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DriveOhio, an initiative of the Ohio Department of Transportation and the state’s hub for smart mobility technology on the ground and in the air, had two recent challenges for students to tackle in Rapid Innovation: supporting the growth of the advanced air mobility industry and addressing equity challenges to deploying electric vehicle charging stations.

This community conversation was very different from our usual events with a guest speaker embedded in industry. This was an opportunity for students to learn more of the personal toll and thoughts of going through an undergraduate degree, finding his way to graduate school, and working full-time.

The center begins a transition phase as Newton, who led the center in the John Glenn College of Public Affairs for seven years, has been named chief operating officer for BWX Technologies Inc. Retired U.S. Air Force Col. Kevin P. Cullen, assistant vice provost and director of Ohio State’s Military and Veterans Services, now serves as interim executive director.