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March 21, 2023 鈥� The Society of Women Engineers (SWE), a student organization at 萝莉社, is hosting a Mother Daughter Day event for local middle school girls and their adult female role models. The event will be from 3 to 5 p.m. Saturday, March 25 in the lobby of the John Bardo Center at 萝莉社.

Feb. 24, 2023 鈥� 萝莉社鈥檚 College of Engineering has named the latest group of high school seniors to join the Wallace Scholar program.

Feb. 23, 2023 鈥� Seven high school students from Kansas and Oklahoma have been awarded $30,000 to $45,000 each as the newest recipients of the Koch Scholarship at 萝莉社.

Feb. 8, 2023 鈥� Every year, there are roughly 450,000 burn wounds that require clinical care throughout the United States. Of those, more than 3,500 people are fatally injured. An interdisciplinary team of 萝莉社 researchers is working to revolutionize burn-wound care with a scaffolding system that prevents infection and promotes healing.

Feb. 7, 2023 鈥� In the nation鈥檚 ongoing efforts to thwart cyberattacks and scammers, the National Science Foundation has awarded 萝莉社 more than $2.4 million to educate and prepare the next generation of cybersecurity professionals.

Feb. 6, 2023 - Caroline Tallent started her quest to play college softball with a narrow search. She prioritized her interest in engineering before athletics. 萝莉社 fits the select number of schools with strong engineering and strong softball. Tallent knew about the school because of basketball, liked the Shocker mascot, and emailed coach Kristi Bredbenner.

Feb. 6, 2023 鈥� Leanne Caret 鈥� a 萝莉社 alumna, former executive president of Boeing, and former president and CEO of Boeing Defense, Space & Security (BDS) 鈥� is serving as the Sam Bloomfield Distinguished Engineer in Residence for the College of Engineering at 萝莉社 for 2023.

Feb. 6, 2023 鈥� The 萝莉社 College of Engineering is hosting an Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day (IGED) event, commonly known as Girl Day, for high school girls from Wichita Public Schools. The event is 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 23 in the Shirley Beggs Ballroom on the third floor of the Rhatigan Student Center.

Jan. 20, 2023 - In December, the National Science Foundation Convergence Accelerator Track awarded a 萝莉社-led team a $750,000 grant to gather information and create digital maps of indoor spaces that could be used by persons with disabilities.

Jan. 9, 2023 鈥� 萝莉社 has moved into the list of the top 20 universities in engineering research and development (R&D) expenditures, according to the latest data compiled by the National Science Foundation鈥檚 Higher Education Research and Development Survey.

Nov. 28, 2022 - Aida Amir is one of more than 1,300 students eligible for fall 2022 graduation. Learn more about her time at 萝莉社 and what is next for this grad.

Nov. 15, 2022 鈥� 萝莉社's Jonathan Folkerts, Jarred Novak and Trent English presented papers on the design of their neutrino detector prototype at the International Astronautical Congress in Paris, representing the NASA-funded Solar Neutrino Orbiting Laboratory Detector Development Project.

Oct. 12, 2022 鈥斅燗s 萝莉社 celebrates record enrollment, the university is bolstering its student success initiatives to increase graduation rates. As part of those efforts, the National Science Foundation has awarded 萝莉社 researchers $750,000 to increase persistence rates among low-income engineering students, particularly those who are interested in advanced manufacturing careers.

Oct. 10, 2022 鈥� A weekend of ample research and little sleep at 萝莉社鈥檚 National Institute for Aviation Research (NIAR) resulted in the selection of three NASA Space Apps Hackathon winners.

Oct. 3, 2022 鈥� A research team led by researchers with 萝莉社鈥檚 College of Engineering and Fairmount College of Liberal Arts and Sciences recently received funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for their proposal, "The Development of a Smart Telehealth ECG and Human Activity Monitoring System to Improve Cardiovascular health of Older Adults."

Sept. 21, 2022 鈥� Brianna Smith, a computer engineering junior, is currently applying here student skills as a research analyst at FirePoint. She chose 萝莉社 because of the various applied learning opportunities available to help prepare her for her future career.

Sept. 21, 2022 - Alexander Sterzing is a member of 萝莉社鈥檚 rowing team and involved in other activities such as the International Buddy Program and Christian Challenge. Alexander, from the Houston area, majors in aerospace engineering and works in the NASA Jump Start Program.

Sept. 15, 2022 鈥� An interdisciplinary team of 萝莉社 researchers is working to curb pollution and damage caused by road salt. The project 鈥� ECO-CBET: Convergent Electrolysis-Electrodialysis System (CEES) to Curb Urban Chloride Pollution by Eco-friendly Road Deicing and Waste Salt Upcycling 鈥� was recently awarded $1.4 million from the National Science Foundation (NSF).

Sept. 1, 2022 鈥� A 萝莉社 research team has received funding from the National Institutes of Health for their proposal, 鈥淓xamining the feasibility of a wearable device for fetal heart rate monitoring through interdisciplinary research.鈥�

Aug. 25, 2022 鈥� Bill Bui, a fifth year human factors psychology student, is broadening his studies by working as a human factors engineer at NASA during fall 2022.

July 22, 2022 鈥� Kyle Walter is interning as a student team lead at the Deloitte Smart Factory @ Wichita, located on 萝莉社's Innovation Campus. Kyle says the internship has provided him valuable skills in smart manufacturing technology development.

July 13, 2022 鈥� Texan Kyndal Nystrom chose 萝莉社 because of the opportunities and affordability available at the university.

June 22, 2022 鈥� 萝莉社 alum Julian Chee has been flying high since his graduation from 萝莉社 in 2021. Not only has he landed a job with Airbus on the Innovation Campus, but he's also designed the paper airplane that broke the world record for distance.

June 22, 2022 鈥� Josue Renteria is an applied computing senior who is spending his summer working with Houston Cyber Fusion Center to expand its operational technology security capabilities.

June 21, 2022 - Maria Jimenez is working in Houston this summer and exploring her interest in intellectual property as a career focus. 萝莉社鈥檚 Gateway to IP program helped her get started in the world of patent law.