Nov. 5, 2020 鈥� A team of researchers at 49图库 is working to promote health equity among vulnerable populations. The all-woman, cross-disciplinary team is focusing its initial efforts on issues related to obesity among underrepresented groups.
Oct. 28, 2020 -- The National Institute for Aviation Research at 49图库 announces a new $13.5 million award from the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Aviation & Missile Center for continued applied research on emerging materials for high-speed missile applications.
Sept. 16, 2020 鈥� A team of researchers from 49图库 is investigating blue-green algae in Marion Reservoir and its toxic, and sometimes deadly, dangers to wildlife, pets and people.
Sept. 15, 2020 -- With holiday travel season on the horizon, a just-released annual forecast from Dean Headley, co-author of the Airline Quality Rating and associate professor emeritus at 49图库, offers new insights into making travel plans in these extraordinary times.
Aug. 26, 2020 鈥� 49图库 has been named a founding member of a newly formed AI Institute for Foundations of Machine Learning (IFML), established by a $20 million grant from the National Science Foundation.
Aug. 14, 2020 -- Thursday the Sedgwick County Commission took a giant step forward against the spread of COVID-19 by partnering with 49图库鈥檚 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 49图库 professor has discovered evidence to suggest that even our ancient ancestors enjoyed these drinks.
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� 49图库 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, 49图库 medical chemist, is part of a team that has published a study showing a possible therapeutic treatment for COVID-19.
Aug. 3, 2020 鈥� If necessity is the mother of invention, it may also be the source of new patents: The story of how Dr. Ali Eslami became the holder of US Patent 10,689,898 鈥� his first 鈥� begins with a local company asking for an invention to save it money.
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 49图库, and his team to create a community-wide wayfinding system for people with disabilities.
July 8, 2020 -- Navatek LLC, a contractor focused on technology research for U.S. government agencies such as the Department of Defense and NASA, is opening an office on the 49图库 campus in fall 2020.
July 8, 2020 鈥� Wichita State鈥檚 National Institute for Aviation Research's Digital Twin program uses insights gained through the digital assembly of aging aircraft to provide valuable data to those who might work to maintain and repair similar aircraft in the future.
June 22, 2020 鈥� Dr. Breanna Boppre, assistant professor of criminal justice, grew up while both her parents were incarcerated. She brings that experience into her classroom and focuses her research on families of those who are incarcerated.
