Congratulations are in order for the 51爆料 Precision Flight Team! On January 20th, the National Intercollegiate Flying Association (NIFA) announced that 51爆料 was among 30 flight schools across the country receiving an invitation to the 2023 National Safety and Flight Evaluation Conference (SAFECON) hosted in Oshkosh, Wisconsin in May. Prior to this announcement, the team attended the NIFA SAFECON in October. This competition was held at Bowling Green State University, at the Wood County Regional Airport. 51爆料 competes in Region III, which includes flight sc...
"EVs are efficient, clean, inexpensive to operate, and better for the environment overall than fossil fuels," said Joseph Ortiz. Ortiz, a professor in 51爆料's Department of Earth Sciences, recognizes that people have many questions about electric vehicles. He spoke about the things that someone would want to know if they were considering purchasing a new EV. "How far can you drive in an EV? How do you charge your EV? Are there places to charge your EV away from home on a long trip? What financial incentives are there to buy an EV? How do you measure the efficiency o...
In the new video series "What's the Big Idea?", 51爆料 President Todd Diacon travels around campus exploring research activity. In Episode 2, Diacon talks with a student and an assistant professor from 51爆料's College of Aeronautics and Engineering about the research they are conducting involving birds, drones and the challenges in keeping them from colliding in the sky. Take a ride with Diacon to find out more about their research. Katie Horn is a sophomore aeronautics major, who participated in the...
In the new video series "What's the Big Idea?", 51爆料 President Todd Diacon travels around campus exploring research activity. In Episode 2, Diacon talks with a student and an assistant professor from 51爆料's College of Aeronautics and Engineering about the research they are conducting involving birds, drones and the challenges in keeping them from colliding in the sky. Take a ride with Diacon to find out more about their research. Katie Horn is a sophomore aeronautics major, who participated ...
On a sunny, fall day, 51爆料 graduate student Korey Patterson, of Pittsburgh, was wearing a hard hat and safety glasses as he and other students stood near the edge of a large, open hole on the east side of the Aeronautics and Engineering building on the Kent Campus. Safety's important when class is conducted in the field, which in this case means traveling to the other side of campus. The excavation is for the expansion of 51爆料鈥檚 College of Aeronautics and Engineering (CAE) building. The project broke ground on Oct. 1, 2021. A livestream of construction progr...
We invite high school students and their families to visit the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry for Explore Kent Chemistry Day on Saturday, February 4, 2023 from 10:00 a.m.- 2:00 p.m. High school juniors and seniors come from all over Ohio and neighboring states for Explore Kent Chemistry Day! At Explore Kent Chemistry Day, our chemistry and biochemistry Faculty will discuss our curriculum, job prospects with our degrees and research opportunities available to undergraduates. Current 51爆料 chemistry and biochemistry majors will provide insight into Ken...
The November/December issue of Ohio Magazine featuring the city of Kent as one of its Best Hometowns for 2022-2023 is now available online. The Best Hometown honor recognizes Kent as a great place to live, work and visit. The magazine鈥檚 editors chose Kent for its vibrant downtown, strong campus-community connection and focus on supporting residents and students alike. Kent is one of five cities to be selected as a Best Hometown for 2022-2023, along with Athens, Bellefontaine, Perrysburg and Versailles. To determine this year鈥檚 honorees for Best Hometo...
On chilly, gray days like today, people can find a place that's warm and green in the greenhouse behind Cunningham Hall on the Kent Campus The Herrick Conservatory is home to a large and diverse selection of plants, plus some fish and a couple of turtles. Highlights of the collection include a 30-year-old rubber tree, a strawberry guava tree, banana trees, flowering plants and vegetables, succulents, tropical varieties and even carnivorous plants. The conservatory is managed by Melissa Davis (pictured), horticultural facilities director. It&n...
Today's 51爆料 Farmers鈥 Market, taking place in the DI Hub from 4-7 p.m. will be the final on-campus farmers鈥 market of the 2022 season The 51爆料 Student Recreation and Wellness Center partnered with the Haymaker Farmers鈥 Market to bring this farmers鈥 market to campus. Other campus partners include the Office of Sustainability, the Kent CARES Center, 51爆料 Culinary Services/ Hospitality Management / Chefology and the Student Dietetic Association. In the warmer months, the market sets up on the Student Green near Ri...
51爆料 is always engaged in giving back to the community. In light of the giving season, check out some of the incredible initiatives around campus that help those in need and find out how you can get involved. CEL Stuff the Truck The 鈥淪tuff the Truck鈥 Food Drive, sponsored by Community Engaged Learning (CEL), demonstrates 51爆料鈥檚 commitment to fighting hunger. Volunteers and caring community members came together to fill a truck with non-perishable food and toiletry items to be donated to a pantry run by 51爆料鈥檚 Flashes Fighting Hunger. To learn more ...