Ruth Bohlken, a fitness and aging expert at мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Íø, says regular exercise helps the elderly maintain health, boost energy and improve confidence.

Jun 8, 2010 — By мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Íø News Services — If you need proof that exercise is the key to healthy aging, look no further than fitness classes led by fitness and aging expert Ruth Bohlken at мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Íø. In spring 2010, seven students in мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Íø's Center for Physical Activity and Aging fitness class were older than 90. Bohlken comments on the importance of maintaining an active lifestyle as we age.  

Jun 7, 2010 — By мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Íø News Services — Senior Dustin Garza cemented his place among the elite in collegiate golf on Friday as the Golf Coaches Association of America named him the first PING First-Team All-American in Shocker men's golf history.

Jun 7, 2010 — By мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Íø News Services — The Lake Afton Public Observatory to host Bring Your Own Telescope (BYOT) viewings on the third Friday of every month this summer.

Jun 3, 2010 — By мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Íø News Services — Academe welcomes news from мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Íø faculty and staff about research, teaching and service activities. This column recognizes grants, honors, awards, presentations and publications, new appointments, new faculty, sabbaticals, retirements and deaths of our current and former colleagues.

Jun 2, 2010 — By мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Íø News Services — The American Collegiate Rowing Association has recognized Chelsea Chavez and Rebecca Denny as All-Americans.

Jun 4, 2010 — By мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Íø News Services — Rachel Davis, a senior at Wichita Northwest High School, was recently named the 2010 Davis-Moore Scholarship recipient. Davis will receive $3,000 a year for four years, for a total of $12,000, to attend мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Íø.

May 28, 2010 — By мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Íø News Services — Demchuk, 20, helps run his mother's Central European specialty food shop while taking a full load of courses in business administration and international business.

May 27, 2010 — By мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Íø News Services — Current and former Wichita State opera students will sing for the Opera Kansas One-Act Opera Festival in two one-act operas: "The Schoolmaster" and "The Ring of the Fettucines."

Allen Strickler, Stephanie Lillie, Malcolm Johnson and Erica Kuhlman wear their medals after their races at the ACRA national competition.

May 27, 2010 — By мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Íø News Services — The мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Íø Rowing Team wins gold and bronze at ACRA nationals and nine мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Íø All Americans selected.

A $7.5 million gift from the estate of Ralph and Doris Klose will fund scholarships for мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Íø students preparing to teach science and math.

May 26, 2010 — By мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Íø News Services — A gift of nearly $7.5 million from the estate of Doris and Ralph Klose will fund scholarships for мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Íø students preparing to teach science and math. It is the largest known gift in the nation to fund scholarships with this emphasis.