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

…mentorship, resources and guidance.” “We thought it was a great opportunity to jump in and apply some of our expertise, technology, innovation and material science that we'd become aware of when we were at school and then take that out of the lab and into the real world,” Goering said. XPrize surveyed thousands of people and came up with the top 10…

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NIAR teams take home gold and bronze awards in Air Force’s inaugural Advanced Manufacturing Olympics | Wichita State News

… more emerging technologies.” F-16 Approval Sprints teams competed to deliver a polymer additively manufactured replacement solution for rapid deployment of a specified F-16 aircraft component. The challenge was focused on identifying innovative strategies for rapid design, qualification, and deployment of sustainment solutions to leverage new manufacturing …

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USAF adds WSU-NIAR to elite list of Skyborg program vendors | Wichita State News

… of the U.S. Air Force (USAF) Skyborg Vanguard Program. The Skyborg Prototyping, Experimentation and Autonomy Development contract provides for services used to deliver mission-specific experimental prototypes. Skyborg is an autonomous attritable aircraft capable of achieving a diverse set of missions. “Attritable” designs emphasize lower-cost unmanned…

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Voluntary asymptomatic COVID-19 testing now available for university employees | Wichita State News

…This testing is being offered free of charge and is only for employees who do not have symptoms of COVID-19. It is completely voluntary – there is no obligation to participate. Opting not to participate will not impact an employee’s status or relationship with WSU in any way. This voluntary testing is being made available after a similar testing…

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Wichita State launches COVID-19 Voluntary Asymptomatic Surveillance Testing Program | Wichita State News

…the spread of COVID-19 on campus. This voluntary testing program allows the university to monitor and address real-time trends and burden of the disease to make timely decisions for intervention and response. While this testing is not mandatory, WSU is asking students to consider taking part in this voluntary testing program to help protect our campus …

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Game-based learning platform will make education accessible to refugees

…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 refugees worldwide. A team of Wichita State University researchers is working on making education more accessible to refugee learners. The Education for All project…

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Wichita State’s Rémi Chou wins top NSF early career researcher award | Wichita State News

…award WSU Strategic Communications 02/03/2021 02:35:01 PM Feb. 3, 2021 — Dr. Rémi A. Chou, an assistant professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, has been awarded a National Science Foundation CAREER Award, the most prestigious award granted by the NSF to early career researchers. Chou's grant – worth $519,000 over five…

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Three business major programs add online option at Wichita State | Wichita State News

…International business, marketing and accounting majors will now be provided online and taught by the same Barton School professors who teach in-person classes. “I am very excited we are adding international business, marketing and accounting to the list of fully online majors,” said Brandon McNeal, online academic advisor for the Barton School of…

https://www.wichita.edu/about/wsunews-releases/2021/04-april/bartonmajors_3.php

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Launch of WSU ‘Belonging Plaza’ will include tribute to LGBTQ trailblazer Kristi Parker | Wichita State News

…more than 100 countries. Wichita State and WSU Tech are recognized for being student centered and innovation driven. Located in the largest city in the state with one of the highest concentrations in the United States of jobs involving science, technology, engineering and math (STEM), Wichita State University provides uniquely distinctive and innovative…

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Jerry Moran Center to be dedicated at Wichita State | Wichita State News

…CEO, Spirit AeroSystems - Dr. John Tomblin, senior vice president for Industry and Defense Programs, Wichita State University- Kansas Board of Regents representative WHAT: - Official dedication of the Jerry Moran Center for Advanced Virtual Engineering and Testing at Wichita State University WHEN: 4 p.m. Thursday April 84-4:30 p.m. – Dedication…

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Presentations put 2020 controversies in perspective | Wichita State News

…04/01/2021 09:48:42 AM April 1, 2021 — Few would disagree that 2020 was a chaotic, confusing year. The next Perspectives series, “Reestablishing Reality,” will help participants understand what has happened and reorient them to the realities of 2021. This is the first bullet. Use what you need and delete the rest. This is the second bullet This is the…

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NASA awards $2 million for Wichita State professor to study the sun | Wichita State News

…— South Dakota State University and University of Minnesota – which were awarded sub-grants. As a high-energy particle physicist, Solomey has worked at CERN particle accelerator in Switzerland and Fermilab accelerator laboratory in Illinois. “Now my hope is to bring ideas and techniques to NASA space exploration mission as a tool to look into the…

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WSU update: Planning for summer and fall | Wichita State News

…the enormity of all that we accomplished: a shift to online learning, remote working, and rapid response to ever-changing public health orders dictating mask requirements, social distancing, gathering limitations, and travel quarantines. We understand that navigating through this pandemic has required sacrifices – great and small – from all of us and…

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Wichita State awards newest $50,000 Barton Scholarship to student from Italy | Wichita State News

…Wichita State, making it her family’s legacy school. She has been involved in a variety of activities while growing up, including cross country, volleyball, ballroom dancing and studying violin. As a self-proclaimed “former military brat turned expatriate,” Soderstrom has lived throughout Europe, mainly in Germany and Italy, and has become proficient in…

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Wichita State rises in NSF R&D expenditures lists | Wichita State News

Wichita State rises in NSF R&D expenditures lists WSU Strategic Communications 02/18/2021 11:56:35 AM Feb. 18, 2021 -- The National Science Foundation has released its latest comparison of research and development expenditures among the nation’s universities, and Wichita State University has risen in all categories, increasing expenditures by $47 million.…

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Wichita State University to close due to inclement weather Monday, Feb. 15 | Wichita State News

…from every state in the U.S. and more than 100 countries. Wichita State and WSU Tech are recognized for being student centered and innovation driven. Located in the largest city in the state with one of the highest concentrations in the United States of jobs involving science, technology, engineering and math (STEM), Wichita State University provides …

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Wichita State professor wins innovation award to create accessible comic book app | Wichita State News

… Pop! Zoinks! A Wichita State University researcher is working to develop an app to make those words come alive for visually impaired comic book readers. Dr. Darren DeFrain, associate professor of English and director of Wichita State’s Writing Program, has recently been granted $11,000 from the John A. See Innovation Award to develop Vizling. This is the…

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Sherr Scholarship awarded to 7 CHP students

… Award. The scholarship winner will be awarded $10,000 and all other student nominees will also receive $4,000. The College of Health Professions congratulates the following recipients: Dean’s Excellence $10,000 award winner Rola Khaleel, from Zarqa, Jordan, is an Audiology student in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders. Additional Sherr…

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Doris and Ralph Klose Scholarship awarded to 8 high school seniors | Wichita State News

…the annual Doris and Ralph Klose Scholars Day competition, which was held remotely this year. The Klose Scholarship was established for students pursuing a degree in math or science education in the College of Applied Studies. Once they are admitted into the Teacher Education program during their junior year at Wichita State University, students will…

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Wichita State hosts annual Diverse Women's Summit | Wichita State News

…issues affecting women and gender on March 8. The daylong event will culminate with a keynote address from Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly. Due to the pandemic, and especially the rise of prominent women and other minority populations taking on the pandemic and its associated problems, the theme of the 2021 summit is “Women and Leadership in the time of…

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