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October 7, 2020 - Downtown will glow from the light of illuminated art works from 6–9 p.m. Friday, Nov. 6, during the First Friday gallery crawl. “Get Lit: A Night of Light” is a collaboration between Wichita State’s ShiftSpace Gallery and Wichita Festivals Inc. The event will take place near the gallery’s location at Groover Labs, 334 St. Francis Ave.

May 20, 2020 -- Wichita State University has partnered with the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory to lead a livestream star party  at 9 p.m.  Friday, May 22, in an effort to keep the nation connected to the night sky and to each other.

April 1, 2020 -- The Center for Economic Development and Business Research (CEDBR), part of the W. Frank Barton School of Business at Wichita State, has identified the essential and non-essential industries and their retail sales in the state of Kansas.

March 19, 2020 -- One of the most vulnerable sectors impacted in the United States by the novel coronavirus is food services and drinking establishments, which accounted for 7.3% of all jobs and $1.6 billion in total wages within Kansas in 2018. The following examines the economic value of the industry and the potential impact on the Kansas economy.

Sept. 26, 2018 -- Dean Elledge, program director for the Advanced Education in General Dentistry program at Wichita State, has won the Dentist of the Year award from the Wichita District Dental Society.