Mar 9, 2012 — By WSU News Services — Stop by and get pumped up before the WSU Shockers take on the Purdue Boilermakers in baseball Thursday, March 15. Free food, games and music will be provided before the 6:30 p.m. game. Those who come have the opportunity to make their own spirit signs for the game. The event starts at 4:30 p.m. Thursday, March 15, at the Heskett Center Playfield and is cosponsored by the Student Activities Council

Mar 20, 2012 — By WSU News Services — * Today's (Wednesday, March 7) Wu Wednesday Deal at the University Bookstore is 30 percent off four colors of basic hoodies -- black, gold, heather gray and charcoal gray. * A poetry reading will be the first of several events at WSU highlighting the centennial celebration of Gordon Parks' birthday from 10 a.m.-noon today (Wednesday, March 7,) in the RSC Fireplace Lounge. Admission is free. htt

Mar 1, 2012 — By WSU News Services — The Smith Bowilng and Recreation Center in the lower level of the RSC will have all TVs tuned in for today's (Friday, March 2) first game for the Shockers in the Missouri Valley Tournament in St. Louis. Tip-off is at 12:05 p.m. If you are looking for a fun way to spend your lunch time, head downstairs in the RSC, grab some lunch and cheer on the Shockers.

Mar 1, 2012 — By WSU News Services — WSU Libraries and the Department of English invite you to the next event in the 8th Annual Poetry and Fiction Reading Series. Please join us from 3-4 p.m. Thursday, March 8, on the lower level of Ablah Library for a reading by award-winning author and WSU alumni Marlin "Bart" Barton. Stick around at 4:30 p.m. for a lecture by Barton titled "Criticism and Rejection: Ah, the Writing Life." Both even

Mar 1, 2012 — By WSU News Services — Spend your lunch break visiting cultures around the world. The first Cultural Ambassador Program (CAP) this spring will feature the country of Nepal by Rita Subba from 12:30-1:15 p.m. today (Thursday, March 1) in the RSC Fireplace Lounge. CAP announces the spring 2012 weekly presentation series, highlighting the native countries represented by CAP members. The weekly programs are open to the entir

Mar 5, 2012 — By WSU News Services — Come one, come all to a variety show meant to impress and amaze magic enthusiasts of all ages. There is nothing better than enjoying an afternoon show, except maybe one with a juggler, mind reader and magician all wrapped up in one. So come to the show at 1 p.m. Saturday, March 10, in the CAC Theater, to see a skilled performance by America's Got Talent finalist Mike Bliss. Free for WSU students w

Mar 5, 2012 — By WSU News Services — Scott Hultgren, Helen L. Stover Professor of Molecular Microbiology and director of the Center for Women's Infectious Disease Research at Washington University in St. Louis, will give a seminar at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 7, in 224 McKinley Hall. Hultgren's presentation will be "Urinary Tract Infection: Molecular Basis of Pathogenesis and Disease Outcomes." Hultgren is a world leader in the a

Mar 2, 2012 — By WSU News Services — "Using Evidence-Based Practices to Improve Operations: A Case Study in Admissions" will be the second of three programs in the Spring 2012 Assessment Symposia Schedule from 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Thursday, March 15, in 203 RSC. Lunch is provided. RSVP to Jeanne Patton at jeanne.patton@wichita.edu or 978-3010. For more information about this program and the rest of the spring schedule, go to http://www.

Mar 1, 2012 — By WSU News Services — Winners from WSU at the 9th Annual Capitol Graduate Research Summit (http://kansasresearch.org/) are: -- Zachary Kral, Department of Aeronautical Engineering. Project title: Use of Artificial Neural Networks to Detect Damage in Composite Laminates. Faculty mentors are Walter Horn and James Steck. -- Heath E. Misak, Department of Mechanical Engineering. Project title: The Benefits of Magnet

Mar 1, 2012 — By WSU News Services — Kaushik Sinha will give a seminar talk, "Unsupervised Learning in High Dimensions," at 1 p.m. Monday, March 5, in 260 Jabara Hall. Sinha is a candidate for an open faculty position in data mining/machine learning/artificial intelligence at the rank of assistant professor in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. Please contact Huzefa Kagdi at kagdi@cs.wichita.edu if you plan on attending.