How do you safely remove debris and litter from ponds, lakes and other bodies of water? With a pond-skimming drone boat, of course! Two groups of engineering technology students decided to take on the task of designing and developing pond skimming devices as their Senior Capstone project during the spring semester. Every year, the College of Applied & Technical Studies (CATS) mechanical and electrical/electronic students at Kent State University at Tuscarawas mechanical and electrical/electronic students combine efforts to design, develop, test and publicly present a final project...

William Kaib has become the first Kent State University student to complete the Delta Propel program and earn his wings as a Delta Airlines pilot!  Kaib, originally from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, wanted to be a pilot long before stepping foot on Kent State’s campus. “Nobody in my family is a pilot or in the aviation industry at all but my grandfather used to fly model aircraft all the time and I loved watching him do that. Even during baseball games that I was playing in, I would stop and look up any time an airplane flew over.” Taking the first step towards this goal, he began studyin...

Every day, hundreds of stone artifact enthusiasts around the world sit down and begin striking a stone with special tools attempting to craft the perfect arrowhead or knife. This craft is known as flintknapping, and for most, it 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. And for early humans who were without the modern conveniences of hospitals, antibiotics, treated water and bandages, a more severe cut could get infected and be life-threatening.&nbs...