Aug 25, 2016 — By Â鶹´«Ã½ News Services — Â鶹´«Ã½ seniors LaRissa Lawrie and Hannah Hund won third place in the Innovate Against Zika Challenge, held this month at Texas A&M.

Aug 24, 2016 — By Â鶹´«Ã½ News Services — A private apartment complex is planned for Â鶹´«Ã½'s Innovation Campus, with the first building ready for occupancy in time for fall classes in August 2017.

Aug 23, 2016 — By Â鶹´«Ã½ News Services — Supporters of Â鶹´«Ã½ committed more than $56 million in the fiscal year ending June 30, surpassing the institution's previous record -- last year, of just more than $49 million. This unprecedented private support includes gifts of cash, gifts-in-kind, pledges and new planned gifts from donors age 66 and older.

Aug 16, 2016 — By Â鶹´«Ã½ News Services — Â鶹´«Ã½ now offers badges for undergraduate and graduate credit, with several programs that make workforce training and continued education accessible and affordable.

Aug 8, 2016 — By Â鶹´«Ã½ News Services — The Center for Economic Development and Business Research, part of the W. Frank Barton School of Business at Â鶹´«Ã½, has created a website showing detailed economic data across the state of Kansas.

Aug 4, 2016 — By Â鶹´«Ã½ News Services — Two Â鶹´«Ã½ professors have been awarded a $430,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to study and provide recommendations for management of an invasive Kansas weed.

Aug 4, 2016 — By Â鶹´«Ã½ News Services — Ray Hull is a professor in Communication Sciences and Disorders in audiology/neurosciences at Wichita State. He says adults need to slow down their rate of speech when talking to young children.

Aug 3, 2016 — By Â鶹´«Ã½ News Services — Â鶹´«Ã½ is offering its Lifelong Learning Program for senior citizens beginning in September. Classes will be held at retirement communities and senior centers around the city of Wichita and in Bel Aire.

Aug 3, 2016 — By Â鶹´«Ã½ News Services — Â鶹´«Ã½ has been awarded a $348,267 grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration to fund primary care nurse practitioner graduate students intending to practice in rural or underserved areas.

Jul 29, 2016 — By Â鶹´«Ã½ News Services — When a monster beetle arrived in Hawaii and began chomping down palm trees, students with Â鶹´«Ã½'s Bug Lab took action.