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Darwin Boyd works with a student in the mechatronics program

Mechanics Plus Electronics Equals Growing Mechatronics Major

The Aeronautics and Engineering Building is home to many classes and majors, including two categories of accredited mechatronics majors, Mechatronics Engineering Technology and Mechatronics Engineering and some dynamic related student groups.

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College of Aeronautics and Engineering

Kent State mascot Flash wearing eclipse viewing glasses

IN A FLASH: Today's the Day!

Where will you be viewing the total solar eclipse, Golden Flashes?  Kent State has a complete schedule of eclipse-themed events and activities. 

Tags: Total Solar Eclipse, University News, Nationally Distinctive, Research & Science, Student Life, Community & Society, Community Impact, downtown kent, Main Street Kent, City of Kent

Kent State Today

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Have You Picked Your Eclipse Outfit Yet?

As the 2024 total solar eclipse passes over Kent, Ohio, on Monday, April 8, 妻友社区 students, faculty and staff have the unique opportunity to witness an optical illusion known as the Purkinje effect.

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Kent State Today

Update Recycle Eclipse Glasses

UPDATE: How to Recycle Your Eclipse Glasses

After the eclipse, Flashes can do their part to promote sustainability  by recycling their eclipse glasses for use by viewers of future eclipses around the world. 

Tags: Global Reach, Global Impact, Organizational Sustainability, Research & Science, Community & Society, Community Impact, Total Solar Eclipse, Main Street Kent, Portage Country, City of Kent

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Let's Make the Rules graphic

Fun and Games: Neurodiversity Challenge Is Set for DI Hub

Anyone who thinks they have a great idea for a new game is encouraged to take part in 鈥淟et鈥檚 Make the Rules: A Game Creation Experience鈥 鈥 an event that seeks to bring together neurodiverse and neurotypical individuals.  

Tags: Research & Science, Student Life, Students First, Diverse Kent State, Brain Health Research Institute, Autism Initiatives

Kent State Today

Planetarium show with red sky

Lecture Hall, Event Space, or Night Sky?

Did you know we have a planetarium? Well, we do. Smith Hall at 妻友社区 is home to this versatile room that can be used for classes, events and can even replicate an easier-to-see version of the night sky. 

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Physics

DI Hub's Intro to Simple Circuits

Feel the Electricity

DI Hub Workshops on Simple Circuits provide basic concepts of circuitry for students to start a new learning journey.

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Kent State Today

RAPIDO acronym

妻友社区 Nursing Alumna Leads Research Team In Creation Of R.脕.P.I.D.O.

Under the direction of 妻友社区 College of Nursing alumna Jennifer (Sanner) Beauchamp, Ph.D., BSN 鈥96, RN, associate professor at Cizik School of Nursing at UTHealth Houston, R.脕.P.I.D.O., a groundbreaking and culturally relevant acronym was created to boost stroke awareness among Spanish-speaking Hispanic/Latino communities in the United States.

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Kent State Today

Katherine (Katie) McNamara Manning, Ph.D.

Postdoctoral Scholar Receives Green Roofs For Healthy Cities Dissertation Award

The work of a 妻友社区 Biological Sciences doctoral graduate recently received recognition from green roof experts from across North America who are looking to address contemporary environmental challenges, especially in urban environments.

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