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In 2014, John A. See donated $1 million to provide prizes to Wichita State faculty and students conducting outstanding research.

Wichita State professors and students recognized for innovation

March 16, 2021 — Wichita State University faculty and student researchers have been awarded the 2021 John A. See Innovation Award.

Yuki To

Wichita State announces Lenora N. McGregor Scholarship recipient

March 11, 2021 – Yuki To, senior at Wichita East High School, is the winner of the 2021 Lenora N. McGregor Endowed Scholarship at Wichita State University.

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Wichita State to host panel discussion on freedom of expression

March 1, 2021 - Wichita State University will present a virtual panel on freedom of expression from 3-4:15 p.m. Wednesday, March 31. The event will be moderated by Lee Pelton, a WSU alumnus who has been president of Emerson College in Boston the past 10 years.

Erin Jacobson and Gavin Dick

Two students win a total of $60,000 Jabara Scholarships to attend Wichita State

March 1, 2021 — Seniors from the Maize Virtual Preparatory School and Mother of Divine Grace Distance Learning School have been chosen for the Professor Fran Jabara Scholarship in Entrepreneurship at Wichita State University.

2021-22 Sherr scholarship winners

Sherr Scholarship awarded to 7 CHP students

Feb. 26, 2021 — Seven students in the College of Health Professions have been named Sherr Scholars.

Two students win $25,000 Jabara Scholarships to attend Wichita State

February 23, 2021 — Seniors from the Maize Virtual Preparatory School and Mother of Divine Grace Distance Learning School have been chosen for the Professor Fran Jabara Scholarship in Entrepreneurship at Wichita State University.

Free COVID testing at the Metroplex

Wichita State offering free COVID-19 testing

Feb. 17, 2021 — Wichita State University will be offering free COVID-19 testing to the public beginning on Wednesday, Feb. 17 at the Eugene M. Hughes Metropolitan Complex.

2021 Doris and Ralph Klose scholarship winners

Doris and Ralph Klose Scholarship awarded to 8 high school seniors

Feb. 10. 2021 — Eight high school seniors have been named Klose Scholars after the annual Doris and Ralph Klose Scholars Day competition, which was held remotely this year.

The Vizling app will help visually impaired people read comic books.

Wichita State professor wins innovation award to create accessible comic book app

Feb. 3, 2021 — Kapow! Zap! Pop! Zoinks! A Wichita State University researcher is working to develop an app to make those words come alive for visually impaired comic book readers, Dr. Darren DeFrain, associate professor of English and director of Wichita State’s writing program, has recently been granted $11,000 from the John A. See Innovation Award to develop Vizling.

2021 Gore Scholarship winners

Three high school seniors selected as 2021 Gore Scholars

Jan. 28, 2021 — Wichita State University has selected the 2021 recipients of the Harry Gore Memorial Scholarships: Annie Wasinger from Thomas More Prep High School in Hays, Kansas; Braden Webb from Blue Valley North High School in Overland Park, Kansas; and Alondra Valle from Dodge City High School in Dodge City, Kansas.

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Team explores link between artificial intelligence and quantum computing

Jan. 27, 2021 — For three decades, an interdisciplinary team at Wichita State has been exploring how machine learning – also known as artificial intelligence – can maximize the potential of quantum computing.

Distinguished Scholarship Invitational finalists

14 finalists chosen for Wichita State's Distinguished Scholarship Invitational

Jan. 25, 2021 — From a field of more than 800 applicants, Wichita State University has selected the top 14 finalists in the annual Distinguished Scholarship Invitational. Winners will be announced Friday, Jan. 29.

Neymara Freeman

Kansas City student awarded full-ride Sexton Scholarship to attend Wichita State

Jan. 22, 2021 — Neymara Freeman — a senior at Sumner Academy of Arts & Science in Kansas City, Kansas — has been named the 2021 Linwood Sexton Scholarship at Wichita State University.

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Couple's $3.5 million estate gift to provide scholarships for students with financial need

Jan. 19, 2021 — A Kansas couple has pledged an estate gift of $3.5 million to the WSU Foundation to endow a general scholarship fund for Wichita State University students who demonstrate financial need.

Wichita State's Molecular Diagnostics Lab

Wichita State MDL connects with capitol for COVID-19 testing

Jan. 14, 2021 — Wichita State University’s Molecular Diagnostics Lab (MDL) is partnering with the Kansas capitol in Topeka to keep the state functioning during the COVID-19 pandemic. As of early January, the MDL began processing thousands of tests per week for the people who work and visit the Kansas State Capitol in Topeka — including legislators, staff, the media, lobbyists, or conferees.