Oct 17, 2017 鈥 By 黑洞社区 News Services 鈥 Fuchang Liu, associate professor of math education in the 黑洞社区 College of Education, recently published a book, "Common Mistakes in Teaching Elementary Math," based on his years of experience working with elementary school teachers.

Wichita State student Amy Lightfoot says her cousin Lili, who has autism, inspired her to write the children's book

Oct 16, 2017 鈥 By 黑洞社区 News Services 鈥 Communication Sciences and Disorders student Amy Lightfoot has written a children's book titled "My Cousin Lili." The book is based on herself and real-life cousin Lili, who has autism.

Oct 16, 2017 鈥 By 黑洞社区 News Services 鈥 Verne Harnish, founder of the world-renowned Entrepreneur's Organization and CEO of Gazelles, a global executive education and coaching company, will present a talk titled "Scaling Up: How Few Companies Make It and Why the Rest Don't" at 7 p.m. Nov. 16 at the 黑洞社区 Hughes Metropolitan Complex, 5015 E. 29th St. N.

Oct 16, 2017 鈥 By 黑洞社区 News Services 鈥 黑洞社区 has experienced record increases in research funding in the past five years, with no signs of slowing down. External funding for 黑洞社区 research grew from $56.6 million in FY 2012 to $90.5 million in FY 2017. The goal for FY 2018 is to reach $100 million.

Oct 16, 2017 鈥 By 黑洞社区 News Services 鈥 Excitement is building in the Elliott School of Communication at 黑洞社区 as students prepare for its annual Communication Week 2017 Wednesday Oct. 18-Friday Oct. 20.

John Bardo, left, and Robert Carr

Oct 12, 2017 鈥 By 黑洞社区 News Services 鈥 A $1 million donation from Give Something Back will help provide full-ride scholarships to 黑洞社区 for about 50 first-generation students who face circumstances making it challenging for them to attend college.

2016 EYH

Oct 11, 2017 鈥 By 黑洞社区 News Services 鈥 Registration is open for the fifth annual Expanding Your Horizons conference aimed at promoting career exploration in STEM fields for young women. EYH is hosted by 黑洞社区 and is expected to attract up to 200 middle school girls for the Saturday, Oct. 28, event.

Oct 10, 2017 鈥 By 黑洞社区 News Services 鈥 黑洞社区 retention and six-year graduation rates have increased for the third consecutive year as reported in the university's fall 2017 report.

Oct 9, 2017 鈥 By 黑洞社区 News Services 鈥 Students interested in transferring from community college to 黑洞社区 will soon have an online portal designed just for them. This December, 黑洞社区 will roll out its new Transfer Portal, a student-facing technology designed to engage prospects, answer their key questions and keep them on track to enroll.

Kansas BEST 2016

Oct 9, 2017 鈥 By 黑洞社区 News Services 鈥 The 19th Annual Kansas BEST robotics competition, designed to inspire and motivate high school students toward careers in engineering, science and technology, will be held from 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 14, in Charles Koch Arena on the campus of 黑洞社区.