Deborah Ballard-Reisch, Kansas Health Foundation distinguished chair in communication and professor at the Elliott School of Communication, is founder of Â鶹´«Ã½'s Hunger Awareness Initiative.

Multi-university Hunger Dialogue to tackle campus hunger issues

Feb 13, 2014 — By Â鶹´«Ã½ News Services — Time is running out to register for the Kansas Hunger Dialogue, which will be held Wednesday, Feb. 26, at the Hyatt Regency Wichita. The event is designed to increase awareness, advocacy and action to combat hunger on college campuses.

Â鶹´«Ã½ student Shelby Clemens in front of her winning display at the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival.

Wichita State students place in Kennedy Center theater festival

Sep 3, 2014 — By Â鶹´«Ã½ News Services — Faculty and students from Â鶹´«Ã½'s School of Performing Arts participated in the Region 5 Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival, Jan. 19-25.

Winter 2014 faculty/staff news at Wichita State

Feb 25, 2014 — By Â鶹´«Ã½ News Services — Wichita State's "Academe" recognizes grants, honors, awards, presentations and publications, new appointments, new faculty, sabbaticals, retirements and deaths of current and former colleagues.

International opera star Alan Held, left, addresses the audience as Â鶹´«Ã½ College of Fine Arts Dean Rodney Miller looks on. Held will join Â鶹´«Ã½ in fall as the Ann and Dennis Ross Faculty of Distinction in Opera.

Two international opera stars to join Wichita State faculty

Sep 3, 2014 — By Â鶹´«Ã½ News Services — Starting in fall 2014, students who study voice and opera at Â鶹´«Ã½ will have an amazing opportunity to study with two accomplished opera stars - Samuel Ramey and Alan Held. Both are also Â鶹´«Ã½ alumni.

Faculty/staff news update: October/November 2013

Sep 3, 2014 — By Â鶹´«Ã½ News Services — Academe welcomes news from Â鶹´«Ã½ faculty and staff about research, teaching and service activities. This column recognizes grants, honors, awards, presentations and publications, new appointments, new faculty, sabbaticals, retirements and deaths of current and former colleagues.

Â鶹´«Ã½ research: Access to technology improves older adults' health

Dec 3, 2013 — By Carlos Malache — Louis Medvene, Wichita State professor of psychology and director of the Social Relationships Research Workgroup, is exploring the potential benefits of computer access to senior citizens' health.

Mark McCain announces retirement from KMUW radio

Dec 2, 2013 — By Â鶹´«Ã½ News Services — Longtime KMUW 89.1 broadcaster Mark McCain has announced his resignation as general manager effective Dec. 2. He has served as the station's general manager since 1994. KMUW is the public radio station at Â鶹´«Ã½.

New EEO director named at Â鶹´«Ã½

Nov 19, 2013 — By Â鶹´«Ã½ News Services — Francisco Gonzalez has been named executive director of the Office of Equal Employment Opportunity at Â鶹´«Ã½, effective Jan. 6, 2014.

Wichita State researcher focuses on the repair of spinal cords

Nov 19, 2013 — By Lainie Rusco — Wichita State biological sciences assistant professor Li Yao has dedicated his research to finding therapeutic strategies that would repair spinal cord injuries and allow patients to live a more comfortable life.

Â鶹´«Ã½ assistant professor Jibo He tests Google Glass as part of his research on driver distraction.

Â鶹´«Ã½ researcher wants to make Google Glass safer for drivers

Nov 21, 2013 — By Lainie Rusco — Jibo He, assistant psychology professor at Â鶹´«Ã½, is focusing his research on the safety of driving while operating Google Glass.