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HealthHum hosting panel: ‘Indigenous Voices in Health: A Community Conversation’

In honor of Native American Heritage Month, the Academic Center for Biomedical and Health Humanities (HealthHum) presents its next panel on “Indigenous Voices in Health: A Community Conversation” at 3:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 13 in 262 Rhatigan Student Center, Herrman Room. The panel: “Community Engagement for Better Health Outcomes in Native American…

https://news.wichita.edu/2025/11/04/healthhum-hosting-panel-indigenous-voices-in-health-a-community-conversation/

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Spring 2026 K-INBRE applications are due Nov. 20

Applications are now being accepted for undergraduate research support during the spring semester from the Kansas IDeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence (K-INBRE) program. Students in this program are supported with an hourly wage for a ten-week period and mentors are allocated funds for lab supplies. To be eligible, students must identify a mentor…

https://news.wichita.edu/2025/10/24/spring-2026-k-inbre-applications-are-due-nov-20/

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College of Health Professions upgrades labs with state-of-the-art microscopes

…dozens of older units with new equipment as part of a strategic investment to ensure that students are trained on the current tools they will use in clinical practice and biomedical research. The investment comes as the college prepares to relocate to the Wichita Biomedical Campus in 2027, positioning its programs for a new level of education,…

https://news.wichita.edu/2025/10/15/college-of-health-professions-upgrades-labs-with-state-of-the-art-microscopes/

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Author and historian, Dr. Deirdre Cooper Owens, visits Wichita State Oct. 16

The Academic Center for Biomedical and Health Humanities (HealthHum) presents award-winning historian and author Dr. Deirdre Cooper Owens from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Oct. 16 in 110 Woolsey Hall, Frank A. Boettger Auditorium. A reception will be held from 6 to 7 p.m. In partnership with the University of Kansas Hall Center for the Humanities. Cooper Owens is the…

https://news.wichita.edu/2025/09/23/author-and-historian-dr-deirdre-cooper-owens-visits-wichita-state-oct-16/

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FARE Faculty Research Collaborative will meet Sept. 24

…projects in development and interdisciplinary discussion of the ideas. The group is led by Susan Castro, associate professor of philosophy, and Nils Hakansson, professor of biomedical engineering. You bring your thinking cap, and FARE will bring the snacks and caffeine to stimulate your creative thinking from 2 to 3:15 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 24 262…

https://news.wichita.edu/2025/09/23/fare-faculty-research-collaborative-will-meet-sept-24/

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Ascension Via Christi names School of Nursing at Wichita State University

…partnership between the university and one of the state’s leading health care providers. The naming recognizes an investment from Via Christi in support of the Wichita Biomedical Campus, a joint initiative of WSU, WSU Tech and the University of Kansas, that will redefine health care education in Kansas by strengthening collaboration across…

https://news.wichita.edu/2025/08/28/ascension-via-christi-names-school-of-nursing-at-wichita-state-university/

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HealthHum hosts an open house at new location

The Academic Center for Biomedical and Health Humanities (HealthHum) is hosting its first event of the year, an open house from 1 to 3 p.m. Friday, Aug. 29 in its new location: 528 Lindquist Hall. Come share your summer stories and plan the year. Light refreshments will be served.

https://news.wichita.edu/2025/08/19/healthhum-hosts-an-open-house-at-new-location/

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Madelyn Stilwell, College of Engineering

…including co-authoring a scientific publication and presenting her work at national conferences. She’ll intern at Likarda this summer before continuing her studies in WSU’s biomedical engineering master’s program.

https://news.wichita.edu/2025/05/12/madelyn-stilwell-college-of-engineering/

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HealthHum hosts panel on health communications

Join the Academic Center for Biomedical and Health Humanities (HealthHum) for a panel discussion on health communications at 1 p.m. Friday, April 18 in 326 Lindquist Hall and on Teams. Come at 12:30 p.m. for coffee and conversation. Promoting Health, Past and PresentDr. Lisa Parcell, associate professor and graduate coordinator of communication Early Speech …

https://news.wichita.edu/2025/04/17/healthhum-hosts-panel-on-health-communications/

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HealthHum hosts talk on gamification of psychotherapy

Join the Academic Center for Biomedical and Health Humanities (HealthHum) in welcoming Dr. Jacob Armstrong, a WSU alum, for a talk on gamification and psychotherapy at 1 p.m. Friday, April 11 in 326 Lindquist Hall and on Microsoft Teams. Dr. Armstrong is currently a postdoctoral research associate in the NeuroCognitive Aspects of Anxiety, Trauma and…

https://news.wichita.edu/2025/04/03/healthhum-hosts-talk-on-gamification-of-psychotherapy/

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HealthHum hosts panel on artful therapy and therapeutic arts

Join the Academic Center for Biomedical and Health Humanities (HealthHum) for a panel discussion of Artful Therapy and Therapeutic Arts Friday, April 4 in 326 Lindquist Hall and on Teams. 11:30 a.m.-noon: Refreshments and conversation noon-1 p.m.: Panel Dance Therapy: Candice Townsend, access clinician, KU Counseling and Psychological Services Mindful…

https://news.wichita.edu/2025/03/28/healthhum-hosts-panel-on-artful-therapy-and-therapeutic-arts/

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Biological sciences seminar continues with Dr. Andy Hu, Kansas College of Osteopathic Medicine, March 24

…from Dr. Chien-An “Andy” Hu, Kansas College of Osteopathic Medicine, from 4 to 5 p.m. Monday, March 24 in 218 Hubbard Hall. He will give a public lecture titled, “Biomedical Sciences and Precision Oncology.” Seminars are open to the public and undergraduates are encouraged to attend. For more information, visit wichita.edu/biology.

https://news.wichita.edu/2025/03/13/biological-sciences-seminar-continues-with-dr-andy-hu-kansas-college-of-osteopathic-medicine-mar-24/

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HealthHum hosts panel on history and philosophy of health

Join the Academic Center for Biomedical and Health Humanities (HealthHum) for a panel discussion of history and philosophy of health at 1 p.m. Friday, March 28 in 326 Lindquist Hall and on Teams. Ancient medicine: Dr. Cheryl Golden, associate teaching professor, Department of History History of influenza: Dr. George Dehner, associate professor and chair,…

https://news.wichita.edu/2025/03/07/healthhum-hosts-panel-on-history-and-philosophy-of-health/

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Engineering professor presents functional neuroimaging and study design

Wichita State faculty, researchers and students are invited to Human Factors Tea Time by Dr. Yuanyuan Gao, assistant professor in biomedical engineering. Dr. Gao will present on functional neuroimaging methods and their applications in research from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 26 in 102 McKinley Hall. The event is free and open to all. Neuroimaging…

https://news.wichita.edu/2025/02/26/engineering-professor-presents-functional-neuroimaging-and-study-design/

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HealthHum hosts panel on ‘Perspectives on Health Policy’

The Academic Center for Biomedical and Health Humanities (HealthHum) is pleased to announce the inaugural event in its spring panel series: “Perspectives on Health Policy.” Join HealthHum at 1 p.m. Friday, Feb. 28 in 326 Lindquist Hall and on Teams.

https://news.wichita.edu/2025/02/12/healthhum-hosts-panel-on-perspectives-on-health-policy/

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Spring K-INBRE applications are due Feb. 6

Applications are now being accepted for undergraduate research support during the spring semester from the Kansas IDeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence (K-INBRE) program. Students in this program are supported with an hourly wage for a ten-week period and mentors are allocated funds for lab supplies. To be eligible, students must identify a mentor…

https://news.wichita.edu/2025/01/22/spring-k-inbre-applications-are-due-feb-6/

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Construction, Master Plan, parking updates for fall

… finish by the fall of 2025. Duerksen Fine Arts CenterConstruction will begin after the fall semester to add a single occupancy restroom and lounge area in the B wing. Wichita Biomedical Campus: Construction work on the Wichita Biomedical Campus site continues.At the beginning of November, crews finished up the 270 auger cast piles that were drilled 65-feet …

https://news.wichita.edu/2024/11/25/construction-master-plan-parking-updates-for-fall/

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WSU partnership will help address Kansas’ physician shortage

…Osteopathic Medicine (KHSC-KansasCOM) that will help address Kansas’ physician shortage. This partnership comes on the heels of the recent groundbreaking ceremony of the Wichita Biomedical Campus, a collaboration between WSU and the University of Kansas, adjacent to KHSC-KansasCOM. The agreement allows a select number of Wichita State students to accelerate …

https://news.wichita.edu/2024/06/06/wsu-partnership-will-help-address-kansas-physician-shortage/

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Join HealthHum grant strategy meeting every Tuesday

HealthHum (Academic Center for Biomedical and Health Humanities) is meeting to discuss grant possibilities at 2 p.m. every Tuesday beginning Tuesday, Feb. 20 in 301 Lindquist Hall. Anyone who’d like to find collaborators for health-related grant projects is welcome. Email susan.castro@wichita.edu with any questions.

https://news.wichita.edu/2024/02/16/join-healthhum-grant-strategy-meeting-every-tuesday/

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Public Health Science seeks participants for fetal heart rate monitor research survey

The Department of Public Health Science, along with the Biomedical Engineering Department and School of Nursing, are conducting an interdisciplinary research project on the acceptability of a fetal heart rate monitor among reproductive-aged women. The survey seeks to determine whether women would be comfortable using the fetal heart rate monitor that is…

https://news.wichita.edu/2023/12/13/public-health-science-seeks-participants-for-fetal-heart-rate-monitor-research-survey-2/