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DuPont™ Vespel® parts and shapes, a leading specialty materials manufacturer in aerospace, became a Corporate Sponsor of 91�Թ���'s College of Aeronautics and Engineering in fall 2024, serving as title sponsor for the Design, Build, Fly Team.The company specializes in Precision Parts for the Aerospace industry to solve the toughest sealing, wear and friction challenges in mission-critical applications. DuPont™ introduced its Vespel® parts and shapes in the 1950s and have continued to innovate ever since. Vespel® Polymeric Parts and Shapes enable a multitude of design solutions for...

91�Թ���’s Bob and Ann Woolf Veteran Career Initiative received an “Excellence in Programming” award at the second annual Inter-University Council of Ohio’s Military Connected Student Symposium held on Feb. 11 at the Ohio Statehouse Atrium.This marks the first time Kent State was selected by the Inter-University Council of Ohio and the National Veterans Leadership Foundation for this recognition.Joshua Rider, executive director of the Center for Adult and Veteran Services, said the Veteran Career Initiative was selected based on its impact on student success and its collabora...

When 91�Թ��� alumna Aysia Kemp declared her major in the first semester of her sophomore year, she felt confident in her chosen path. Things didn’t start off that way, however. Kemp began her first year at Kent State as part of University College’s Exploratory Program. The pre-major program offers personalized advising, career assessments and workshops to help students find their passions and identify the path that best suits them. “I did want to attend school, but what really attracted me is that the Exploratory Program would help me with discovering what I wanted to do,” K...

With the release of the new 2025 Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education, 91�Թ��� has once again been awarded the prestigious R1 designation, recognizing Kent State as one of the top research universities in the nation. This esteemed classification, which the university first received in 2022, is a testament to Kent State’s commitment to excellence in research, innovation and scholarship.The R1 designation is the highest level of research activity for doctoral universities, placing Kent State among an elite group of institutions known for their significant con...

Originally posted on Kent State TodayWelcome to Flash Focus! In this series, we introduce you to fascinating student Flashes from all walks of life.Meet Adriana Hines, a senior criminology and justice studies major with a concentration in justice and human relations, from Washington, D.C.“I chose my concentration because at the time I was interested in victim advocacy, and I liked the flexibility that it gave me to pick classes with a variety of topics,” Hines told Kent State Today.The topic of law and criminal justice stuck out to Hines from a young age as she participated in mock trials duri...