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Recycling bins outside the Kent State University Library

Kent State Wins Two Awards in Campus Race to Zero Waste Contest

The National Wildlife Federation recently awarded Kent State University first place in two categories from the 2021 Campus Race to Zero Waste competition: Zero Waste and Electronics Recycling – Total Pounds Recycled. 

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Grind2Energy Food Waste Recycling System at the DI HUB

 Kent State has partnered with InSinkErator® through the implementation of Grind2Energy®, an organics recovery process that converts food waste to renewable energy. This forward-thinking approach allows us to significantly decrease our impact on the environment while creating renewable energy f…

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Kent State Receives First LEED Platinum Recognition for New Architecture Building

A green roof, a geothermal heating and cooling system that is 300 percent more efficient than standard systems, and a 15,000-gallon gray tank that recycles rainwater for irrigation and flushing bathroom fixtures. These are just a few of the sustainability features that helped Kent State University’s…

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Kent State's team focused on diverting food waste from the landfill stream and converting it into electricity

Kent State Team Captures "People's Choice" Vote in International Competition

On Monday, November 13, 2017, the Kent State College of Arts and Sciences and Office of Global Education hosted the MISSION: LIFE VI international innovation competition, focused on bringing together interdisciplinary teams to address major world problems. The Kent State team, whose idea focused on …

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Aeronautics and Engineering Building

More Kent State Buildings Receive LEED Certification

Several new and renovated Kent State University buildings received Leadership in Energy and Environment Design (LEED) recognition in 2016, bringing to 11 the total number of certified buildings on Kent State’s campuses. LEED is a rating system that comes from the U.S. Green Building Council. There …

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Two Kent State University students ride Flashfleet bikes in downtown Kent. Kent State was named a Green College in the 2016 Princeton Review’s “Guide to 361 Green Colleges” for its focus on environmentally friendly transportation.

Kent State Named One of 361 Green Colleges by The Princeton Review

The new 2016 edition of The Princeton Review’s “Guide to 361 Green Colleges” features Kent State University as one of the most environmentally responsible “green” colleges. “It is a recognition of the advancement we have made with regard to sustainability; we have been working toward sustainabili…

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Two Kent State University students ride Flashfleet bikes in downtown Kent. Kent State was named a Green College in the 2016 Princeton Review’s “Guide to 361 Green Colleges” for its focus on environmentally friendly transportation.

Kent State Named One of 361 Green Colleges by The Princeton Review; E-Inside; November 15, 2016

The new 2016 edition of The Princeton Review’s “Guide to 361 Green Colleges” features Kent State University as one of the most environmentally responsible “green” colleges. “It is a recognition of the advancement we have made with regard to sustainability; we have been working toward sustainabili…

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Carissa Marion (left) Jalia Manga (right) are the first female pilot team from Kent State to compete in the Air Race Classic. Follow their progress on Twitter using #NikkiTheTopHawk.

The Flying Flashes Reach the Finish Line Early

  What was scheduled to take four days to complete, Kent State University’s Flying Flashes finished in three. Carissa Marion, a Kent State flight instructor and graduate of the university and Jalia Manga, a flight technology major in Kent State’s College of Applied Engineering, Sustainabi…

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Kent State Celebrates Arbor Day With Tree Planting and Campuswide Events

Kent State University colleges and departments will hold several events across campus to celebrate Arbor Day on Thursday, April 21. From 9 a.m. to noon, Kent State’s Division of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion will host Arbor Day activities for the children from the university’s Child Development C…

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A Kent State aeronautics student looks over Nikki, the university’s new aircraft, on the tarmac at the Kent State Airport. The student will be flying the plane in the 2016 Air Race Classic.

Kent State Aeronautics Unveils 2016 Top Hawk Plane

Nikki, the Top Hawk Cessna aircraft, was revealed Feb. 23 at the Kent State University Airport to students, alumni and friends of Kent State University’s Aeronautics Program, and to family members of the plane’s namesake. Nikki joins the university’s fleet of 33 training planes. Kent State was na…

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