Graduate PA student Erin Gurss checks her volunteer - graduate PA student Kyrie Webster - as part of a collaborative study for Â鶹´«Ã½, Wesley Medical Center and the KU School of Medicine-Wichita.

Â鶹´«Ã½ physician assistants working with Wesley, KU on study

Apr 29, 2008 — By Shannon Littlejohn — The effects of prolonged spinal immobilization on a trauma patient are being investigated in a collaborative study by the Â鶹´«Ã½ Department of Physician Assistant, Wesley Medical Center and the KU School of Medicine-Wichita.

Biz dean position narrowed down to five finalists

Apr 28, 2008 — By Â鶹´«Ã½ News Services — Â鶹´«Ã½ will conduct campus interviews with five candidates for the position of dean of the W. Frank Barton School of Business.

Eric Sexton has been named as the new athletic director of Wichita State, effective April 23.

Â鶹´«Ã½ announces replacement for outgoing athletic director

Apr 16, 2008 — By Â鶹´«Ã½ News Services — Eric Sexton replaces Jim Schaus as athletic director at Â鶹´«Ã½. This week Schaus announced he was taking a job at Ohio University.

Â鶹´«Ã½'s Dean Headley, left, and Brent Bowen with the University of Nebraska at Omaha, authors of the Airline Quality Rating, hold a news conference Monday, April 7, in Washington, D.C., to announce the results of the AQR.

AirTran takes top AQR spot for 2007; industry score falls to new low

Apr 4, 2009 — By Â鶹´«Ã½ News Services — AirTran Airways has taken the top spot in the 18th annual national Airline Quality Ratings (AQR) study. As far as an overall rating for the industry, this is the worst AQR score ever, according to the AQR researchers.

Â鶹´«Ã½ Newsline: Airline performance hits record low; AirTran is No. 1 for 2007

Apr 4, 2009 — By Joe Kleinsasser — According to the 18th annual national Airline Quality Rating, AirTran Airways is the best-performing airline in the country. As far as an overall rating for the airline industry, 2007 produced the worst AQR score ever. Twelve of the 16 airlines rated performed more poorly in 2007 than 2006.

Commerce Bank vice chair headlines Â鶹´«Ã½ lecture

Apr 3, 2008 — By Joe Kleinsasser — Marilyn Pauly will be featured at the Rise & Shine 11 Distinguished Alumni Speaker Breakfast Series at 7:30 a.m. Friday, April 25, at Â鶹´«Ã½'s Marcus Welcome Center.

Science and fun combine at Kansas Science Olympiad

Apr 1, 2008 — By Lainie Rusco — More than 900 Kansas students will put their creative and scientific skills to the test in the 21st annual Kansas Science Olympiad tournament, hosted by Â鶹´«Ã½.

New estate gifts to Â鶹´«Ã½ create scholarships for undergraduates

Apr 1, 2008 — By Â鶹´«Ã½ News Services — Â鶹´«Ã½ has received gifts of more than $250,000 from two estates to support undergraduate scholarships.

Â鶹´«Ã½ announces TRIO Scholars Program

Mar 28, 2008 — By Joe Kleinsasser — Twenty-seven local students will receive a one-year, full-ride scholarship to attend Wichita State for their freshman year.

Â鶹´«Ã½ Newsline: Expert looks at both sides of tax rebates

Mar 27, 2008 — By Joe Kleinsasser — Â鶹´«Ã½ economist Jim Clark looks at the upside and downside to the tax rebate strategy as a means of jump-starting a sluggish economy.