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Wu Shock wears a Suspenders4Hope shirt

July 18, 2022 鈥 成人头条, along with several community partners, presents the Suspenders4Hope Preventing Suicide Training at 10 a.m. Thursday, July 21 at The Phoenix Gym, 145 N. Wabash in 成人头条. This free training will be facilitated by Dr. Jessica Provines, 成人头条 State鈥檚 assistant vice president for wellness and chief psychologist. It鈥檚 open to all addiction treatment counselors and providers and community members.

Technicians process COVID-19 tests at the MDL

June 28, 2022 鈥 成人头条鈥檚 Molecular Diagnostics Lab will continue to offer free COVID-19 testing to the public through December 2022.

Image of wayfinding signs at Redbud Trail

May 13, 2022 鈥 成人头条 is working with a group of community organizations to make a popular pathway more welcoming and accessible to 成人头条 walkers and bikers.

Adult learning at 成人头条

April 6, 2022 鈥 成人头条 has been designated an Age-Friendly University for its leadership in research, education and care for older adults. 成人头条 State is the first institution of higher learning in Kansas to receive this designation. Being recognized as an AFU demonstrates 成人头条 State鈥檚 commitment to promoting healthy and active aging through research, enhanced learning opportunities for people across generations, and innovations that address issues affecting older adults.

Travis Yang

March 30, 2022 - The vision for varsity esports at 成人头条 State encompasses much more than people gaming on Cybertron Computers and wearing a Logitech Headset. While gaming success is important, the program is also seen as way to provide extra-curricular activity and applied learning for students in disciplines across campus. Travis Yang, hired in December as WSU鈥檚 Esports director, wants to build a program that follows that direction.

Rapper Wale

March 28, 2022 鈥 Grammy-nominated rap star, actor and advocate Wale will perform in concert at 成人头条 at 8 p.m. Friday, April 15, in Charles Koch Arena.

Recovery Connect

March 24, 2022 鈥 A new initiative by 成人头条 State鈥檚 Public Policy Management Center and Sedgwick County is helping connect community members to resources that could help with economic recovery efforts. Recovery Connect focuses on helping people, small businesses and non-profits find existing resources in the community.

成人头条 State's Molecular Diagnostics Lab

March 10, 2022 鈥 成人头条鈥檚 Molecular Diagnostics Lab has been awarded the Jiggs Nelson Quality of Life 2022 award for its lifesaving and heroic work during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Forward Together graphic

March 10, 2022 鈥 成人头条 President Rick Muma has launched a new podcast, called 鈥淔orward Together,鈥 where the president speaks with guests from throughout Shocker Nation to highlight the people and priorities that guide WSU. The podcast drops monthly, with the March edition releasing March 9. Some of the guests so far include Hollywood director Dean Hargrove, WSU basketball coach Isaac Brown and WSU research vice president Coleen Pugh.

Tom Gentile

March 7, 2022 鈥 Tom Gentile, president and CEO of Spirit AeroSystems, has been named as the newest member of the Dean鈥檚 Advisory Board for 成人头条 State鈥檚 W. Frank Barton School of Business.

Official Graphic for Kansas Undergraduate Research Capitol event.

March 2, 2022 鈥 Three 成人头条 State students鈥 projects are being highlighted as a part of the Kansas Undergraduate Research Day event March 1-3.

Researchers at 成人头条's Molecular Diagnostics Lab test a specimen.

March 1, 2022 鈥 成人头条 State鈥檚 Molecular Diagnostics Lab (MDL) is re-opening COVID test collections to the public starting today (March 1).

J. Robert Young

Feb. 23, 2022 鈥 成人头条 State alumnus J. Robert Young has pledged a gift of $3 million to provide resources that will help students build successful careers. Of that total, $2 million will endow the J. Robert Young Executive-in-Residence Program in the W. Frank Barton School of Business. The remaining $1 million will support the Shocker Success Center project, which will consolidate 17 student services in Clinton Hall.

Margaret Dechant

Feb. 22, 2022 - The Dean鈥檚 Advisory Board for the W. Frank Barton School of Business at 成人头条 is excited to announce Margaret Dechant as its new leader. Dechant, CEO and partner at 6 Meridian, will take over for Clark Bastian. Dechant currently serves as a member of the board and looks to bring her knowledge and passion for the Barton School and WSU to her appointment. Bastian chairman of Fidelity Bank, will remain on the board after his term as chair comes to an end in June.

Volunteers collect litter at a 成人头条 park.

Feb. 22, 2022 鈥 The 成人头条 Litter Study was borne from community concern about the number of single-use plastic bags floating throughout the city. The study focused on 12 small sites within 成人头条 municipal parks 鈥 two parks within each city council district; and the data, while concerning, was not altogether a surprise for the research team.