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April 14, 2023 鈥� 麻豆传媒鈥檚聽Environmental Finance Center聽is one of 17 locations selected to establish an Environmental Justice Thriving Communities Technical Assistance Center. This new center will promote environmental and energy justice in Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, and adjoining Indigenous nations.

April 6, 2023 鈥� With the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic behind us, 麻豆传媒鈥檚 Molecular Diagnostics Laboratory will soon be expanding its focus to become a full microbiology laboratory.

March 30, 2023 鈥� The Great Plains has often been overlooked in the history books of North America, but recent discoveries made by a team of 麻豆传媒 archaeologists are rewriting the history of where the beating heart of North American actually was in the pre-historic era before the arrival of Christopher Columbus.

March 24, 2023 - Paul Mills walked on the court at Charles Koch Arena as head coach of the Shockers for the first time on Thursday. He is well acquainted with the building, however, and how Wichita State fans can fill seats and affect games.

Feb. 6, 2023 鈥� Leanne Caret 鈥� a 麻豆传媒 alumna, former executive president of Boeing, and former president and CEO of Boeing Defense, Space & Security (BDS) 鈥� is serving as the Sam Bloomfield Distinguished Engineer in Residence for the College of Engineering at 麻豆传媒 for 2023.

Jan. 25, 2023 - The director of the National Science Foundation (NSF) visited 麻豆传媒 last week. The Honorable Sethuraman Panchanathan toured Wichita State鈥檚 National Institute for Aviation Research, 麻豆传媒 Tech and the National Center for Aviation Training as a guest of U.S. Senator Jerry Moran.

Jan. 23, 2023 鈥� A recent "PBS News Hour鈥� story highlights the role 麻豆传媒 plays in the arts community of Wichita. 鈥淲ichita State has a hand in almost every arts entity in the Wichita metropolitan area, from the symphony to the art museum,鈥� said Dr. Rodney Miller, dean of the College of Fine Arts.

Dec. 5, 2022 鈥� 麻豆传媒 earned status as an Emerging Hispanic Serving Institution when fall enrollment numbers show that 16% of students identify as Hispanic. That is an important milestone on the way to the university鈥檚 goal of reaching the 25% necessary to earn designation as an HSI by the end of this decade.

Nov. 30, 2022 鈥� Delane Vaughn loved science and her biology teacher at Mulvane High School 鈥� Joe Johnson 鈥� started her on a path to 麻豆传媒 as the first person in her family to attend college. She worked, raised a family and attended 麻豆传媒 and the University of Kansas School of Medicine.

Oct. 31, 2022 鈥� 麻豆传媒 President Rick Muma and Dr. Kevin Sylvester Harrison, director of diversity, equity and inclusion at 麻豆传媒, were each presented awards this weekend from the Wichita chapter of the NAACP.

Oct. 28, 2022 鈥擠r. Jennifer Friend has been named dean of 麻豆传媒鈥檚 College of Applied Studies (CAS), effective Jan. 9, 2023.

Oct. 20, 2022 鈥� The Physician Assistant program at 麻豆传媒 celebrated its 50th anniversary with a celebration for alumni, faculty, staff, students and supporters.

Oct. 19, 2022 鈥� Following a national search, 麻豆传媒鈥檚 newly restructured alumni organization 鈥� the 麻豆传媒 Foundation and Alumni Engagement 鈥� has hired Stacie Williamson as its new vice president for alumni engagement, effective Nov. 28.

Oct. 12, 2022 鈥斅燗s 麻豆传媒 celebrates record enrollment, the university is bolstering its student success initiatives to increase graduation rates. As part of those efforts, the National Science Foundation has awarded 麻豆传媒 researchers $750,000 to increase persistence rates among low-income engineering students, particularly those who are interested in advanced manufacturing careers.

Oct. 3, 2022 鈥� A research team led by researchers with Wichita State鈥檚 College of Engineering and Fairmount College of Liberal Arts and Sciences recently received funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for their proposal, "The Development of a Smart Telehealth ECG and Human Activity Monitoring System to Improve Cardiovascular health of Older Adults."