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.
June 1, 2023 鈥 Through a new collaboration with McFarland Research and Development, 麻豆传媒鈥檚 National Institute for Aviation Research (NIAR) will expand its burgeoning military fleet sustainment research and development capabilities.
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.
June 1, 2023 鈥 Flight problems and customer complaints filed against major U.S. airlines continued to be concerns for travelers in 2022, according to the annual Airline Quality Rating, released today by 麻豆传媒.
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.
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.
May 3, 2023 鈥 麻豆传媒鈥檚 Gateway to IP applied learning program gives students the opportunity to learn about a career as a patent agent. Rob Gerlach from the Office of Tech Transfer created the program 鈥渨ith the purpose being to increase Wichita鈥檚 IP IQ.鈥
April 27, 2023 鈥 A student-led research team is attempting to replicate owl feathers in its quest to create silent drone propellers. Now NASA has invested in the project with a potential award of up to $82,000.
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
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.
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.
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.