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![Carissa Marion (left) Jalia Manga (right) are the first female pilot team from Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« to compete in the Air Race Classic. Follow their progress on Twitter using #NikkiTheTopHawk. Carissa Marion (left) Jalia Manga (right) are the first female pilot team from Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« to compete in the Air Race Classic. Follow their progress on Twitter using #NikkiTheTopHawk.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/file/Air%20Race%20Classic.jpg?VersionId=rfg4qyTrBF6zeYVffH_d4wXNSRI6kFUk)
What was scheduled to take four days to complete, Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« University’s Flying Flashes finished in three.
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![Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« architecture and urban design students stand near the aging waterfront in Havana, Cuba, in an effort to design plans to help restore it. (Photo credit: Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îȫ’s Cleveland Urban Design Collaborative) Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« architecture and urban design students stand near the aging waterfront in Havana, Cuba, in an effort to design plans to help restore it. (Photo credit: Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îȫ’s Cleveland Urban Design Collaborative)](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/article/students-on-Miramar-hill-overlooking-Old-Havana-HP.jpg?VersionId=XYYTteXkaASj22d1Je97jBYB6rjhpZB6)
From its island greenery and beautiful, clear beaches – to its vintage American cars and aged architecture – Havana, Cuba, is a place where few American college students have explored in more than 60 years.
But now that diplomatic relations are being restored between both…
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What started as research on the relationship between dog and owner, turned into one of the country’s first therapy programs more than a decade ago. Today, the at Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« University serves as a…
Erin Hawley selected to receive grant by the National Down Syndrome Society
On behalf of the Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« University family, I express profound sadness and solidarity with the citizens of Orlando and the entire state of Florida as we all grieve the loss and injury of the victims from the weekend’s tragedy.
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![Yanhai Du (center), Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« assistant professor in the College of Applied Engineering, Sustainability and Technology, teaches students about fuel cell technology. Yanhai Du (center), Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« assistant professor in the College of Applied Engineering, Sustainability and Technology, teaches students about fuel cell technology.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/article/Dr_Du.jpg?VersionId=a09ZASR8Fb7jWZJ8vH43eL.nxcVg5PUh)
The basic concept of a fuel cell is simple – it converts chemical energy into electricity.
To hear Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« University Assistant Professor Yanhai Du, Ph.D., in the College of Applied Engineering, Sustainability and Technology tell it, however, the impact of modern and…
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![Vivian Feke, a recent graduate of Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ«, is the winner of the 2016 Student Edward R. Murrow Overall Excellence Award for video. The award recognizes outstanding work by student journalists. (Photo credit: Gary Hanson) Vivian Feke, a recent graduate of Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ«, is the winner of the 2016 Student Edward R. Murrow Overall Excellence Award for video. The award recognizes outstanding work by student journalists. (Photo credit: Gary Hanson)](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/article/vivian.jpg?VersionId=IsKRB5LFzyKuB..2sjEVW9uMceH8f616)
Vivian Feke, a recent graduate of Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« University who studied broadcast journalism in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication, is the winner of the 2016 Student Edward R. Murrow Overall Excellence Award for video.
Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« University recently announced the upcoming addition of women’s lacrosse as a varsity sport with the first competitive season taking place in the 2018-19 academic year.
Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« University’s Dianne Kerr, Ph.D., professor of health education and promotion in the College of Education, Health and Human Services and Provost’s Faculty Associate for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, is the recipient of the Society for Public Health Education’s…
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![Dr. Lawrence Osher (far left), professor of podiatric medicine, reviews X-rays with some first-year students in the Amerigel Radiology Lab on the Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« College of Podiatric Medicine campus. Dr. Lawrence Osher (far left), professor of podiatric medicine, reviews X-rays with some first-year students in the Amerigel Radiology Lab on the Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« College of Podiatric Medicine campus.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/article/LarryOsherwStdnts.jpg?VersionId=xEDk81mEXsFOOiY7WrS0zvBG4y9frc3i)
Scholar of the Month
Lawrence Osher
Professor
College of Podiatric Medicine
1982-present
An accomplished doctor and academic, a highly regarded colleague and educator, the June 2016 Scholar of the Month is Dr. Lawrence Osher of Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« University’s College of Podiatric…