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Attendees had the chance to see training equipment. 

Aeronautics expo returns to Kent State

Nick Lavrisiuk • September 8, 2019

Planes, helicopters and exhibits populated the Kent State University Airport on Sept. 7 at the annual Aeronautics and Engineering Expo.The event, hosted by the College of Aeronautics and Engineering (CAE),...

Professors Rick Ferdig, Cheng Chang Lu and Karl Kosko sit behind some of the technology that supports their project.

Over $1.4 million awarded to fund teacher training videos

Linden Miller • September 2, 2019

A set of Kent State professors recently received a grant of $1.48 million to fund their innovative video project. Karl Kosko and Richard Ferdig, two of the professors who received the grant, teach at...

Kent State and Kent City Schools employees, including Kent City Schools superintendent George Joseph (left) and Kent State Director of Athletics Joel Nielsen (right), pose with the $5,000 grant check for an upcoming virtual reality project.

Kent City Schools to create virtual reality ‘Magic School Bus’

Dylan Reynolds • September 28, 2017

Kent City Schools students will soon ride a bus to see the wonders of the world — without ever leaving Portage County. It sounds like an episode of "The Magic School Bus."The district plans to install...

Samantha Karam is a sophomore journalism major. Contact her at skaram3@kent.edu.

Opinion: The backlash of virtual reality

Samantha Karam • April 26, 2016

Virtual reality allows users to immerse themselves in situations such as the fictitious realm of video games, which they would never get to experience in the real world. In the media, prestigious publications...