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Wichita State staffer breathes power into social justice | Wichita State News

… breath of air that I have and people who look like me who have breathed and have done amazing things — from inventing blood plasma technology to various advanced surgeries to being astronauts and going to the moon. You name it, black men have done it. The problem, he said, is that some people let stereotypes and prejudices get in the way of seeing what…

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WSU Board of Trustees approves National Institute for Digital Transformation

… educational, cultural and economic driver for Kansas and the greater public good.” Pierre Harter, chair of the Wichita State Board of Trustees and Director of Advanced Manufacturing Strategy for Spirit AeroSystems Inc., says the board agreed that work done in the facility would provide far-reaching educational and economic benefits to the students and…

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Graduates receive disposable stethoscopes from College of Health Professions

…This is the fourth bullet This is the fifth bullet This is the sixth bullet More than 200 Wichita State graduates from the School of Nursing, Physician Assistant Program and Advanced Education in General Dentistry Program received disposable stethoscopes as a gift from the College of Health Professions. These gifts were made possible by the College of …

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Wichita State alumni in the running to win $1 million in XPrize mask challenge

…Use what you need and delete the rest. This is the second bullet This is the third bullet This is the fourth bullet This is the fifth bullet This is the sixth bullet They've advanced to the top 10! Spencer Steinert, Jared Goering and Maggie Koops — all recent graduates of Wichita State’s Master of Innovation Design program — teamed up to for the Cyfive…

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Meet a Shocker: Emma Wiens

…Wichita State offers several undergraduate and graduate degrees to help meet this need. Our quality programs exceed national pass rates on the Registered Nurse national exam and Advanced Practice Registered Nurse professional certification exams. Buttons Learn more Wichita State's School of Nursing Style Position Image Image Credit Header Jane Lickteig…

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

…A fresh look at an old problem The problems and health risks associated with obesity have been well documented, but Hill said there have been few advances in actually reducing the rate of obesity, particularly among vulnerable populations. The Convergence Sciences team is hoping to find new solutions. “We're hoping that by putting all our different…

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Meet a Shocker: A degree 56 years in the making

…that she wasn't degreed,” Martha said. “She wanted me to be the first college graduate in my family.” Martha was a self-described math whiz and took advanced math classes at the high school when she was just in seventh grade. But even though she had a gift for numbers, Martha said girls weren’t encouraged to pursue degrees or careers in math. Besides,…

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Wichita State establishes School of Computing | Wichita State News

…The computing master’s program is designed for mid-career professions who don’t have an undergraduate degree in computer science but need advanced computing skills. “It’s the cornerstone of our efforts to expand educational opportunities in computing. The program is the result of an official renaming and broadening of scope for our old computer networking…

https://www.wichita.edu/about/wsunews/news/2020/12-dec/school_of_computing_3.php

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Olathe high school senior wins Wichita State’s Linwood Sexton Scholarship

…State. Lewis will receive a full ride to attend WSU as a business management major starting this fall.At his high school, Lewis is enrolled in a rigorous college-prep program, Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID), taking numerous honors and AP courses. He’s a first-stand violist in the Olathe East Orchestra, an honor he has held since his…

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Q&A with Wichita State's service-learning leaders

…Last fall, Marta Mendez presented her wok “Service-Learning through the eyes of an Interpreter” as part of Dr. Rachel Showstack’s Advanced Spanish Grammar and Composition course. She served as an interpreter during a Cleft and Lip Palate Clinic at the Plastic Surgery Center to help medical professionals communicate with patients. This is just one example…

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WSU engineering awards $28,000 each to Wallace scholars

…Cameron is a member of his school's baseball team, the Scholars Bowl team and participates in Math Club. He also participates in Robotics Club at the Topeka Center for Advanced Learning and Careers, where he has earned a certification for programming and handling an industrial robot. Cameron is a Kansas Honor Scholar and has been on the academic honor roll…

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Registration open for WSU engineering ‘Design, Build, Code’ summer camps

…to wait to sign up. First Line Credit Polly Basore Wenzl Second Line Credit Other camps teach computer-assisted drawing (CAD) skills, used in 3D printing and advanced manufacturing. These camps include Middle School Biomedical Engineering (6th-7th grade), and Hot Weelz Car Design Camp, where campers design, 3D print test miniature cars. There are seven…

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Faculty and staff news, summer 2019

…Library Administration vol. 59 no. 3. Usha Haley Usha Haley, professor of Management and director of the Center for International Business Advancement, was quoted in Fortune magazine’s article “A Triple Threat to Consumers: China Tariffs Add to NAFTA Replacement Woes.” Haley commented on the replacement of NAFTA with USMCA, and its negative effects on…

https://www.wichita.edu/about/wsunews/news/2019/05-may/academe_faculty_staff.php

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Coleen Pugh named new dean of WSU Graduate School

…to create funded research at Wichita State with a new polymer synthesis lab, which will be an important addition to the university’s ongoing efforts in materials and advanced manufacturing research. This will also enable her to monitor current trends in research directions, and challenges and opportunities in funding. Some of Pugh’s other work she hopes to…

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Personal experiences inspire first-gen grad to pursue career in physical therapy

…a stroke. Header Learn more about physical therapy at WSU Content Students gain knowledge through clinical learning experiences using advanced equipment and the latest technologies. These experiences enhance learning outcomes necessary to produce students who are fully trained to diagnose, restore, and prevent various physical injuries, conditions and…

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WSU partners to serve Army on aerospace projects

…small businesses and U.S. Army stakeholders. Innovation: evolving and refining processes, resources and avenues for collaboration, innovation and technology development of advanced technologies, systems and operational concepts. Call Out Header FirePoint Call Out Content WSU's FirePoint Innovations Center is partnered with the Army to accelerate the delivery…

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Four Honors College students take part in study of variable stars | Wichita State News

…have no idea about now, even in this age when we have so much information at our finger tips.” Ivy plans to teach Advanced Placement physics in high school. “It’s really important for you to have experience in what you’re teaching about,” she said. “Variable stars are interesting and this gives us way more experience than just studying a star that doesn’t …

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Wichita State and Kansas State enter planning phase for a WSU satellite BSN program on K-State campus I Wichita State University News

…State offers several undergraduate and graduate degrees. Our quality programs exceed national pass rates on the Registered Nurse national exam and Advanced Practice Registered Nurse professional certification exams. Button Link Learn More

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Meteorologist Mike Smith makes significant donation to Wichita State Libraries after receiving special award

…to meteorology at the age of five when a tornado struck his neighborhood, killing 44 and destroying his kindergarten. He advanced the science of meteorology through some of the first live broadcast coverage of tornadoes and the invention of color radar. He has spent his career finding better ways of preventing deaths and property loss from tornadoes…

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From the Navy to WSU, Shawn Henderson has aimed to save lives

… imagine only one way to get past it. She joined the U.S. Navy. It was the early 1990s, around the time of Operation Desert Storm and the First Gulf War. She advanced quickly and was one of the first females to work on a carrier deck. Quote I came back here and I found you guys, and the student body, faculty and staff are so good to me. WSU is another…

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