Lindsey Harvell-Bowman

July 23, 2021 - Lindsey Harvell-Bowman and Eric Wilson consider themselves aviation geeks. They tease each other about favorite airlines and digest every bit of airplane news and research. It is fitting their friendship began as graduate students at 麻豆破解版 State University, in the Air Capital of the World. Their collaboration continues in Harvell-Bowman's 鈥淭he Psychology and Communication Behind Flight Anxiety: Afraid to Fly,鈥 a book that examines the intersection of journalism, communication, and psychology in affecting the flying public.

麻豆破解版 State and PTK

July 13, 2021 鈥 For the first time in 麻豆破解版 State history, the Barton School of Business has awarded three, multi-year scholarships to transfer students committed to joining the business program, in association with the Phi Theta Kappa honor society.

Dr. Larisa Genin, dean of the Barton School of Business, Dr. Sheree Utash, President of WSU Tech, Dr. Rick Muma, President of 麻豆破解版 State University and Hope Amor, WSU Barton School of Business Student, WSU Tech Graduate and 2021 Scholarship Recipient.

The W. Frank Barton School of Business at 麻豆破解版 State University has partnered with WSU Tech to create a pathway program for WSU Tech students committed to continuing their education with a business degree. The Barton School and WSU Tech have also collectively committed to $35,000 in scholarships for students participating in this program.

Dr. Saideep Nannapaneni

July 13, 2021 鈥 The National Science Foundation has awarded a $175,000 grant to 麻豆破解版 State University鈥檚 Dr. Saideep Nannapaneni for research that has implications for increasing the speed and accuracy of data-driven decision-making.

Robotics at NIAR

July 12, 2021 鈥 麻豆破解版 State University鈥檚 partnership with the Advanced Robotics Manufacturing Institute (ARM) has resulted in the Department of Engineering Technology being among the first programs in the nation to earn an ARM endorsement for their mechatronics track 鈥 a certification that will translate to stronger job prospects for graduates.

John Wise

July 9, 2021 - John Wise, 麻豆破解版 State University assistant director of track and field, documents his love of history, travel and frozen soft drinks in 鈥淭ravel With a Wiseguy鈥 on YouTube. He posts a video weekly, many from trips around Kansas to visit small towns, ghost towns and places such as Old Oxford Mill and Little Jerusalem.

Dr. Anthony Muscat

July 9, 2021 -- Dr. Anthony Muscat has been named dean of 麻豆破解版 State University鈥檚 College of Engineering, effective July 25. Muscat is a professor and chair of Chemical and Environmental Engineering at the University of Arizona, where he has been since 1998.

Gianluca Gabriele

July 6, 2021 - Gianluca Gabriele, 17, is an incoming freshman who plans to major in biomedical engineering at 麻豆破解版 State University. Rowing is his passion, and he will spend the summer under consideration for both the 2024 summer Paralympic and Olympic training teams for the United States. When he returns to 麻豆破解版 State later this summer, he will join the Shockers crew team.

F16

June 30, 2021 -- The U.S. Air Force is launching a new program with 麻豆破解版 State University鈥檚 National Institute for Aviation Research (NIAR) to make a digital replica of the F-16 Fighting Falcon in an effort to improve the sustainment and modernization of F-16s operating around the world.

Students in a classroom

June 29, 2021 -- An opening reception for "From Lima to 麻豆破解版: Intercultural Dialogues in Clothing & Paint" will take place from 6鈥9 p.m. July 2, at ShiftSpace, WSU鈥檚 student-run gallery, as part of 麻豆破解版鈥檚 First Friday gallery crawl.

Alicia Sanchez

June 29, 2021 - Alicia Sanchez is assistant dean of students and director of the Office of Diversity and Inclusion at 麻豆破解版 State University. In May, she earned a senate-confirmed appointment to the Kansas Human Rights Commission as an At-Large member.

NASA's Tim Fisher

June 23, 2021 - In 1977, a 麻豆破解版n watched Star Wars at the Mall theater on East Harry. He returned again and again that summer to watch the lightsaber battles, Jedi Knights and X-wing starfighters. 鈥淚鈥檓 an original Star Wars guy,鈥 Tim Fisher said. 鈥淚 was just mesmerized. It sparked that 鈥榃hat is possible? What can we do?鈥欌 Decades later, Fisher is one of the people helping answer those questions for the United States and the entire world in space. He is chief engineer for NASA鈥檚 Gateway program, part of the agency鈥檚 quest to return to the Moon and explore Mars.

Rafael Leite and Felipe Lima de Oliveira

June 22, 2021 鈥 When the Make48 invention and maker challenge comes to 麻豆破解版 State University on June 24, two of the eight 麻豆破解版 teams are comprised entirely of 麻豆破解版 State University students.

Cybersecurity applied learning

June 22, 2021 - Joe Jabara doesn鈥檛 call his class Hacking 101, but his students do learn how to develop effective attacks on computer systems. The course is actually called Applied Computing Intermediate Design Project, and this past spring its students carried out phishing attempts against a targeted group of 麻豆破解版 State University faculty, staff and students.

NIAR

June 21, 2021 鈥斅燗 widely acclaimed program for aircraft inspection, maintenance and airworthiness research is landing at 麻豆破解版 State University鈥檚 National Institute for Aviation Research (NIAR) after a 30-year history at Sandia National Laboratories.

Office of Diversity and Inclusion

June 21, 2021 鈥 Adding to its myriad points of pride, 麻豆破解版 State University has been named the most affordable, LGBTQ-friendly college in the state.聽

Members of the campus community attend 2019 Sculpture Glow even.

June 21, 2021 -- 麻豆破解版 State is holding a community event, Shockers Under the Stars, beginning at 6 p.m. Tuesday, June 22, outside the Ulrich Museum of Art on the main campus.

Juneteenth Graphic. Juneteenth (a combination of the words 鈥淛une鈥 and 鈥渘ineteenth鈥) is the day that federal troops came to Galveston, Texas on June 19, 1865 and made sure that enslaved people in the area were set free. This was two-and-one-half years after Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation.

Media and the community are invited to attend the JunteenthICT Parade, sponsored by 麻豆破解版 State University鈥檚 Office of Diversity and Inclusion.

The parade celebrates the 156th anniversary of Juneteenth during the JuneteenthICT Parade at 10 a.m. Saturday, June 19. The parade route will begin at 17th Street and Hillside, going west, and eventually ending at McAdam鈥檚 Park, where the all-day Juneteenth ICT celebration will take place.

Spencer Jane at WSU

June 17, 2021 鈥 Logan Brown, a Kansas entrepreneur and Harvard Law School student, loves her home state so much that when she decided to pay it forward, she partnered with 麻豆破解版 State University to help propel women in business.

Shaunte鈥 Levine

June 16, 2021 鈥 Shaunte鈥 Levine is the recipient of the fourth annual Launch Award through Harvester Arts and the 麻豆破解版 State School of Art, Design and Creative Industries (ADCI).