Apr 15, 2011 — By мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Íø News Services — мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Íø's Center for Entrepreneurship is co-hosting Peter Weigand, chairman and CEO of Skipping Stone, as the keynote speaker of the annual Center for Entrepreneurship Banquet at 6 p.m. Friday, April 29, at the Hyatt Regency Wichita.

Apr 15, 2011 — By мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Íø News Services — Vinod Namboodiri, мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Íø assistant professor of electrical engineering and computer science, will have some of his research work presented to the U.S. Secretary of Energy, Steven Chu.

Apr 12, 2011 — By мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Íø News Services — The Tony Award winning musical "Assassins" will be presented at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, April 28-Saturday, April 30; and 2 p.m. Sunday, May 1, in Wilner Auditorium. Tickets are $16, with discounts available, for the R-rated show.

Apr 11, 2011 — By мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Íø News Services — The мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Íø Symphony Orchestra will perform with faculty artist Phillip Black on tuba at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, April 14, in the Wichita East High School Auditorium. Tickets are $7, with discounts available, through the College of Fine Arts Box Office, 978-3233.

Apr 8, 2011 — By мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Íø News Services — Kansas Insurance Commissioner Sandy Praeger and a panel of experts will hold a free community health care forum from 3-5 p.m. Thursday, April 14, in 203 Rhatigan Student Center at мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Íø.

Apr 15, 2011 — By мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Íø News Services — Lou Heldman will serve as interim director while a national search is conducted for a new director of the Elliott School of Communication in the Fairmount College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Íø.

Apr 15, 2011 — By мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Íø News Services — Airline passengers are experiencing better performance by the airlines, even though it may cost them more to fly. For the third consecutive year, the performance of the nation's leading carriers improved, according to the 21st annual national Airline Quality Rating. It was the third best overall score in the 20 years researchers have tracked the performance of airlines.

Apr 4, 2011 — By Joe Kleinsasser — According to the 21st annual national Airline Quality Rating (AQR), AirTran is the best-performing airline. The rating is conducted annually by researchers Dean Headley of мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Íø and Brent Bowen of Purdue University. The AQR, as an industry standard, uses objective performance-based data to compare quality among airlines.

Apr 1, 2011 — By мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Íø News Services — мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Íø's Counseling and Testing Center and the мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Íø Graduate School are offering a GRE Test Prep Workshop from 9 a.m.-noon Saturday, April 16.

Apr 1, 2011 — By мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Íø News Services — Wichita State will celebrate the 2011 NIT Championship at approximately 5 p.m. Friday, inside Charles Koch Arena. The event is open to the public.