Category: Research

September 13, 2022 — Adults with typical hearing who have reduced tolerance for certain sounds are invited to participate in a Misophonia research study. Misophonia is a condition characterized by unusually strong emotions such as rage and disgust in the presence of certain trigger sounds including chewing, toe tapping, breathing, etc.

September 7, 2022 — Applications to participate in the First Year Research Experience (FYRE) in STEM program are now open. Applications will be accepted now until Oct. 3. The mission of the FYRE program is to introduce research to first-year undergraduates in a practical and accessible way.

September 6, 2022 — Students and faculty from Wichita State's Physical Therapy Department is looking for adult participants between the ages of 40 and 60 for a research study comparing balance differences in this population and how it varies with age.

September 6, 2022 — University Research/Creative Award (URCA) proposals are due to the Office of Research at 5 p.m. Friday, Oct. 7. The URCA provides funding of up to $4,500 for faculty to retool or reestablish productive research/creative projects, or as seed money to develop pilot data where external funding is available.

September 6, 2022 — Multidisciplinary Research Project Awards (MURPA) Proposals are due to the Office of Research no later than 5 p.m. Friday, Oct. 7. The MURPA opportunity provides funding of up to $7,500 for faculty projects that involve two or more investigators from different disciplines that focus on different perspectives and capabilities on complex problems that intersect established areas of study

September 1, 2022 — Students are invited to participate in research about individual abilities to identify social media posts that contain false information. The results from this study will help to expand the current understanding of how people interact with questionable posts on different social media platforms.

September 1, 2022 — Students are invited to participate in a study to examine their health and wellbeing by gathering information about their health, stress levels and religious attendance. The results of this study will serve to make connections between health, wellbeing and stress levels among college students.

March 7, 2022 — Parents of typically developing children ages 6-12 years are invited to have their children participate in a research study examining how child- and test-specific factors impact performance on an auditory discrimination listening task.

February 3, 2022 — Parents of typically developing children ages 6-12 years are invited to have their children participate in a research study examining how child- and test-specific factors impact performance on an auditory discrimination listening task.

January 24, 2022 — Members of the Departments of Biomedical Engineering, Human Performance Studies and Medical Laboratories are requesting volunteers for a study to determine whether blood flow restriction therapy during moderate exercise by people 55 years of age or older results in improved functional activity and health outcomes. The findings may help provide a new approach to promoting health through moderate exercise.