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Game-based learning platform will make education accessible to refugees

Game-based learning platform will make education accessible to refugees WSU Strategic Communications 10/16/2020 10:45:14 AM Oct. 16, 2020 — A team of Wichita State University researchers is working to create an interactive gaming platform to make education accessible to millions of refugees around the world. There are more than 70 million forcibly displaced …

https://www.wichita.edu/about/wsunews-releases/2020/10-oct/refugees_3.php

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Students Grow as Leaders and Changemakers at Alce su Voz

…State’s president Rick Muma just published his new book Student Centered, Innovation Driven about our university’s transformation into a national model for applied learning, research, and industry collaboration. To recognize this milestone, I’d like to take a moment to reflect on the applied learning experiences that Alce su Voz, a program in Wichita…

https://alcesuvoz.wichita.edu/2025/09/24/students-grow-as-leaders-and-changemakers-at-alce-su-voz/

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Sample_J-1_Invitation_Letter

… Dear Dr. Dion: On behalf of the College of ___________ and the Department of _____________, I would like to formally invite you to Wichita State University (WSU) as a visiting research scholar [or professor or student intern] from ________________ to ________________. Dr. Mark Acme, Associate Professor of ________________ will be your immediate…

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Aaron Rife

…Municipal and School Boundary Battles in South Kansas City, 1961-1984.” American Educational Research Association (AERA) Conference, Washington D.C., April 2016 Rife, Aaron. “African-American Suburban Settlement, Education, and Geospatial Differentiation.” History of Education Society (HES) Conference, St. Louis, MO, November 2015 Rife, Aaron, Jim…

https://www.wichita.edu/profiles/academics/education/School_of_Teaching_and_Learning/Rife-Aaron.php

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Motivated to ignore the facts

…A rational public, it is assumed, takes in the evidence, evaluates the strengths and weaknesses of the competing positions, and updates their opinions. Unfortunately, recent research in neuroscience and political psychology provides a direct challenge to this vision. Rather than evidence and argument shaping our opinions, our opinions shape our…

https://www.wichita.edu/academics/fairmount_las/whatshappening/ReestablishingReality/Jarman.php

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Wichita State names winner of Lenora N. McGregor Scholarship | Wichita State News

… becoming the kind of person who doesn’t just dream of change, but helps create it,” she said. Samara plans to study psychology and take part in undergraduate research while attending Wichita State. “I’m excited to strengthen my research and analytical skills so I can explore questions that truly matter,” said Samara. Last summer, Samara published her first …

https://www.wichita.edu/about/wsunews-releases/2026/02-feb/mcgregor_schol_26_1.php

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Nathan Filbert

…interaction Phenomenological philosophies and critique of logical-analytical ontologies and epistemologies Multidisciplinary, interdisciplinary, and transdisciplinary research methods and contributions to knowledge creation Semiotics and desire in relation to posited non-existents in knowledge-creating systems across human inquiry and academic…

https://www.wichita.edu/profiles/academics/libraries/Filbert-Nathan.php

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NIAR AVET Lab at Wichita State offers small unmanned aircraft testing

The Advanced Virtual Engineering and Test (AVET) Lab at Wichita State University’s National Institute for Aviation Research (NIAR) is well-known for its virtual engineering, numerical modeling methods, and aircraft seat testing, but also boasts a unique capability in small unmanned aircraft (sUA) certification. AVET researchers, engineers and technicians are…

https://www.wichita.edu/industry_and_defense/NIAR/MediaCenter/2021-08-18.php

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MEd in Special Education - Low Incidence, Alternative Certification

…understanding and practical skills related to 1) the field of special education for students with adaptive learning needs, 2) effective communication and collaboration, and 3) research-validated practices. This program is offered fully online with cohorts starting in both the summer and fall semesters. Students earn field experience credit while working as…

https://catalog.wichita.edu/graduate/education/teacher-apprenticeship-pathways-literacy-special-education/med-special-education-low-incidence-alternative-certification/

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Special Education - High Incidence

… understanding and practical skills related to (a) the field of special education for students with adaptive learning needs, (b) effective communication and collaboration, and (c) research-validated practices. Degree Requirements Wichita State University Master of Education in Special Education-High Incidence consists of 30 graduate hours. The courses…

https://www.wichita.edu/academics/education/TALS/med_sped-high-incidence.php

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The Dorothy & Bill Cohen Honors Weekly Update

The Dorothy & Bill Cohen Honors Weekly Update Cali Keith 08/21/2020 01:15:42 PM Weekly Update for August 21, 2020 Welcome Back Honors Shockers! Summer Research Institute 2020 a Success! Congratulations to the ten incoming students who successfully completed the Cohen Honors College Summer Research Institute with Dr. Heidi Bell, Dr. Gary Brooking, and a group…

https://www.wichita.edu/academics/honors_college/news-letter/new-story-aug-21-20.php

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"How to Fly a Spacecraft" with Atri Dutta

… its path, and the design of spacecraft maneuvers (especially low-thrust) require the solution of a complex optimal control problem. Our recent work at WSU Control, Optimization Research and Education (CORE) Laboratory have established a new description of orbital motion using dynamical coordinates that are specially suitable for the solution of these…

https://www.wichita.edu/research/space/news/2-29-19-Lecture.php

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Wichita State researchers address health disparities, obesity | Wichita State News

Wichita State researchers address health disparities, obesity Sara Ornelas, Marketing Content Strategist 11/05/2020 12:01:51 PM Nov. 5, 2020 — A team of researchers at Wichita State University is working to promote health equity among vulnerable populations. The all-woman, cross-disciplinary team is focusing its initial efforts on issues related to obesity…

https://www.wichita.edu/about/wsunews/news/2020/11-nov/healthdisparities_9.php

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Wichita State accepts RFQs for University Village retail, dining project

… among the university, City of Wichita, Sedgwick County and community members, University Village will be a transformational addition to the state’s only urban-based research university, which has experienced continued growth and economic impact. Located in a designated Opportunity Zone, University Village offers interested development partners unique…

https://www.wichita.edu/about/wsunews-releases/2021/03-march/village_release.php

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Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC)

…biosafety program. The purpose of this program is to ensure the health and safety of all personnel working with biohazardous materials. The IBC is responsbible for insuring that research conducted at WSU is in compliance with applicable regulations and guidelines, including the NIH Guidelines for Research Involving Recombinant or Synthetic Nucleic Acid…

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Meet a Shocker: Manuel Salamanca | Wichita State News

… me. Starting in August 2025, I was given the chance to work at FirePoint Innovations on campus and learn about some of the cutting-edge technology for the U.S. Army and its research objectives. I was also able to participate in the AIAA Design, Build, Fly competition and really put the skills I learned in class to the test by helping in the design and…

https://www.wichita.edu/about/wsunews/news/2026/04-april/mas_salamanca_6.php

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Visit

…Engineering & Flight Laboratory How to Find Us 3DEXPERIENCE Center at John Bardo Center, 1800 Innovation Blvd, Wichita, KS How to Find Us NIAR Hub for Advanced Manufacturing and Research (HAMR), 1907 Innovation Blvd, Wichita, KS Additive Manufacturing Advanced Materials Automation Research Center CAD/CAM Lab Digital Twin Reverse Engineering NIAR North…

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CoE ECE CAPPLab Students

…a specialization in electronics, computer, and communication; and worked as an IC Physical Design Engineer for two years. Graduation: December 2023Personal Website: LinkedIn Research Interests: High performance computing, hardware security and safety, network application modeling Selected Publications: Asaduzzaman, A. and Nawal, N., “Employing…

https://www.wichita.edu/academics/engineering/ECE/research/CAPPLab/students/nowshin.php

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WSU professor, student team up with Ocean Spray to stop tooth decay

…2018 -- Wichita State professor David McDonald and graduate assistant Alisha Prince are trying to change the world, one mouth at a time. The team is teaming up with Ocean Spray to research synergistic properties contained in cranberries and other natural extracts that will, in theory, stop the decay of teeth and provide an alternative to traditional oral…

https://www.wichita.edu/about/wsunews/news/2018/10-oct/ocean_spray_dental_research.php

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General Education Courses

…and Physiology II3 PHYS 111Introductory Physics4 PHYS 213General College Physics I5 PHYS 214General College Physics II5 Credit-Bearing Sequences ANTH 101& ANTH 106Biological Anthropologyand Biological Anthropology Lab4 BIOL 106& BIOL 107The Human Organismand The Human Organism Laboratory4 BIOL 370& BIOL 371Introductory Environmental Scienceand…

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