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The KU Hall Center for the Humanities, in partnership with HealthHum, presents Award-winning historian and author of Medical Bondage: Race, Gender and the Origins of American Gynecology, Deirdre Cooper Owens. Thursday, October 16, 2025, 7:00-8:30pm in the  Woolsey Hall Auditorium. Please RSVP at tinyurl.com/DCOatWSU.

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Join the Linguistic Association of the Southwest at WSU October 9-11, 2025 for an inspiring three-day conference filled with insightful discussions across all areas of linguistic inquiry, including language in healthcare. Don’t miss this opportunity to connect, learn, and engage with leading research!

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This question is more important than ever. Join virtually on Wednesday, February 4th, for the 12th Annual WMREF Healthcare Ethics Conference. This year's conference, "Who Gets to Choose?", will address the growing importance of medical ethics, caretaker decisions, and patient autonomy.

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WSU students in philosophy, biomedical engineering, and related fields are encouraged to apply for an internship in philosophy of biomedical engineering. This internship is 12 weeks of work, 12 hours per week at $13.77 per hour. Hours are flexible. Great opportunity to build research experience and your resume. Email susan.castro@wichita.edu.

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Alce su Voz and MCLL are hosting a special narrative medicine event at the Wichita Advanced Learning Library on Saturday, May 25 at 11:00am. Click for more information and how to register.

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On April 3, 2025, Dr. Showstack will give a keynote address, "Community Engagement for Linguistic Justice and Health Equity" at the Forging Linguistic Identities Conference, Towson University. Baltimore, MD.

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Join HealthHum on Friday, April 18 at 1:00pm in Lindquist 326 for a panel discussion of health marketing, communication disorders, and what it's like to work as a medical scribe. Come early and stay late for coffee and conversation. Click for more details.

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On Friday, April 11 at 1:00pm in Lindquist 326 and on Teams, WSU alum Jacob D. Armstrong, PhD, will discuss gamified clinical practice and his own work in gamifying Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) through traditional tabletop role-playing games (TTT-RPG).