Feb 15, 2013 — By Lainie Rusco — The flu: It's a popular topic of conversation lately, as most people probably know someone who has gotten sick this winter. But for Wichita State associate professor George Dehner, the flu is a year-round focus. Dehner, who teaches world and environmental history, recently wrote two books about the flu. "Influenza: A Century of Science and Public Health Response," which Dehner said is aimed at the

Feb 1, 2013 — By WSU News Services — We all know the signs: chills, fever, sore throat, muscle aches, coughing. But while the flu may seem harmlessly similar to the common cold, influenza results in 250,000 to 500,000 deaths every year in epidemics that can spread rapidly around the world. George Dehner, an associate professor in history at Wichita State University and author of the book "Global Flu and You – A History of Infl

Feb 5, 2013 — By WSU News Services — Tech theatre and design senior Amanda Keeton won First Place in Costume Design in the regional Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival and will compete nationally in Washington, D.C., in April.

Feb 7, 2013 — By Lainie Rusco — Wichita State biochemistry professor Kandatege Wimalasena believes his studies will identify molecular causes and eventually lead to preventive and therapeutic strategies for Parkinson's disease.

Feb 5, 2013 — By WSU News Services — Wichita State University's Counseling and Testing Center and WSU Graduate School are offering a GRE Test Prep Workshop from 9 a.m.-noon Saturday, Feb. 23. The workshop is free, but pre-registration is required at www.registerblast.com/wsu. The registration deadline is Thursday, Feb. 21.

Feb 1, 2013 — By WSU News Services — For the first time, high school rowers will get the chance to win a scholarship to Wichita State University during the Shocker Sprints Indoor Rowing Race next month. The race, from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 9, at WSU's Heskett Center, will be a scholarship competition for high school athletes.

Jan 31, 2013 — By WSU News Services — Thousands of Kansas students in 3rd through 12th grade will be receiving a hypothetical $100,000 to invest this spring in real companies and real prices while they gain firsthand experience managing an online investment portfolio through The Stock Market Game program (SMG). More than five thousand Kansas students are already registered to participate. Registrations will be accepted until the middl

Feb 12, 2013 — By WSU News Services — Kansas high school students Amanda Johnson and Reegan Innes have won Wichita State University's Harry Gore Memorial Scholarships. And in a surprise announcement, WSU Foundation President Elizabeth King said the value of the scholarships would increase from $48,000 per student to $52,000. Innes and Johnson will receive $13,000 a year for four years to attend Wichita State.

Jan 30, 2013 — By WSU News Services — Wichita State basketball greats Dave Stallworth, Antoine Carr, Xavier McDaniel, Cleo Littleton and Cliff Levingston will be honored at 7:30 a.m. Friday, Feb. 8, at WSU's Marcus Welcome Center. The special breakfast is part of the WSU Alumni Association's centennial celebration and 2013 Distinguished Alumni Speaker Series. Tickets are $18 for Alumni Association members and $20 for nonmembers.

Feb 1, 2013 — By WSU News Services — The Wichita State University Center for Entrepreneurship, in partnership with Butler County Economic Development, NetWork Kansas, Augusta Progress Inc. and El Dorado Main Street, is launching a new entrepreneurial certificate in Butler County, Kan. "Growing Rural Businesses" will start Friday Feb. 1.