Apr 15, 2014 — By мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Íø News Services — мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Íø's Rick Pappas, a physical education educator in the Human Performance Studies Department, has been awarded the Mark Harvey Legacy Recognition Award.

Apr 14, 2014 — By мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Íø News Services — On the heels of the Kansas Legislature's approval of $2 million to help fund a new Innovation Campus, мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Íø announces that NetApp is the first partner for the Innovation Campus and new tech cluster.

Apr 18, 2014 — By мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Íø News Services — Kansas businesses have an opportunity to learn the do's and don'ts of dealing with government contracting officials on Tuesday, April 29, at a free seminar offered by мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Íø’s Kansas Procurement Technical Assistance Center (PTAC) and Kansas Small Business Development Center (KSBDC).

Ken Russell

Apr 11, 2014 — By мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Íø News Services — мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Íø has hired Ken Russell, director of intellectual capital and organization strategist for Cisco Systems, as executive director of a new networking, data storage and software center.

Nerd Union members (from left): Forrest Jenkins, Chandler Bolen, Alex Pennington, Ally Guerrero, Colby Camp, Naaman Williams, Parker Amos and Reid Owen.

Apr 11, 2014 — By мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Íø News Services — The мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Íø Nerd Union will host its first major live action role-playing (LARP) event, "War of Thrones," at 11:45 a.m. Saturday, April 26, at Fairmount Park, south of the мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Íø campus.

Apr 10, 2014 — By мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Íø News Services — мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Íø graduates working in Kansas had a higher rate of job placement and income than graduates from other traditional state institutions, according to data from the Kansas Board of Regents on post-graduation employment in Kansas from 2008-2010.

Apr 8, 2014 — By мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Íø News Services — мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Íø's College of Engineering has awarded $200,000 to help fund engineering classes to a growing number of area schools.

Physician assistant students Justin Schulte, left, and Mason Ray provided medical services for the homeless at the United Way Point in Time Homeless Count.

Apr 24, 2014 — By Travis Gillespie — Students from мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Íø's School of Social Work and College of Health Professions teamed up with other organizations Jan. 30 at the United Way Point in Time Homeless Count.

James Snyder

Apr 8, 2014 — By мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Íø News Services — James Snyder, distinguished professor of psychology at мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Íø, has been nominated to receive a Children’s Champion award by Child Start. He will be honored at the Children's Champion Award Gala at 7 p.m. Friday, May 16, at Exploration Place.

Dean Headley

Apr 10, 2014 — By мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Íø News Services — Airline performance in 2013 was the highest since the Airline Quality Rating started in 1991. The 24th annual Airline Quality Rating was released Monday, April 7, at the National Press Club by мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Íø and Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University researchers.