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Dr. Mythili Menon

Game-based learning platform will make education accessible to refugees

Oct. 16, 2020 — The Center for Educational Technologies to Assist Refugee Learners is working to improve the lives of more than 70 million forcibly displaced refugees worldwide by making education more accessible.

Molecular Diagnostics Lab

Kansas Governor to speak at opening of Wichita State's Molecular Diagnostics Lab

Oct. 15, 2020 — Wichita State University will celebrate the opening of its Molecular Diagnostics Lab (MDL) at 10:45 a.m. Monday, Oct. 19, at the John Bardo Center on WSU’s Innovation Campus.

Convergence sciences awards

Convergence Sciences researchers focus on solving complex societal problems

Sept. 18, 2020 -- Wichita State University today announced the inaugural awardees of the highly competitive President’s Convergence Sciences Research Initiative. The initiative brings together the intellectual curiosity and strengths of faculty and students from a range of disciplines and gives them the support to develop research programs that drive the diversity and growth of the Kansas economy while addressing global challenges.

Exterior rendering of Deloitte Smart Factory building

Deloitte and Wichita State University join forces to launch new Smart Factory

Sept. 10, 2020 -- Deloitte and Wichita State University today announced the launch of The Smart Factory @ Wichita, a groundbreaking and immersive experiential learning environment that will accelerate the future of manufacturing as innovation and new technologies continue to reshape operations and the modern enterprise.

Kaushik Sinha

Wichita State joins prestigious national research institute to boost AI

Aug. 26, 2020 — Wichita State University has been named a founding member of a newly formed AI Institute for Foundations of Machine Learning (IFML), established by a $20 million grant from the National Science Foundation.

Digital transformation

WSU Board of Trustees approves next step to house the National Institute for Digital Transformation

Aug. 5, 2020 -- In an effort to help diversify and grow the economy – while providing an important platform for creating new academic and applied programs for students – Wichita State University is moving forward on a facility to house the National Institute for Digital Transformation (NIDT) as part of its Convergence Sciences initiative.

Graduation cap

Virtual celebration set for May 16

May 12, 2020 -- Wichita State University looks forward to honoring the spring and summer 2020 graduates with the university’s first Virtual Celebration at 9 .m. Saturday, May 16.

Interim president Andy Tompkins and Wichita State students

Tompkins' warm personality, dedication to WSU will be remembered

Dec. 11, 2019 -- In nine months, interim president Andy Tompkins impressed almost everyone by putting a full-time effort into a temporary job, walking the campus almost every morning, touring every building, learning names and backgrounds and using his avuncular personality to put people at ease during a time of transition at Wichita State University.

Two women graduation from WSU

Relive WSU's fall 2018 graduation

Dec. 20, 2018 -- On Dec. 16, Wichita State University students walked across the stage in Charles Koch Arena for their graduation ceremony.