http://www.k-state.edu/geography/ News stories featuring the events, research, and accomplishments of the students and faculty in the Department of Geography at Kansas State University. http://www.k-state.edu/media/newsreleases/may08/stamey51508.html Kansas State University's College of Arts and Sciences is recognizing six faculty members for their common ability to reach students, whether as a teacher or as an adviser. The college is presenting its William L. Stamey Awards for Excellence in Teaching to Robert Bear, an instructor of biology; Nora Ransom, an instructor of English; Sumanth Reddy, a graduate teaching assistant in geography; Sue Williams, an associate professor of sociology; and Wei Wu, an assistant professor of Chinese." Andy Badeker, KSU Media Relations 2008-05-15 http://www.k-state.edu/media/k-statement/vol30/42408gis.html Whatever you want to know about wherever, the staff at K-State's Geographic Information Systems Spatial Analysis Laboratory probably can track it down. "The projects we do are all over the place thematically, but they all use geospatial technology," said Shawn Hutchinson, director of the lab and an associate professor of geography. "Many of our projects deal with natural resources, agriculture, public health, ecology or biology. We have a multi-disciplinary lab and we work with an array of people at K-State and from outside organizations." KSU Media Relations 2008-04-14 http://www.k-state.edu/media/newsreleases/april08/cloke41408.html Rural geography will be the topic of an ADVANCE Distinguished Lecture at Kansas State University. Paul Cloke, professor of geography at the University of Exeter in the United Kingdom, will present "Rural Turns? The Search for New 'Rurals' in Geography" at 4 p.m. Tuesday, April 22, in the K-State Student Union's Big 12 Room. Beth Bohn, KSU Media Relations 2008-04-24 http://www.k-state.edu/media/newsreleases/april08/udall40808.html Kansas State University students Iris Wilson, Manhattan, and Nicholas Long, Topeka, are among the 80 students nationwide who are receiving $5,000 Morris K. Udall Scholarships. Wilson is a junior in geography and natural resources and environmental sciences, and Long is a senior in architectural engineering. Beth Bohn, KSU Media Relations 2008-04-08 http://www.k-state.edu/media/newsreleases/march08/wheatproject33108.html By this fall, if all goes as planned, wheat producers and buyers will be able to access information about the quality of hard red winter wheat harvested in the Great Plains region through a collaborative project at Kansas State University. The program is a joint effort between K-State's grain science and industry department, K-State Research and Extension, K-State's international grains program, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service and its Grain Marketing Products Research Center, and K-State's Geographic Information Systems Spatial Analysis Laboratory. Jessica Grant, KSU Media Relations 2008-03-31 http://www.k-state.edu/media/newsreleases/march08/walsh32608.html Steve Walsh, a professor of geography at the University of North Carolina, will present "Land Use Dynamics and Drivers of Change Along the Equator" at 3:30 p.m. Friday, March 28, in the K-State Student Union's Little Theater at Kansas State University. The presentation is free and open to the public. Richard Marston, KSU Geography 2008-03-26 http://www.k-state.edu/media/newsreleases/march08/gisuser31308.html The next meeting of the Kansas State University Flint Hills Environmental Systems Research Institute Users Group will be 3-5 p.m. Tuesday, March 25, in Room 207 of the K-State Student Union. The primary topic of discussion will be "Geographic Information Systems Services and Applications for the Web." The group was formed on International Geographic Information Systems Day in November 2007. The new campus and regional organization seeks to promote geographic information systems' applications in university research, extension and teaching; facilitate interaction among users of the technology at K-State and in surrounding communities; and provide an arena for discussing common issues such as data, methods and hardware. Shawn Hutchinson, KSU Geography 2008-03-13 http://www.k-state.edu/media/newsreleases/march08/udall31108.html Five Kansas State University students have been nominated for $5,000 Morris K. Udall scholarships. The nominees are Anneliese Byram, senior in interior architecture and product design, Council Grove; Iris Wilson, junior in geography and natural resources and environmental sciences, Manhattan; Thomas Prebyl, junior in biology, Oketo; Nicholas Long, senior in architectural engineering, Topeka; and Kate Herzog, senior in economics and French, Wichita. Megan Moser, KSU Media Relations 2008-03-11 http://www.k-state.edu/media/newsreleases/march08/sylvester31008.html Ken Sylvester, a quantitative environmental historian at the University of Michigan, will present the lecture "Footprints of Settlement: Making Agricultural Landscapes in the American Grasslands" at Kansas State University. His lecture will be at noon Thursday, March 13, in Room 212 of the K-State Student Union. The lecture is free and open to the public. It is sponsored by the K-State department of geography and its student honorary society, Gamma Theta Upsilon. Jessica Grant, KSU Media Relations 2008-03-10 http://www.k-state.edu/media/newsreleases/jan08/advance12408.html A Canadian environmental management expert will present an ADVANCE Distinguished Lecture at Kansas State University. Maureen Reed, acting director of the School of Environment and Sustainability and a professor in the department of geography at the University of Saskatchewan, will present "The Geography of Environmental Care: Management Regimes in Canadian Biosphere Reserves" at 3:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 1, in the K-State Student Union's Big 12 Room. Beth Bohn, KSU Media Relations 2008-01-24 http://media.www.kstatecollegian.com/media/storage/paper1022/news/2007/11/15/TodaysNews/Leaders.Discuss.Effect.Of.Spatial.Literacy-3103644.shtml Students often are taught the "three R's" in school - reading, writing and 'rithmetic. However, Shawn Hutchinson, associate professor in geography, said spatial literacy should be added because it is a basic skill. It is important to know where we are, if we need to describe our surroundings, what road we should take, getting from point A to point B, to find where crime is, and why it is where it is," Hutchison said. Emily Sterk, Kansas State Collegian 2007-11-15 http://www.k-state.edu/media/newsreleases/nov07/gisday111307.html The Kansas State University geographic information system steering committee is hosting a number of activities open to the public in celebration of GIS Day, Wednesday, Nov. 14. The National Geographic Society’s GeographyAwareness Week is Nov. 11–17. GIS Day is a global event that celebrates geographic information system technology, the innovative technology that uses geography to bring countless benefits to the world, said Rick Chubb, GIS application development manager in K-State's office of mediated education. Rick Chubb, KSU Office of Mediated Education 2007-11-13 http://www.k-state.edu/media/newsreleases/nov07/newfac111207.html More than 90 new faculty have joined Kansas State University for the 2007-2008 academic year. Although some of the faculty members joined K-State earlier this year, most started their new positions at the beginning of the 2007 fall semester. New faculty members include Dr. Kendra McLauchlan, assistant professor, geography. Andy Badeker, KSU Media Relations 2007-11-12 http://www.k-state.edu/media/newsreleases/oct07/geogwins101507.html Several geography students from Kansas State University earned honors at the recent meeting of the Great Plains-Rocky Mountain Division of the Association of American Geographers. At the meeting, Sept. 28-29 in Denver, one K-State student received the $100 first prize for best doctoral paper, while two K-State students received the $100 top prize for best poster. Based on individual scores in the meeting's Geography Bowl competition, two K-State students qualified to be on the Great Plains-Rocky Mountain Division Geography Bowl team. A third K-State student qualified as an alternate. The national competition will be in April 2008 at the annual meeting of the Association of American Geographers in Boston. KSU Media Relations 2007-10-15 http://www.mediarelations.k-state.edu/newsreleases/oct07/bangladesh101207.html American students will soon find out what the South Asian country of Bangladesh and the Midwestern state of Iowa have in common. Bimal Paul, a Kansas State University professor of geography and a published expert on natural disasters, said Bangladesh and Iowa are both prone to flooding and tornados, have similar geography when it comes to size and rivers, and that agriculture is the dominant economy in both places. Paul, a native of Bangladesh, traveled with a dozen American K-12 teachers and two professors from the state of Iowa, in July on a 28-day trip to Bangladesh. Their aim was to develop U.S. geography standards and curricular materials on how the nation copes with natural disasters. The three professors were awarded a $64,000 Fulbright-Hays grant for their project, "Natural Hazards and Related Health Issues in Bangladesh: Standards and Issues based Geography Curricular Projects for Grades K-16." Sheila Ellis, KSU Media Relations 2007-10-12 http://www.mediarelations.k-state.edu/newsreleases/oct07/disaster100407.html When a tornado hits or a hurricane strikes, engineers and scientists are among the first on the scene to help return life to normal. To demonstrate to young women the role they can play in such a response, the GROW, or Girls Researching Our World, program at Kansas State University will host "Engineers and Scientists to the Rescue." The popular workshop, presented in 2005 and 2006, will be 10 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 20. Sessions will focus on how scientists and engineers help prevent, prepare for and respond to disasters. "We are very excited to be offering this workshop for the third time," said Susan Arnold Christian, K-State's Women in Engineering and Science program outreach program coordinator. "Response to our previous 'Rescue' workshops was so positive that we wanted to offer another group of young women the opportunity to take part in the experience." Mary Rankin, KSU Media Relations 2007-10-04 http://www.mediarelations.k-state.edu/newsreleases/sept07/defries91807.html Ruth DeFries, a geographer from the University of Maryland at College Park and a member of the National Academy of Sciences, will present "Land Use Dynamics in Tropic Landscapes" as part of the Provost's Lectures on Excellence in Scholarship at Kansas State University. The free lecture, which is open to the public, will be at 3:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 20, in Fiedler Auditorium. The Provost's Lectures on Excellence in Scholarship is a venue that K-State has to bring in some of the best minds, said John Harrington, K-State professor of geography. Speakers for the series are selected by K-State's university distinguished professors. DeFries' lecture will showcase her research with the application of satellite remote sensing to examine changes in global land use. She will discuss her global and regional scale research and the implications of changes in land cover on important ecosystem services, such as carbon cycling, biodiversity and climate regulation, Harrington said. Sheila Ellis, KSU Media Relations 2007-09-06 http://www.mediarelations.k-state.edu/newsreleases/sept07/larsonlect90607.html The first Vernon Larson International Luncheon-Lecture of the 2007-2008 school year will be by Kansas State University's Richard Marston, university distinguished professor and head of the department of geography. Marston will present "Land, Life, and Environmental Change in the Himalayas" Wednesday, Sept. 12, at the Holiday Inn, 17th Street and Anderson Avenue. The lecture will start around 12:20 p.m. and last until 1 p.m. A luncheon starting at 11:30 a.m. will precede the lecture. Cost for the luncheon is $12. Reservations should be made by Monday, Sept. 10, with K-State's office of international programs, 785-532-5990. The lecture is free and open to the public. Megan Wilson, KSU Media Relations 2007-09-06 http://media.www.kstatecollegian.com/media/storage/paper1022/news/2007/04/16/News/KState.Researcher.Says.Colorados.Mountains.Above.14000.Feet.Becoming.More.Popula-2843623.shtml The 14ers, Colorado's 54 mountains that exceed 14,000 feet above sea level, culturally influence what Americans think is important, said a K-State geographer. "With increased technology and better access, the uprising in mountain recreation and extreme sports puts more renewed emphasis on the 14ers, and this influences what people see as important," said Kevin Blake, an associate professor of geography at K-State. Patrick Werick 2007-04-16 http://www.mediarelations.k-state.edu/newsreleases/jun07/grow61107.html How do roller coasters stay on their tracks? How does combustion provide useful energy? These topics, plus a robotics competition, introduction to global positioning system technology, experiments to discover what causes allergies, exploring the wonders of geometry and more, are the sessions planned for sixth- and seventh-grade girls taking part in the eighth annual Girls Researching Our World -- or GROW -- Summer Workshop on the Kansas State University campus, June 18-20. Young women from across Kansas and surrounding states interested in the sciences and engineering will participate in hands-on activities offered by K-State faculty, graduate students and staff members representing 16 different science and engineering departments. Several K-State undergraduate students will assist in the workshops and serve as mentors for the girls while they are on campus and living in the dorms. Mary Rankin 2007-06-11 http://www.mediarelations.k-state.edu/newsreleases/may07/aaghometown50907.html Students from the geography department at Kansas State University presented posters and papers recently at the 103rd annual meeting of the Association of American Geographers in San Francisco. Megan Wilson, KSU Media Relations 2007-05-09 http://www.mediarelations.k-state.edu/newsreleases/may07/marston50807.html Richard Marston, university distinguished professor and head of the department of geography at Kansas State University, has been honored by the Association of American Geographers and by the department of geosciences at Oregon State University. Marston received the Distinguished Career Award from the Association of American Geographers' Mountain Geography Specialty Group and presented the Past President's Address at the association's annual banquet. According to the association's executive director, Doug Richardson, the banquet attracted the largest paid audience in recent memory to hear Marston's address "Land, Life and Environment Change in Mountains." The annual meeting, April 17-21 in San Francisco, was the 103rd for the association. Megan Wilson, KSU Media Relations 2007-05-08 http://www.mediarelations.k-state.edu/newsreleases/may07/fbgrant50307.html One professor from Kansas State University will use a notable geography grant to head straight for disaster. Bimal Paul, K-State professor of geography, along with two professors from other schools, has been awarded a $64,000 Fulbright-Hays grant for the project, "Natural Hazards and Related Health Issues in Bangladesh: Standards and Issues Based Geography Curricular Project for Grades K-16." Additional project leaders include Kay Weller, University of Northern Iowa, and Rex Honey, University of Iowa. As part of the project, 15 teachers from schools and universities across the United States will visit the People's Republic of Bangladesh in July to study flood-, cyclone-, tornado- and drought-affected areas. The team will then develop U.S. geography standards and issues-based curricular materials focusing on how people living in Bangladesh cope with their many natural hazards and the influence such disasters have had on health issues in the area. Sara Shellengerger, KSU Media Relations 2007-05-03 http://www.mediarelations.k-state.edu/newsreleases/may07/ngaintern50107.html Nicole Wayant, Topeka, a junior in mathematics and geography at Kansas State University, has been selected for a summer internship with the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, headquartered in Washington, D.C. Wayant will work at the agency's facility in St. Louis, Mo., this summer. According to Max Lu, associate professor of geography at K-State, the agency's primary function is to collect, analyze and distribute geospatial intelligence for combat support. The agency defines geospatial intelligence as the merging of imagery, maps, charts and environmental data. Lu said the agency's internship program is highly selective. Lu is Wayant's adviser and wrote her a letter of recommendation as a part of the internship's application process. The process also included a cover letter explaining the program that Wayant was applying for, a transcript, a writing sample and an online application. Megan Wilson, KSU Media Relations 2007-05-01 http://www.mediarelations.k-state.edu/newsreleases/feb07/pvstdngr22307.html Jack Dangermond, a pioneer in Geographic Information System technology, will speak at the next event in the Provost's Lecture Series at Kansas State University. Dangermond will present "GIS Vision and Enabling Technology" from 1:30-3 p.m. Thursday, March 8, in the Fielder Hall Auditorium. He is the founder and president of ESRI, a company that designs and develops GIS technology. ESRI is known for GIS software development, training and services. Dangermond fostered the growth of the company from a small research group to an organization with more than 3,100 employees. With headquarters in Redlands, Calif., ESRI has the largest GIS software install base in the world, with more than 1 million users in more than 300,000 organizations worldwide. Dangermond also has seven honorary doctorates. Erinn Barcomb-Peterson, KSU Media Relations 2007-02-23 http://www.mediarelations.k-state.edu/newsreleases/feb07/udallnoms21907.html Five Kansas State University students have been nominated for the Morris K. Udall Scholarship, a congressional scholarship honoring the former Arizona congressman for his legacy of public service. James Hohenbary, assistant dean for scholarship development, said the nominees are Brad Lutz, senior in electrical engineering and computer engineering, Andover; Ella Todd, junior in marketing, and Iris Wilson, sophomore in geography and natural resources and environmental sciences, both of Manhattan; Sally Maddock, fifth-year senior in architecture and natural resources and environmental sciences, Lakewood, Colo.; and Megan Bindel, senior in biology, geography and natural resources and environmental sciences, Lee's Summit, Mo. Keener A. Tippin II, KSU Media Relations 2007-02-19 http://www.mediarelations.k-state.edu/newsreleases/jan07/alderman11207.html Naming a street after Martin Luther King Jr. has become a popular way to honor the slain civil rights leader. But it's a practice that can be fraught with controversy, and that's why a cultural geographer set to speak at Kansas State University says it is crucial to advance public understanding of the larger context of naming streets for King, the common issues and struggles that emerge within the naming process, and the various strategies employed by communities honoring King with a street name. Derek H. Alderman, associate professor of geography at East Carolina University, will present "Naming Streets for Martin Luther King Jr.: A New Geography of Memory in America," at 3:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 19, in Forum Hall at the K-State Student Union. The lecture is part of Martin Luther King Jr. Observance Week at K-State and is sponsored by the geography department and Gamma Theta Upsilon geography honor society. Erinn Barcomb-Peterson, KSU Media Relations 2007-01-12 http://www.mediarelations.k-state.edu/newsreleases/nov06/Nellis112306.html M. Duane Nellis, provost of Kansas State University, has been elected a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. He is among a select group of members receiving the honor this year because of their scientifically or socially distinguished efforts to advance science or its applications. Beth Bohn, KSU Media Relations 2006-11-23 http://www.mediarelations.k-state.edu/newsreleases/nov06/solis110906.html Patricia Solis will present "Heuristics, Serendipity and Enlightened Opportunism: Making a Difference Through Geography" at 3:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 17, in the Kansas State University Student Union Little Theatre. The lecture is part of the department of geography's colloquia and is the first Kansas State University Distinguished Alumnus Lecture in Geography. The lecture will take place during national Geography Awareness Week. Megan Wilson, KSU Media Relations 2006-11-09 http://www.mediarelations.k-state.edu/newsreleases/oct06/geopres102506.html Graduate students in Kansas State University's geography department presented various research projects and competed in the GeoBowl event at the recent Great Plains-Rocky Mountain Division Regional Association of American Geographers meeting in Lincoln, Neb. Megan Wilson, KSU Media Relations 2006-10-20 http://www.mediarelations.k-state.edu/newsreleases/oct06/geography102006.html The Kansas State University department of geography and the office of the vice provost for academic services and technology will sponsor a lecture as part of the Geospatial Technology Lecture Series. The lecture will feature Dawn Wright, professor of geography and oceanography at Oregon State University, and will be at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 25, in the K-State Student Union's Little Theatre. Megan Wilson, KSU Media Relations 2006-10-20 http://www.mediarelations.k-state.edu/Web/News/NewsReleases/Christo92506.html The author of several leading physical geography textbooks, Robert W. Christopherson, will present a lecture at Kansas State University. Christopherson's lecture, "The Power of Geographic Science in a Time of Global Change," will be at 7:05 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 28, in 63 Seaton Hall. The lecture is free and the public is welcome. It is sponsored by K-State's department of geography and chapter of Gamma Theta Upsilon, the international geographical honor society. Deborah Che 2006-09-25 http://www.mediarelations.k-state.edu/Web/News/NewsReleases/methlabs90806.html It seems like a strange combination: geography and methamphetamine, also known as meth. But a Kansas State University geography professor is using geography and geospatial technology to describe the spatial patterns of seized meth labs in an area of Colorado and parts of Kansas, and to analyze their association with geographic and socioeconomic characteristics. Keener A. Tippin II, KSU Media Relations 2006-09-08 http://www.mediarelations.k-state.edu/WEB/News/NewsReleases/Sowers90706.html Wind farms can't be successful just anywhere there is a strong breeze. On the other hand, they don't have to face bitter opposition any time they are proposed. It just takes the right type of community to welcome the technology, said Jacob Sowers, a doctoral student in geography at Kansas State University. Michelle Hall, KSU Media Relations 2006-09-07 http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/view.php?StoryID=20060817-111626-8612r Kansas State University scientists are helping find appropriate sites for a potential emergency disposal of a large number of livestock carcasses. The researchers, using Geographic Information Systems technology, are collaborating with the Kansas Department of Health and Environment to find sites that would be used in the event of a disease outbreak or bioterrorism attack. UPI 2006-08-17 http://www.earthsky.org/shows/show.php?date=20060805 This is Earth and Sky, with a scientist who uses satellites to study the spread of a virus. Doug Goodin of Kansas State University is scrutinizing satellite images to learn more about the reemergence of hantavirus in Paraguay. Earth and Sky 2006-08-08 http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2006/07/060706095415.htm A trio of Kansas State University researchers, using Geographic Information Systems technology, is collaborating with the state Department of Health and Environment and other state agencies to help find appropriate sites for disposing of a large number of livestock carcasses in the event of a disease outbreak or bioterrorism attack. Science Daily 2006-07-04 http://www.mediarelations.k-state.edu/Web/News/NewsReleases/scienceforpeace60106.html Two Kansas State University geography professors were among the presenters at the Karakoram Science-for-Peace Workshop in Islamabad, Pakistan, May 29-31. Chloe Bos 2006-06-01 http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2006/07/060705182426.htm A Kansas State University geography professor is using satellite imagery to research how land use and land cover changes affect human health and food security. Science Daily 2006-07-06 http://www.mediarelations.k-state.edu/Web/News/NewsReleases/wilson51506.html At first glance, Kansas State University's Iris Wilson looks like a typical college student: youthful appearance, jeans, T-shirt, sneakers, etc. Keener A. Tippin II 2006-07-04 http://www.mediarelations.k-state.edu/Web/News/NewsReleases/sensor50906.html A Kansas State University research team is prototyping a small, inexpensive remote-control plane as a sensing tool, also known as an unmanned aerial vehicle, to collect environmental data. The team plans to test it over the Konza Prairie Biological Station near Manhattan this summer. Kay Garrett 2006-05-09 http://www.mediarelations.k-state.edu/Web/News/NewsReleases/udp41806.html Career excellence in ecology, geography and physiology have resulted in three Kansas State University faculty members being designated as university distinguished professors, a lifetime title that represents the highest honor K-State can bestow on its faculty. Cheryl May 2006-04-18 http://www.floridatoday.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060414/NEWS04/604140340 Gridlocked highways. Families stranded roadside under darkening skies because gasoline pumps are dry. Thousands of angry people stuck in the path of a storm because they refused to evacuate or did not have the means to leave. John Kelly and Jim Waymer 2006-04-14 http://www.mediarelations.k-state.edu/WEB/News/NewsReleases/Betapsi12706.html The Beta Psi chapter of Gamma Theta Upsilon at Kansas State University, has been named the 2005 Gamma Theta Upsilon Chapter of the Year. Chloe Bos 2006-01-27