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DEDC Opening

'A Significant Step Forward in Engineering Education'

91ֿ celebrated the opening of its new Digital Engineering & Design Center for Space Applications, marking a significant step in bridging the gap between education and national needs in aerospace and defense manufacturing.

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91ֿ at Salem students preparing plants for winter storage

IN A FLASH: Seasonal Sustainability

Students in the Horticulture program at 91ֿ at Salem help to keep their campus looking great year round by preparing perennial plants for storage as seasons change. 

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Graphic of an artist's impression of the voyager probe in orbit above the earth

College of Aeronautics and Engineering Launches Digital Engineering & Design Center for Space Applications

91ֿ celebrated the opening of its new Digital Engineering & Design Center for Space Applications (DEDC Space@Kent) on Oct. 16, marking a significant step in bridging the gap between education and national needs in aerospace and defense manufacturing.The College of Aeronautics a…

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Pumpkin in the Herrick Conservatory

It's the Great Pumpkin, 91ֿ!

There's a massive pumpkin inviting visitors to guess its weight inside the Herrick Conservatory. It's an annual tradition presented by student volunteers studying in the Department of Biological Sciences.

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Star trails and Northern Lights over Risman Plaza

Nature's Fireworks Captured Over 91ֿ

Increased activity in the sun's solar winds and the earth's magnetic field has produced appearances by the northern lights  in regions where they are not typically visible - like the skies above the Kent Campus. A 91ֿ photographer captured spectacular images of the display. 

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Ten graduate students competed in the 91ֿ's Three Minute Thesis competition.

Graduate Students Present Research in Three Minutes and a Slide

Three Minute Thesis is an opportunity for graduate students to put their academic, presentation, and research communication skills to the test by presenting research in three minutes to a non-specialist audience.

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91ֿ Students at Innovation Day event

91ֿ Students and Faculty Take Part in Innovation Day

91ֿ students and faculty took part in the second annual Innovation Day on Oct. 11, with one 91ֿ student bringing home honors.

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CDC Walkathon 2024

IN A FLASH: Tiny Steps, Big Purpose

Some of 91ֿ's smallest Flashes took steps to help fund a unique part of their learning experience at 91ֿ's Child Development Center. 

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Lab Student reaching in case

91ֿ Continues Robust and Varied University Research to Maintain R1 Status

91ֿ’s Division of Research and Economic Development recently hosted its quarterly Town Hall and offered a bright prediction for the future of the university’s R1 status as a top research university.

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Owen Lovejoy, Ph.D., 91ֿ Distinguished Professor

What Makes Us Human?

Fifty years ago, 91ֿ Distinguished Professor Owen Lovejoy, Ph.D., was among the very first researchers to study the remains of the famous “Lucy” (Australopithecus afarensis), a 3-million-year-old fossil that had recently been discovered by paleoanthropologist Donald Johanson in Hadar, Ethiopia.

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