Prospective students can learn about life at Wichita State during the Shocker Saturday event Saturday, July 23.

Jul 19, 2016 — By ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ News Services — ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ is hosting Shocker Saturday, a free event for prospective students, at 1 p.m. Saturday, July 23, in the Rhatigan Student Center, Room 142.

Dr. Mary Grace Nora, Wichita State AEGD dental resident, helped give Michael Orr a life-changing dental makeover.

Aug 1, 2016 — By Jamie Stoskopf — Michael Orr has received a new smile and a new outlook on life through the Gift of Smiles program at ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ.

¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ graduate student Josh Dunlap hopes to stop the spread of destructive beetles that are killing coconut trees in Hawaii.

Jul 28, 2016 — By Lainie Mazzullo — When a monster beetle arrived in Hawaii and began chomping down palm trees, students with ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ's Bug Lab took action. ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ graduate students Josh Dunlap, Jackie Baum and Emmy Engasser -- guided by assistant entomology professor Mary Liz Jameson -- hope to stop the spread of this destructive species through the creation of a website and mobile app that helps the public identify t

¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ President John Bardo signs a statement of support for the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve as Sarah Sell, ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ's director of Veteran Student Services, looks on.

Jul 15, 2016 — By Lainie Mazzullo — ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ President John Bardo has signed a statement of support for the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve -- a U.S. Department of Defense office that encourages employers to act as advocates for employee participation in the military.

Wichita State boasts 54 Pokestops and five Gyms for the newest gaming craze Pokeman Go.

Jul 15, 2016 — By ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ News Services — ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ is a prime location for anyone caught up in the Pokemon Go craze. Now there's a website outlining the university's 54 Pokestops and five gyms.

The School of Community Affairs Criminal Justice Reform Symposium will explore desired changes to the criminal justice system.

Jul 15, 2016 — By ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ News Services — ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ's School of Community Affairs will host a Criminal Justice Reform Symposium from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 19, in the Rhatigan Student Center, Beggs Ballroom.

Jul 19, 2016 — By ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ News Services — Wichita State's new parking system, which features license plate recognition (LPR) technology and virtual permits called "ePermits" will take effect in September

¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ's Cave immerses people in a 3D, full-color virtual reality experience.

Jul 11, 2016 — By ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ News Services — Nestled in a nondescript room in ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ's MESA Building is something known simply as "the Cave." It is the largest reconfigurable Flex immersive visualization system ever deployed by Mechdyne, an international company based in Iowa.

Kristi Arends is enrolled in the Educational Leadership program in the ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ College of Education, a doctoral program that allows students to apply the theoretical knowledge gained in the classroom to practical school situations.

Jul 7, 2016 — By ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ News Services — ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ doctoral student Kristi Arends is a passionate advocate for juvenile justice reform.

Peer Moore-Jansen, a Wichita State anthropology professor and CSI expert, displays some of the human skeletons he has in his lab at the school's anthropology department.

Jul 22, 2016 — By ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ News Services — People sometimes kill people. And sometimes they burn or bury the bones. After the fragments are found, perhaps after years of being underground, and finding clues in ashes looks almost impossible, police in south-central Kansas often turn to ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ's Peer Moore-Jansen.