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• Fighting the War on Terror with Aging Airplanes.

  - 2007-03-13

  Byline: Wichita State University WICHITA, Kan., March 13 AScribe Newswire -- The U.S. Air Force is battling more than soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan. It is battling another enemy -- age. The average age of military aircraft during the Vietnam War was nine years....

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• Wichita NAPM & APICS Chapters Hold Joint Meeting: Hear About Area 2007 Economic Forecast

  - 2007-01-01

  The Wichita chapter of the National Association of Purchasing Management NAPM and the Wichita APICS The Association for Operations Management held a joint meeting on January III' at the Airport Hilton in Wichita. The main presentation was made Janet Harrah director of the Center of Economic Development and Business Research...

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• Wichita State University Climbs to No. 4 in Nation for Aerospace R&D Expenditures.

  - 2006-10-26

  Byline: Wichita State University WICHITA, Kan., Oct. 26 AScribe Newswire -- According to the most recent National Science Foundation statistics for fiscal year 2004, Wichita State University is in elite company, ranking fourth among all U.S. universities in money spent on aerospace research and...

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• Kansas Academy of Science: 2006 Annual meeting student awards.

  - 2006-09-22

  STUDENT AWARDS The oral and poster presentations of participating college students were judged at the Kansas Academy of Science 138th Annual Meeting at Wichita State University, April 8, 2006. The following students received awards. Many of the students are shown in a photograph taken...

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• Bill Romenius.(U.S. Peace Corps appointed)

  - 2005-11-01

  When just out of college, Bill Romenius volunteered to join the U.S. Peace Corps. Who would've known that would be a backdrop for what has ultimately become a varied finance-based career that is full of international travel? Title: Director -- International Business Compliance ...

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• ISR Announces Contract to Develop an Advanced System for Thermal Management of Military Aircraft

  - 2005-09-29

  WICHITA, Kan. -- ISR, manufacturer of SprayCool Technology, announced today the signing of a strategic contract that will ultimately lead to next generation common thermal management systems for the U.S. Air Force current and future aircraft. "Leading edge technology affordability demands that we are able to leverage commercial electronics...

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• Reaching for the stars WSU student trains, does research at Johnson

  - 2005-04-10

  Left: Kanelakos constructs a life science glovebox that will be used during astronaut training sessions in an International Space Station mock-up. Kanelakos designed and fabricated the parts for the glovebox. SUBMITTED PHOTO NASA DREAMS ALEX KANELAKOS Age: 21 Hometown: Topeka...

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• Research project linking aerospace, medicine could elevate Wichita, Kan.

  - 2004-07-27

  The Wichita Eagle, Kan. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 27--The same technology that studies how air flows over an aircraft's wing is being looked at to study how blood flows through the human body. The initiative could move Wichita into...

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• Wichita State University's NIAR Announced As New FAA Center of Excellence.

  - 2003-12-19

  Byline: Wichita State University WICHITA, Kan., Dec. 19 AScribe Newswire -- Wichita State University's National Institute for Aviation Research will be the site of a new Center of Excellence for composite materials, according to an announcement by U.S. Sen. Pat Roberts and the Federal...

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• Survey Shows Wichita, Kan., Shoppers Plan to Spend Less during Holiday Season.

  - 2003-11-22

  By Dan Voorhis, The Wichita Eagle, Kan. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Nov. 22--Nearly three times as many Wichita consumers expect to spend less this Christmas season than spend more, according to a Wichita State University survey. The Grubb&Ellis/WSU Consumer...

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