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In an era where electric cars are gaining more interest among U.S. consumers, there's still a place for gas-powered vehicles. That's why Cedarville University has built a car that could get up to 2,000 miles to a gallon, which it will test in the weekend's Shell Eco-Marathon Americas competition at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The competition is from April 3-7. This year's team of Cedarville University engineering students marks the 33rd consecutive year of students building and designing a supermileage car for the national competition. Last year's team finished fourth as its car reached 1,355 miles per gallon.

Professor Jay Kinsinger and a team of senior mechanical engineering students from Cedarville University are gearing up for the Grassroots Motorsports $2,000 Challenge in Gainesville, Florida. The competition is set to take place on April 6-7. The team, composed of six senior mechanical engineering students, has been diligently working since the start of the 2023 fall semester to construct a competitive race car within a budget of $2,000. They have turned a junked Mercedes into what they believe will be a winning car in the national competition. This ambitious endeavor serves as a practical exercise in cost-benefit analysis, providing students with invaluable real-world experience.

In February 2022, Thad Burson of Cedarville, Ohio, didn't fully believe studying abroad was going to be an option. Now, a year later, as the recipient of the State Department's Benajmin A. Gilman International Scholarship, he is studying foreign policy at the University of Oxford in Oxford, England.

The "diplomats" on Cedarville University's award-winning Model United Nations (U.N.) team excelled at the regional Dayton Model United Nations Conference (DAYMUNC) held at Sinclair Community College earlier this month. Eight members from Cedarville's 16-person team won individual awards.

Combining health care with missions was the reason several students from Cedarville University's School of Pharmacy attended the 2023 Global Mission Health Conference in Louisville, Kentucky, this past November.

Cedarville University's forensics team came out on top at the Ohio Forensics Association Novice State Championship tournament on January 26-27 at Ohio University in Athens, Ohio.

The following students were named to the Dean's Honor List at Cedarville University for Fall 2023. This recognition requires the student to obtain a 3.75 GPA or higher for the semester and carry a minimum of 12 credit hours.

As Mason Buch searched for a summer internship between his junior and senior years at Cedarville University, he found not only help, but genuine support from Cedarville's career services staff.

In the heart of a busy college campus, Matthew Black, a 19-year-old sophomore at Cedarville University is developing his own videography business, one that he hopes will afford him opportunities to tell heart-warming stories through videos and pictures.

Cedarville student Crissa Esse has combined her love of writing and biology for a highly anticipated summer internship with Answers in Genesis (AiG). Esse, a junior professional writing and information design student from Southgate, Michigan, recently accepted a content writer internship with AiG, located in Hebron, Kentucky, that will take place in the summer of 2024.

Many students at Cedarville University have found themselves graced by the angelic singing or haunting flute melodies of Tim Barnes. Anywhere around campus, whether along the sidewalk by the lake or in line at the dining hall, he has a musical bit to share that causes heads to turn and mouths to smile. Who would have thought that a doctor once told him he would never talk?

The political pipeline from Cedarville University to Washington, D.C. has brought another graduate from rural Ohio to the nation's capital. This time, it's Benjamin Mays, who recently began his career as a legislative correspondent for Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley.

Katie Eubank began modeling with clay when she was 5 years old. Now, 17 years later, she has written, illustrated and published her first book - "Clover's Crafty Day" - based on her most cherished clay creatures: snails.

What Kelly Olson thought was just a phase in her son's life has turned into a championship-caliber accomplishment for Grant Olson, a senior majoring in mathematics at Cedarville University.

If you saw most Cedarville University students on their computers, you would likely assume they were studying. But one freshman business management student, Addi Melvin, is also likely to be found teaching virtual riding lessons from her residence hall room.

The smell of sugar and almonds wafted through the air as the warmth from the oven basked the kitchen in a comforting embrace. Even more heartwarming, though, was the joy that 10-year-old Eve Welhener shared with her grandmother. The pair had just baked macarons, a French sandwich cookie that is notoriously difficult to make, for the first time - and they tasted perfect.

For the first time in Cedarville University history, a mock trial team competed in a collegiate tournament and finished the competition at St. Bonaventure University as one of the top teams. Overall, the two Cedarville teams of 19 students total, won four out of eight judges' ballots.

Cedarville University's world of entrepreneurship has been flourishing this year, with many opportunities for students to get hands-on experience. With the first Cedarville University Entrepreneurship (CUE) school wrapped up, many students are developing their businesses further. Three students in particular, Cooper Peterson, founder of RunGLUBZ; Aaron Perry, founder of Ultra Lyte Running; and Anastasia Stanhope, founder of Be the Light Lettering, have all benefitted greatly from implementing strategies from CUE school.

Kaley Aurand, a 2023 criminal justice graduate of Cedarville University, was sponsored by the Xenia Police Department (XPD) in the completion of her training at the police academy. Today, Aurand, who graduated from the five-month Ohio Peace Officer Basic Training Academy at Sinclair Community College in November, is now a full-time police officer for the Xenia Police Department. She was sworn in on Monday, Nov. 27.

As a young girl going on missions trips with her parents, Brianna Pacecca, senior civil engineering student from Largo, Florida, knew she wanted to be involved in missions. Seeing firsthand the need for the gospel worldwide has motivated Pacecca in her pursuit of this high calling.

As a young girl going on missions trips with her parents, Brianna Pacecca, senior civil engineering student from Largo, Florida, knew she wanted to be involved in missions. Seeing firsthand the need for the gospel worldwide has motivated Pacecca in her pursuit of this high calling.

How did many of the products consumers use every day become products that people buy? They began with a concept and support from investors.

In large families, it's not uncommon for siblings to be attending college at the same time. Even at the same university.

Katie Hall has a heart for the deaf community, and she did something about it.

What began as Emily Vest's conversation with a Cedarville University professor, ended as a creative nonfiction piece on the front page of a national literary magazine, The Albion Review.

Merry Moon Hkawn, like many college students, is preparing to return to Cedarville University for another year of college classes. But her journey to Cedarville University was more unconventional than most college students.

Becoming a pilot for the United States Air Force is a dream not many college students share, but for Thaddeus Krueger and Matthew Crum, flying past the speed of sound is one of their greatest ambitions.

Being born without hearing can change someone's life forever. Through prayer, resilience and multiple surgeries, one Cedarville University student hasn't let her condition stop her from enjoying life and thriving in college.

Sage Showers has faced rejection. When she was seeking an internship in Washington, D.C., she heard a lot of 'Nos'. Undaunted, she kept going until she finally heard a 'Yes.' That one positive response has opened one door and perhaps many more doors yet to come.

Becoming a pilot for the United States Air Force is a dream not many college students share, but for Thaddeus Krueger and Matthew Crum, flying past the speed of sound is one of their greatest ambitions.