Gregory Hand

Dr. Gregory Hand, dean of the College of Health Professions, will serve as the keynote speaker at the 34 annual KU School of Medicine-Wichita’s (KUSM-W) Research Forum. The event will take place at 8 a.m. April 23 on the KUSM-W Wichita campus at 1010 N. Kansas.

Hand will speak about the growing research partnership between Wichita State University and the University of Kansas, highlighting new opportunities for collaboration, innovation and enhanced regional impact.

Each year, the Research Forum brings together students, residents, faculty and community members to share research projects, discuss emerging findings, and foster new collaborations in community health and medical research. The event reflects a collaborative commitment to advancing research that enhances health outcomes across the region.

AI and Manufacturing Leader Lauren Dunford, the Barton School of Business's latest Entrepreneur-in-Residence

The Barton School of Business at Wichita State has named Lauren Dunford — one of the leading voices at the intersection of artificial intelligence, manufacturing and sustainability — as Entrepreneur-in-Residence as part of its centennial celebration. Her appointment signals the school’s continued commitment to connecting students and industry with transformative leaders shaping the future of the global economy.

During her residency, Dunford will engage with students, faculty and industry leaders through a series of high-impact events focused on artificial intelligence, advanced manufacturing and the future of energy — bringing real-time insights from the front lines of innovation into the Barton School community.

As part of her visit, Dunford will deliver a keynote presentation titled “The New Wave of Innovation: AI, Robotics, Manufacturing, and the Future of Energy” from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. May 7 in 110 Woolsey Hall, Frank A. Boettger Auditorium, with doors opening at 9 a.m. The keynote will highlight breakthroughs at the intersection of artificial intelligence, robotics, manufacturing and energy and is expected to attract students, faculty, alumni and industry leaders for a timely and forward-looking discussion on technologies reshaping the global economy. RSVP for May 7 keynote.

Join the biomedical engineering seminar from 9:30 to 10:45 a.m. Thursday, April 2 on Microsoft Teams. The seminar features Dr. Emily Beck, Miromatrix, who will present “Whole-Organ Bioengineering.”

For more information and a link to the seminar, contact Dr. Lindsey Ott at lindsey.ott@wichita.edu.

A photo of poet Diana Goetsch

The Ulrich Museum is excited to invite you to a Writing Now Reading Now program: a poetry reading by Diana Goetsch. A reception will take place at 5:30 p.m., with the reading following at 6 p.m. Tuesday, March 31 in the Collection Study Center. Everyone is welcome at this free event.

Goetsch has written eight volumes of poetry, including “Nobody’s Hell,” “The Job of Being Everybody,” “Nameless Boy” and “In America.” Her poetry has appeared in The New Yorker, Poetry, The Iowa Review, The Gettysburg Review, The Southern Review, The American Scholar, Best American Poetry, The Pushcart Prize, The Washington Post and on National Public Radio. Also an essayist and journalist, she is the author of the acclaimed memoir “This Body I Wore” and dozens of columns and feature articles. She resides in New York City.

Writing Now Reading Now is co-sponsored by Fairmount College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, WSU English Department, Watermark Books and Cafe, and the Ulrich Museum of Art.

Join the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry for its next weekly seminar which will take place at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 1 in 224 McKinley Hall. The department is honored to host Professor Adam Smith from Texas Tech University who will present a talk titled “Lipids as Co-Solvents: Spectroscopic Approaches for Lipid-Protein Interactions.”

Photo of Seth Dewey with text explaining the details of the event.

Join the College of Health Professions and Delta Gamma Sorority for a presentation by Seth Dewey, who will share insights into his work at Mirror Inc. and the services it provides, at 6:30 p.m. Monday, April 6 in 110B Woolsey Hall, Boettger Auditorium. He will also discuss addiction and its impact on college students. Refreshments served at 6 p.m.

Dewey is a program director for Mirror Inc., a Kansas-based behavioral health organization focused on recovery, harm reduction and community well-being. His work is grounded in public health and shaped by lived experience, positioning him at the intersection of systems leadership, policy and community-based change.

Photograph of Alexandra Morphew standing in a large flower field while looking at a bee in a small, plastic vial she is holding.

The Department of Biological Sciences’ spring 2026 seminar series continues Monday, March 30. The seminar is from 4 to 5 p.m. in 218 Hubbard Hall with Alexandra Morphew of the Missouri Department of Conservation. She will give a public lecture titled, “Varied Approaches to Pollinator Conservation: Insights from Research, Monitoring, and Policy.”

Seminars are open to the public and undergraduates are encouraged to attend. For more information, visit wichita.edu/biology.

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Join the Ulrich Museum of Art for the first of two sessions of brief, PechaKucha-style talks by art, design and creative industries faculty artists featured in the exhibition, “SYMBOLS OF GREATNESS: Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History,” on view at the Ulrich Museum through June 13.

These creatives will share their research and artwork in a 20-x-20 format — presenting 20 images with information for 20 seconds each. This session includes talks by Dean Marie Bukowski, Kendra Cremin, Brittany Lockard, Irma Puskarevic, Josh Smith and Megan St. Clair. The program is scheduled for 6 p.m. Thursday, March 26 in the Polk/Wilson Gallery at the Ulrich Museum followed by a reception at 7 p.m. in the gallery lobby. Everyone is welcome at this free event.

Join the physics seminar at 2 p.m. Wednesday, March 25 in 127 Jabara Hall. The seminar features Dr. Donald Wuebbles, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, who will present a talk on “Evaluating Potential Impacts of Aviation and Rockets in the Changing Climate.”

The seminar series brings several speakers to WSU each semester and is funded by the Eddy and April Lucas Fund, Wichita.

Join a public lecture by Colin Adams from Williams College for the next Math for Everyone lecture. The lecture, titled “Blown Away: What Knot to Do When Sailing, by Sir Randolph Bacon III, cousin-in-law to Colin Adams” will take place at 3 p.m. Friday, April 3 in 127 Jabara Hall.

Following the talk, there will be an informal Q&A session and light refreshments for further discussion and engagement.