Jul 24, 2015 — By ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ News Services — Kansas State University (KSU) and the Kansas Council for Economic Education (KCEE) jointly announce that Eric Higgins has been named director of the Center for Economic Education at KSU. KCEE is affiliated with all of Kansas' six public universities and is hosted by the W. Frank Barton School of Business at ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ.

Jul 23, 2015 — By ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ News Services — The strong collaboration between ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ and the business community is highlighted in a new Brookings Institution analysis of research and development spending in the United States.

Jul 27, 2015 — By ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ News Services — ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ was notified recently that Student Support Services (SSS) directed by Kennedy Musamali, and Disability Support Services (DSS), directed by Martha Lewis, were both extended by the U.S. Department of Education for five more years. DSS, serving 115 students with learning, physical and psychological disabilities, was funded for $1.2 million over five years ($247,584 per year).

Jul 23, 2015 — By ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ News Services — Dassault Systemes will partner with ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ's National Institute for Aviation Research on an advanced manufacturing 3DExperience Center located in the Experiential Engineering building on the Innovation Campus.

Jul 22, 2015 — By ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ News Services — The Kansas Health Foundation has awarded the Hugo Wall School of Public Affairs at ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ and the ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ Foundation a grant of $250,000 as part of its Community Engagement Initiative, which seeks to help Kansas residents develop plans to improve their communities.

Jun 6, 2016 — By Lainie Mazzullo — A team of biomedical engineering students from ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ has invented Mobile HealthLink, a remote health monitoring system that allows physicians to check on patients via a programmable smartwatch.

Jul 21, 2015 — By ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ News Services — Scott Anderson, chief economist and senior vice president for Bank of the West, and Ted Jones, chief economist and senior vice president for Stewart Title Guaranty Co., will speak at the 36th annual Wichita Area Economic Outlook Conference hosted by ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ's Center for Economic Development and Business Research. The event will be held from 7:30-11:30 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 1, in the

Jul 22, 2015 — By ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ News Services — Austin Carter and Jazarae Kelsey, two members of ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ's Kansas Kids @ GEAR UP (Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs), will visit first lady Michelle Obama at the White House on Thursday, July 23, in recognition of their perseverance and commitment to pursuing higher education.

Jul 10, 2015 — By ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ News Services — Latina-focused sorority Kappa Delta Chi will recharter a colony at ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ in fall 2015.

Jul 10, 2015 — By ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ News Services — Laurie Labarca and Steve Packebush have been appointed to the ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ Board of Trustees by Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback.