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������’s new FedEx Aeronautics Academic Center provides a world-class training ground to help aviation students and future pilots soar to even greater achievements. The sleek, modern learning center, made possible with gifts totaling $6.5 million from FedEx Corp., was unveiled during a grand-opening event Sept. 6. The celebration showcased bold new technologies and innovative teaching tools essential for world-class pilots of the future. The event finale featured a dramatic flyover by Kent State alumni and student flight instructors. The new 17,800-square-foot center is th...

������, in collaboration with Ohio’s public universities, has pledged support for Lt. Gov. Jon Husted’s “Ohio Intellectual Property (IP) Promise,” a collaborative effort to strengthen Ohio’s innovation economy, attract innovative researchers and serve as a magnet for investors and entrepreneurs.   “Kent State and Ohio’s public universities play a crucial role in fueling the state’s economy by fostering a culture of innovation and discovery,” said Todd Diacon, president of Kent State. “We believe this collaborative effort to streamline commercialization of university rese...

Faculty members and students from the nursing program at Kent State East Liverpool volunteered during the recent Canfield Fair by conducting free blood pressure screenings at a booth sponsored by the Ohio Nurses Association, District Three, in the fair’s Medical Building. The volunteer effort was initiated and organized by Angela Douglass, senior lecturer of nursing on the East Liverpool campus with students enrolled in the associate degree in nursing program. Cutline: Participating in the outreach effort were (front, from left) Britni Boston, Ashley Deer, Erin Reese, Ray Mills, Haleigh...