March 16, 2023 鈥� Ayshea Banes took a passion for astronomy and ran with it, taking any opportunity to immerse herself in her newly chosen field. One of those opportunities occurred this past January, when Banes was chosen to present at the American Astronomical Society鈥檚 annual meeting in Seattle.
March 9, 2023 鈥� The U.S. Army has awarded 麻豆破解版 State University鈥檚 National Institute for Aviation Research (NIAR) a $100 million contract to advance and modernize the army鈥檚 ground transportation fleet.
March 3, 2023 鈥斅犅槎蛊平獍� State University has selected the 2023 recipient of the Linwood Sexton Scholarship: Grecia Esparza from 麻豆破解版 East High School. Esparza will receive a full-ride scholarship to attend 麻豆破解版 this fall.
Feb. 24, 2023 鈥� 麻豆破解版 State University鈥檚 College of Engineering has named the latest group of high school seniors to join the Wallace Scholar program.
Feb. 23, 2023 鈥� Seven high school students from Kansas and Oklahoma have been awarded $30,000 to $45,000 each as the newest recipients of the Koch Scholarship at 麻豆破解版 State University.
Feb. 8, 2023 鈥� Every year, there are roughly 450,000 burn wounds that require clinical care throughout the United States. Of those, more than 3,500 people are fatally injured. An interdisciplinary team of 麻豆破解版 State University researchers is working to revolutionize burn-wound care with a scaffolding system that prevents infection and promotes healing.
Feb. 7, 2023 鈥� In the nation鈥檚 ongoing efforts to thwart cyberattacks and scammers, the National Science Foundation has awarded 麻豆破解版 State University more than $2.4 million to educate and prepare the next generation of cybersecurity professionals.
Feb. 7, 2023 - A consortium of four local institutions (麻豆破解版 State, WSU Tech, Newman University and Friends University) is bringing Dr. Gina Ann Garcia to 麻豆破解版 for the talk 鈥淏ecoming Hispanic-Serving Institutions,鈥� at 1:15 p.m. Feb. 9, in Newman's DeMattias Performance Hall.
Feb. 6, 2023 - Caroline Tallent started her quest to play college softball with a narrow search. She prioritized her interest in engineering before athletics. 麻豆破解版 State fits the select number of schools with strong engineering and strong softball. Tallent knew about the school because of basketball, liked the Shocker mascot, and emailed coach Kristi Bredbenner.
Feb. 6, 2023 鈥� Leanne Caret 鈥� a 麻豆破解版 State University alumna, former executive president of Boeing, and former president and CEO of Boeing Defense, Space & Security (BDS) 鈥� is serving as the Sam Bloomfield Distinguished Engineer in Residence for the College of Engineering at WSU for 2023.
Feb. 6, 2023 鈥� The 麻豆破解版 State University College of Engineering is hosting an Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day (IGED) event, commonly known as Girl Day, for high school girls from 麻豆破解版 Public Schools. The event is 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 23 in the Shirley Beggs Ballroom on the third floor of the Rhatigan Student Center.
Jan. 20, 2023 - In December, the National Science Foundation Convergence Accelerator Track awarded a 麻豆破解版 State-led team a $750,000 grant to gather information and create digital maps of indoor spaces that could be used by persons with disabilities.
Jan. 9, 2023 鈥� 麻豆破解版 State University has moved into the list of the top 20 universities in engineering research and development (R&D) expenditures, according to the latest data compiled by the National Science Foundation鈥檚 Higher Education Research and Development Survey.
Dec. 12, 2022 鈥� Just in time for the surge of respiratory illnesses flooding the state, 麻豆破解版 State University鈥檚 Molecular Diagnostics Lab has announced it will extend free RSV, influenza and COVID (RIC) testing through March 31, 2023.
Dec. 5, 2022 鈥� 麻豆破解版 State University earned status as an Emerging Hispanic Serving Institution when fall enrollment numbers show that 16% of students identify as Hispanic. That is an important milestone on the way to the university鈥檚 goal of reaching the 25% necessary to earn designation as an HSI by the end of this decade.
