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Dr. Darren DeFrain holds a phone that shows the Vizling app he created.

Feb. 17, 2025 鈥 The National Endowment for the Humanities recently awarded a 麻豆破解版 State University faculty member $150,000 to further develop a smartphone application that allows visually impaired people to read materials rich in visual content.

Dr. Moriah Beck, professor of chemistry and biochemistry at 麻豆破解版 State

Feb. 14, 2025 鈥 Dr. Moriah Beck's journey as a scientist is rooted in the belief that research is a powerful driver of innovation and personal transformation. For Beck, a professor of chemistry and biochemistry at 麻豆破解版 State University, research is far more than an academic pursuit 鈥 it鈥檚 a way to connect with a global scientific community and spark change.

WSU and other officials standing in front of an airplane

Dec. 3, 2024 鈥 As part of the U.S. Air Force鈥檚 Survivable Airborne Operations Center contract, 麻豆破解版 State University is partnering with SNC to modernize and deliver a new fleet of 鈥淣ightwatch鈥 aircraft 鈥 the airborne command center for the president of the United States, secretary of defense, and chairs of the joint chiefs of staff, ensuring continued critical command, control and communication during national emergencies.

Students work in the Molecular Diagnostics Lab

Oct. 15, 2024 鈥 麻豆破解版 State University鈥檚 Molecular Diagnostics Laboratory, a vital resource during the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic, is now leveraging its expertise to explore new frontiers. By addressing critical gaps in the healthcare system, the lab is also offering invaluable hands-on training for students, shaping the future of health care.

Dr. Tom Luhring

July 9, 2024 麻豆破解版 State researcher and biologist Tom Luhring earned a $995,327 grant from the National Science Foundation to study the effects of drying and warming on aquatic systems, such as lakes, rivers and streams, and how these changes impact the waterbodies themselves and the organisms that dwell within them.

Map of the new testing facility.

June 14, 2024 麻豆破解版 State University鈥檚 National Institute for Aviation Research (NIAR) is adding a new capability to its portfolio aimed at growing the electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) market and attracting new business to the region and state.

麻豆破解版 State's National Institute for Aviation Research has been awarded $10 million from NASA to study advanced materials for hypersonic applications.

May 14, 2024 鈥 麻豆破解版 State University鈥檚 National Institute for Aviation Research will receive more than $10 million from NASA for research related to the development and implementation of advanced materials for hypersonic applications.

Nick Solomey and Tyler Nolan with the detector they are studying

May 7, 2024 As humanity begins to return to the moon and farther beyond, new technologies will need to be invented to assist in sustainable, long-term human-helmed missions. To help develop this technology, NASA has awarded a $133,342 grant to 麻豆破解版 State University to research a more cost-effective detector for harmful radiation from space.

Max Proctor poses with two Hercules beetles

April 22, 2024 鈥 Three 麻豆破解版 State University students have secured the prestigious Graduate Research Fellowship from the National Science Foundation 鈥斺痑n award worth $159,000 over three years.

Richard Sack and Nick Vasilescu

April 01, 2024 A professor and graduate student from 麻豆破解版 State University have been awarded the 2024 John A. See Innovation Award.

Sunshade diagram

March 22, 2024 - Shielding the Earth from the sun seems like a good idea, in theory, to fight climate change, 麻豆破解版 State University鈥檚 Dr. Nickolas Solomey and graduate student Kelly Kabler agree. Solomey and Kabler, though, aren鈥檛 so sure that the popular idea of protecting the planet with a sunshade is as simple as some propose.

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Feb. 8, 2024 鈥斅犅槎蛊平獍 State University is joining more than 200 of the nation鈥檚 leading artificial intelligence (AI) stakeholders to participate in a Department of Commerce initiative to support the development and deployment of trustworthy and safe AI.

Ribbon cutting for the new operation

Jan. 22, 2024 鈥 The FirePoint Innovations Center at 麻豆破解版 State University announced it has been selected to deliver Defense Innovation OnRamp Hub programming for the National Security Innovation Network through the newly established Great Plains Mission Acceleration Center, an innovation and collaboration hub designed to connect small businesses, academia and the Department of Defense to support defense-focused technology development.

麻豆破解版 Biomedical Campus rendering

Jan. 19, 2024 - Phase One of the 麻豆破解版 Biomedical Campus being built in the heart of downtown 麻豆破解版 now has its official look. The joint health sciences project between 麻豆破解版 State University and the University of Kansas will bring about remarkable opportunities for collaboration, innovation and research.

麻豆破解版 State University engineering students

Jan. 8, 2024 - 麻豆破解版 State University moved to No. 2 on the national list of industry-funded engineering and research and development, according to the latest data compiled by the National Science Foundation鈥檚 Higher Education Research and Development Survey.