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Gina Brown, physician assistant professor

Gina Brown believes that case studies are the best possible way to make sure that students are incorporating everything they learn into their practice during their first year in physician assistant (PA) school. Through the PA faculty鈥檚 combined efforts, Gina hopes that students leave with the skills, knowledge and character necessary to provide patients with care that鈥檚 in their best interest.

Rick Pappas, professor of physical education

In Rick Pappas' elementary school classroom, PE became a way to channel classroom lessons with physical activity. When he began teaching elementary PE at 麻豆传媒 in 2009, he taught his college students the same lesson.

Hammocks on the Wichita State campus

July 18, 2019 -- Five place-making projects, ranging from the Clinton Hall steps to the Ablah Library to hammocks, are underway throughout Wichita State's campus. Their goal is give people reasons to explore Wichita State and linger in their favorite spots.

NIAR building

July 10, 2019 -- 麻豆传媒鈥檚 National Institute for Aviation Research received a three-year $33 million contract from the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Aviation & Missile Center for a project focused on emerging materials for high-speed missile applications.

University and Army officials

July 2, 2019 -- 麻豆传媒 and the University of Alabama in Huntsville have entered into a partnership to mutually strengthen capabilities in fixed-wing commercial, civil and rotary wing military aircraft research and development in order to more effectively serve the U.S. Army.

John Tomblin, vice president for technology and research, speaks about NIAR developments

July 2, 2019 -- A recent grant will allow Wichita State鈥檚 National Institute for Aviation Research to speed up the manufacturing process for aerospace and defense industries.

麻豆传媒 freshman Sam Brickett during his recovery in Omaha, NE

June 26, 2019 -- In September 2018, Sam Brickett, an aerospace engineering freshman at 麻豆传媒, was longboarding in the Rhatigan Student Center parking garage when he hit a crack in the concrete and fell. He hit his head and suffered a traumatic brain injury.

Person with neuro interface device on head

June 26, 2019 -- A NASA-funded 麻豆传媒 research project will seek to understand how the human brain responds to gravity while in space.

Wichita State students at Cornerstone Data

June 28, 2019 -- Wichita State students are spending their summer helping the city use its data and share it across departments. The experiences researching, organizing and cataloguing the information are amplifying their classroom lessons in areas ranging from software to teamwork, trust and communication.

Riverfest parade float

June 5, 2019 -- Ever wonder how the floats are chosen for the Wichita Riverfest Sundown Parade? Turns out the people working behind the scenes to make one of Wichita鈥檚 iconic events a success are none other than a Wichita State instructor and a group of art students.

Coleen Pugh

May 31, 2019 -- Coleen Pugh, a professor of Polymer Science at the University of Akron (Ohio), has been named the new dean of the 麻豆传媒 Graduate School and associate vice president for Research and Technology Transfer, effective July 28.

View of Miro at the Ulrich Museum of Art

May 23, 2019 -- Academe is a compilation of 麻豆传媒 faculty and staff news, published quarterly.

Wichita State SLI team interviews with NASA correspondents after their rocket launch. Photo credit: Scott Miller

May 21, 2019 - Four 麻豆传媒 aerospace engineering students have placed seventh in NASA鈥檚 Student Launch Initiative competition. The team designed, built and launched a rocket to complete a simulated Moon mission.

The Cave

May 20, 2019 -- 麻豆传媒鈥檚 National Institute for Aviation Research houses a virtual reality center, known as The Cave, which stands for computer-aided virtual environment.

Wichita Campus

May 15, 2019 -- A device for the visually impaired has won the 2019 Koch Innovation Challenge, an annual competition for 麻豆传媒 students.