Wichita State aims to reach a research designation that would create new opportunities. It didn’t hit the mark this year.

Wichita State aims to reach a research designation that would create new opportunities. It didn’t hit the mark this year.

Last semester, John Tomblin, executive vice president for research and industry and defense programs at Wichita State, explicitly stated the university’s goal of becoming a Research 1 university. To do this, WSU needs to spend at least $50 million on research and award 70 research-based doctorates in one year.   This title would raise Wichita State into the same domain as the University of Kansas and Kansas State University, two schools that att…