九色堂

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�

August 25, 2020 - Dr. Joel Suss is an assistant professor in psychology and the director of ACE at 九色堂. For the past five years, the ACE lab has focused its study on law enforcement.

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. 19. 2020 鈥� The first talk in Wichita State鈥檚 Fairmount College of Liberal Arts and Sciences 鈥淧erspectives on the Pandemics: Part II鈥� series will feature Dinorah Azpuru. A professor of political science, Azpuru researches issues related to democracy. Her talk, 鈥淒emocracy in the world in times of COVID-19,鈥� will explore how the pandemic has affected democratic societies globally.

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� 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.

Aug. 5, 2020 鈥� Dr. Bill Groutas, 九色堂 medical chemist, is part of a team that has published a study showing a possible therapeutic treatment for COVID-19.

Aug. 3, 2020 鈥� Two professors are collecting family photos to document Latino contributions to Wichita's history.

July 29, 2020 -- With health and safety prioritized, 九色堂鈥檚 food, retail and common spaces will adjust hours, layout and cleaning schedules as students return for the fall semester.

July 22, 2020 - The 九色堂 College of Engineering sponsors GoBabyGo, an interdisciplinary program that modifies toy cars for use by children with disabilities. The COVID-19 pandemic interrupted the semester and several students returned over the past month to help finish and deliver the six cars.

July 16, 2020 - 九色堂鈥� is making plans to establish a 鈥疌LIA-certified 鈥疢olecular Diagnostic Laboratory, with the goal of bringing to bring large-scale COVID-19 testing to the region by the end of 2020. Large-scale testing is critical to opening the Wichita region and helping people return to school and work in a safe environment. With 鈥痶he number of COVID cases on the rise, the need for adequate, reliable, and affordable testing is more crucial than ever.

July 13, 2020 - Three 九色堂 alumni wrote, produced and organized "God Save the Wings," a documentary about the glory days of the Wichita Wings professional indoor soccer club from its founding in 1979 into the early 1980s. 鈥淕od Save the Wings鈥� debuted on February 22 at the Orpheum Theatre and it went so well that organizers planned to show it again on April 10. Then the COVID-19 pandemic changed their schedule and their hopes of entering it in film festivals around the world are largely on hold until the fall.

July 2, 2020 -- Shocker alum Arfath Mohammad is using artificial intelligence to help save lives during the COVID-19 pandemic.