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Respondents requested for shopping habits survey

The Tech Transfer and Commercialization department is seeking participants for its survey on the shopping habits of those who purchase Shocker gear and apparel. The survey closes Jan. 31. Information gathered in the survey will be anonymous and will be provided to the department’s retail partners to help them meet shoppers’ needs and requests. CLC, who is…

https://news.wichita.edu/2024/01/19/respondents-requested-for-shopping-habits-survey/

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Volunteers needed for emergency response exercise — location moved to Century II

Sedgwick County, the WSU Police Department and several other Wichita-area organizations are conducting an emergency response exercise Tuesday, March 11 at Century II Performing Arts & Convention Center, 225 W. Douglas Ave. Volunteers are needed to role-play as casualties, family members and bystanders. Lunch will be provided. If you’re interested, fill out…

https://news.wichita.edu/2025/02/10/volunteers-needed-for-emergency-response-exercise-being-held-on-campus/

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Biological sciences seminar continues with Dr. Lynda Harris, University of Nebraska Medical Center, March 10

The Department of Biological Sciences’ spring 2025 seminar series continues with a presentation from Dr. Lynda Harris, University of Nebraska Medical Center, from 4 to 5 p.m. Monday, March 10 in 218 Hubbard Hall. She will give a public lecture titled, “Finding safer ways to treat problem pregnancies: Strategies for targeted manipulation of utero-placental…

https://news.wichita.edu/2025/03/07/biological-sciences-seminar-continues-with-dr-lynda-harris-university-of-nebraska-medical-center-march-10/

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Attend food insecurity panel from HEALTH Student Association and public health sciences

Join the HEALTH Student Association in the Department of Public Health Sciences for the Unequal Plates panel at 1 p.m. Wednesday, April 9 in 300 Ahlberg Hall. Expert panelists will explore how food insecurity is addressed in Kansas with a special focus on the Shocker learning community. Attendees can receive a free T-shirt, while supplies last, and light…

https://news.wichita.edu/2025/04/07/attend-food-insecurity-panel-from-health-student-association-and-public-health-sciences/

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Sign up for active threat training with WSUPD

Join the Wichita State Police Department in its active threat training using ALERRT’s Civilian Response to Active Shooter Events (CRASE) curriculum. The CRASE course, designed and built on the Avoid, Deny, Defend (ADD) strategy developed by ALERRT in 2004, provides strategies, guidance and a proven plan for surviving an active shooter event. Topics include…

https://news.wichita.edu/2025/04/03/sign-up-for-active-threat-training-with-wsupd-3/

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Learn more about BME research

…Association BME, Biomedical Engineering Society, and 3D Printed Prosthetics invite the campus community to an exclusive event showcasing the cutting-edge research conducted in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at Wichita State University’s College of Engineering. Tours are from 3 to 5 p.m. Friday, April 4 in room 264 of the John Bardo Center. This…

https://news.wichita.edu/2025/03/19/bme-lab-tour-pizza-panel/

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Volunteer for iCanBike and iCanSwim July 28-Aug. 1

The Department of Physical Therapy is hosting iCanBike and iCanSwim camps the week of July 28-Aug. 1, with an orientation the afternoon of Sunday, July 27. Join the camps daily that week during a 60 to 90 minute session to help an individual with a disability learn to swim or ride a bicycle. The ability to swim or ride a bike is not required, though…

https://news.wichita.edu/2025/04/30/volunteer-for-icanbike-and-icanswim-july-28-aug-1/

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Wichita State joins national consortium dedicated to AI safety

Wichita State is joining more than 200 of the nation’s leading artificial intelligence (AI) stakeholders to participate in a Department of Commerce initiative to support the development and deployment of trustworthy and safe AI. Established by the Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), the U.S. AI Safety Institute…

https://news.wichita.edu/2024/02/09/wichita-state-joins-national-consortium-dedicated-to-ai-safety/

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Dr. Mary Liz Jameson elected to the prestigious 2024 AAAS Fellows

Dr. Mary Liz Jameson, professor in the Department of Biological Sciences in the Fairmount College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, was elected to be one of the 2024 American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Fellows. The AAAS Fellows are recognized for their extraordinary contributions to the sciences. Dr. Jameson has been with Wichita State…

https://news.wichita.edu/2025/04/02/dr-mary-liz-jameson-elected-to-2024-aaas-fellows/

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Dr. Rajasekaran Namakkal Soorappan to give next physics seminar talk on Redox Signaling

Join the Department of Physics for its next physics seminar at 2 p.m. Wednesday, April 24 in 128 Jabara Hall and also on Zoom. The speaker this week will be Dr. Rajasekaran Namakkal Soorappan from the Department of Pathology, Division of Molecular & Cellular Pathology at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. His lecture will be on “Redox Signaling –…

https://news.wichita.edu/2024/04/19/dr-rajasekaran-namakkal-soorappan-to-give-next-physics-seminar-talk-on-redox-signaling/

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Louis Medvene PhD.

B.A., Clark University, 1967, with Honors in Psychology. M.A., University of Rochester, 1972, in Developmental Psychology. M.S., Columbia University School of Social Work, 1976, in Community Organization and Planning. PH.D., Columbia University, 1983, In Social & Organizational Psychology. Romantic Relationships: I have carried out research on how social…

https://www.wichita.edu/profiles/academics/honors_college/Honors_Faculty/Medvene-Louis.php

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Be informed about measles and other health advisories

According to the Kansas Department of Health and Environment, the risk of measles spreading throughout Kansas remains low. However, pockets of low vaccination coverage leave some communities at higher risk for outbreaks. Learn more about measles — including vaccination information — at the KDHE website. And learn more about general health advisories and WSU …

https://news.wichita.edu/2025/03/24/be-informed-about-measles-and-other-health-advisories/

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Dr. Davood Askari’s nanocomposite research was published in Journal of Composite Materials

The research conducted by Dr. Davood Askari and his research team in the Multifunctional Nanocomposite Lab of the Department of Mechanical Engineering was published in the prestigious Journal of Composite Materials late January 2025. In the research, Dr. Askari’s patented technologies were utilized to covalently functionalize helical carbon nanotubes…

https://news.wichita.edu/2025/03/10/dr-askaris-nanocomposite-research-was-published-in-journal-of-composite-materials/

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Students compete and win prizes in the annual Japanese Contest

The modern and classical languages and literatures department would like to congratulate the winners of the Heart of America Japan-America Society’s Japanese Contest, an annual contest held at Johnson County Community College. Every year, students from WSU participate in a variety of categories that include poetry, speeches, comics, grammar and reading, and …

https://news.wichita.edu/2025/03/14/students-compete-and-win-prizes-in-the-annual-japanese-contest/

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Feminist activist and scholar will give a lecture on Central American feminisms, migration to the United States

As part of the Latin American and Latinx Studies Series, the Department of Modern and Classical Languages and Literatures will host feminist scholar and activist Silvia Trujillo Cordobés at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 24 in 203 Rhatigan Student Center, Lancelot Room. Cordobés is a sociologist, currently a professor of gender and communication, and cultures…

https://news.wichita.edu/2024/04/12/feminist-activist-and-scholar-will-give-a-lecture-on-central-american-feminism-migration-to-the-united-states/

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WSU biomedical engineering students place 5th and in the top 12 at Medical Device Make-A-Thon competition

Two undergraduate student teams from the Department of Biomedical Engineering within the College of Engineering placed during the national Medical Device Make-A-Thon (MDM) competition. The event was Feb. 28 through March 2 at the University of Oklahoma in Norman, Oklahoma. Twenty-seven teams from across the country participated in the competition, including …

https://news.wichita.edu/2025/03/06/wsu-biomedical-engineering-students-place-5th-and-in-the-top-12-at-medical-device-make-a-thon-competition/

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Training

Training at CAPS CAPS provides high quality training for students from a variety of disciplines at various points in their graduate education—from first external practicum, through their masters or doctoral internship. We strive to provide training that not only helps our trainees become excellent practitioners, but also helps them to develop their…

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Watkins Visiting Professor marries art and science

Janet Iwasa is an assistant professor in the Department of Biochemistry at the University of Utah and director of the Genetic Science Learning Center. Iwasa will present “Visualizing the tiny worlds inside our cells,” at 4 p.m. Thursday, March 27 in 211 Hubbard Hall. An exhibition of her work illustrating molecular and cellular visualizations, “Tiny worlds,”…

https://news.wichita.edu/2025/03/13/watkins-visiting-professor-marries-art-and-science/

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Sarah Hrenchir M.A.

Master of Arts, Psychology, Wichita State University Bachelor of Arts, Psychology, Wichita State University Research interests predominantly center around the criminal justice system with a focus on recidivism and reentry. Hrenchir, S., Piros, H.I., & Clark, C.B. (Under Review). A validation study of the Sway Medical Mobile application. Psychology and…

https://www.wichita.edu/profiles/services/caps/Hrenchir-Sarah.php

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Information Technology Services (ITS) will close early Dec. 19

WSU’s Information Technology Services (ITS) department, including the Technology Help Desk, will close at noon Thursday, Dec. 19. The office will return to regular business hours Friday, Dec. 20.

https://news.wichita.edu/2024/12/18/information-technology-services-its-will-close-early-dec-19/