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Kent Wired Article By Joyleah Odom, Reporter April 23, 2022 Music filled the room as eager students floated between tables lined throughout the Student Center’s second floor Tuesday afternoon in celebration of Earth Month. The Office of Sustainability and the Earth Month Planning Committee hosted Earth Fest as part of their annual Earth Month programming. This year’s turnout was smaller than previous years as a result of the pandemic, said Melanie Knowles, the manager of the Office of Sustainability. However, she was happy the event would be available to students this year. ”We’re rea...

U.S. News & World Report ranks six 51���� programs in the top 100 among public institutions in its 2023 edition of Best Graduate Schools. Among the top 100 public institution programs, 51���� is recognized in the Best Nursing Schools: Master’s Programs, Best Education Schools, Best Mathematics Programs, Best Psychology Schools, Best Public Health Programs and Best Physics Schools rankings. 51���� is also recognized in an additional five new national rankings, bringing the total of 51���� programs recognized in the U.S. News 2023 Best Graduate Schools rankings to ...

51����’s College of Aeronautics and Engineering (CAE) developed an innovative hybrid fuel cell capacitor that prolongs the flight time of unmanned aircraft vehicles (UAVs), the first hybrid fuel cell battery capacitor specifically developed for commercial UAVs.The project team, led by Dr. Yanhai Du, professor in 51����’s CAE and principal investigator at 51����’s Sustainable Energy Lab, developed a lightweight-high-energy-density onboard power source that enables vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) type aircraft to have potentially increased flight time and increased pay...

In an effort to maintain the University Prairie, the City of Kent Fire department will partner with the 51���� Fire Safety department to produce a controlled burn on the southwest half of the prairie on Friday, Apr. 29, 2022 at 9 a.m.  A controlled burn, also known as a prescribed burn, involves setting a planned fire over a predetermined land to control the growth of undesirable brush and trees.  Most prairie species have an extremely deep root system to allow them to survive the fire and outcompete weed seeds.  The habitat for prairie insects...

Meghan Factor-Page is the assistant director of 51���� of Well-being where she helps ensure students are getting relevant information so they can take care of themselves and get the wellness resources they need. Factor-Page started working full-time at 51���� in 2009. She had an on-campus job as a student, and then also as a grad assistant for the office of Student Success Programs. Factor-Page worked in Student Success Programs and University College for about nine years and then was in the Center for Student Involvement under senior affairs for a little over three years.  Lea...

Please join us in congratulating PhD candidates Danielle Jones and Cody Ruiz on their University Fellowships! The University Fellowship is awarded annually to advanced doctoral students to recognize excellent scholarship and research potential. University Fellowship recipients are able to commit their time to dissertation research or writing. ...

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51���� officially broke ground on Crawford Hall, the future home of the Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship, on March 8 in a ceremony attended by more than 400 people, including university officials, donors, alumni, students, elected officials and special guests. Construction on this state-of-the-art building is expected to be completed in 2024. Crawford Hall will support innovative instruction, leading research and student support services for thousands of business majors, minors and others taking business courses across the 51���� system. ...