s John Elliot College of Architecture of Environmental Design into an extension of the fall skies above the Lefton Esplanade.   Want to see YOUR photos in “IN A FLASH?” Submit your 51����-related photos to InAFlash@kent.edu and you may see them in a future 51���� Today post. Photos should be framed -horizontally- and include a brief description of what’s happening in the photo along with when and where it was taken....

51���� Preservice Teacher Sydney Carlton introduced nearly 100 students to a STEM-based aeronautics program called “Soaring into the Sky” that connected science, technology, engineering, and mathematics with real-world problem-solving and innovation. Students learned to think like engineers and scientists, fostering skills in critical thinking, collaboration, and design. Second graders from Ledgeview Elementary School in Macedonia, Ohio, learned key concepts of aviation, aeronautics, and aerospace safety by engaging, standards-based, hands-on learning inspired by NASA resea...

For Kent, Ohio, native and 2018 51���� graduate Stan Zalewski, mathematics has always been a big part of his life. Now a senior actuarial consultant at Nationwide Insurance, Zalewski recently reached a significant professional milestone — completing the multi-year process to earn the title of Fellow of the Casualty Actuarial Society (FCAS).“It was exciting, and it felt like the end to a long road,” Zalewski said. “I actually started taking those exams back when I was at 51����, so it’s been a nine-year process to complete those 13 exams.”Earning a fellowship in the CAS requi...

Elizabeth Kenyon, associate professor and Early Childhood Education Graduate School Coordinator, and other faculty from the School of Teaching, Learning and Curriculum Studies, recently spent a Saturday morning volunteering to prepare the Davey Elementary School Inquiry Garden for the winter. Davey Elementary Principal Abby Bolton truly appreciated the time, energy, and the partnership that has blossomed through this project.Other faculty includled Lisa Testa, Scott Durham, Scott Courtney, Lori Wilfong, Janice Kroeger, Jen McCreight, Todd Hawley (with Emerson and Reese), and Kevin Ec...