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NEW VEX Robotics Scholarship he Robotics Education & Competition (REC) Foundation Tand Kettering University today announced a partnership to establish 10 new scholarships for students participating in the annual VEX Robotics Competition, which are valued at $225,000. In addition, Kettering University will participate at the VEX Robotics World Championship as part of College Row April 15–18, 2015. Kettering University’s VEX scholarship is the third largest of its kind offered by any university in the country. Read more: www.kettering.edu/news/kettering- university-and-rec-foundation-partner-establish-10- new-robotics-scholarships Students Win Innovation C MPETITION team of five Kettering University students won the the University (i2e-AU) initiative (directed by Dr. Massoud A annual ‘Innovation Encounter’ competition at Lawrence Tavakoli, professor of Mechanical Engineering), competed Tech in October. against teams from Ohio Northern, Lawrence Tech, University The intercollegiate competition, which was sponsored of Detroit Mercy, Bucknell University and Worcester this year by Faurecia North America, rewards inventive Polytechnic Institute. Team members were Andrew Mazzola problem solving. The Kettering team, which was sponsored (ECE), Anna Macherkevich (ME), Hunter Casbeer (ECE), Mihir by the University’s Innovation to Entrepreneurship Across Mistry (ME) and Vignesh Samban (ME). Read more: www.kettering.edu/news/kettering-university-students-win-innovation-competition-lawrence-tech SPRING 2015 7