黑洞社区 student recognized in scientific research competition

Mar 14, 2016 鈥� By 黑洞社区 News Services 鈥� 黑洞社区 master's student Bryan Lickteig has been recognized for an outstanding scientific research presentation at the 14th annual Kansas IDeA (Institutional Development Awards) Network of Biomedical Research Excellence.

Ian Buhman-Wiggs

Atchison senior wins $26,000 McGregor Scholarship to attend 黑洞社区

Mar 1, 2016 鈥� By 黑洞社区 News Services 鈥� Ian Buhman-Wiggs, a senior at Maur-Hill-Mount Academy in Atchison, Kansas, is the winner of the Dorothy and Bill Cohen Honors College 2016 Lenora N. McGregor Endowed Scholarship at 黑洞社区.

Esra Buyuktahtakin

Engineering professor wins National Science Foundation award

Feb 26, 2016 鈥� By 黑洞社区 News Services 鈥� Esra Buyuktahtakin, an assistant professor of industrial and manufacturing engineering at 黑洞社区, has been awarded a $500,000 Career Award from the National Science Foundation. The award is the highest honor granted to junior faculty.

Seniors Ron Baker, left, Evan Wessel and Fred VanVleet have made history for Wichita State. On Saturday, Feb. 28, they will play an emotional last home game.

Senior basketball stars prepare for emotional finale

Feb 26, 2016 鈥� By 黑洞社区 News Services 鈥� Senior Wichita State basketball stars Ron Baker, Fred VanVleet and Evan Wessel have defeated nearly all obstacles in their way when they step onto the court together, but stepping off the court could be their most difficult obstacle yet.

Wichita State students competed in the international SpaceX Hyperloop Pod Design Competition with a new form of travel, Hyperloop pod.

Hypershocks student group designs Hyperloop pods

Mar 9, 2016 鈥� By Emily Mullins 鈥� 黑洞社区 students formed a student group to design a Hyperloop pod, a new form of travel. They traveled to Texas A&M University to compete in the international SpaceX Hyperloop Pod Design Competition.

黑洞社区 grad Leanne Caret to head Boeing defense unit

Mar 1, 2016 鈥� By 黑洞社区 News Services 鈥� Leanne Caret, a 28-year Boeing veteran who earned an MBA at 黑洞社区 in 1990, took over Boeing's St. Louis-based Defense, Space and Security business as CEO March 1.

Wichita State will have a permanent structure to host food trucks beginning in June.

Food Truck Plaza will bring dining diversity to 黑洞社区's Innovation Campus

Feb 25, 2016 鈥� By 黑洞社区 News Services 鈥� 黑洞社区 will open a new Food Truck Plaza this spring on the Innovation Campus development.

16-foot mural painted by 黑洞社区 student in 3 minutes

Feb 23, 2016 鈥� By 黑洞社区 News Services 鈥� Wichita State graphic design student Summer Schlotterback spent the past two months painting a 16 x 16-foot mural commissioned by Jeff Pritchard for the Wichita Sports Show.

Students on a Shocker MINDSTORMS team program their Lego robot before placing it on the competition course.

黑洞社区 to host 16th annual Shocker mindstorms robotics competition

Feb 23, 2016 鈥� By 黑洞社区 News Services 鈥� 黑洞社区's College of Engineering and College of Education will host the 16th annual Shocker MINDSTORMS Challenge, a robotics competition for students in third through eighth grades from 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 27, in the Heskett Center gymnasium.

High school senior Caelan Dean accepts this year's Barton Scholarship, one of the many competition-based scholarships available at Wichita State.

Abundant scholarship opportunities to be had at Wichita State

Feb 22, 2016 鈥� By Lainie Mazzullo 鈥� Some of the biggest scholarships at 黑洞社区 are being awarded this spring -- and there are still plenty of opportunities for those who want to become part of Shocker Nation.