Sep 25, 2012 — By WSU News Services — One-person and two-person kayaks at the Heskett Center are ready to be rented at $10 per day. Go to the equipment room to reserve them. Please allow 24 hours for advance reservations. For information on sport equipment rentals, go to http://webs.wichita.edu/?u=heskettcenter&p=/rentals/outdorsport/ .

Oct 2, 2012 — By WSU News Services — * Wrap up and stay warm with today's (Sept. 26) Wu Wednesday special: 15 percent off all jackets in the University Bookstore in the RSC. * Science editor Jonathan Cobb will present "Science in the Public Eye" as part of the Fall 2012 Physics Seminar Series at 2 p.m. today (Wednesday, Sept. 26) in 128 Jabara Hall. * The next speaker in the Fall 2012 Chemistry Colloquium series is professor J

Sep 25, 2012 — By WSU News Services — Kansas Kids @ GEAR UP is looking for an administrative specialist. The position is only open to WSU employees. Applications have been extended until 4 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 4. To apply, go to myWSU and find the Faculty/Staff Resource tab, locate the Human Resources Links channel and click on the Internal Employment Opportunities at WSU link. For questions, contact Cathy James at 978-3554.

Sep 26, 2012 — By WSU News Services — Do you know students who struggle to do library research? Three sections (online and face-to-face) of this one-credit class are offered in the second eight weeks to help students perform better in school. Students who are adept at using Library resources are more likely to succeed in their classes. LASI 170 Introduction to Library Research takes students through each step in the process of wri

Sep 25, 2012 — By WSU News Services — Gary Greenberg, emeritus professor of psychology at WSU and adjunct professor of psychology at the University of Illinois, Chicago, will present "Why Psychology Is Not a Biological Science, or Why Don't My Genes Fit Anymore?" at 1 p.m. Friday, Sept. 28, in 127 Jabara Hall. Greenberg's talk will be based on an award-winning paper published in "Research in Human Development." A copy of his paper is

Oct 8, 2012 — By WSU News Services — * Faculty, staff and graduate students are invited to attend "High Impact Instructional Practices that Promote Learning, Engagement and Success," from 2-3 p.m. today (Tuesday, Sept. 25) or 12:30-1:20 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 26, in 116 Neff Hall. Please RSVP to ofdss@wichita.edu or 978-3209. Feel free to bring your lunch. * The Office of Multicultural Affairs invites you to a panel discussion "Li

Sep 28, 2012 — By WSU News Services — Practical Entrepreneur Training Tools will feature "The Critical Secrets Every Business Needs to Know About Employment Relations" from 12:30-3:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 28, in Devlin Hall. The cost is $45 per session, $5 for WSU students. For more information on this and upcoming sessions, go to http://www.wichita.edu/j/?1790.

Sep 21, 2012 — By WSU News Services — In July, physicists were ecstatic in announcing preliminary results pointing to the discovery of the long-sought Higgs boson particle. The Higgs boson is a tiny subatomic particle that apparently weighs about 130 times as much as an atom of hydrogen, the lightest gas. The non-scientist might have no idea what's so important about this elementary particle, but Wichita State physics professor Nick S

Sep 26, 2012 — By WSU News Services — The Chamber Music Series will present the St. Petersburg Quartet at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 25, in Miller Concert Hall. Mainstage Theatre presents "Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead" at 7:30 p.m. Thursday through Saturday, Sept. 27-29, and 2 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 30, in Wilner Auditorium. Rated PG. http://www.wichita.edu/thisis/wsunews/news/?nid=1872 Geoffrey Deibel will present a faculty

Sep 26, 2012 — By WSU News Services — Faculty and students are invited to participate in the 8th Universities Fighting World Hunger Summit, March 2-4, in Overland Park, Kan. Deborah Ballard-Reisch, Kansas Health Foundation Distinguished Chair in Strategic Communication at Wichita State, is a member of the 2013 steering committee and a program planner for the event. Information on how to submit a concurrent session proposal is availabl