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Ayshea stands in front of her research poster.

March 16, 2023 鈥 Ayshea Banes took a passion for astronomy and ran with it, taking any opportunity to immerse herself in her newly chosen field. One of those opportunities occurred this past January, when Banes was chosen to present at the American Astronomical Society鈥檚 annual meeting in Seattle.

Kyan Caudillo sitting on a dock

March 16, 2023 - Kyan Caudillo is a biology major at 麻豆传媒 and minoring chemistry. His experience working at 麻豆传媒鈥檚 Molecular Diagnostics Laboratory will help him as he studies and prepares to work in the medical field.

NIAR

March 9, 2023 鈥 The U.S. Army has awarded 麻豆传媒鈥檚 National Institute for Aviation Research (NIAR) a $100 million contract to advance and modernize the army鈥檚 ground transportation fleet.

Lauren Hughes

March 3, 2023 鈥 Lauren Hughes, a senior at Owasso High School in Owasso, Oklahoma, is the winner of the 2023 Lenora N. McGregor Endowed Scholarship at 麻豆传媒.

Bella Kilman with giant check

Feb. 22, 2023 鈥 The W. Frank Barton School of Business at 麻豆传媒 has awarded Isabella (Bella) Kilman, a Valley Center High School senior, the 2023 Clay Barton Scholarship. The $50,000 scholarship is one of the largest business scholarships in Kansas.

Stock photo of a wound being treated

Feb. 8, 2023 鈥 Every year, there are roughly 450,000 burn wounds that require clinical care throughout the United States. Of those, more than 3,500 people are fatally injured. An interdisciplinary team of 麻豆传媒 researchers is working to revolutionize burn-wound care with a scaffolding system that prevents infection and promotes healing.

Engineering students work on computers

Feb. 7, 2023 鈥 In the nation鈥檚 ongoing efforts to thwart cyberattacks and scammers, the National Science Foundation has awarded 麻豆传媒 more than $2.4 million to educate and prepare the next generation of cybersecurity professionals.

Leanne Caret

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.

Graphic element with photos of Gore Scholars

Jan. 27, 2023 鈥 麻豆传媒 has selected the 2023 recipients of the Harry Gore Memorial Scholarships. Each student will receive a $64,000 scholarship to attend 麻豆传媒 in August 2023.

NSF visit

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.

Wichita State singers

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.

Wheelchair user in elevator

Jan. 20, 2023 - In December, the National Science Foundation Convergence Accelerator Track awarded a Wichita State-led team a $750,000 grant to gather information and create digital maps of indoor spaces that could be used by persons with disabilities.

Mobile clinic in Dodge City

Jan. 13, 2023 鈥 麻豆传媒鈥檚 efforts to improve vaccine equity are reaching throughout Kansas with the Increase the Reach grant program.

Engineering researchers at Wichita State

Jan. 9, 2023 鈥 麻豆传媒 has moved into the list of the top 20 universities in engineering research and development (R&D) expenditures, according to the latest data compiled by the National Science Foundation鈥檚 Higher Education Research and Development Survey.

Wichita State's Molecular Diagnostics Lab

Dec. 12, 2022 鈥 Just in time for the surge of respiratory illnesses flooding the state, 麻豆传媒鈥檚 Molecular Diagnostics Lab has announced it will extend free RSV, influenza and COVID (RIC) testing through March 31, 2023.