Each month, we publish a roundup of every story published on the Kettering University news site. Catch anything you missed last month below.

Thompson Hall roof serving as solar power experimentation area for GEO Club: The roof of Thompson Hall is currently serving as the setting for an experiment in solar power by Kettering University’s Green Engineering Organization (GEO). Read more.

Kettering University Power Electronics team working on cutting down electric vehicle charging time: Research being conducted in Kettering University’s Advanced Power Electronics Lab is aimed at helping electric vehicles overcome a significant hurdle in gaining widespread acceptance -- charging time. Read more.

Using gaming technology to improve training for surgeons: Elements of computer graphics, haptics, robotics and healthcare are being combined in Dr. Giuseppe Turini’s Computer Science Lab to help develop software tools that simulate surgery for doctors in pre-operative planning, intra-operative navigation, and surgical training. Read more.

2015 Kettering University FIRST Robotics Scholarship recipients announced: FIRST Robotics taught Emily Poirier of Team 217 (Thunder Chickens) about the importance of “working as a team and thinking on your feet.” It will also help her to pay for college as she is one of 44 high school students who received a FIRST Robotics Scholarship to attend Kettering University in 2015. Read more.

Summer camps offered at FIRST Robotics Community Center at Kettering University: The FIRST Robotics Community Center (FRCC) at Kettering University is hosting a number of Robotics Camps for students in 1st-12th grades. Sessions include First Robotics Competition, First Tech Challenge, First Lego League and Junior First Lego League. Read more.

Successful campaign will bring new turf, return of high school football to Kettering University's Atwood Stadium: Flint’s historic Atwood Stadium will gain new life – and new visitors – in 2015 thanks to a wide range of support from many stakeholders in the Flint community. Read more.

Proceeds from annual Kettering University Homecoming Car Show benefit SAE teams: The Homecoming Car Show was re-launched in 2013, but car shows have long been part of Kettering University’s history. The first GMI/Kettering car show took place in 1964. During the first Homecoming Car Show in 2013, Dave Langdon ‘65 displayed his 1941 Buick, which he also displayed at the first show at Kettering when he was a student in 1964. Read more.

Kettering University SAE Aero Design team finishes ninth in competition: The Kettering University SAE Aero Design team continues to improve its standing in national competitions as they finished ninth out of 17 teams competing in Micro Class in the April 2015 competition in Los Angeles. Read more.

Kettering University DECA receives top awards at International Career Development Conference: Kettering University students took three top awards at the Collegiate DECA International Career Development Conference in Orlando April 18-21. Kettering’s team went head-to-head against 1,500 students from the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico. Three students took second place in the Advertising Campaign team event, and four took honorable mention in Business-to-Business Marketing and Emerging Technologies. Read more.

Kettering University was "foundational" to career pursuits of 2000 graduate Sheri Hickok: Sheri Hickok ‘00 didn’t originally come to Kettering University to become an engineer. Instead, she traveled 40 miles west from Imlay City to Flint looking for a stepping-stone towards her ultimate goal of becoming an architect. Read more.

Kettering University Physics Department has accomplished significant milestones as it celebrates 20th anniversary: Just 20 years after the Physics program launched at Kettering University, the department has already achieved remarkable accomplishments that distinguish it from any other program in the country. Read more.

Kettering University represented at international nanotechnology conference in China: Dr. Lisandro Hernandez de la Peña, assistant professor of Chemistry at Kettering University, was invited to speak at the Energy Materials Nanotechnology (EMN) Meeting on Quantum Technologyin April. The conference, hosted by the Chinese Academy of Science Institute of Semiconductors, was held in Beijing, China. Read more.

Kettering University Baja team posts best finish in five years at competition: For the second time this year, the Kettering University Baja team posted their best result in five years, finishing 47th out of 99 teams at the competition in Maryland from May 7-10. Read more.

Kettering University graduate displays art exhibit in Humanities Art Center: Draper graduated from Kettering University with a degree in Industrial Engineering. He worked for General Motors until he retired in the early 2000s after which he began experimenting with his own painting technique. Read more.

Kettering University golfers helping pass their love of the game on to young Flint area players: Kettering University’s golf club has not only provided a way for Kettering students to continue participating in the game -- through community outreach efforts, they’ve worked to pass on their love of golf to kids in Genesee County through The First Tee of Eastern Michigan program. Read more.

Academics at Kettering part of Homecoming display: More than 40 posters showcasing some of the top research by Kettering University faculty and students were displayed during Homecoming 2015. Read more.

Annual computer engineering camp for high school students returns to Kettering University in July: The Computer Engineering department at Kettering University is offering two summer camps for high school students looking to learn how consumer electronics, automobiles and robots are made “smart.” The first camp will take place from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. from July 20-24 followed by the second camp from July 27-31. Read more.

Distinguished Kettering University alumni, faculty recognized with new Honor Wall: Kettering University unveiled a new Honor Wall in the Great Court of the Campus Center on May 15 during 2015 Homecoming festivities. The wall recognizes the accomplishments of distinguished alumni and faculty. Read more.

Kettering University Formula SAE team finishes 16th at Michigan International Speedway: The Kettering University Formula SAE team greatly improved upon its performance from a year ago as they finished 16th overall out of 105 teams in the competition at Michigan International Speedway (MIS) on May 15-17. Read more.

Annual GM to GMI relay race raises funds for Leukemia and Lymphoma Society: Every year since 2010, a small group of Phi Delta Theta fraternity members at Kettering University have been running a 62-mile relay race that starts at the General Motors Headquarters in Detroit and ends at the Kettering University campus. Read more.  

Ed Arends '57 hosts luncheon for fellow alumni: Every morning for four years, Ed Arends ‘57 took the bus from his home on Atherton Road and Grand Traverse Street north to Kettering University (then General Motors Institute). Even during his co-op term, his routine did not change as he switched from the classrooms on the west side of Chevrolet Avenue to the factory floor on the east side to Chevy Manufacturing. Read more.