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FirePoint Innovations Center

At Wichita State, that means researching and analyzing two areas - the next generation of medium-sized helicopters and the next generation of tactical unmanned aerosystems for the Army.

WSU awards summary

Aug. 9, 2018 - Wichita State University set a new record for total research and development awards in fiscal year 2018 with a total of $104.5 million, increasing awards by more than $14 million and achieving gains in most funded departments.

Shocker Store

Aug. 2, 2018 -- The Shocker Store (formerly University Bookstore) will be opening a 2,840-square-foot location in the new Wichita State University retail area, Braeburn Square

Wichita Campus

Graduating senior Jacob Griffith won a prestigious National Science Foundation fellowship to support his upcoming graduate studies.

May 17, 2018 -- Abdul-Mannaan Giles was selected out of 400 national entries to present his study about diagnosing early-stage Alzheimer's to members of Congress on Capitol Hill. He also presented his research project regarding aerobic exercise in early-stage Alzheimer's patients at the Harvard University National Collegiate Research Conference.

Wichita Campus

July, 2017- Billy Martin, director and research scientist at the NIAR Environmental Test Lab, has invented a prototype that protects wind turbines from multiple lightning strikes.

Orr

April 25, 2017 - WSU freshman piano major Patrick Orr won the Grand Prize in the Kansas City Symphony Young Artist Competition. As the winner of the competition, Orr will accompany the Kansas City Symphony on May 24 and 25.

Pamela

April 19, 2017 - With three degrees and a full-time job, Pamela O'Neal is a prime example of an adult learner. Pamela started her first college classes at 32. Now as office and communications manager for the Office of Adult Learning, Pamela is working toward her fourth degree.

Tony

March 15, 2017 - Tony Perez has made significant progress overcoming his TBI by attending speech therapy at the Speech-Language-Hearing Clinic at Wichita State.

Wichita Campus

Jan. 24, 2018 - Wichita State has been ranked the top university in the country for industry-funded aeronautical engineering research and development. The new rankings were released by the National Science Foundation.