Sep 8, 2010 — By WSU News Services — Wichita State plans to merge its department of physics with the department of mathematics and statistics by July 1, 2011. The merger, which must be approved by the Kansas Board of Regents Chief Academic Officers, will allow the continuation of an undergraduate degree program in physics.

Sep 7, 2010 — By WSU News Services — Wichita State's Counseling and Testing Center is offering an ACT Prep Workshop for high school students from 8 a.m.-noon, Saturday, Sept. 25, at Derby High School.

Sep 7, 2010 — By WSU News Services — Wichita State's Counseling and Testing Center is offering a workshop to help high school students prepare for the math section of the ACT test from 9 a.m.-noon, Saturday, Sept. 18, at WSU.

Sep 7, 2010 — By WSU News Services — On Saturday, Sept. 25 the Lake Afton Public Observatory will once again participate in Smithsonian Magazine's Museum Day.

Sep 3, 2010 — By WSU News Services — Wichita State's Audiology Clinic will offer free hearing screenings for all ages Oct. 4-8.

Sep 3, 2010 — By WSU News Services — The Kansas Council on Economic Education, hosted at Wichita State University, believes that kids can and must be taught the basics of economics and personal finance starting from childhood. That's why KCEE encourages parents to take initiative to start conversations with their kids as part of the Thursday, Sept. 16, National Money Night Talk.

Sep 16, 2010 — By WSU News Services — A 1961 painting by modern master and internationally acclaimed artist Pablo Picasso will be on view at Wichita State's Ulrich Museum of Art Sept. 2 through Nov. 28. Admission is free.

Sep 1, 2010 — By WSU News Services — Ali Ahmady was awarded the Akao Scholarship from the Quality Function Deployment Institute. Ahmady becomes the first student from a university in the United States to win this award, which will be presented to him at the 16th International Symposium on QFD Sept. 24 in Portland, Ore.

Aug 27, 2010 — By WSU News Services — On Friday, Sept.10 and Saturday, Sept. 11, visitors who bring a grandparent to the Lake Afton Public Observatory can get their grandparent in free.

Aug 25, 2010 — By WSU News Services — In response to the nation's lingering economic and financial issues, the Kansas Council on Economic Education, hosted at Wichita State University, is asking Kansans to take action for the state's youth, equipping them to succeed in years to come. According to Jim Graham, president of KCEE, disregard for economic and financial education has contributed to our current national predicament.