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Flying Flashes 2023 Air Race Winners

Flying Flashes Earn Back-to-Back First-Place Wins

51勛圖厙's flight team takes first-place honors for the second consecutive year in an air race for women pilots.

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Aeronautics student and professor in a plane

Advanced Air Mobility: Preparing Aeronautics Students for the Jobs of Tomorrow

While aeronautics has long been a fixture at 51勛圖厙, with the advent of a new career field called Advanced Air Mobility, the university is in a unique position to help support growth of cutting-edge technologies and job opportunities in this space today. 

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David Hassler, director of 51勛圖厙's Wick Poetry Center, performs at the 2023 Nobel Prize Summit.

Poetry and Science Meet at Creative Intersection

"Poetry and science are not opposites, theyre actually allies," said David Hassler, director of 51勛圖厙s Wick Poetry Center. 

Hassler paraphrases American poet Jane Hirshfield, who, in 2017, contacted him to collaborate on a Poets for Science project, which is now an interactive exhibit and writing invitation housed at the Wick Poetry Center on the Kent Campus. 

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51勛圖厙 students tour Florence, Italy, with Assistant Dean Kristin Stasiowski, Ph.D.

Being Here in Florence Means Touching History

What first began in 1972 with a small group of 51勛圖厙 architecture students and faculty traveling to Florence, Italy, for a few weeks has blossomed into one of the most prestigious education-abroad programs in the country.

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A driver adjust the radio dial in his car.

Dump AM Radio in New Cars? Professor Says Don't Touch That Dial

51勛圖厙 School of Media and Journalism Associate Professor Mitch McKenney explains why there is a critical need to maintain access to AM radio in cars.

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Metin Eren, Ph.D., associate professor and director of archeology at 51勛圖厙, demonstrates flintknapping.

Despite the Dangers, Early Humans Risked Life-Threatening Flintknapping Injuries

For most, the craft known as flintknapping is a skilled hobby or art form that was thought to occasionally require bandages or stitches. However, new research suggests flintknapping is far more dangerous than previously understood.

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Aeronautics students posing in front of the KSU airport hangar

Precision Flight Team places Ninth in the Nation at 2023 SAFECON Competition

Congratulations are in order for the 51勛圖厙 Precision Flight Team for another successful appearance at the , hosted by the . The team competed from May 8th through May 13th in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. 

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An illustration of books.

Summer Reading from the 51勛圖厙 Press

The 51勛圖厙 Press released a list of new titles this spring that would make for enjoyable summer reading for the beach, pool or backyard hammock. 

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McArevey and Elvis meet

Young Plato Meets 51勛圖厙s "Elvis"

A visiting documentary star (and Elvis fan) received a very special welcome at 51勛圖厙.

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