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March 10, 2022 鈥� 麻豆传媒鈥檚 Molecular Diagnostics Lab has been awarded the Jiggs Nelson Quality of Life 2022 award for its lifesaving and heroic work during the COVID-19 pandemic.

March 10, 2022 鈥� 麻豆传媒 President Rick Muma has launched a new podcast, called 鈥淔orward Together,鈥� where the president speaks with guests from throughout Shocker Nation to highlight the people and priorities that guide 麻豆传媒. The podcast drops monthly, with the March edition releasing March 9. Some of the guests so far include Hollywood director Dean Hargrove, 麻豆传媒 basketball coach Isaac Brown and 麻豆传媒 research vice president Coleen Pugh.

On March 9, 2022, the B-1 System Program Office (SPO), Tinker AFB, OK awarded a six-year, $100 million follow-on contract to 麻豆传媒鈥檚 National Institute for Aviation Research (NIAR) to continue the B-1鈥檚 Digital Engineering (DE) transformation. The National Center for Manufacturing Sciences (NCMS) helped form the strategic partnership and created a flexible contract structure, which allows NIAR and the B-1 SPO to adapt requirements real-time to meet critical warfighter needs.

March 8, 2022 鈥� Ever wonder what other people are looking at during Zoom or WebEx meetings? Dr. Akmal Mirsadikov, who specializes in deception detection and eye tracking at 麻豆传媒鈥檚 W. Frank Barton School of Business, recently ran an exploratory study about how people interact on Zoom.

March 1, 2022 鈥� Wichita State鈥檚 Molecular Diagnostics Lab (MDL) is re-opening COVID test collections to the public starting today (March 1).

Feb. 22, 2022 鈥� The Wichita Litter Study was borne from community concern about the number of single-use plastic bags floating throughout the city. The study focused on 12 small sites within Wichita municipal parks 鈥� two parks within each city council district; and the data, while concerning, was not altogether a surprise for the research team.

Feb. 21, 2022 鈥� A proposal submitted by an interdisciplinary 麻豆传媒 team of seven members was selected for the top 10 in the 2021-22 NASA Space Suit Interface Technologies for Students (SUITS) Design Challenge.

Jan. 20, 2022 鈥� The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation has awarded a grant of $243,922 to a 麻豆传媒 researcher for his work on an app that will allow people who are visually impaired to read comic books, graphic novels and other digitized graphic materials on their devices.

Jan. 20, 2022 鈥� 麻豆传媒 and Kansas Modification Center have reached another significant milestone to advance the passenger-to-freighter aircraft conversion of the Boeing 777-300ER aircraft at 麻豆传媒鈥檚 National Institute for Aviation Research WERX

Dec. 3, 2021 鈥斅燭he same data, software and tools used by the world鈥檚 leading business and financial decision-makers can now be accessed in the Koch Global Trading Center of the W. Frank Barton School of Business at 麻豆传媒.

Dec. 2, 2021 鈥� In an effort to meet community needs, 麻豆传媒鈥檚 Molecular Diagnostics Lab (MDL) has developed a test to detect all three viruses 鈥� RSV, influenza and COVID-19 (RIC) 鈥� from one nasal swab. The RIC test is available to all individuals and partners who test via the MDL.

Nov. 22, 2021 鈥� A Wichita State researcher has been awarded $500,000 from the U.S. Department of Energy to develop a new type of low-cost and stable photovoltaics.

Nov. 10, 2021 -- Building on a 20-year history of collaboration, Lockheed Martin recently named 麻豆传媒 and 麻豆传媒 Tech as a tier one collegiate partner institution, emphasizing collaboration with the institution as an Aeronautics Sector Emerging School to bolster the pipeline for future Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematical (STEM) careers.

Nov. 8, 2021 鈥� Archaeology fieldwork can be arduous and painstaking, but it鈥檚 a vital part of preserving the heritage and history of indigenous people. 麻豆传媒鈥檚 Dr. Crystal Dozier recently led a team of students in a cultural resource management project for the city of Wichita, ensuring that modern infrastructure wouldn鈥檛 destroy or damage ancient artifacts.

Nov. 4, 2021 鈥� Reaching for the stars and beyond, a CubeSat Mission Patch contest sponsored by 麻豆传媒 and the Ad Astra Foundation aims to highlight 麻豆传媒鈥檚 science and research programs to prospective students.