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RSVP for UReCA’s next lunch and learn session Oct. 23

Join the Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity Hub’s (UReCA) second lunch and learn session of the semester, from noon to 1 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 23 in Ablah Library, Collaboration Hub. The event is open to all students and faculty; enjoy a catered dessert and gain valuable information from our three panelists: Genesis Merriett, Anshika Chauchan, Lauren…

https://news.wichita.edu/2025/10/21/rsvp-for-urecas-next-lunch-and-learn-session-oct-23/

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Attend the Beyond the Lab Workshop on evidence-based practice tools

The Beyond the Lab: Research and Reasoning series continues with “Evidence-Based Practice Tools” at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 4 in 201 Ahlberg Hall, presented by University Libraries. Join WSU’s health sciences librarian, Aaron Bowen, to discover the difference between traditional research and evidence-based practice. Students will explore tools designed to…

https://news.wichita.edu/2026/02/23/attend-the-beyond-the-lab-workshop-on-evidence-based-practice-tools/

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Debbie Franklin

… to advancing an innovation ecosystem with industry that promotes technology-based economic development. Authored and was responsible for implementation, monitoring, and reporting of goals for the $2 million federal interagency Jobs and Innovation Accelerator Challenge grant from the U.S. Department of Commence Economic Development Administration, U.S.…

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Faculty invited to ‘Get Stuff Done’ at FARE faculty sprint Aug. 4-6

The Office of Faculty Advancement, Retention, and Excellence (FARE) is hosting a faculty “Get Stuff Done” sprint Aug. 4-6 on the lower level of Ablah Library. This is a protected time and quiet space for faculty to focus on preparing classes, doing research, grant writing or whatever they need to get done. Participants start and end the day with goal setting…

https://news.wichita.edu/2026/07/08/faculty-invited-to-get-stuff-done-at-fare-faculty-sprint-aug-4-6/

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Winners of 3MT competition 2024 have been announced

The winners of Wichita State’s annual Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition, held Nov. 15, have been announced. The event showcased innovative research by graduate students, who were tasked with presenting their complex work in just three minutes to a general audience. First place: Mary Peterson, a master’s student in electrical engineering, earned the top…

https://news.wichita.edu/2024/11/19/winners-of-3mt-competition-2024-have-been-announced/

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Learn how to write a literature review at next online Savvy Scholar workshop

Improve your research skills and tackle academic challenges by attending the next online Savvy Scholar workshop from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 24, presented by University Libraries. Learn all the steps to create a literature review, from conducting comprehensive research to synthesizing perspectives to presenting your findings.

https://news.wichita.edu/2026/02/17/learn-how-to-write-a-literature-review-at-next-online-savvy-scholar-workshop/

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Standing Committees

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Center for Management Development

The 10 Biggest Mistakes Managers Make (Infographic)

Effective management is a process. It’s something you learn through experience, research and application. There is no secret formula to practicing successful management. In fact, many managers have a tendency to fall victim to the same 10 mistakes. In most cases, these mistakes won’t make or break a career – but avoiding them will help your relationship with…

https://cmd.wichita.edu/the-10-biggest-mistakes-managers-make-infographic/

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RIA requests letters of intent for spring 2025 funding proposals

The Regional Institute on Aging (RIA) is pleased to announce a new funding opportunity for graduate student or faculty projects and research that addresses issues related to facilitating well-being in older adults. This funding opportunity is supported by a gift from the estate of Evelyn Cassat. Funding will be provided for projects and research at WSU that …

https://news.wichita.edu/2025/01/28/ria-requests-letters-of-intent-for-spring-2025-funding-proposals/

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What is a manager’s most important attribute?

Want to increase your effectiveness as a manager? Start by improving your listening skills. A research survey of employees found that the most important attribute a manager could have is the ability to listen. When you listen attentively, you communicate that you think the person and what they are saying are important and interesting. You demonstrate caring …

https://cmd.wichita.edu/what-is-a-managers-most-important-attribute/

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Forward Together – Episode 33 | An Update on the Biomedical Campus

The Wichita Biomedical Campus is a cooperative effort among Wichita State, WSU Campus of Applied Sciences and Technology (WSU Tech) and the University of Kansas to centralize health care education and research. Join Wichita State President Rick Muma when he sits down with WSU Tech President Sheree Utash and Greg Hand, dean of the WSU College of Health…

https://wichitastate.tv/podcast/forward-together-episode-33-an-update-on-the-biomedical-campus/

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D.C. internship helps Wichita State senior work with voting issues

…worked as an intern at FairVote in Washington, D.C., an internship funded by former Kansas governor Mark and Stacy Parkinson. The internship gave him practical experience in research, writing and meeting people that can help him help others vote and grow active in their communities. Wichita State senior Alejandro Arias Esparza interned last spring at…

https://www.wichita.edu/about/wsunews/news/2019/08-aug/newdcintern.php

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D.C. internship helps Wichita State senior work with voting issues

…worked as an intern at FairVote in Washington, D.C., an internship funded by former Kansas governor Mark and Stacy Parkinson. The internship gave him practical experience in research, writing and meeting people that can help him help others vote and grow active in their communities. Wichita State senior Alejandro Arias Esparza spent last spring…

https://www.wichita.edu/about/wsunews/news/2019/08-aug/dcintern.php

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Publications | Soundmind Neurovision Innovation Lab

View Publications Journal Papers [J1]. S. Kshirsagar, T. Falk, "Quality-Aware Bag of Modulation Spectrum Features for Robust Speech Emotion Recognition", IEEE Transactions on Affective Computing, May 2022. [Link] [J2]. S. Kshirsagar, T. Falk, A. Pendyala, "Task-Specific Speech Enhancement and Data Augmentation for Improved Multimodal Emotion Recognition…

https://www.wichita.edu/academics/engineering/SoC/research/soundmind-neurovision-innovation-lab/publications.php

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Wichita State professor elected to prestigious science fellowship

Dr. Moriah Beck, Talaty Endowed Research Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry, has been elected a 2025 Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), one of the world’s largest and most prestigious scientific societies. Election as an AAAS Fellow is a lifetime honor that recognizes distinguished efforts to advance science or its…

https://news.wichita.edu/2026/05/20/wichita-state-professor-elected-to-prestigious-science-fellowship/

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¡Gracias a los estudiantes de Alce su Voz!

Alce su Voz would like to say thank you to our student research assistants for all of the amazing work they do! In this blog post, our current and incoming students will introduce themselves so that you can get to know them a little bit. We are truly blessed to have these brilliant and dedicated individuals on our team. ¡Alce su Voz desea agradecer a…

https://alcesuvoz.wichita.edu/2023/05/08/gracias-a-los-estudiantes-de-alce-su-voz/

Center for Management Development

Hackett in Management: Overcoming Landmines in Building Your Team

I often ask participants in training (both leaders and non-leaders) if they understand ‘team work’. They look at me in a surprised manner as if to say, ‘Duh.’ In fact, I have never met an individual who has said they don’t understand teamwork! Yet, from both research and my personal observation, it is estimated that 20 percent of the work force (both leaders…

https://cmd.wichita.edu/hackett-in-management-overcoming-landmines-in-building-your-team/

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Tracee Friess

Tracee Friess, associate vice president Strategic Communications and Marketing, National Institute for Aviation Research, was recognized with a Wichita Business Journal 2026 Women in Business Award.

https://news.wichita.edu/2026/04/30/tracee-friess/

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FARE hosting ‘Get Stuff Done’ groups through the summer to support faculty goals

The Office of Faculty Advancement, Retention, and Excellence (FARE) is sponsoring several weekly groups to support faculty through June and July. Whether you are working on research, writing, creative activities or course development, you are welcome to join if community would support you in pursuit of your summer to-do list. Summer “Get Stuff Done” …

https://news.wichita.edu/2026/06/01/fare-hosting-get-stuff-done-groups-through-the-summer-to-support-faculty-goals/