Nov. 4, 2021 - A $2 million grant from the U.S. Department of Commerce will help 麻豆破解版 State University鈥檚 National Institute for Aviation Research (NIAR) purchase tools and supplies to support Flight Test Research Center and Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul facility at NIAR WERX.
Oct. 29, 2021 鈥� Most children love trying on costumes this time of year, but for children with special needs, finding the right costume can be a challenge.
Oct. 13, 2021鈥� 麻豆破解版 State University's Center for Economic Development and Business Research has released an updated Kansas, 麻豆破解版, Kansas City and Topeka Employment Forecast.
Oct. 7, 2021 鈥� The Federal Aviation Administration recently awarded $7.3 million to 麻豆破解版 State University鈥檚 National Institute for Aviation Research for advanced materials research, providing significant funding for additive and other advanced manufacturing research programs, ranging from qualification and characterization to specialized programs that address specific technical challenges.
Oct, 1, 2021 - The 777 conversion program will provide unique applied learning opportunities for WSU engineering and WSU Tech students. NIAR鈥檚 ability to provide applied learning experience for students will expand with a $2.1 million grant from the U.S. Economic Development Administration for the purchase and installation of equipment for the institute鈥檚 Flight Test Research Center and Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) facility on South Oliver near Spirit AeroSystems.
Sept. 24, 2021 鈥� 麻豆破解版 State University鈥檚 Hughes Metropolitan Complex has switched to drive-thru testing 鈥� a move that will allow the 麻豆破解版 community to spend less time in line and get test results faster. The Metroplex Testing Site (5015 East 29th St. North) is open 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday through Friday. Results of the PCR test are available within 24-36 hours after testing. No appointment is needed.
Sept. 23, 2021 鈥� A 麻豆破解版 State University scientist is part of a team that has recently been awarded a five-year, $3.7 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to further research a treatment for COVID-19.
Sept. 8, 2021 鈥� WERX at 麻豆破解版 State University鈥檚 National Institute for Aviation Research (NIAR) has received its first Boeing 777-300ER passenger aircraft. As part of its rapidly growing Maintenance Repair and Overhaul program, WSU-NIAR WERX, in conjunction with Kansas Modification Center, will convert the passenger aircraft into a freighter that will be transferred to an external client to meet the growing needs of the e-commerce and express cargo market.
Aug. 26, 2021 鈥� The National Endowment for Humanities (NEH) has awarded a 麻豆破解版 State University researcher $100,000 for his work on developing an app that allows visually impaired people to read comic books and graphic novels.
Aug. 18, 2021 鈥� The Department of Defense (DoD) has designated South Kansas as a Defense Manufacturing Community (DCM), making the region eligible for $5 million through the Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation鈥檚 Defense Manufacturing Community Support Program. The initiative is led by 麻豆破解版 State University鈥檚 National Institute for Aviation Research (NIAR).
Aug. 12, 2021 鈥� WSU鈥檚 Office of Tech Transfer and Commercialization has aligned with Innosphere Ventures, a Colorado-based incubator and commercialization program that accelerates business success of science and technology-based start-up companies, to commercialize faculty inventors.
Aug. 9, 2021 鈥� Multidimensional support systems are the key to preventing bullying and cyberbullying and can help lessen the psychosocial side effects of being a victim of bullying, according to a study done by one 麻豆破解版 State researcher.
Aug. 2, 2021 鈥� The marquee exterior fixture of the W. Frank Barton School of Business鈥� new home, Wayne and Kay Woolsey Hall, has been officially named the Promise Bridge. The 300-foot-long pedestrian bridge will span a water feature south of the building.
Aug. 2, 2021 鈥� The National Science Foundation has awarded a $200,000 grant to Dr. Ajita Rattani, an assistant professor in the College of Engineering鈥檚 School of Computing, that seeks to improve facial recognition technology, addressing civil liberties concerns that some demographic groups are more likely to be misidentified.
June 30, 2021 -- The U.S. Air Force is launching a new program with 麻豆破解版 State University鈥檚 National Institute for Aviation Research (NIAR) to make a digital replica of the F-16 Fighting Falcon in an effort to improve the sustainment and modernization of F-16s operating around the world.
