Jul 15, 2015 — By WSU News Services — The last public program at Lake Afton Public Observatory will be from 9-11 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 22.

Students Linh Vu, Travis Vo and Brandon Bartlett, shown here during the Shocker New Venture Competitioin, were awarded $600 through the WSU Ventures Innovation Fund Award for their Wearable Remote Health Monitoring technology.

Jul 15, 2015 — By WSU News Services — WSU Ventures has awarded seed funding for three university projects in order to foster and accelerate innovation among Wichita State University students and faculty.

Jul 13, 2015 — By WSU News Services — Research by Murtuza Jadliwala, assistant professor in the Wichita State University College of Engineering, shows that sensors in smartwatches could be used by hackers to steal information about bank accounts and passcodes.

In recognition of their perseverance and commitment to pursuing higher education, Austin Carter and Jazarae Kelsey will visit first lady Michelle Obama at the White House.

Jul 22, 2015 — By WSU News Services — Austin Carter and Jazarae Kelsey, two members of Wichita State University's Kansas Kids @ GEAR UP (Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs), will visit first lady Michelle Obama at the White House on Thursday, July 23, in recognition of their perseverance and commitment to pursuing higher education.

Jul 16, 2015 — By WSU News Services — The WSU Ideas Lab will be one of the key spaces that helps WSU's transformation to an Innovation University.

Jul 10, 2015 — By WSU News Services — Latina-focused sorority Kappa Delta Chi will recharter a colony at Wichita State University in fall 2015.

Laurie Labarca

Jul 10, 2015 — By WSU News Services — Laurie Labarca and Steve Packebush have been appointed to the Wichita State University Board of Trustees by Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback.

Jul 9, 2015 — By WSU News Services — New members of the Wichita State University Foundation Board of Directors for fiscal year 2016 are Pam Palmer '85, Chris Shank '69 and Jeff Turner '73.

Jul 13, 2015 — By WSU News Services — If you have a telescope and haven't quite figured out how to get the most out of it yet -- you are in luck. The Lake Afton Public Observatory and the Kansas Astronomical Observers (KAO) invite you to bring your telescope to the observatory for one or more of their Bring Your Own Telescope evenings this summer.

Jul 7, 2015 — By WSU News Services — TRIO's Upward Bound Math Science program is gearing up for its Annual Research Symposium and Science Fair at Wichita State University, Friday, July 10.