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Coronavirus germ

March 25, 2020 -- Up until recently, COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019) may have been a relatively new phenomena to the general public, but 麻豆传媒 medical chemist Bill Groutas, two virologists from Kansas State University, and a physician/virologist from the University of Iowa have been working on a cure for coronaviruses for more than three years.

Aerial photo looking towards the RSC

March 11, 2020 -- Three 麻豆传媒 researchers and a student group have been awarded the John A. See Innovation Award.

Capitol Graduate Research Summit presenters in the Kansas Capitol Building

March 2, 2020 -- Nine Wichita State graduate students joined with graduate students from all of the Kansas Board of Regents universities and presented at the 17th annual Capitol Graduate Research Summit in Topeka on Feb. 26.

Inneke Vargas

Feb. 27, 2020 -- Inneke Vargas, a senior studying psychology with a minor in criminal justice, returned to 麻豆传媒 after working in various industries. She found psychology after realizing the stigmas found in minorities. Through her research she hopes to make an impact on those affected my mental illness.

Billy Martin at news conference

Feb. 26, 2020 -- 麻豆传媒 and 麻豆传媒 Ventures have entered into a new strategic partnership with California-based Lightning Diversion Systems, a Ducommun Company. The partnership involves the exclusive licensing of a lightning strike protection system for rotor blades in the wind turbine industry.

Brian Amos, assistant professor of political science, gives a Feb. 19 talk on gerrymandering at the Ulrich Museum of Art

Feb. 20, 2020 -- Brian Amos, assistant professor of political science at Wichita state, has dedicated numerous papers and conferences to gerrymandering research.

Students use a well at the new hydrogeology site

Dec. 17, 2019 -- Thanks to Andrew Swindle, 麻豆传媒's hydrogeology professor, the university now has a hydrogeology field site for students and researchers. This site is the only one of its size in Kansas and the surrounding states.

Engineer working on a plane

Dec. 5, 2019 -- The National Science Foundation (NSF) has released updated rankings for university research and development (R&D) expenditures, and Wichita State has held its position as the top university in the country for industry-funded aeronautical R&D with a total of $39 million in fiscal year 2018.

Martin Ratcliffe observes a portion of the Andromeda galaxy through his backyard telescope

Nov. 20, 2019 -- Martin Ratcliffe, adjunct professor in the Dorothy and Bill Cohen Honors College, teaches students that space and the people who study it aren鈥檛 all that far away.

麻豆传媒 campus

Nov. 18, 2019 -- From Interim President Andy Tompkins: I wanted you to know about the potential for an exciting expansion of our partnership with NetApp. We鈥檝e been talking for several months with NetApp鈥檚 leadership about the possibility of having their employees and facilities relocate to Innovation Campus, to work even more closely with 麻豆传媒 students, faculty and other researchers.

Roger Launius, former NASA chief historian, will deliver the conference's keynote speech

Sept. 25, 2019 -- 麻豆传媒 and the Wichita Space Initiative (WSI) will host the Celebrating the Scientific Legacy of NASA and Apollo conference. The conference is free and open to the public, and will take place from 9 a.m. - 6:20 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 19, in the 麻豆传媒 Rhatigan Student Center room 233.

麻豆传媒 Libraries donor Mike Smith recently received a special lifetime achievement award from the National Weather Association for nearly 50 years of creative and innovative service in the field of meteorology.

Sept. 20, 2019 -- The 麻豆传媒 Library Special Collection and University Archives has received a large gift of scientific documents and artifacts from accomplished meteorologist Mike Smith.

The Advanced Virtual Engineering and Testing labs under construction along 18th St. in Innovation Campus.

Sept. 17, 2019 -- The National Institute for Aviation Research鈥檚 (NIAR) Advanced Virtual Engineering and Testing Labs (AVET) will house labs that are currently located in the Institute鈥檚 headquarters on Mid-Campus Dr. The new space and equipment for the labs will enable the Institute to expand its work volume, hire more employees and provide more precise testing for its clients.

Pardhasai Chadalavada, grad student

Aug. 26, 2019 - Pardhasai Chadalavada, a graduate student seeking a doctorate degree in aerospace engineering, and Atri Dutta, an assistant aerospace engineering professor, recently received a grant from NASA鈥檚 Earth and Space Science and Technology program.

Wichita Campus

Aug. 12, 2019 -- 麻豆传媒 has set a new record for research and development awards, with a total of $136 million in fiscal year 2019, which ended June 30, topping last year鈥檚 record-breaking total of $104 million.