Aug 25, 2014 — By ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ News Services — ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ's Midwest Criminal Justice Institute and its partners will host Sexual Assault Investigations in Schools and College Campuses, a seminar for law enforcement and the public, Thursday, Aug. 28, at the Hughes Metropolitan Complex, Room 132, 5015 E. 29th St. N.

Aug 22, 2014 — By ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ News Services — ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ's Kansas Council for Economic Education has received a $4,000 grant from Rotary District 5690 for economic literacy.

Aug 22, 2014 — By ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ News Services — ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ School of Nursing is one of two schools in Kansas and one of 100 schools of nursing nationally to have been selected by the Arnold P. Gold Foundation and American Association of Colleges of Nursing to receive funding support to pilot White Coat Ceremonies, which are designed to instill a commitment to providing compassionate care among future health professionals.

Aug 21, 2014 — By ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ News Services — Alex Petersen, coordinator of STEMpact2020, a citywide STEM mentoring effort, has started work in a new role created by Wichita winning the US2020 City Competition.

Aug 20, 2014 — By ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ News Services — Cindy Claycomb has been named director of ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ's newly formed ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ Ventures. Claycomb is completing a term as interim dean of the W. Frank Barton School of Business. She will begin as director of ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ Ventures on Sept. 2.

Sep 3, 2014 — By Travis Gillespie — A group of ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ fine arts students recently had the opportunity to participate in Canta in Italia, a month-long summer program for singers wishing to study voice and Italian language in Tuscany, and for teachers with an interest in Italian culture and opera.

Aug 19, 2014 — By ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ News Services — Six Midwestern universities, including ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ, are sponsoring a national conference in Omaha on Sept. 11-12 to explore the important role of physician assistants in the changing world of health care.

Sep 12, 2014 — By ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ News Services — Braeburn Golf Course, on the campus of ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ, will close Nov. 3 to make room for construction of the new Innovation Campus.

Sep 23, 2014 — By ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ News Services — ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ President John Bardo has outlined a major expansion of the ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ campus to support job creation and a university strategy based on innovation. In a presentation to faculty and staff, Bardo described plans that will transform the Braeburn Golf Course into an Innovation Campus serving students, companies and the community.

Aug 15, 2014 — By ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ News Services — The "TED Radio Hour" will join the KMUW - Wichita Public Radio Schedule starting 2 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 17, replacing "Selected Shorts." The show combines portions of TED Talk lectures with studio interviews.