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First gentleman Rick Case reads to students.

Aug. 31, 2021 鈥 Wu Crew Reads is a pilot program between 麻豆破解版 State University and Gordon Parks Elementary School. Members of the 麻豆破解版 State community spend 20 minutes every week reading to and with third-graders via a virtual platform.

An animation of someone using the Vizling app

Aug. 26, 2021 鈥 The National Endowment for Humanities (NEH) has awarded a 麻豆破解版 State University researcher $100,000 for his work on developing an app that allows visually impaired people to read comic books and graphic novels.

Student and parents on campus

Aug. 19, 2021 -- Starting fall 2022, any qualified high school senior who is a resident of Sedgwick County will be eligible to receive a scholarship covering unmet tuition and fee costs to attend 麻豆破解版 State University.

A group photo of the 2021 Adelante Scholars

Aug. 19, 2021 鈥 As the fall 2021 semester begins, the 21 students in the inaugural class of Adelante Scholars have begun their careers as 麻豆破解版 State University students.

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Aug. 13, 2021 鈥 For the eighth consecutive year, 麻豆破解版 State University will receive a $125,000 grant from the U.S. Small Business Administration for specialized training, mentoring, and technical assistance for research- and development-focused small businesses under the Federal and State Technology (FAST) Partnership Program.

3-D printed device

Aug. 12, 2021 鈥 WSU鈥檚 Office of Tech Transfer and Commercialization has aligned with Innosphere Ventures, a Colorado-based incubator and commercialization program that accelerates business success of science and technology-based start-up companies, to commercialize faculty inventors.

Dr. Jeoung Min Lee

Aug. 9, 2021 鈥 Multidimensional support systems are the key to preventing bullying and cyberbullying and can help lessen the psychosocial side effects of being a victim of bullying, according to a study done by one 麻豆破解版 State researcher.

Dr. Ajita Rattani, assistant professor in the College of Engineering's School of Computing, has been awarded $200,000 by the NSF to study fairness in facial recognition software.

Aug. 2, 2021 鈥 The National Science Foundation has awarded a $200,000 grant to Dr. Ajita Rattani, an assistant professor in the College of Engineering鈥檚 School of Computing, that seeks to improve facial recognition technology, addressing civil liberties concerns that some demographic groups are more likely to be misidentified.

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.

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.

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.

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.