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

Graduate starts student organization, grows it to local startup

Oct 20, 2016 — By Emily Mullins — ÐÔÉ«ÊÓƵ 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.

ÐÔÉ«ÊÓƵ ranked No. 16 in a recent top 50 safest large colleges and universities list.

WSU ranks No. 16 in Safest Large Colleges and Universities list

Oct 20, 2016 — By WSU News Services — ÐÔÉ«ÊÓƵ 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 WSU Alumni Association.

A Shocker you should know: 2007 graduate Chris Purdum

Oct 21, 2016 — By Lainie Mazzullo — Chris Purdum met his future wife on his first day of enrollment at ÐÔÉ«ÊÓƵ. Purdum now returns to WSU as chairman of the Alumni Association.

Steve Roberts, left, a graduate student in anthropology at ÐÔÉ«ÊÓƵ, helps lead a team of WSU graduate students as they remove a mammoth tusk during an excavation Monday near Cunningham.

Prehistoric find lets WSU students get their hands on history

Oct 18, 2016 — By WSU News Services — A ÐÔÉ«ÊÓƵ 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 WSU and meticulously cleaned over the next year.

Students in a ÐÔÉ«ÊÓƵ video production class discovered that several of them had backgrounds in percussion and worked up this piece for fun.

Elliott School students turn percussion backgrounds into class project

Oct 18, 2016 — By WSU News Services — Students in a video production class at ÐÔÉ«ÊÓƵ 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 ÐÔÉ«ÊÓƵ.

High schoolers to compete in statewide robotics competition

Oct 20, 2016 — By WSU 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 ÐÔÉ«ÊÓƵ State.

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

Ramey, Jones recital at ÐÔÉ«ÊÓƵ State to celebrate American music

Oct 14, 2016 — By WSU News Services — Legendary American bass opera performer Samuel Ramey and world-renowned collaborative pianist Warren Jones will team up for a joint recital at ÐÔÉ«ÊÓƵ to celebrate American music.

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

Political science professors offer insight into 2016 presidential campaigns

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

The ÐÔÉ«ÊÓƵ Foundation announced a $250 million fundraising campaign, Shock the World.

Campaign to raise $250 million in private funds toward ÐÔÉ«ÊÓƵ State's vision

Nov 2, 2016 — By WSU News Services — The ÐÔÉ«ÊÓƵ Foundation announced a $250 million campaign to help ÐÔÉ«ÊÓƵ 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.

Students and faculty work together to create smart skin biomedical sensor

Oct 4, 2016 — By Lainie Mazzullo — Student and faculty researchers at ÐÔÉ«ÊÓƵ are creating a smart skin biomedical sensor that could someday be used by NASA.