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Welcome Freshmen - 2008
Published: Jul 10, 2008
The first half of Kettering's freshmen class (Section A) is not quite 260 students and for the first time in years - one of every five students is female! This year's freshmen class comes from 26 states, with 66 percent from Michigan and 8 percent from Ohio.

Funding innovation
Published: Jul 04, 2008
A new technology, developed by Kettering visiting professor Dr. Lars Beholz, expands potential uses of polyolefins by the plastics industry.

A tribute to quality
Published: May 09, 2008
Kettering University's Department of Business handed out its top awards at a reception that honored Bruce Coventry '75 for Alumni Achievement and Service and its Business Employer of the Year - the Detroit Symphony Orchestra.

Honoring 800+ years of service
Published: Mar 20, 2008
More than 60 employees were honored for their 800+ years of service during the annual service awards celebration March 17 at Kettering University.

Engineering a greener future
Published: Feb 04, 2008
It's not always easy being green, but Kettering's Green Engineering Organization recently got a little help from some friends at Coca-Cola.

Kettering hosts Focus the Nation
Published: Jan 24, 2008
The focus will be on environmental sustainability and global warming when Kettering hosts the Flint-area "Focus the Nation" event.

'Discover Kettering' is Nov. 10
Published: Nov 02, 2007
Kettering University's laboratories of learning will be on display Nov. 10 during the fall admissions open house.

Benchmarking bio-fuels
Published: Oct 19, 2007
A Kettering researcher is working to standardize the bio-fuel industry and leveling the playing field in fuel economy.

Automotive technology examined
Published: Aug 31, 2007
Two national experts in the field of automotive technology shared their insights with Kettering students and provided an outline for the future.

Research project supports Flint economy
Published: Aug 24, 2007
An original research contract with a federal contracting corporation and Kettering University helps bring a little economic enhancement to the Flint community.

Environmental remission
Published: Aug 10, 2007
Everyone on Earth plays a role in the improvement or degradation of our environment. That's why educational efforts like those by the Kettering Industrial Ecology Team could teach technical professionals to consider the environment when developing and manufacturing new goods.

Rack 'N Roll at FIRST
Published: Apr 20, 2007
Kettering University was well represented at the 16th international championships of FIRST Robotics in Atlanta, April 12-14. This year's game, Rack 'N Roll, pitted 344 high school robotics teams against each other and some very colorful inner tubes.

Making the grade
Published: Apr 06, 2007
Nine Kettering University faculty members have been approved for promotion by the Board of Trustees, including the first two women to be named a professor of Mechanical Engineering.

Chilly proposal
Published: Feb 02, 2007
Kettering senior Jason Muxlow "engineered" a chilly marriage proposal that melted Molly Doyle's heart.

Goodbye, old friend
Published: Jan 26, 2007
Joe Spielman '68, Kettering's long-time key executive at General Motors, is roasted, toasted and thanked during his GM retirement dinner Jan. 24.

AIM receives $67,000
Published: Jan 19, 2007
Kettering's Academically Interested Minorities (AIM) program receives three gifts to assist the pre-college program and invest in tomorrow's engineering leadership.

Integrating Chemistry
Published: Jan 02, 2007
Two new Chemistry degree programs at Kettering expand academic and professional opportunities for students.

On the chemical runway!
Published: Nov 20, 2006
Kettering students are adept in using computer aided design (CAD) resources, but can CAD help them learn more about dynamic interactions and reactions between molecular structures for chemistry?

The alchemy of mead
Published: Nov 03, 2006
Dr. Diana Phillips is using Chemistry to unravel the mysteries of mead.

Chemical dispersion project expands
Published: Sep 15, 2006
An ongoing research project that examines the dispersion of chemicals into our environment achieves greater success and receives additional funding from the U.S. Defense Authorization Bill for 2006-2007.

AIMing at a brighter future
Published: Aug 04, 2006
Students from across the U.S., Jamaica and the Bahamas have come to Kettering to get a taste of Science and Engineering careers in Kettering's award-winning pre college program for minorities.

Environmental collaboration extends reach
Published: Jul 28, 2006
The Kettering Industrial Ecology Team (KIET) extends its work and impact through the development of a new student organization, speaker series, new course, a $50,000 pollution grant, and national conferences and publications.

LITEing the way
Published: Jul 21, 2006
Unblocking an "artery" clogged with peanut butter using a syringe, duct tape and balloons was almost as fun as running the crash sled for girls participating in LITE.

Testing organization taps Kettering faculty
Published: Jul 14, 2006
The prestigious Advance Placement (AP) Program of the College Board selects two Kettering faculty members to grade AP tests in Computer Science and Chemistry.

An engineering degree = a job
Published: May 19, 2006
It's a case of supply and demand; there are plenty of jobs in engineering, science and technology and not enough graduates. The U.S. GAO has recommendations to improve the gap but Kettering is already ahead of the curve and then some.

Making GM go green
Published: Apr 21, 2006
A Kettering co-op student was part of the team that turned a GM plant in Flint into a lean green environmental machine.

Korean video crew visits
Published: Apr 07, 2006
Getting the scoop on how Kettering integrates professional work experiences with Engineering education.

Elemental absorption
Published: Apr 07, 2006
An ongoing research project between Kettering University and a federal contracting corporation yields new results regarding the diffusion of chemical elements into porous materials such as porcelain tile, thus marking yet another important point of success.

Rhapsody
Published: Mar 14, 2006
A concert to benefit Harvest House gave the Kettering community a wonderful evening of music from "Dr. Liberty & Friends."

Faculty and staff cooking
Published: Feb 24, 2006
Faculty and staff participated in a cooking competition in Kettering's Sunrise Room this past Monday-Wednesday, Feb. 20-22, an event that by some accounts tripled sales.

Toyota joins AIM sponsors
Published: Dec 02, 2005
Automaker Toytota has joined the sponsors of Kettering University's pre-college program targeting minority students.

1,200 visitors attend 'Discover Kettering'
Published: Nov 07, 2005
400 prospective students bring friends and family to tour campus

A young woman with a vision
Published: Sep 16, 2005
Ramona Wildgoose will return to the Bahamas hoping to stake her claim to a business empire.

Opening with a BANG!
Published: Aug 26, 2005
The walls are up around the crash sled, the safety glass is in place and the dummies are ready to ride. Kettering's Crash Safety Center officially opened Aug. 25.

The chance of a lifetime
Published: Aug 12, 2005
Bryan Trilli, who graduated in June, interviewed several alumni who are leaders in their fields for a project in Dr. Ben Redekop's LS 489 Senior Seminar: Leadership, Ethics and Contemporary Issues course during the fall 2004 term.

LITEing the way
Published: Jul 29, 2005
Kettering pre-college program for high school girls bridges the gap for young women interested in Engineering and Science careers.

AIMing high
Published: Jul 15, 2005
Students from all across the U.S. and the Bahamas have come to campus to participate in Kettering's award-winning pre college program for minorities.

A fond farewell
Published: Jun 27, 2005
President James E.A. John retires June 30 after 14 years.

It's a small, small, small, small world.
Published: Jun 06, 2005
Having an environmental scanning electron microscope (ESEM) on campus has allowed Kettering and industry researchers to "get down" to the subatomic level.

Young inventors visit Kettering
Published: May 06, 2005
One hundred young inventors were on campus to showcase their latest inventions and do some scientific exploration in four on-campus labs.

AIM program wins national award
Published: Apr 22, 2005
Kettering's pre-college program Academically Interested Minorities (AIM) won the prestigious NAMEPA Pre-College/Community Award for 2005.

Kettering University promotes ten faculty members
Published: Apr 18, 2005
Ten faculty members have been approved for promotion by the Kettering Board of Trustees.

Professor Daryl Doyle dies
Published: Mar 25, 2005
Kettering mourns the loss of Professor Daryl Doyle, who died Saturday at age 54

Seeing red, or green - chemistry of color vision
Published: Nov 12, 2004
Dr. Ali Zand is researching the chemistry underlying our ability to perceive colors and its implications on color blindness.

Block by block
Published: Nov 05, 2004
Grand Blanc Cement Products contributes to Kettering's Crash Test Safety Lab.

Chemical warfare on cancer
Published: Oct 07, 2004
Working at the most basic molecular level, Kettering researchers use chemistry to explore new ways to fight cancer.

LITEing the way to the future
Published: Aug 05, 2004
Accident reconstruction and biochemistry will be the topics of the "what I did on my summer vacation" essays for 35 girls this fall.

No more "plug and chug"
Published: Aug 05, 2004
Instructional method supported by the National Science Foundation (NSF) aids engineering thermodynamics students in solving real life engineering problems.

Dummy gets into Kettering
Published: Jun 10, 2004
The latest member of the Crash Test Safety Lab team at Kettering arrived Wednesday, June 9. His name is SpartaKUs, and he will be a key player in crash test safety research at the university.

Co-op job gives taste of real world
Published: May 20, 2004
Steve Proper's co-op job at NIOSH had him working in the lab that was testing a popcorn flavoring at the center of a nationwide debate.

Tracking heavy metals requires waders
Published: Mar 01, 2004
It looks like a large copy machine sitting in the shallow coastal waters of Saginaw Bay, but it is actually a sophisticated voltammetric microelectrode device being used to sample sediments in the bay.

Revisiting the engineering elite
Published: Jan 05, 2004
The Nobel Prize, Pulitzer Prize, the President's National Medal of Science. For most Americans, these prestigious awards do not require explanation. But there is one award most people are unaware of, and it's an honor engineers throughout the country often dream of winning: The John Fritz Medal.

Bulldog Days were filled with golf, classic cars and Corvettes
Published: Dec 12, 2003
Although the weather on Saturday, May 31 was chilly and wet during Kettering University's Bulldog Days: Alumni Reunion Weekend 2003, organizers were still pleased with the turnout of hundreds of alumni who came back to campus to revisit the school that gave them their start in their careers.

Chemist finds hope in experimental drug
Published: Dec 08, 2003
A Kettering Chemistry professor has had the unique opportunity to be on the receiving end of his area of expertise. Dr. Daryl Doyle, professor of Chemistry, is participating in a clinical drug trial for a new form of chemotherapy.

Chemist finds hope in experimental drug
Published: Dec 05, 2003
A Kettering Chemistry professor has had the unique opportunity to be on the receiving end of his area of expertise. Dr. Daryl Doyle, professor of Chemistry, is participating in a clinical drug trial for a new form of chemotherapy.

A happy holiday to all ...
Published: Nov 26, 2003
Kettering University will celebrate Thanksgiving 2003 by closing its offices and canceling classes on Thursday, Nov. 27, and Friday, Nov. 28, to allow our faculty, staff and students to enjoy the holiday with family and friends. Classes resume and offices reopen on Monday, Dec. 1.

Heavy breathing for science
Published: Nov 24, 2003
There was a lot of heavy breathing going on at Kettering Nov. 19 and 21, as part of a clinical trial to determine if bio-markers in human breath can be used to diagnose osteo-arthritis.

New building open house
Published: Nov 24, 2003
The boxes are unpacked and the labs are in use! To celebrate the newest academic building on Kettering's campus in 70 years, the university is hosting an open house for faculty and staff from 3 to 4 p.m. and for the greater Flint community from 4 to 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 10.

Engineering better medicine - one bead at a time
Published: Aug 08, 2003
Medical doctors at McLaren Regional Medical Center and mechanical engineers at Kettering University have teamed-up to improve medical care for patients with massive soft tissue injuries to skin and muscle tissue, and persistent joint infections.

Kettering honors pioneer of auto industry and philanthropist
Published: Jun 12, 2003
They're together again -- C.S. Mott and "Boss Ket."

Bulldog Days were filled with golf, classic cars and Corvettes
Published: Jun 10, 2003
Although the weather on Saturday, May 31 was chilly and wet during Kettering University's Bulldog Days: Alumni Reunion Weekend 2003, organizers were still pleased with the turnout of hundreds of alumni who came back to campus to revisit the school that gave them their start in their careers.

An early introduction to engineering brings girls back for more
Published: May 29, 2003
Career paths aren't always set in stone by junior high, or even high school, but for many girls that age, opportunities dwindle rapidly as they drop out of advanced math and science classes.

Nationally recognized experts join fuel cell advisory board
Published: May 16, 2003
Kettering's new Center for Fuel Cell Systems and Powertrain Integration recently welcomed two nationally recognized automotive and alternative fuel experts to the Center's Executive Advisory Board.

Bulldog Days combine golf and reminiscing
Published: May 02, 2003
Old friends, classic cars and 18 holes of golf -- what more could a Kettering/GMI alum ask for?

Kettering's pre-college programs gearing up for summer
Published: Apr 23, 2003
Getting a jump on summer, Kettering University's four pre-college programs, Academically Interested Minorities (AIM), Lives Improve Through Engineering (LITE), Kamp Kettering and 21st Century Woman, are currently taking applications.

Flint honors Joe Spielman
Published: Apr 11, 2003
More than 500 friends, colleagues and family honored Joe Spielman '68, vice president and general manager of GM Metal Fabricating, Wednesday, April 09, 2003.

Breath analysis may provide clues to what ails you
Published: Apr 04, 2003
The eyes may be the window to the soul, but your breath could soon be the window to your over-all health.

Pre-college programs taking applications
Published: Mar 19, 2003
Getting a jump on summer, Kettering University's four pre-college programs, Academically Interested Minorities (AIM), Lives Improve Through Engineering (LITE), Kamp Kettering and 21st Century Woman, are currently taking applications.

Freshman adjusting to life in the U.S.
Published: Feb 12, 2003
He comes to Kettering from India, choosing the University from halfway around the world because of its opportunities in professional co-op.

The answers are in the sediment
Published: Jan 07, 2003
Like Livingston searching for the source of the Nile, Dr. Brent Lewis, associate professor of Environmental Chemistry at Kettering University, is searching for the source of pollution in the Swartz Creek Watershed, and subsequently the Flint River Watershed.

Big answers found on microscopic level
Published: Dec 06, 2002
Brent Lewis is digging deep, but not too deep, to study seasonal variability of heavy metals in coastal wetland sediments along Saginaw Bay.

Bob Lutz revs up students
Published: Dec 02, 2002
Bob Lutz, chairman of General Motors North America and vice chairman of Product Development for the automaker, encouraged students to be passionate about their work and not hesitate to challenge the status quo.

Open house attracts many visitors and volunteers
Published: Nov 13, 2002
People are calling it one of the best "Discover Kettering" open houses in recent history. Kettering's fall open house attracted the kind of numbers that makes hearts beat a little faster around campus.

Classes and labs go on in the C-zone
Published: Nov 01, 2002
Amid the construction at Kettering's new Mechanical Engineering and Chemistry Center, labs and classes are ongoing in the completed portion of the new state-of-the-art academic building.

Kettering wins $95,000 grant from the State of Michigan to help increase retention of minority students
Published: Oct 11, 2002
It's tough to build on a successful program focused on the retention of minority students, especially one that leads the state in retention rates among all colleges and universities.

MOVING UP! Kettering is highly ranked in 2003 'America's Best Colleges
Published: Sep 13, 2002
#1 and holding, again! Kettering University's Industrial/Manufacturing Programs maintained its #1 ranking in the United States in the new U.S. News & World Report's "America's Best Colleges Guide."

Fuel cell center at Kettering begins road to reality
Published: Aug 08, 2002
Like ordinary American citizens, researchers at Kettering University have cast a weary eye at sources of foreign oil due to the volatile conditions our economy experiences with increases in gas prices.

Outstanding Teaching Awards and Rodes Professorship presented
Published: Jul 12, 2002
Kettering University's Alumni Association honored four faculty members with Outstanding Teaching Awards and the Rodes Professorship during Commencement ceremonies June 15.

EDS gift provides latest technology network for Kettering's new Mechanical Engineering and Chemistry Center
Published: Jul 10, 2002
A $300,000 contribution from EDS is helping to provide the latest technology network for Kettering University's new $42 million Mechanical Engineering and Chemistry Center.

Outerspace is the place - for research - according to Dr. Birendra Pandey
Published: May 10, 2002
For Dr. Birendra Pandey, predicting the weather on another planet is a lot easier than predicting the weather here on earth.

Workshop shows teens that cigarettes pollute air more than cars
Published: Mar 22, 2002
Dr. Brent Lewis, associate professor of Chemistry, and Dr. Carl Aronson, assistant professor of Chemistry at Kettering University, were recognized March 11 by the Smoke Free Multi-Agency Resource Team (SMART), for their workshop "Smoking Cars and Smoking People."

Consumers Energy grant helps sixth graders learn about the chemistry of colors
Published: Mar 15, 2002
A handful of M&Ms, a little salt water and a test tube added up to a deeper understanding of the visible color spectrum for sixth graders at Holy Family Catholic Church in Grand Blanc March 8.

Kettering researcher studies how automobiles and other devices can be powered by fuel cells - which are efficient and don't pollute the environment
Published: Mar 11, 2002
Dr. Etim Ubong dreams of finding an alternative fuel for automobiles and other man-made machines.

Tony Carson is riding high as one of Kettering's oldest freshmen
Published: Mar 01, 2002
Tony Carson, while not the oldest-ever freshman to darken Kettering's door, is one of the oldest at 39.

Two life-long friends are better than brothers
Published: Feb 15, 2002
Lapeer East High School sent Kettering University a gift in 2000 -- two students who are now "sophomore superstars."

Tap Water Tour comes to Flint
Published: Jan 11, 2002
For most people, turning on the tap in the kitchen or bathroom is so basic it is taken for granted.

Campaign Ends with $100+ Million
Published: Dec 06, 2001
Closing the ledger: Kettering's campaign brings in $100+ million

Unraveling cancer
Published: Oct 26, 2001
Kettering chemist purifies protein in fight to understand colon cancer

'Discover Kettering' on Nov. 17
Published: Oct 18, 2001
Kettering University will host its fall open house, 'Discover Kettering', Saturday, Nov. 17.

Kettering professor involved in cutting-edge polymer technology
Published: Aug 31, 2001
Like most inventors, Dr. Lars Beholz has used every available resource including the kitchen stove.

Kettering's Academically Interested Minorities Program celebrates 18 years of success with a special homecoming
Published: Jul 20, 2001
Since 1984, when Kettering University's Admissions Dept. launched the first Academically Interested Minorities (AIM)Program, more than 600 outstanding students from across the country have participated and gone on to achieve a high degree of academic and professional success in a variety of careers.

Kettering's new Mechanical Engineering and Chemistry Building to be completed by July 2003
Published: Jun 21, 2001
The look will be high-tech and so is the purpose -- Kettering University dedicated a $42 million renovation project June 21 intended to house a new century of science and engineering at one of the country's premier co-op institutions.

Kettering University's Environmental Chemistry program plans deeper connection with local community thanks to $50,000 grant
Published: Jun 08, 2001
Kettering University's Environmental Chemistry program recently won a five-year $50,000 grant from the Arthur G. Bishop Charitable Trust to help expand Kettering's Chemistry in the Community program.

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