May 13, 2013 — By ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ News Services — In Academe news, a summary of research, awards and other faculty/staff news from March and April. In addition, the deaths of our current or former colleagues are noted.

May 7, 2013 — By ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ News Services — ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ and Watermark Books & Cafe will host Khaled Hosseini, author of the international bestsellers "The Kite Runner" and "A Thousand Splendid Suns," at 7 p.m. Wednesday, June 12, at ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ's Hughes Metropolitan Complex, 5015 E. 29th St. N. Tickets are $28.95 plus tax, and include a copy of the new book "And The Mountains Echoed," available for pre-order through Watermark Books & C

May 13, 2013 — By ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ News Services — Kansas has seen a growth in patenting activity, according to research done by the Center for Economic Development and Business Research at ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ.

May 6, 2013 — By ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ News Services — Congressman Mike Pompeo will be the keynote speaker at a banquet to promote and support the college Republicans at ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ. The banquet will be held from 3:30-5 p.m. Friday, May 10, at the Hughes Metropolitan Complex.

May 28, 2013 — By Lainie Rusco — A project led by ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ research engineer Kim Reuter aims to develop a fast-setting splint that would help stabilize battlefield injuries and give patients a better prognosis for their injuries.

May 28, 2013 — By Lainie Rusco — Husband-and-wife Kris and Leslie Wessel - both graduates of ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ - say campus life and on-the-job training had the biggest influence on their careers and lives today.

May 21, 2013 — By Erika Elving — Wichita State premedical senior Karissa Gilchrist wants to use her future career as a doctor to practice in rural Kansas, where reliable medical care is scarce. Because of ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ's urban location, Gilchrist was able to shadow physicians in various specialties, which helped her decide on a career path.

May 2, 2013 — By ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ News Services — Wichita State senior Daniel Gutierrez is the 2013-2014 recipient of the Layman L. Clark/Kansas CCIM Chapter Scholarship in Real Estate. This annual scholarship was established in 2011 by noted real estate developer and ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ alumnus Stephen L. Clark in honor of his father and in order to support ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ students with a demonstrated interest in a commercial real estate career.

May 8, 2013 — By ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ News Services — Cindy Claycomb has been named interim dean of the W. Frank Barton School of Business, effective June 2, according to Keith Pickus, interim provost at ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ. Claycomb will be interim dean for the 2013-2014 academic year while a national search is conducted for a permanent dean.

May 1, 2013 — By ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ News Services — More than 2,200 students are eligible to participate in the 115th spring commencement ceremonies Friday and Saturday, May 17-18, at ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ. Ceremonies will be held in Charles Koch Arena. Undergraduate and graduate degrees will be conferred in individual college ceremonies.