Ray Hull, audiology professor, Wichita State University

Nov 19, 2008 — By Dana Dinkel — Research by WSU audiology professor Ray Hull shows that adults who speak too rapidly can overload children's central nervous systems and, in turn, inhibit their ability to learn.

Nov 19, 2008 — By WSU News Services — Two Shocker bowlers and one incoming freshman have been named to the Junior Team USA.

Tom Fowler, associate professor and associate dean, Wichita State University School of Music

Jul 25, 2008 — By WSU News Services — The Wichita State University Summer Jazz Ensemble will hold two free performances in Wichita July 28 and July 30.

Roni Ayalla, the camp's Web production instructor, assists two students in producing an online news source to showcase the campers' work.

Nov 19, 2008 — By Dana Dinkel — The four-week WSU TRIO Communication Upward Bound camp is tailored to area high school students interested in communication. The camp offers a broad range of training including writing, grammar, foreign language, Web layout, video game design and photography.

Janet Harrah, director of The Center for Economic Development and Business Research at Wichita State University, says the local economy has been buoyed in part by a healthy aviation sector.

Nov 19, 2008 — By WSU News Services — A report for Visioneering Wichita conducted by The Center for Economic Development and Business Research at Wichita State University shows Wichita's per-capita personal income has rebounded after a 20-year decline and is now above the national average.

Jinny Wagner, WSU Foundation

Nov 19, 2008 — By WSU News Services — Darin Kater, Lindsey Brummett and Jinny Wagner have joined the Wichita State University Foundation staff. Darin Kater fills the newly created position of director of development for planned giving. Lindsey Brummett is the director of special events, a revised position that was previously filled by recently retired Donna Jestmore. Jinny Wagner is the accounting clerk, also replacing a retired emplo

Wichita State University sociology professor Jodie Herzog says newlyweds are often surprised by the amount of work it takes create a successful marriage.

Nov 19, 2008 — By Joe Kleinsasser — Jodie Hertzog, assistant professor of sociology at Wichita State University, explains how the first two years of a marriage can be the most important.

Jul 8, 2008 — By WSU News Services — The Center for Economic Development and Business Research at Wichita State University has released results of the Composites Kansas WIRED Asset Map.

The Wichita State Police Department has a new fleet of patrol cars that are more eco-friendly than before.

Aug 22, 2008 — By WSU News Services — The WSU Police Department proactively addressed the problem of rising gas prices by trying to go "green" with its patrol vehicles.

Nancy G. Powers

Jul 3, 2008 — By Shannon Littlejohn — Wichita pediatrician Nancy G. Powers has been named to the Janice M. Riordan Distinguished Professorship in Maternal Child Health at Wichita State. She was chosen after an international search to fill the professorship.