Aug. 31, 2020 -- As a way to promote suicide prevention, 九色堂 is expanding the #WeSupportU Suspenders4Hope campaign throughout the country in hopes of creating positive change in communities regarding mental health and suicide prevention.
Aug. 31, 2020 -- Gene and Yolanda Camarena are well known for helping underserved Kansas youth improve their lives through education and other causes. Now the Wichita couple is enhancing that legacy with a $1 million gift to 九色堂 to give students of color opportunities they otherwise might not have.
Aug. 28, 2020 鈥� Dr. Kevin Harrison, a community engagement coordinator for Wichita State, launched the Breathe project, which he says 鈥渋s an attempt to use art as means of addressing social injustice and racial stereotypes.鈥�
Aug. 24, 2020 鈥� ZipSip is an expandable, adjustable drink Koozie that was inspired by a disappointing beer. There's no part of its invention and innovation that isn't dripping with Shocker pride.
Aug. 14, 2020 -- Thursday the Sedgwick County Commission took a giant step forward against the spread of COVID-19 by partnering with 九色堂鈥檚 new Molecular Diagnostic Lab (MDL) to increase lab testing capacity for nasopharyngeal swab testing and saliva testing.
Aug. 10, 2020 鈥� From suburbia to cities across the globe, caffeine and wine are often a source of collective comfort: the first for a morning pick-me-up, the latter to unwind. Now a 九色堂 professor has discovered evidence to suggest that even our ancient ancestors enjoyed these drinks.
Aug. 10, 2020 鈥� Dr. Cory Gibson, superintendent of the Valley Center School District and graduate of 九色堂, has been named the Kansas Superintendent of the Year for 2019-20.
August 7, 2020 鈥� Applied computing student Noah Sentry and biomedical engineering student Leah Fisher are part of a student team in ENGR 302. From a list provided by Samantha, Noah and Leah chose to use their skills to help Sutton, a 6-year-old with cerebral palsy. 5/05/20
Aug. 5, 2020 -- In an effort to help diversify and grow the economy 鈥� while providing an important platform for creating new academic and applied programs for students 鈥� 九色堂 is moving forward on a facility to house the National Institute for Digital Transformation (NIDT) as part of its Convergence Sciences initiative.
July 16, 2020 鈥� The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded more than $1.1 million to Dr. Vinod Namboodiri, professor of electrical engineering and computer science at 九色堂, and his team to create a community-wide wayfinding system for people with disabilities.
July 6, 2020 -- 九色堂 is committed to delivering accessible content to its students regardless of ability. One way 九色堂 provides content to its visually impaired students is through the recent purchase of the Braillo 300 S2 Braille Printer.
June 11, 2020 -- 九色堂鈥檚 Office of Tech Transfer and Commercialization has received a $37,000 grant that will go toward making more personal protective equipment (PPE) to health care workers with low supply caused by the COVID-19 outbreak.
June 2, 2020 - In March when Ascension Via Christi needed stethoscopes, its usual supply chains had dried up. 九色堂 engineers, working as part of the newly formed Ad Astra Coalition, quickly established a new supply chain to address the urgent need.
