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May 16, 2018 - Wichita oil producer Wayne Woolsey and his wife, Kay, have committed $10 million to build a new home for the WSU's Barton School of Business. The couple also will donate $2 million to the WSU Geology Department.

tennis player

April 11, 2018--Wichita State University student -- and Wichita native -- Casey Ratzlaff has become the No. 1 wheelchair tennis player in the United States.

Nov. 8, 2017 -- Jocelyn Devilliers was a member of the Wichita State men's tennis team for four years, and has been playing the sport since he was 4 years old. This past summer, he had the opportunity to use his talent alongside professional players at the U.S. Open.

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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.

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April 7, 2017 - President John Bardo said that Wichita State University has accepted today's invitation from Commissioner Mike Aresco to join the American Athletic Conference, known as “The American.” The new affiliation begins July 1, 2017.

BCG

March 29, 2017 - Wichita State University and Boston Consulting Group, one of the world's leading management consulting firms, have entered into a strategic partnership to increase collaboration and advance the Wichita manufacturing industry.

Feb. 21, 2017 - Shocker fans can light up Charles Koch Arena during tonight's (Tuesday, Feb. 21) men's basketball game, courtesy of a new app developed at Wichita State.

Feb. 17, 2017 - The winners of the Wichita State University   Jumpstart Kansas Entrepreneurs   competition were announced Friday to a full house in the Experiential Engineering Building on campus.

Wichita State University freshmen Jared Goering and Spencer Steinert are developing a wearable device to help educate kids in electrical engineering and coding.

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Jan. 26, 2017 - Wichita State University honored students and university police responders who helped save the life of a fellow student.

Angela Parish

Jan. 10, 2018 - Wichita State grad Angela Parrish is a featured soloist in the Golden Globe-winning musical "La La Land." You can hear her sing in the movie's opening track, "Another Day of Sun."