Save the Date! Panel on Indigeneity and Health

In honor of Native American Heritage month, HealthHum is proud to sponsor an expert panel on Indigeneity and Health on Thursday, November 13 at 3:30pm in 265 Rhatigan Student Center. Stay tuned for additional details.

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Community Engagement Institute (CEI) Open House

Please join CEI for an Open House in their new space: 3:30–5:30 p.m. on Thursday, October 23 in the Farm Credit Bank Building, 245 N. Waco, Suite 300, Wichita, KS. Click for more details.

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Dr. Deirdre Cooper Owens comes to WSU

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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Borderless Language in Healthcare

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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Who gets to choose?

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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2025 Summer Internship in Philosophy of Biomedical Engineering

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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The Stories of Language, Communication, and the COVID-19 Pandemic in Kansas Latinx Communities

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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Member News: Showstack Keynote at Towson University

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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Panel: Health Communications

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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HealthHum Talk: Gamification and Psychotherapy

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).