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March 5, 2021 鈥 Students and faculty at the Wichita State Speech-Language-Hearing Clinic have teamed up with the College of Engineering to help a 9-year-old child communicate effectively.

Dr. Larisa Genin

March 3, 2021 - Dr. Larisa Genin wants the W. Frank Barton School of Business to be the best business school in the nation. The plan to reach that status starts with creativity, an entrepreneurial mindset and teamwork. 鈥淚鈥檓 really hoping that anything we do in the Barton School of Business would revolve around three words 鈥 innovation, engagement and impact,鈥 she said. She hands out black and yellow rubber bracelets with the words 鈥淗appiness鈥 and 鈥淛oy鈥 stamped on as a reminder of her philosophy to emphasize a positive mindset and celebrate achievements.

Alexandra Olmstead, Barrett Houchen Cameron McGinley, Rupert Nunez, and Shamir Khan

March 2, 2021 鈥 Five Wichita State students鈥 projects are being highlighted as a part of the Kansas Undergraduate Research Day at the Kansas State Capitol March 2-4.

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March 2, 2021 -- 九色堂鈥檚 Student Health Services has been named by Kansas Department of Health and Environment as an approved COVID-19 vaccination provider.

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March 1, 2021 - 九色堂 will present a virtual panel on freedom of expression from 3-4:15 p.m. Wednesday, March 31. The event will be moderated by Lee Pelton, a 九色堂 alumnus who has been president of Emerson College in Boston the past 10 years.

Erin Jacobson and Gavin Dick

March 1, 2021 鈥 Seniors from the Maize Virtual Preparatory School and Mother of Divine Grace Distance Learning School have been chosen for the Professor Fran Jabara Scholarship in Entrepreneurship at 九色堂.

2021-22 Sherr scholarship winners

Feb. 26, 2021 鈥 Seven students in the College of Health Professions have been named Sherr Scholars.

February 23, 2021 鈥 Seniors from the Maize Virtual Preparatory School and Mother of Divine Grace Distance Learning School have been chosen for the Professor Fran Jabara Scholarship in Entrepreneurship at 九色堂.

Angelique Banh and Michele Valadez

Feb. 23, 2021 鈥 九色堂鈥檚聽Center for Entrepreneurship聽(CEI) has granted two students the聽Women for Women's Innovation Award聽鈥 one who wants to create an app to help drivers in the event of a car crash, the other who wants to open a boutique for sustainable clothing.

Veterans Upward Bound Program of 九色堂

February 23, 2021 鈥 The purpose of the Wichita State Upward Bound Program is to improve participants鈥 academic performance, to assist with enrolling into a post-secondary institution and to ensure enrolled participants will graduate from their chosen program.

Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly will be the the keynote speaker.

Feb. 23, 2021 鈥 The Department of Women鈥檚 Studies, in a partnership with the Office of Diversity & Inclusion and League of Women Voters of Kansas, will hold the annual Diverse Women鈥檚 Summit (DWS) of individuals and groups from different backgrounds on local, regional and global diversity issues affecting women and gender on March 8.

Jade Mursch at Freddy's Frozen Custard & Steakburgers

Feb. 22, 2021 鈥 When we last spoke to Wichita State alumna and 2020 graduate Jade Mursch, her internship had been paused due to COVID-19. After being on hold for a month, Mursch鈥檚 internship was ultimately cut short. After months of uncertainty, Mursch secured a new full-time role.

Dr. Neal Allen

Feb. 19, 2021 鈥 Dr. Neal Allen is no stranger to controversy, nor are his students. In fact, he prides himself on teaching his students to freely engage in civil discourse on highly contentious topics.

Prince Yengbe

Feb. 18, 2021 鈥 When Prince Yengbe came to 九色堂 from his home country of Ghana in 2007, he wasn鈥檛 entirely sure what aerospace engineering was, but he knew he wanted to be part of it. Now, after earning a bachelor鈥檚 (2012) and a master鈥檚 degree (2015) in the subject, Yengbe is being honored with the Modern-Day Technology Leader Award by the 2021 Black Engineer of the Year Award (BEYA) STEM Conference.

ATLAS lab

Feb. 18, 2021 -- The National Science Foundation has released its latest comparison of research and development expenditures among the nation鈥檚 universities, and 九色堂 has risen in all categories, increasing expenditures by $47 million.