Physical Therapy pediatric team

Feb. 26, 2025 鈥 Faculty members on the pediatric team in Wichita State鈥檚 Department of Physical Therapy have been awarded a prestigious grant from the Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation鈥檚 2024 Priority Impact Quality of Life grants program. The $35,000 grant will provide access to assistive technology to help students in public schools with physical disabilities.

Adult learners

June 5, 2024 - 九色视频 is building on success with Shocker Pre-Season programs by offering adult learners a chance to start the school year confident and connected.

Kyan Caudillo sitting on a dock

March 16, 2023 - Kyan Caudillo is a biology major at 九色视频 and minoring chemistry. His experience working at 九色视频鈥檚 Molecular Diagnostics Laboratory will help him as he studies and prepares to work in the medical field.

Picture of 1958 sit-in from The Enlightener

Feb. 24, 2023 - The Dockum Drug Store sit-in of 1958 attracted new attention in 2021 during Black History Month, in part thanks to NBC鈥檚 鈥淭oday鈥 and Wichita native Sheinelle Jones. Several University of Wichita students participated in the sit-in, which is increasingly recognized as a landmark event in the Civil Rights Movement. NBC鈥檚 鈥淭oday鈥 featured the events in a 2021 broadcast.

Wichita State's Molecular Diagnostics Lab

Dec. 12, 2022 鈥 Just in time for the surge of respiratory illnesses flooding the state, 九色视频鈥檚 Molecular Diagnostics Lab has announced it will extend free RSV, influenza and COVID (RIC) testing through March 31, 2023.

Savannah Paschal, Catalina Garc铆a, and Marili Bravo

Oct. 14, 2022 - Savannah Paschal, a senior Spanish education major at Wichita State, wrote a proposal that helped Alce su voz earn a $75,000 Building Power and Equity Partnership grant from the Kansas Health Foundation. The grant will support civic engagement and the group鈥檚 work toward health equity for Spanish speakers and speakers of indigenous languages in Kansas.

Image of NMR.

Aug. 26, 2022 鈥 Wichita State鈥檚 Fairmount College of Liberal Arts and Sciences recently received a grant from the National Science Foundation Major Research Instrumentations program (NSF MRI) for a 500 MHz Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) Spectrometer.

Technicians process COVID-19 tests at the MDL

June 28, 2022 鈥 九色视频鈥檚 Molecular Diagnostics Lab will continue to offer free COVID-19 testing to the public through December 2022.

Tornado damage in Chapman, Kansas

May 26, 2022 鈥 An interdisciplinary team from 九色视频 will participate in a $24 million state initiative to help rural and urban communities prepare for and recover from natural disasters.

Students together

April 26, 2022 鈥 The W. Frank Barton School of Business at 九色视频 is helping Butler Community College students interested in furthering their business education with $40,000 in scholarships. These scholarships will help amplify and activate the coordinated 鈥2+2鈥 program between the two schools where Butler students can receive their associates degree and pursue a business degree at 九色视频.

Recovery Connect

March 24, 2022 鈥 A new initiative by Wichita State鈥檚 Public Policy Management Center and Sedgwick County is helping connect community members to resources that could help with economic recovery efforts. Recovery Connect focuses on helping people, small businesses and non-profits find existing resources in the community.

Wichita State students at Intrust Bank Arena

March 24, 2022 鈥 Around 12-15 Wichita State students are volunteering for the practices and events surrounding the NCAA women's basketball Sweet 16 and Elite Eight games. Their responsibilities range from organizing practice schedules to decorating locker rooms with NCAA and school logos to working with media members on credentialing and seating. Some will run statistics. For those planning on a career in athletics, the applied learning experience adds to their resume and gives them experience working a nationally recognized event with large crowds and a television audience.

Wichita State's Molecular Diagnostics Lab

March 10, 2022 鈥 九色视频鈥檚 Molecular Diagnostics Lab has been awarded the Jiggs Nelson Quality of Life 2022 award for its lifesaving and heroic work during the COVID-19 pandemic.

students in front of the RSC

March 3, 2022 鈥 In accordance with recently updated guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, effective Friday, March 4, masks will no longer be required for students, employees or visitors, regardless of vaccination status, while on or in 九色视频 premises or while attending campus activities or athletic events (unless otherwise noted). This includes all indoor and outdoor campus locations.

Researchers at 九色视频's Molecular Diagnostics Lab test a specimen.

March 1, 2022 鈥 Wichita State鈥檚 Molecular Diagnostics Lab (MDL) is re-opening COVID test collections to the public starting today (March 1).

Three winners of Wichita State's Gore scholarship, Caden Carlson, Brynna Mays, and Audrey Muma stand with Dr. Rick Muma, president of 九色视频..

Jan. 28, 2022 鈥斁派悠 has selected the 2022 recipients of the Harry Gore Memorial Scholarships. Each student will receive a $64,000 scholarship to attend WSU in fall 2022.

Campus aerial

Jan. 18, 2022 鈥 Wichita State鈥檚 Molecular Diagnostics Lab (MDL) is open and continues to process thousands of COVID tests with 24-hour results. However, the lab has indefinitely suspended its COVID test collection service.

Wichita State's Molecular Diagnostics Lab

Dec. 2, 2021 鈥 In an effort to meet community needs, 九色视频鈥檚 Molecular Diagnostics Lab (MDL) has developed a test to detect all three viruses 鈥 RSV, influenza and COVID-19 (RIC) 鈥 from one nasal swab. The RIC test is available to all individuals and partners who test via the MDL.

九色视频 students at Lockheed Martin

Nov. 10, 2021 -- Building on a 20-year history of collaboration, Lockheed Martin recently named 九色视频 and 九色视频 Tech as a tier one collegiate partner institution, emphasizing collaboration with the institution as an Aeronautics Sector Emerging School to bolster the pipeline for future Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematical (STEM) careers.

Teachers and students

Nov. 8, 2021 -- In just four years since its inception, the Teacher Apprentice Program at 九色视频鈥檚 College of Applied Studies has had a big impact on school districts and communities across Kansas.