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Aug. 10, 2020 鈥� From suburbia to cities across the globe, caffeine and wine are often a source of collective comfort: the first for a morning pick-me-up, the latter to unwind. Now a 麻豆传媒 professor has discovered evidence to suggest that even our ancient ancestors enjoyed these drinks.

Aug. 5, 2020 -- In an effort to help diversify and grow the economy 鈥� while providing an important platform for creating new academic and applied programs for students 鈥� 麻豆传媒 is moving forward on a facility to house the National Institute for Digital Transformation (NIDT) as part of its Convergence Sciences initiative.

Aug. 5, 2020 鈥� Dr. Bill Groutas, 麻豆传媒 medical chemist, is part of a team that has published a study showing a possible therapeutic treatment for COVID-19.

Aug. 3, 2020 鈥� Two professors are collecting family photos to document Latino contributions to Wichita's history.

July 16, 2020 鈥� The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded more than $1.1 million to Dr. Vinod Namboodiri, professor of electrical engineering and computer science at 麻豆传媒, and his team to create a community-wide wayfinding system for people with disabilities.

July 14, 2020 - Greg Hand, professor of epidemiology, medicine and physical activity and sports sciences at West Virginia University, has been named dean of the College of Health Professions at 麻豆传媒, effective Aug. 9, 2020.聽He served as the founding dean of West Virginia University鈥檚 School of Public Health, and previous to that role, he was the associate dean for Research, Practice and Information Technology at the University of South Carolina鈥檚 School of Public Health.

June 16, 2020 - Carlos Gatti, a junior biomedical engineering major, is building a 麻豆传媒 student organization that provides affordable assistive devices to people in need. The team is designing a device for a client who plays the cello and one for a client who wants help with tasks such as cooking.

June 11, 2020 --聽Ashley Purdum, an associate clinical professor at 麻豆传媒, works as an acute care speech-language pathologist at Wesley Medical Center. Because of the ongoing pandemic, her work life has changed quite a bit.

May 28, 2020 - Lou Heldman, 71, came to Wichita State in 2007, a time when the university鈥檚 vision expanded. He fit in with a group, most prominently former president John Bardo and current president Jay Golden, that want the university and community to think and act boldly. He retires in June.

May 19, 2020 鈥� You can tell a lot about people based upon what they eat 鈥� culture, preferences, geography and overall health. Food is not only nourishment, but it鈥檚 a message to anthropologists, like 麻豆传媒鈥檚 Dr. Crystal Dozier, to help understand the past.

May 7, 2020 -- As our state begins to implement Ad Astra: A Plan to Reopen Kansas, we too are beginning to develop and implement plans for the university鈥檚 short- and long-term future. This plan 鈥� Shockers United 鈥� is a culmination of seven working groups across campus, each comprised of students, faculty and staff, and each tasked with examining a different facet of university operations that must now be modified to a new normal as we seek to coexist with and thrive in spite of this virus.

May 7, 2020 鈥� Camille Childers never thought she鈥檇 be leading the charge in 麻豆传媒鈥檚 battle against a pandemic. Nevertheless, she had a plan.

April 30, 2020 鈥� George Dehner, a world environmental historian who examines the intersection of humans and disease in the modern era, presented 鈥淚nfluenza pandemics since Russian Flu: Do they provide insight to COVID-19?鈥� as part of a Fairmont College of Liberal Arts and Sciences series, Perspective on the Pandemic.

April 10, 2020 -- The U.S. Department of Education released its official allocations yesterday (Thursday, April 9) for the newly passed Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (CARES Act). 麻豆传媒 will receive nearly $8.8 million. Half of the funds 鈥� nearly $4.4 million 鈥� will be allocated as emergency financial aid grants to students.

March 30, 2020 - The relationship between Wichita State's College of Engineering and the Wichita Police Department led to 3D printing of face shields used by first responders.