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Encourage students to join URCAF April 15

Encourage your students to participate in the Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity Forum (URCAF) April 15 at the Rhatigan Student Center. This forum provides Wichita State undergraduate students an opportunity to compete for cash awards and to present their scholarly and creative activity to a student, faculty and community audience. Each student’s…

https://news.wichita.edu/2022/02/22/encourage-students-to-join-urcaf-april-15/

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Watkins visiting professor to lecture about C. elegans today

Dr. Guy A. Caldwell, university distinguished research professor at the University of Alabama (UA), will present a public lecture, “Some Worm Saved My Life Tonight: Invertebrate-Driven Personalized Medicine,” at 3:30 p.m., today, March 2 at Hubbard Hall (Room 209). Caldwell is visiting as part of the Watkins Visiting Professorship. The Watkins Visiting…

https://news.wichita.edu/2022/02/24/ua-professor-to-lecture-about-c-elegans/

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Pearson elected president of Midwest Sociological Society

Dr. Jenny Pearson, Wichita State professor of sociology, has been elected president of the Midwest Sociological Society. The society is a nonprofit, regional, professional society dedicated to building community among sociologists and to advancing sociological knowledge, teaching and practice for social scientific purposes and social betterment. A number of …

https://news.wichita.edu/2022/02/08/pearson-elected-president-of-midwest-sociological-society/

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ICYMI: Read September’s issue of Forward Together

In this month’s issue of Forward Together, President Rick Muma writes about Digital Transformation and how it’s driving Wichita State University’s research and applied learning initiatives, as well as helping to diversity the Kansas economy. Other topics discussed include the following: WSU-NIAR WERX receives 777 aircraft for Kansas Modification Center…

https://news.wichita.edu/2021/09/09/icymi-read-septembers-issue-of-forward-together/

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F1RST-Gen Friday: Meghann Kuhlmann, MLIS

Focus on first-gen: This week we highlight Meghann Kuhlmann, Master of Library and Information Science, research and instructional services librarian, assistant professor, Wichita State University Libraries: Why does advocating for first-gen matter? As a first-gen student I was often afraid to ask questions when I thought everyone else already knew the…

https://news.wichita.edu/2022/04/20/f1rst-gen-friday-meghann-kuhlmann-mlis/

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Learn to develop SBIR and STTR contract or grant budget

The budget and accounting components of an SBIR/STTR application are one of the most error-prone parts of a typical Small Business Innovation Research Program (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer Programs (STTR) application. Learn how to make sense of it at a presentation event hosted by Jim Greenwood 9-11:30 a.m. Tuesday, July 19 via Zoom. During…

https://news.wichita.edu/2022/07/01/learn-to-develop-sbir-and-sttr-contract-or-grant-budget/

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Researchers seek participants for cardiac rehabilitation study

A group of students in the doctor of physical therapy program at Wichita State University is looking for participants for a study on motivational factors and barriers that alter exercise adherence in an unmonitored independent cardiac rehabilitation program. The study will add to current research to help better understand the different motivational factors…

https://news.wichita.edu/2021/08/23/researchers-seek-participants-for-cardiac-rehabilitation-study-2/

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Researchers seek teens, parents for bullying survey

Are you a parent of a teenager? The INSPYRE Research lab at Wichita State University is conducting a study to explore how parent and child values relate to how adolescents respond to bullying situations. To be a part of the study, parents and their teen must be together at the start of the survey, and parents must provide permission for their teen to…

https://news.wichita.edu/2021/08/20/researchers-seek-teens-parents-for-bullying-survey/

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Birzer to inform selection of Wichita’s next police chief

Professor and School of Criminal Justice graduate coordinator Michael Birzer was recently appointed by the Wichita City Manager Robert Layton to serve on the committee to select Wichita’s next police chief. Birzer, a Wichita native and former law enforcement professional, teaches and specializes in the study of policing. His research agenda is specific to…

https://news.wichita.edu/2022/07/28/birzer-to-inform-selection-of-wichitas-next-police-chief/

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High-tech simulation manikins revolutionize audiology education

The Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders has received a gift to create the Audiology Simulation Lab at Wichita State University. The lab contains five state-of-the-art Canadian Audiology simulators for Research and Learning (CARL) manikins and auxiliary equipment — four adult heads and one infant head. Dr. William McCormick donated $25,000 in…

https://news.wichita.edu/2021/10/04/high-tech-simulation-manikins-revolutionize-audiology-education/

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F1RST-Gen Friday: Coleen Pugh

Focus on first-gen: This week we highlight Coleen Pugh, vice provost for Research, dean of the Graduate School, professor in the Department of Chemistry. Why does advocating for first-gen matter? Advocating for first generation students matters because we need to remember that the system we take for granted may be completely foreign to them. We need to…

https://news.wichita.edu/2022/03/10/f1rst-gen-friday-coleen-pugh/

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WSU collaboration will move Army Aviation into the future with Apache modernization

The U.S. Army Aviation enterprise is collaborating with Wichita State University’s National Institute for Aviation Research (NIAR) to develop an AH-64 Apache Digital Twin in a contract that kicked off with a ribbon-cutting event on campus. The Apache Digital Twin program follows the UH-60 Black Hawk Digital Twin, which involves the disassembly and scanning…

https://news.wichita.edu/2022/08/09/wsu-collaboration-will-move-army-aviation-into-the-future-with-apache-modernization/

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Student Projects | Applied Engineering, College of Engineering, WSU

Get information about Wichita State, personalized for your situation Request Info Each year, Applied Engineering seniors complete a project as a culmination of their undergraduate education. The projects are typically shown at our annual Engineering Open House. Learn About the Open House 2025 Projects MACH (Machine Assisted Conveyor Harness) MEMBERS: Oliver …

https://www.wichita.edu/academics/engineering/appliedengineering/student-projects.php

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WSU’s NIAR ATLAS announces NASA Space Apps hackathon in Wichita

NASA’s International Space Apps hackathon is coming to Wichita State University’s National Institute for Aviation Research (NIAR) Oct. 1-2. NASA invites coders, entrepreneurs, scientists, engineers, designers, storytellers, makers, builders, artists and technologists to come together in a global hackathon. Over two days, participants from around the world…

https://news.wichita.edu/2022/08/31/wsus-niar-atlas-announces-nasa-space-apps-hackathon-in-wichita/

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NIAR adds USAF’s Tom Fischer as senior advisor

Wichita State University’s National Institute for Aviation Research (NIAR) is proud to announce the addition of Thomas Fischer as senior advisor to the executive director. Fischer, a 35-year U.S. Air Force employee and member of the Senior Executive Service, recently retired from his position as director of engineering and technical management and chief…

https://news.wichita.edu/2022/06/09/niar-adds-usafs-tom-fischer-as-senior-advisor/

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URCA, MURPA & ARCS (WSU Faculty Only)

Announcements regarding the below opportunities are posted no later than 4 – 6 weeks in advance of the grant application deadline. Below are brief, non-inclusive descriptions of internal grant opportunities. As with all grant proposals, please read the grant instructions and application form carefully for all grant requirements as these are subject to…

https://www.wichita.edu/research/ORAInternalGrants/urca-murpa-arc.php

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Commercialization Ecosystem

Discover the full network of resources that power innovation, entrepreneurship, technology development, and business growth at Wichita State University. This page brings together the university’s internal support programs and our trusted external partners, creating a unified ecosystem that helps students, faculty, industry professionals, and community…

https://www.wichita.edu/industry_and_defense/ttc/commercialization_ecosystem.php

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FAA deputy administrator visits NIAR WERX

FAA deputy administrator Bradley Mims visited the WERX MRO at Wichita State University’s National Institute for Aviation Research (NIAR) Tuesday alongside U.S. Senator Jerry Moran. Mims, a 40-year aviation industry veteran, toured the NIAR WERX and met with students, administrators and program directors for Kansas Modification Center’s 777-300ERCF conversion…

https://news.wichita.edu/2022/04/21/faa-deputy-administrator-visits-niar-werx/

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Heidi Stinchcomb

Dr. Heidi Stinchcomb is an Associate Professor in Special Education for the College of Education. She joined WSU in 2016. EDUCATION Indiana University; Bloomington, IN. Ph.D. Special Education –Emotional and Behavioral Disorders Minor- Educational Leadershi. (2011-2015) Disertation: Fostering Reading Motivation in Self-Contained Special Education Classrooms …

https://www.wichita.edu/profiles/academics/education/Teacher_Apprenticeship_Pathways_Literacy_and_Special_Education/Stinchcomb-Heidi.php

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WSU hosts EDA assistant secretary for technology tour and roundtable discussion

U.S. Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development (EDA) Alejandra Y. Castillo visited Wichita State University’s National Institute for Aviation Research Wednesday to learn more about university and community efforts to transform the regional economy. Castillo, along with a delegation from the EDA and Small Business Administration, including…

https://news.wichita.edu/2022/05/12/wsu-hosts-eda-assistant-secretary-for-technology-tour-and-roundtable-discussion/