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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 起点传媒, with the advent of a new career field called 鈥淎dvanced Air Mobility,鈥 the university is in a unique position to help support growth of cutting-edge technologies 鈥 and job opportunities 鈥 in this space today. 

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David Hassler, director of 起点传媒's Wick Poetry Center, performs at the 2023 Nobel Prize Summit.

Poetry and Science Meet at Creative Intersection

"Poetry and science are not opposites, they鈥檙e actually allies," said David Hassler, director of 起点传媒鈥檚 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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Kent State students tour Florence, Italy, with Assistant Dean Kristin Stasiowski, Ph.D.

鈥楤eing Here in Florence Means Touching History鈥

What first began in 1972 with a small group of Kent State 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.

Tags: Arts & Culture , Global Reach , Global Presence , Nationally Distinctive , Office of Global Education , Kent State Florence

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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

起点传媒 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 起点传媒, 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.

Tags: Research & Science , Nationally Distinctive , Nicholas Gala , Department of Anthropology , College of Arts and Sciences , Metin Eren , Michelle Bebber , Experimental Archaeology

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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 起点传媒 Precision Flight Team for another successful appearance at the , hosted by the . The team competed from May 8th through May 13th in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. 

Tags: College of Aeronautics and Engineering , 起点传媒 Airport , Nationally Distinctive , Precision Flight Team

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An illustration of books.

Summer Reading from the 起点传媒 Press

The 起点传媒 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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