Aug 20, 2009 — By мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Íø News Services — Poet and toy collector Albert Goldbarth is a two-time winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award, as well as the Mark Twain Prize for Humor. In an interview with Jeffrey Brown, Goldbarth discusses his writing, and his latest book of poetry,"To Be Read in 500 Years."

Aug 17, 2009 — By мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Íø News Services — As part of an overall strategy to create a comprehensive visual identity system for the university, a new logo has been introduced at мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Íø. The logo and visual identity system that supports it will be available by Sept. 14, although it will be a phased implementation during several years.

Aug 20, 2009 — By мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Íø News Services — мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Íø's Advanced Networking Research Center is set to nearly double in size over the next 18 months because of interest from major technology companies and university officials' ambitious plans.

Aug 13, 2009 — By мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Íø News Services — Shocker rowers head to the water Thursday, Aug. 20, to start training for fall races, which start in September.

Aug 31, 2009 — By мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Íø News Services — The Wichita Radio Reading Service will host a Mini-Golf Masters Benefit Tournament at 10 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 19, at All-Star Adventures.

Aug 12, 2009 — By мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Íø News Services — The new health science degree in the College of Health Professions was approved to help meet health professions needs and student demands.

Aug 26, 2009 — By мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Íø News Services — "Composites Kansas WIRED Initiative," a project developed in part by the Center for Economic Development and Business Research, has been nominated for a national award.

Aug 18, 2009 — By мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Íø News Services — Head coach Chris Lamb returns for his 10th season with the Shocks having led the team to five-straight 25-win seasons and seven-straight Missouri Valley Conference Tournaments.

Aug 10, 2009 — By мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Íø News Services — Manuel Osorio, a recent graduate of Maize High School, has been named the 2009 Davis-Moore Scholarship recipient. Osorio will receive $3,000 a year for four years, for a total of $12,000.

Oct 28, 2009 — By Joe Kleinsasser — мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Íø psychologist Maureen Dasey-Morales says parents who are laid off often struggle with guilt.