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Brent Mai stands in front of a bookcase

Sept. 6, 2023 鈥 Brent Mai has been named the next dean of 麻豆传媒鈥檚 Libraries, effective Oct. 15.

Amenities like the new lactation and wellness room in the John Bardo Center are part of 麻豆传媒鈥檚 efforts to further provide a supportive environment for faculty, staff, employees and students to reach their breastfeeding goals.

Aug. 30, 2023 鈥 麻豆传媒 has received the Gold Level Employer Supporting Breastfeeding award and has been designated as a Breastfeeding Welcome Here campus by the Kansas Breastfeeding Coalition.

Kathy Downes

Aug. 28, 2023 - Kathy Downes, dean of University Libraries since 2017, came to Wichita State in 1979 as a biomedical librarian. She will retire this fall semester. Downes played a central role as Ablah Library expanded and the digital services of University Libraries grew in number and importance.

A 麻豆传媒 engineering student works with a Ecuadorian village to take measurements for a bridge.

Aug. 28, 2023 鈥 Through the 麻豆传媒 chapter of Engineers without Borders, three Shockers recently began the process of working with the rural community of Mercedes de Agua Sucia in Manabi, Ecuador, to build a pedestrian bridge that will give residents safe passage to the main road and nearby cities to sell the goods and products from their farms, shop in nearby El Carmen, and for children to attend school.

Rachelle Swilley

Aug. 15, 2023 - Hannah Bui is now prepared to work with French-speaking colleagues at Airbus, thanks to 鈥淏usiness French for Beginners鈥 taught by 麻豆传媒 lecturer Rachelle Swilley. Bui, a static stress engineer at Airbus, was one of about 15 employees who took the six-week course, taught for two hours each Friday, this summer at Airbus on 麻豆传媒鈥檚 Innovation Campus.

Dr. Shuang Gu

Aug. 3, 2023 鈥 Bolstered by a $2 million National Science Foundation grant, a group of Wichita State researchers is hoping to create a paradigm shift from the use of harmful nitrous oxide-based fertilizers to more eco-friendly nitrogen fertilizers that would reduce greenhouse gases.

Documentary interviews

June 13, 2023 - Dr. Kevin Harrison and long-time friends Ricardo Harris and Kenneth Hawkins created an 80-minute documentary film 鈥淭he Silent Cries of Unheard Ghetto Children." The film explores the aftermath of the 1965 plane crash near 20th and Piatt streets.

麻豆传媒 President Rick Muma (left) and First Gentleman Rick Case

June 13, 2023 鈥 Whether it's a tour of the gardens or helping a student change a tire, Wichita State First Gentleman Rick Case approaches his time on campus and interactions with students as teachable moments.

Dr. Elizabeth King

June 2, 2023 鈥 Dr. Elizabeth King, president and CEO of the 麻豆传媒 Foundation and Alumni Engagement (麻豆传媒FAE), announced today her intention to retire in six months after a national search to fill her position is conducted.

Photo of Marie Bukowski

May 19, 2023 Marie Bukowski has been named the next dean of 麻豆传媒鈥檚 College of Fine Arts, effective July 9, 2023.

Dean Rodney Miller

May 18, 2023 - Dean Rodney Miller will retire in June following 19 years leading the College of Fine Arts at 麻豆传媒. During his tenure, the School of Digital Arts was created and enrollment in the college has grown to over 1,000 students.

Mars

May 17, 2023 - The existence of life on other planets, especially Mars, is a question pondered in literature, movies and imaginations. 麻豆传媒鈥檚 Dr. Mark Schneegurt is working on that issue with the assistance of a $377,000 grant from NASA to examine the toughness of microbes isolated from spacecraft assembly facilities.

Maggie Schoonover

April 25, 2023 鈥 Kansas NASA EPSCoR Program has named 麻豆传媒鈥檚 College of Innovation and Design faculty member Maggie Schoonover as a recipient of its 2023 Partnership Development Grant for her proposal, 鈥淔amiliarization Training Game for Extended Reality Spacesuit User Interface.鈥

A graphic with photos of the three 2023 John A. See Award recipients.

April 21, 2023 鈥 Three Wichita State researchers have been awarded the John A. See Innovation Award. The award is given each year as a way to recognize novel ideas that have the potential to meet a market need and attract further funding once they have advanced through the early prototyping phase.

Terry Nooner with Wu

April 21, 2023 鈥 During his public introduction as 麻豆传媒鈥檚 women鈥檚 basketball coach, Terry Nooner spoke to the current Shockers seated in the front row. That group, he said, is part of what comes next.