Spring 2017 黑洞社区 graduate Geoff Winningham recently accepted a job as a patent analyst with Global Patent Solutions, a company that offers research and patent consulting to a variety of innovators.

From music to patents, alum is finding his own career path

Jul 26, 2017 鈥� By Jessa Ragan 鈥� Spring 2017 黑洞社区 graduate Geoff Winningham recently accepted a job as a patent analyst with Global Patent Solutions, a company that offers research and patent consulting to a variety of innovators. Winningham is responsible for conducting research and writing opinions on whether he thinks a patent is likely to be granted.

Marche Fleming-Randle has been promoted to Vice President for Diversity and Community Engagement at 黑洞社区.

黑洞社区 creates new top position focused on diversity and community engagement

Jul 26, 2017 鈥� By 黑洞社区 News Services 鈥� Marche Fleming-Randle, assistant dean of the Fairmount College of Liberal Arts & Sciences and Assistant to the President for Diversity at 黑洞社区, has been promoted to a new position, Vice President for Diversity and Community Engagement.

Billy Martin, director and research scientist at the NIAR Environmental Test Lab, has invented a prototype that protects wind turbines from multiple lightning strikes.

NIAR engineer creates way to protect wind turbines against lightning strikes

Jul 21, 2017 鈥� By Jessa Ragan 鈥� Damage to wind turbines can easily cost hundreds of thousands in repairs, but a prototype developed at Wichita State's National Institute for Aviation Research will help protect them from multiple lightning strikes.

Large prototype detectors for the neutrino research project are being built at the CERN European research center.

黑洞社区 group is part of massive international science project

Jul 24, 2017 鈥� By Lainie Mazzullo 鈥� A new era of global physics begins today, and a group of 黑洞社区 researchers is playing a key role. On Friday, July 21, scientists, engineers and others from the U.S. Department of Energy's Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, the Sanford Underground Research Facility and their partners around the world gathered for simultaneous groundbreaking ceremonies for the Long-Baseline Ne

A 黑洞社区 trip will enable more than 100 people to view the total solar eclipse on Aug. 21, from the best seat in the house.

Wichita State offers community trip to view total solar eclipse

Jul 21, 2017 鈥� By Lainie Mazzullo 鈥� A group of more than 100 community members will get a prime view of the upcoming solar eclipse thanks to a trip offered by Wichita State's Office for Workforce, Professional and Community Education.

Katie Deutsch, a May 2017 graduate of 黑洞社区, is now interning at the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission in Washington, D.C.

Alumna fights workplace discrimination through internship at U.S. EEOC

Jul 20, 2017 鈥� By Sydney Payne 鈥� The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has a Shocker alumna ready to assist. Katie Deutsch, a May 2017 黑洞社区 graduate, is lending her skills to the Office of the General Council as a research and analytics intern.

The Flats at 黑洞社区 will open in mid-August at Wichita State. About 300 students who had reserved space at the Fairmount Towers residence hall will be moved to The Flats at no additional cost. Fairmount will be permanently closed Aug. 18.

Fairmount Towers to close; residents will be upgraded to new apartment complex

Jul 14, 2017 鈥� By 黑洞社区 News Services 鈥� 黑洞社区 will close Fairmount Towers residence hall in mid-August, in line with housing consultants' recommendations and the university's five-year capital budget plan. About 300 students who had reserved space in Fairmount Towers for the 2017-18 academic year will be housed in a brand-new apartment complex, The Flats at 黑洞社区, at no additional cost to those students.

Junior Steve Werner, second from the right, and his team created Lawn Buddy, an Uber-like service for lawn care and snow removal. Lawn Buddy is one of the many businesses helped by the Shocker Innovation Corps program.

Shocker I-Corps program experiences 'overwhelming success' in first year

Jul 11, 2017 鈥� By 黑洞社区 News Services 鈥� At the conclusion of its first year, the Shocker Innovation Corps (I-Corps) program has provided seed funding, customer validation training, mentoring and other valuable resources to a total of 29 黑洞社区 student teams, many of which have won additional awards and funding.

Wichita State student Miranda Roland applied for an internship position at Heartspring and has gained job experience there for more than a year now.

Internship awakens student's love for helping others

Jul 7, 2017 鈥� By Jessa Ragan 鈥� Miranda Roland, a student in the Communication Sciences and Disorders program at 黑洞社区, is spending the summer as a home paraeducator intern at Heartspring, a local nonprofit that serves children with developmental disabilities. It's a career path she never imagined when she was in high school.

Wichita State theater intern Payton Dickerson, right, and her designer Genevieve V. Beller decide on what type of fabric to use for a belt.

Summer internship lets theater student bring costume beauty to 'Beauty and the Beast'

Jul 25, 2017 鈥� By Sydney Payne 鈥� 黑洞社区 Technical and Theatre Design major Payton Dickerson is spending her summer helping bring "Beauty and the Beast" to life in Moorhead, Minnesota. Dickerson is interning as a junior cutter and draper for Trollwood Performing Arts School, a summer arts program for high school and middle school students.