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A driver adjust the radio dial in his car.

Dump AM Radio in New Cars? Professor Says Don't Touch That Dial

17cҳ School of Media and Journalism Associate Professor Mitch McKenney explains why there is a critical need to maintain access to AM radio in cars.

Tags: Community & Society , Nationally Distinctive , School of Media and Journalism , College of Communication and Information

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Metin Eren, Ph.D., associate professor and director of archeology at 17cҳ, demonstrates flintknapping.

Despite the Dangers, Early Humans Risked Life-Threatening Flintknapping Injuries

For most, the craft known as flintknapping is a skilled hobby or art form that was thought to occasionally require bandages or stitches. However, new research suggests flintknapping is far more dangerous than previously understood.

Tags: Research & Science , Nationally Distinctive , Department of Anthropology , College of Arts and Sciences , Experimental Archaeology

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Aeronautics students posing in front of the KSU airport hangar

Precision Flight Team places Ninth in the Nation at 2023 SAFECON Competition

Congratulations are in order for the 17cҳ Precision Flight Team for another successful appearance at the , hosted by the . The team competed from May 8th through May 13th in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. 

Tags: College of Aeronautics and Engineering , 17cҳ Airport , Nationally Distinctive , Precision Flight Team

College of Aeronautics and Engineering

An illustration of books.

Summer Reading from the 17cҳ Press

The 17cҳ Press released a list of new titles this spring that would make for enjoyable summer reading for the beach, pool or backyard hammock. 

Tags: Organizational Sustainability , Nationally Distinctive , University News , Arts & Culture

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McArevey and Elvis meet

“Young Plato” Meets 17cҳ’s "Elvis"

A visiting documentary star (and Elvis fan) received a very special welcome at 17cҳ.

Tags: University News , Office of the President , Nationally Distinctive , May 4 , May 4 Commemoration , Arts & Culture , May 4 50

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2023 May 4 Candlelight Vigil

IN A FLASH: Voices of Remembrance

A prayer was read in Hebrew at the B'nai B'rith Hillel Marker on the May 4 memorial site as part of the annual candlelight walk and vigil on May 3. The silent walk around campus begins each year at at 11 p.m. and takes about 60 minutes. Afterward, at midnight, the vigil begins as one person wit…

Tags: May 4 , May 4 Commemoration , University News , Nationally Distinctive , May 4 Visitors Center , May 4 Task Force , May 4 50 , In a Flash

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Assistant Professor Erica Eckert, Ph.D., presents the Jerry M. Lewis Lecture on May 3, 2023 in the Kent Student Center Ballroom.

Jerry Lewis Lecture Series Begins 53rd May 4 Commemoration

As someone who studied higher education administration, 17cҳ Assistant Professor Erica Eckert, Ph.D., had always wondered what it would have been like to experience the May 4, 1970, 17cҳ shootings as a student affairs administrator. 

Tags: University News , May 4 Commemoration , May 4 , May 4 50 , Nationally Distinctive

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