May 30, 2013 — By Alex Poston — Wichita State Russian history professor Helen Hundley spent last summer in the highlands of Mongolia and Siberia. Hundley's latest research trip took her from the plains and prairies of Kansas to the steppes and mountains of northern Mongolia and Siberia.

May 13, 2013 — By Â鶹´«Ã½ News Services — Wilson Baldridge, professor and chair of Modern and Classical Languages at Â鶹´«Ã½, is the recipient of the Â鶹´«Ã½ Foundation Faculty/Staff Fundraising Award. The award was established to recognize Â鶹´«Ã½ faculty or staff members who have played a key role in cultivating and securing a major gift for Â鶹´«Ã½.

May 13, 2013 — By Â鶹´«Ã½ News Services — In Academe news, a summary of research, awards and other faculty/staff news from March and April. In addition, the deaths of our current or former colleagues are noted.

May 28, 2013 — By Lainie Rusco — A project led by Â鶹´«Ã½ research engineer Kim Reuter aims to develop a fast-setting splint that would help stabilize battlefield injuries and give patients a better prognosis for their injuries.

May 8, 2013 — By Â鶹´«Ã½ News Services — Cindy Claycomb has been named interim dean of the W. Frank Barton School of Business, effective June 2, according to Keith Pickus, interim provost at Â鶹´«Ã½. Claycomb will be interim dean for the 2013-2014 academic year while a national search is conducted for a permanent dean.

May 15, 2013 — By Lainie Rusco — Bob Workman returned to Wichita State this year to take over as director of the Ulrich Museum of Art. Workman earned his undergraduate here and is excited to help lead the many projects the Ulrich has under way, especially the renovation of the Miro mural, which he helped install more than 30 years ago as a student.

May 6, 2013 — By Lainie Rusco — Coronary stents have saved a lot of lives over the years, but there is a growing interest in what happens when a stent stays inside the body for too long. With that in mind, Wichita State assistant industrial and manufacturing engineering professor Anil Mahapatro is focusing his research on the investigation of biodegradable metallic stents.

Mar 28, 2013 — By Â鶹´«Ã½ News Services — Anthony Vizzini has been named vice president for academic affairs at Â鶹´«Ã½, effective July 1, according to President John Bardo. Vizzini earned his undergraduate, master's and doctoral degrees from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. His research involved the manufacture, testing and analysis of composite structures. Vizzini served as a catalyst in the economic developme

Mar 28, 2013 — By Â鶹´«Ã½ News Services — Because of a new emphasis on research and technology transfer, Â鶹´«Ã½ President John Bardo has renamed the Office of Research Administration. It is now the Office of Research and Technology Transfer. In addition, Bardo announced that John Tomblin will be interim vice president for research and technology transfer effective immediately. Tomblin will continue in his role as executi

Apr 1, 2013 — By Lainie Rusco — Wichita State assistant anthropology professor Lisa Overholtzer has been in the scientific news recently for her research in central Mexico. Her study, called the Xaltocan Archaeological Project, was published in the December issue of the American Journal of Physical Anthropology.