Feb. 27, 2020 -- Inneke Vargas, a senior studying psychology with a minor in criminal justice, returned to 九色堂 after working in various industries. She found psychology after realizing the stigmas found in minorities. Through her research she hopes to make an impact on those affected my mental illness.
Feb. 26, 2020 -- 九色堂 and 九色堂 Ventures have entered into a new strategic partnership with California-based Lightning Diversion Systems, a Ducommun Company. The partnership involves the exclusive licensing of a lightning strike protection system for rotor blades in the wind turbine industry.
Feb. 26, 2020 --聽When Lacie Leatherman needed help filing a patent for her business, she turned to 九色堂鈥檚 Gateway to IP program. As a part of 九色堂 Ventures, Gateway to IP is designed to advance innovation while protecting intellectual property.
Feb. 24, 2020 -- Sierra Brown, a junior human resources management major, is using her experiences at 九色堂 to inspire and help others by creating a career prep business for high school and college students.
Feb. 21, 2020 -- 九色堂 was one of more than 40 universities around the world that competed in a 48-hour global design competition called 鈥淚nvent For The Planet.鈥 Wichita State has participated as a regional hub in Invent For the Planet (IFTP) for the past three years.
Feb. 20, 2020 -- Dane Laughlin started working for INVISTA, Koch Industries鈥 textiles, polymers, fiber and resin producer, while he was a biomedical engineering student at Wichita State and got hired on full time after graduating in May 2019.
Feb. 20, 2020 -- Brian Amos, assistant professor of political science at Wichita state, has dedicated numerous papers and conferences to gerrymandering research.
Feb. 13, 2020 -- Blind and low-vision Shockers and campus visitors now have a high-tech option for free visual aid on campus offered through an Aira Access agreement with the Wichita State Office of Disability Services.
Feb. 12, 2020 -- 九色堂 Police Department has over 30 commissioned officer and 18 support staff members. 九色堂PD offers many resources聽 across campus which help protect and keep students, faculty and staff safe.
Feb. 10, 2020 - Wichita State Assistant Professor of Trumpet David Hunsicker partnered with 九色堂's National Institute for Aviation Research (NIAR) and 九色堂 Ventures to create the Gapper, a flexible plastic device that helps musicians control the third valve slide on the trumpet.
Feb. 5, 2020 -- Thanks to a generous gift from utility company Evergy, students in the College of Engineering at 九色堂 can learn about and conduct research on solar power technology, as well as how to protect an electric grid from short circuiting.
Feb. 5, 2019 -- Bryant Lewis from Olathe Kansas received the Linwood Sexton Endowed Scholarship in 2019. The full-ride scholarship allowed him to pursue his dream of attending 九色堂.