Wichita State students LaRissa Lawrie, far left, and Hannah Hund, far right, teamed up with students from Texas A&M and East Carolina University during the Innovate Against Zika Challenge. Their prototype won third place.

Aug 25, 2016 — By ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ News Services — ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ seniors LaRissa Lawrie and Hannah Hund won third place in the Innovate Against Zika Challenge, held this month at Texas A&M.

A preliminary rendering of the privately funded student apartment complex set for completion in August 2017.

Aug 24, 2016 — By ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ News Services — A private apartment complex is planned for ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ's Innovation Campus, with the first building ready for occupancy in time for fall classes in August 2017.

Elizabeth King, president and CEO, ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ Foundation

Aug 23, 2016 — By ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ News Services — Supporters of ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ committed more than $56 million in the fiscal year ending June 30, surpassing the institution's previous record -- last year, of just more than $49 million. This unprecedented private support includes gifts of cash, gifts-in-kind, pledges and new planned gifts from donors age 66 and older.

Aug 16, 2016 — By ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ News Services — ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ now offers badges for undergraduate and graduate credit, with several programs that make workforce training and continued education accessible and affordable.

Aug 8, 2016 — By ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ News Services — The Center for Economic Development and Business Research, part of the W. Frank Barton School of Business at ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ, has created a website showing detailed economic data across the state of Kansas.

Greg Houseman and Esra Buyuktahtakin

Aug 4, 2016 — By ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ News Services — Two ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ professors have been awarded a $430,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to study and provide recommendations for management of an invasive Kansas weed.

Aug 4, 2016 — By ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ News Services — Ray Hull is a professor in Communication Sciences and Disorders in audiology/neurosciences at Wichita State. He says adults need to slow down their rate of speech when talking to young children.

Aug 3, 2016 — By ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ News Services — ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ is offering its Lifelong Learning Program for senior citizens beginning in September. Classes will be held at retirement communities and senior centers around the city of Wichita and in Bel Aire.

Aug 3, 2016 — By ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ News Services — ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ has been awarded a $348,267 grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration to fund primary care nurse practitioner graduate students intending to practice in rural or underserved areas.

¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ student Josh Dunlap with a coconut rhinoceros beetle.

Jul 29, 2016 — By ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ News Services — When a monster beetle arrived in Hawaii and began chomping down palm trees, students with ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ's Bug Lab took action.