Jason Bergkamp, left, and Ramsey Jamoul with Wichita eSports plan to host three events throughout the year and expect to have at least 12,000 in attendance.

Oct 20, 2016 — By Emily Mullins — ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ graduate Ramsey Jamoul had no idea when he started a collegiate Starcraft team that five years later it would turn into an event services startup, but he's now making a name for himself in the world of eSports.

¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ ranked No. 16 in a recent top 50 safest large colleges and universities list.

Oct 20, 2016 — By ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ News Services — ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ has been ranked No. 16 in the top 50 Safest Large Colleges and Universities list.

Chris Purdum and his family are longtime Shocker fans. Purdum is the new chairman of the board for the ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ Alumni Association.

Oct 21, 2016 — By Lainie Mazzullo — Chris Purdum met his future wife on his first day of enrollment at ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ. Purdum now returns to ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ as chairman of the Alumni Association.

Steve Roberts, left, a graduate student in anthropology at ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ, helps lead a team of ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ graduate students as they remove a mammoth tusk during an excavation Monday near Cunningham.

Oct 18, 2016 — By ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ News Services — A Wichita State team including students and faculty led a recent expedition to uncover remains of a mammoth in Cunningham, Kansas. The 8-foot tusk will be brought to ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ and meticulously cleaned over the next year.

Students in a ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ video production class discovered that several of them had backgrounds in percussion and worked up this piece for fun.

Oct 18, 2016 — By ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ News Services — Students in a video production class at ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ discovered they had rhythm. Several of them had a background in percussion. They decided to turn it into a class project. Students are the performers and the production crew.

High schoolers from across the state will compete in the annual Kansas BEST robotics competition, held at ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ.

Oct 20, 2016 — By ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ News Services — The 18th annual Kansas BEST robotics competition, designed to inspire and motivate high school students toward careers in engineering, science and technology, will be held from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 22, in Charles Koch Arena at Wichita State.

Legendary opera performer Samuel Ramey will partner with collaborative pianist Warren Jones in an unforgettable performance celebrating American music.

Oct 14, 2016 — By ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ News Services — Legendary American bass opera performer Samuel Ramey and world-renowned collaborative pianist Warren Jones will team up for a joint recital at ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ to celebrate American music.

Wichita State political science professors Ken Ciboski, left, and Melvin Kahn offered comments comparing and contrasting the 2016 campaigns with those of the past.

Oct 20, 2016 — By Emily Mullins — In anticipation of the upcoming presidential election, Associate Professor Kenneth Ciboski and Professor Melvin Kahn of the ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ Political Science Department offered comments comparing and contrasting the 2016 campaigns with those of the past.

The ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ Foundation announced a $250 million fundraising campaign, Shock the World.

Nov 2, 2016 — By ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ News Services — The ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ Foundation announced a $250 million campaign to help Wichita State achieve its vision as an Innovation University, accelerating economic development in the region while preparing students to succeed in a rapidly changing world.

The smart skin patch could measure multiple parameters, including blood flow and intercranial pressure.

Oct 4, 2016 — By Lainie Mazzullo — Student and faculty researchers at ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ are creating a smart skin biomedical sensor that could someday be used by NASA.