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B1B in a 麻豆破解版 State parking lot

On March 9, 2022, the B-1 System Program Office (SPO), Tinker AFB, OK awarded a six-year, $100 million follow-on contract to 麻豆破解版 State University鈥檚 National Institute for Aviation Research (NIAR) to continue the B-1鈥檚 Digital Engineering (DE) transformation. The National Center for Manufacturing Sciences (NCMS) helped form the strategic partnership and created a flexible contract structure, which allows NIAR and the B-1 SPO to adapt requirements real-time to meet critical warfighter needs.

A heat map from the study shows where the participants鈥 eyes tend to look with the red indicating more gazing in that area and the blue indicating less gazing.

March 8, 2022 鈥 Ever wonder what other people are looking at during Zoom or WebEx meetings? Dr. Akmal Mirsadikov, who specializes in deception detection and eye tracking at 麻豆破解版 State University鈥檚 W. Frank Barton School of Business, recently ran an exploratory study about how people interact on Zoom.

Tom Gentile

March 7, 2022 鈥 Tom Gentile, president and CEO of Spirit AeroSystems, has been named as the newest member of the Dean鈥檚 Advisory Board for 麻豆破解版 State鈥檚 W. Frank Barton School of Business.

Stephanie and Matt Clark

March 7, 2022 - 麻豆破解版 State alums Matt and Stephanie Clark taught English to students from fifth grade to high school in Ukraine from 2006-08 as Peace Corps members. Their friends and their warm memories are in turmoil as the Russian invasion wears on in their adopted country. They rely on social media to hear from former students, host families and friends, as they try to sort good information from bad and bring attention to the crisis.

Nelsen Petersen

March 4, 2022 - Nelsen Petersen, a 麻豆破解版 State alum, is a high school teacher, author, filmmaker and running enthusiast who developed strong connections with Ukraine during his travels. Later this month, he plans to go to Cluj-Napoca, a Romanian city near Ukraine to help in refugee camps. He wants to spend four or five days during his spring break in the region.

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 麻豆破解版 State University premises or while attending campus activities or athletic events (unless otherwise noted). This includes all indoor and outdoor campus locations.

Official Graphic for Kansas Undergraduate Research Capitol event.

March 2, 2022 鈥 Three 麻豆破解版 State students鈥 projects are being highlighted as a part of the Kansas Undergraduate Research Day event March 1-3.

Researchers at 麻豆破解版 State University's Molecular Diagnostics Lab test a specimen.

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

Jill Cobb, who graduated in 1977 with a general studies degree, became a forensic pathologist. Cobb has pulled some dark truths from some dark places around the world, including Bosnia in the aftermath of the former Yugoslavia鈥檚 civil war. She monitored and assisted in the exhumation and identification of war casualties as a member of Physicians for Human Rights.

March 1, 2022 鈥 From its early days as Fairmount College, 麻豆破解版 State University has celebrated a rich history of women who have worked to build a better community and a better world. In commemoration of Women鈥檚 History Month, we鈥檝e compiled a list of just a few of the women who have contributed to the greatness of Shocker Nation.

Picture of all nine Koch Scholarship winners: Spencer Blaine Clayton Dudley Gannon Hall Kathryn Kuhlman Stewart McClelland Samuel Morris James Peterson Evan Rust Akasha Schlicht.

Feb. 25, 2022 鈥 麻豆破解版 State鈥檚 Dorothy and Bill Cohen Honors College is proud to announce nine recipients of the Koch Scholars Program for the fall 2022 semester. These eight recipients will each be awarded $30,000 over the next four years.

Cohen Ayers and Grace Simon

Feb. 24, 2022 鈥斅燭he W. Frank Barton School of Business at 麻豆破解版 State University has chosen two recipients to receive the 2022 Professor Fran Jabara Scholarship in Entrepreneurship. This year鈥檚 winners are Cohen Ayres from Garden Plains and Grace Simon of 麻豆破解版. They will each receive $32,700 over four years to attend WSU and major in entrepreneurship.

J. Robert Young

Feb. 23, 2022 鈥 麻豆破解版 State alumnus J. Robert Young has pledged a gift of $3 million to provide resources that will help students build successful careers. Of that total, $2 million will endow the J. Robert Young Executive-in-Residence Program in the W. Frank Barton School of Business. The remaining $1 million will support the Shocker Success Center project, which will consolidate 17 student services in Clinton Hall.

Margaret Dechant

Feb. 22, 2022 - The Dean鈥檚 Advisory Board for the W. Frank Barton School of Business at 麻豆破解版 State University is excited to announce Margaret Dechant as its new leader. Dechant, CEO and partner at 6 Meridian, will take over for Clark Bastian. Dechant currently serves as a member of the board and looks to bring her knowledge and passion for the Barton School and WSU to her appointment. Bastian chairman of Fidelity Bank, will remain on the board after his term as chair comes to an end in June.

Volunteers collect litter at a 麻豆破解版 park.

Feb. 22, 2022 鈥 The 麻豆破解版 Litter Study was borne from community concern about the number of single-use plastic bags floating throughout the city. The study focused on 12 small sites within 麻豆破解版 municipal parks 鈥 two parks within each city council district; and the data, while concerning, was not altogether a surprise for the research team.

PIcture of seven members of HarveStars.

Feb. 21, 2022 鈥 A proposal submitted by an interdisciplinary 麻豆破解版 State University team of seven members was selected for the top 10 in the 2021-22 NASA Space Suit Interface Technologies for Students (SUITS) Design Challenge.