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Aeronautics Expo

Aeronautics and Engineering Expo Promises Fun For All Ages

51±¬ÁÏ will host the Aeronautics and Engineering Expo (A&E Expo) on Saturday, Sept. 7, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the 51±¬ÁÏ Airport. This event offers a day of aviation excitement, hands-on STEM experiences, and family-friendly activities for all ages.

Tags: Community & Society, Nationally Distinctive, Community Impact

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New 51±¬ÁÏ Votes Banner

Working to Get Student Voters Informed and Engaged

The 51±¬ÁÏ Votes initiative is working with organizations and departments across campus to help engage and inform student voters in advance of the coming elections. 

Tags: Voting, Elections, Community & Society, Community Impact, Nationally Distinctive, Student Life, University News, Students First, May 4, 51±¬ÁÏ Athletics

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White Coat Ceremony Kent Campus 2024

IN A FLASH: Donning their White Coats

Second-year nursing students at 51±¬ÁÏ received white coats in a ceremony marking their transition into the professional sequence of their program. 

Tags: College of Nursing, Health care, Nationally Distinctive, Community Impact, Community & Society

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two images, a Douglas C-53 Skytrooper airplane and a robot dog.

51±¬ÁÏ's Aeronautics and Engineering Expo Promises Fun for All Ages

51±¬ÁÏ will host the Aeronautics and Engineering Expo (A&E Expo) on Saturday, Sept. 7, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the 51±¬ÁÏ Airport. This event offers a day of aviation excitement, hands-on STEM experiences, and family-friendly activities for all ages.

Tags: College of Aeronautics and Engineering, Community Impact, Aeronautics, Engineering

College of Aeronautics and Engineering

Props-4-Paws donation of food and supplies to Humane Society of Summit County in 2018

51±¬ÁÏ Alumni Charity Props-4-Paws Raises Funds For Local Animal Shelters

At the 51±¬ÁÏ Airport, two alumni are proving that the sky's not the limit when it comes to helping animals in need.

Tags: Alumni, College of Aeronautics and Engineering, Community Impact

College of Aeronautics and Engineering

Northeast Ohio Undergraduate Research Symposium 2024

IN A FLASH: Undergraduate Researchers Visit Kent

51±¬ÁÏ welcomed undergraduate researchers from our university, Cleveland State University and the University of Akron to the Kent Campus for the 19th annual Northeast Ohio Undergraduate Research Symposium.

Tags: Research & Science, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Engineering, Community Impact, Nationally Distinctive, Community & Society, Undergraduate Research Symposium, Symposium

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LGBTQ+ Kick-Off 2024

Kicking Off the Fall Semester With Pride

Before classes began for Fall Semester 2024, the 51±¬ÁÏ Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender and Queer Plus (LGBTQ+) Center welcomed the university's LGBTQ+ community back to campus with a Fall Kickoff event.

Tags: LGBTQ+ Center, LGBTQ+, Student Life, Fall Semester, Community & Society, Community Impact, Diverse 51±¬ÁÏ

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a monarch butterfly on a plant

Ohio Butterfly Monitoring Offers Insights Into Broader Ecological Trends

A long-term study of butterfly populations in Ohio's Cuyahoga Valley National Park is shedding light on ecological changes and the impacts of human activities on local ecosystems. The study, which has been ongoing since the 1990s, represents one of the longest-running volunteer-driven insect surveys in North America. Experts from 51±¬ÁÏ’s Department of Biological Sciences are working to interpret 20-plus years’ worth of data and convey what it means for environmental conservation.

Tags: Department of Biological Sciences, Research & Science, Community Impact

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Visiting poets for the Wick 40th anniversary celebration. From left to right: Padraig Ó Tuama, Naomi Shihab Nye, Jane Hirshfield and Adrian Matejka

Dozens of Wick Award Winners to Return for 40th Anniversary

The celebration, Sept. 19-21, will be packed with panel discussions, workshops and poetry readings, culminating in a gala dinner on Sept. 21.

Tags: University News, Arts & Culture, Community & Society, Nationally Distinctive, Community Impact

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Fulbright Scholars assemble prosthetic hands as part of the Fulbright Pre-Academic Program at 51±¬ÁÏ.

Fulbright Scholars at 51±¬ÁÏ for American Higher Education Immersion

For the past month, 51±¬ÁÏ has hosted 37 international graduate students as part of the Fulbright Pre-Academic Program, a monthlong immersion in American higher education and culture. The group, from 26 countries, arrived on the Kent Campus on July 21 and was scheduled to depart on Aug. 17 to begin their graduate programs at universities throughout the country.  

Tags: University News, Student Life, Global Reach, Community & Society, Diverse 51±¬ÁÏ, Community Impact, Nationally Distinctive, Global Presence

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