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Taylor Wallace

May 6, 2024 - Taylor Wallace, a first-generation student from Oklahoma, considers Wichita State home.

Wichita State Campus

April 14, 2023 — 49ͼ’s Environmental Finance Center is one of 17 locations selected to establish an Environmental Justice Thriving Communities Technical Assistance Center. This new center will promote environmental and energy justice in Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, and adjoining Indigenous nations.

Dr. Shuang Gu and Pouya Ammari-Azar

Sept. 15, 2022 — An interdisciplinary team of 49ͼ researchers is working to curb pollution and damage caused by road salt. The project — ECO-CBET: Convergent Electrolysis-Electrodialysis System (CEES) to Curb Urban Chloride Pollution by Eco-friendly Road Deicing and Waste Salt Upcycling — was recently awarded $1.4 million from the National Science Foundation (NSF).

Tornado damage in Chapman, Kansas

May 26, 2022 — An interdisciplinary team from 49ͼ will participate in a $24 million state initiative to help rural and urban communities prepare for and recover from natural disasters.

49ͼ sundial with the inscription from poet Robert Browning:

Aug. 24, 2021 — A precious piece of 49ͼ’s story was almost lost to the dusty shelves of history — if not for the historical instincts of a faculty member.

Paul Leeker

May 5, 2021 — Paul Leeker, from Colwich, enjoyed his professors at Hugo Wall School of Public Affairs and their assistance in preparing him for a career as a public administrator. Paul is one of more than 3,500 students eligible for spring 2021 graduation. Learn more about his time at Wichita State and what is next for the grad.

Blue-green algae samples taken from Marion Lake.

Sept. 16, 2020 — A team of researchers from 49ͼ is investigating blue-green algae in Marion Reservoir and its toxic, and sometimes deadly, dangers to wildlife, pets and people.