Jason Bergkamp, left, and Ramsey Jamoul with Wichita eSports plan to host three events throughout the year and expect to have at least 12,000 in attendance.

Oct 20, 2016 — By Emily Mullins — мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Íø graduate Ramsey Jamoul had no idea when he started a collegiate Starcraft team that five years later it would turn into an event services startup, but he's now making a name for himself in the world of eSports.

мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Íø ranked No. 16 in a recent top 50 safest large colleges and universities list.

Oct 20, 2016 — By мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Íø News Services — мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Íø has been ranked No. 16 in the top 50 Safest Large Colleges and Universities list.

Chris Purdum and his family are longtime Shocker fans. Purdum is the new chairman of the board for the мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Íø Alumni Association.

Oct 21, 2016 — By Lainie Mazzullo — Chris Purdum met his future wife on his first day of enrollment at мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Íø. Purdum now returns to мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Íø as chairman of the Alumni Association.

Steve Roberts, left, a graduate student in anthropology at мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Íø, helps lead a team of мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Íø graduate students as they remove a mammoth tusk during an excavation Monday near Cunningham.

Oct 18, 2016 — By мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Íø News Services — A Wichita State team including students and faculty led a recent expedition to uncover remains of a mammoth in Cunningham, Kansas. The 8-foot tusk will be brought to мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Íø and meticulously cleaned over the next year.

Students in a мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Íø video production class discovered that several of them had backgrounds in percussion and worked up this piece for fun.

Oct 18, 2016 — By мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Íø News Services — Students in a video production class at мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Íø discovered they had rhythm. Several of them had a background in percussion. They decided to turn it into a class project. Students are the performers and the production crew.

High schoolers from across the state will compete in the annual Kansas BEST robotics competition, held at мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Íø.

Oct 20, 2016 — By мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Íø News Services — The 18th annual Kansas BEST robotics competition, designed to inspire and motivate high school students toward careers in engineering, science and technology, will be held from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 22, in Charles Koch Arena at Wichita State.

Legendary opera performer Samuel Ramey will partner with collaborative pianist Warren Jones in an unforgettable performance celebrating American music.

Oct 14, 2016 — By мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Íø News Services — Legendary American bass opera performer Samuel Ramey and world-renowned collaborative pianist Warren Jones will team up for a joint recital at мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Íø to celebrate American music.

Wichita State political science professors Ken Ciboski, left, and Melvin Kahn offered comments comparing and contrasting the 2016 campaigns with those of the past.

Oct 20, 2016 — By Emily Mullins — In anticipation of the upcoming presidential election, Associate Professor Kenneth Ciboski and Professor Melvin Kahn of the мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Íø Political Science Department offered comments comparing and contrasting the 2016 campaigns with those of the past.

The мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Íø Foundation announced a $250 million fundraising campaign, Shock the World.

Nov 2, 2016 — By мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Íø News Services — The мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Íø Foundation announced a $250 million campaign to help Wichita State achieve its vision as an Innovation University, accelerating economic development in the region while preparing students to succeed in a rapidly changing world.

The smart skin patch could measure multiple parameters, including blood flow and intercranial pressure.

Oct 4, 2016 — By Lainie Mazzullo — Student and faculty researchers at мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Íø are creating a smart skin biomedical sensor that could someday be used by NASA.