K-Staters in the news - January 2007

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January 2007

Food science, Joe Regenstein, "K-State's Food Science Institute Offers New Distance Learning Course," January 2007 High Plains Journal

Management, Diane Swanson, January 2007, Business Credit http://www.k-state.edu/media/newsreleases/oct06/hpspying101806.html

K-State at Salina, Dennis Kuhlman, "Chamber Group Travels to D.C.," 1/31/07 Salina Journal

Agricultural economics, Jay O'Neil, "Mexicans Rally to Protest Rising Tortilla Prices," 1/31/07 Santa Barbara New-Press

National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility, "Roberts to Rally Support for Lab Effort," 1/31/07 Lawrence Journal World, Bonner Springs Chieftain, Leavenworth Times

Biosecurity Research Institute, "State to Pursue Bioscience Research Lab," 1/30/07 Wichita Eagle

Psychology, Richard Harris, "Guys Also Choose Romantic Movies," 1/30/07 10news.com, clickondetroit.com, click2houston.com, dailyindia.com, earthtimes.com, eurekalert.org, foxreno.com, Hindustan Times, KCCI.com, kcra.com, ketv.com, kfoxtv.com, kirotv.com, kpho.com, kptv.com, ksat.com, ktvu.com, local6.com, local10.com, nbc4.com, nbc5.com, nbc5i.com, nbc6.net, nbc10.com, nbc11.com, nbc30.com, news4jax.com, newsnet5.com, newswise.com, physorg.com playfuls.com, Postchronicle.com, Presszoom.com, Reuters Canada, Reuters India, Reuters UK, thedenverchannel.com, science.monstersandcritics.com, Scotsman.com, sootoday.com, The Scotsman (United Kingdom), thebostonchannel.com, thehawaiichannel.com, theindychannel.com, thekansascitychannel.com, theksbwchannel.com, TheMilwaukeeChannel.com, thepittsburghchannel.com, turnto23.com, wesh.com, wftv.com wgal.com, whiotv.com, wjactv.com, wmtw.com, wnbc.com, wpbf.com, wpxi.com, wsbtv.com, wsoctv.com, wtov9.com, wxii12.com, Yahoo! UK and Ireland

Agriculture, "K-State Hosts Agri-Industry Career Fair," 1/30/07 WIBW TV 13

History, Sue Zschoche, "1905 Murder in the Midwest," 1/30/07 The Salina Journal

Educational leadership, Robert Shoop, "Charges Possible Today in Party," 1/30/07 Modbee.com, pittsburghlive.com

National Agricultural Biosecurity Center, David Franz, "Kansas Seeks Research Lab," 1/30/07 Kansas City Star

Foundation, Changing Lives Campaign, "KSU Pet Care Program Receives Donation," 1/29/07 Manhattan Mercury

Agricultural Economics, Sean Fox, "Ag Economist Says Despite FDA Ruling, 'Appreciable Quantities' Of Cloned Meat, Milk Still Years Away From Hitting Supermarkets," 1/29/07 Farmer-Stockman of the Midwest

Foundation, Changing Lives Campaign, "KSU Receives $500,000 Donation," 1/29/07 Manhattan Mercury

Center for Engagement and Community Development, David Procter, "Towns Tout Free Land to Lure New Residents," 1/29/07 Kansas City Star, Centredaily.com, Belleville.com, Kentucky.com, thestate.com, sunherald.com, sanluisobispo.com, myrtlebeachonline.com, ledger-enquirer.com, charlotte.com, contracostatimes.com, montereyherald.com, Bradenton.com

President Jon Wefald, deferred maintenance, "Capitol Briefing," 1/29/07 Lawrence Journal-World

Animal sciences and industry, Larry Hollis, "Harsh Weather May Have Lingering Effect on Cattle," 1/29/07 AgWeb.com

Foundation, Changing Lives Campaign, "KSU Alumni Donate $25,000," 1/28/07 Manhattan Mercury

Foundation, Changing Lives Campaign, "KSU Alum Gives $30,000 to Establish Fund," 1/28/07 Manhattan Mercury

Secondary education, David Griffin, "Toward Greater Diversity," 1/28/07 Manhattan Mercury

President Jon Wefald, "We are in a Crisis. Period. Amen. Good Night." 1/28/07 Kansas.com

English, Philip Nel, "A New Life For the 'Cat in the Hat," 1/28/07 L.A. Times, St. Petersburg Times, 1/30/07 WSIU-FM (Carbondale, Ill.), WFMP-FM (St. Paul, Minn.)

History, Robert Linder, "Homegrown Faith," 1/27/07 Wichita Eagle

Landon Lecture, Prince Turki al-Faisal, "Saudi Ambassador Speaks in Manhattan," 1/27/07 Topeka Capital Journal, Kansas City Star

Biosecurity Research Institute, National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility, "Senator Sets Sights on Bringing Bioscience Lab to Kansas," 1/27/07 The Gary Franz Team, Newton KS, Eyewitness News 12, Wichita, KS and KSN.com, newschannel10.com, wibw.com

President Jon Wefald, National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility, "Sebelius' 'All Stars' Hope to Lure Lab," 1/27/07 Lawrence Journal World, Kansas City Business Journal

Anthropology, Sociology and Social Work, Michael Finnegan, "UF Lab Tries to Answer Who, How in Mummified Baby Case," 1/27/07 Palmbeachpost.com

Educational leadership, Robert Shoop, "Tensions Ebb, Questions Persist," 1/27/07 South Florida Sun-Sentinel

Landon Lecture, Prince Turki al-Faisal, "Saudi Ambassador Says U.S., Iraq Should Agree Before Troop Withdrawal," 1/26/07 International Herald Tribune

Diagnostic medicine and pathobiology, Douglass Powell, "Growers Pursue Safety Program," 1/26/07 USA Today

Veterinary Medicine, "Dial 'A' for Avian," 1/26/07 The Kansas City Star, dodgeglobe.com

Publications, Linda Puntney, Royal Purple, "Arts School Almost Shelves Yearbook in Favor of a CD," 1/26/07 The Birmingham News

Agriculture Economics, Barry Flinchbaugh, "The Law of the Land," 1/26/07 The Forum

Alumnus, Jerry Farley, "Farley to Recommend General for Dean," 1/26/07 Topeka Capital Journal

Distance education, David Stewart, "K-State Distance Education Programs Win More National Honors," 1/25/07 Kansas City Infozine

Agricultural economics, Kevin Dhuyvetter, "Higher Corn Prices Good for Farmers, Not Feedlots," 1/25/07 The Hutchinson News

Political Science, Joe Aistrup, "Notes from My Purple State: Kansas GOP Still Fighting," 1/25/07 SanFranciscoBeyond.com

Extension, Dallas Peterson, "Giant Leap for GENERICS," 1/25/07 TMC.net

Regional and community planning, John Keller, "Work Begins on New County Comprehensive Plan," 1/25/07 The Abilene Reflector-Chronicle

Agricultural economics, "Good Problems," 1/25/07 The Hutchinson News

K-State at Salina, student, Chrystal Cole-Bridges, "Legacy of Tuskegee Airmen Rekindled by Black Woman Pilot," 1/25/07 The Paris Post-Intelligencer, Topeka Capital-Journal, Montgomery Advertiser (AL), Decatur Daily (AL), Columbus Ledger-Enquirer (GA), AL.com, Times Daily (AL), AirForceTimes.com (VA), Wichita Eagle, Houston Chronicle, Aero-News Network (FL), wpmi.com, fox10tv.com http://www.k-state.edu/media/newsreleases/dec06/tuskegee122206.html

Animal sciences and industry, Dale Blasi, "RFID-Enabled Tattoos Eyed For Livestock Tracking," 1/24/07 Computer World

President Jon Wefald, deferred maintenance, "House Advances Bill Dealing With Schools, Universities," 1/24/07 KCTV 5, 1/23/07 Wichita Eagle

President Jon Wefald, Facilities, "K-State's Steam Pipe Bursts, Chilling the Campus," 1/24/07 Wichita Eagle, 49abcnews.com, Lawrence Journal-World

Animal sciences and industry, Larry Hollis, "Cattlemen Struggling in Storm Aftermath," 1/24/07 Wichita Eagle

Agricultural economics, Sean Fox, "Will U.S. Introduce Cloned Meat First?" 1/23/07 Meatnews.com

President Jon Wefald, Facilities Maintenance, Ed Heptig, "K-Sate Left in Cold, Steaming Mad," 1/24/07 Kansas City Star, 1/23/07 49abcnews.com, Kansas City Star

Kansas Bioscience Authority, Research and Graduate school, Ron Trewyn, "KC Region Makes Impressive Bio-Science Strides," January 2007 Ingram's Business Magazine

Clinical Sciences, Ken Harkin, "Foods Like Raisins and Nuts, Good for Us Can Be Bad for Our Dogs," 1/23/07 Kansas City Info Zine

Political Science, Joe Aistrup, "Rep. Boyda Achieves Victory in Kansas' 2nd District Out of Nowhere," 1/23/07 CQPolitics.com

President Jon Wefald, "Editors Blog: Jan. 23 UPDATED," 1/23/07 The Marshall Independent

K-State, "Area Grants to Boost Research," 1/23/07 Kansas City Star

Kansas Industrial Extension Service, Bruce Snead, "Bill Gives Landlords Incentive to Make Energy-Efficient Upgrades," 1/23/07 Topeka Captial-Journal

Hale Library, Sara Kearns, "'Grammar Girl' a Quick and Dirty Success," 1/22/07 CNN.com

K-State Pollution Prevention Institute, Nancy Larson, students, Ryan Hamel, Nathan Fritz, Christopher Frampton, Ignacio Sala, "K-State Pollution Prevention Intern Program Helping Kansas Businesses Save Money, Reduce Waste," 1/22/07 Kansas City Infozine

Distinguished Service Award in Agriculture, Lawrence A. Johnson, agriculture, Fred Cholick, grain science and industry, Paul Seib, "Lawrence Johnson Receives K-State Distinguished Service Award," 1/22/07 Cattlenetwork, Grainnet

K-State, "Universities Pursue Technology Transfers," 1/21/07 Kansas City Star

English, Philip Nel, "History of Dr. Suess' Work is a Kick," 1/21/07 Desert Morning News, 1/23/07 WHAM-AM (Rochester, N.Y.), 1/24/07 KOLE Newsradio (Beaumont, Texas)

Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, Gary Anderson, "K-State, KDHE Starts Avian Flu Hotline," 1/21/07 Topeka Capital Journal

Extension, Bruce Snead, "On Frigid Days, Leave Furnace Vents Open," 1/20/07 Wichita Eagle

President Jon Wefald, "KSU President Donates Funds for New Debate Center," WIBW TV 13

K-State, "Manhattan Honors MLK 39 Years Later," 1/19/07 KTKA News, WIBW TV 13

Veterinary Medicine, Sam Graham, "Cloned Beef Vs. The 'Yuck Factor'," 1/21/07 Kansas City Star

K-State, "James Reynolds, Days of Our Lives, Set to be Celebrity Speaker at Kansas State University," 1/19/07 Soap.net and www.nbc.com http://www.mediarelations.k-state.edu/newsreleases/jan07/Reynolds11207.html

K-State, "Finding Choice, Prime Cattle Gets More Difficult," 1/19/07 Iowa Farmer Today

Veterinary Medicine, Tomas Schermerhorn, "Selling Kansas Art," 1/19/07 Topeka Capital Journal

Agricultural economics, Sean Fox, "K-State Ag Economist Says 'Appreciable Quantities' of Cloned Meat, Milk Still Years Away From Hitting Supermarkets," 1/19/07 Checkbiotech.org http://www.mediarelations.k-state.edu/newsreleases/jan07/clonedbeef11707.html

Biosecurity Research Institute, "Kansas to Push For National Biodefense Plant," 1/18/07 Topeka Capital Journal, Kansas.com, USA Today

Alumnus, Warren Staley, "College: Does a Big Name Matter?" 1/18/07 StarTribune.com

Animal science and industry, Janice Swanson, "Likes Named First Recipient of K-State Animal Sciences Alumnus Award," 1/18/07 Cattlenetwork.com

Physics, Talat Rahman, "UCF Scientists' Molecular Discovery Could Help Drugs Target Unhealthy Cells," 1/18/07 EurekAlert.com

Licensing, Athletics, Bob Cavello, "Logos Mean More Than Ever," 1/18/07 Wichita Eagle

Grain science and industry, Leland McKinney, Mark Fowler, Jay O'Neil, Carl Reed, Kendall McFall, "Kansas State University to Offer Series of Technical Short Courses for the Grain, Milling, Feed and Biofuels Industries," 1/17/07 Grainnet

Biosecurity Research Institute, "Kansas Will Make Big Push for National Biodefense Lab," 1/17/07 Lawrence Journal-World

Grain science and industry, Virgil Smail, "K-State Grain Science Department Head Virgil Smail to Take Position With Ventria," 1/17/07 Grainnet

Alumnae, Sally A. Howard, "Governor Sebelius Names Sally Howard to Serve As Chief Counsel," 1/17/07 Kansas City Info Zine

Student Tina Krafft, "Kansas State Student Wins Beef Industry Scholarship," 1/17/07 Drovers

Konza Prairie, "K-State's Konza Prairie Educational Program Seeks Docents," 1/17/07 Kansas City Info Zine

Psychology, John Uhlarik, "Kansas State U. Professor One Step Closer To Trial," 1/17/07 U-Wire

Student, Sarah Kubler, "Upward Bound provides math, science training," 1/17/07 Maryville Daily Times

Agricultural economics, Kevin Dhuyvetter, "Is There Enough Corn To Feed Ethanol Plants?" 1/16/07 The Hutchison News

Biosecurity Research Institute, "Kansas Pursues a Federal Lab," 1/16/07 Kansas City Star

Family studies and human services, student, Kristy Archuleta, "Role of Women Gets New Focus," 1/16/07 Kansas City Star

Family studies and human services, Mike Bradshaw, "Safety Specialist Offers Winter Driving Tips," 1/15/07 McPherson Sentinet

Veterinary medicine, Bob Rowland, "Emerging Swine Disease Tightens Gap between Producers and Scientists," 1/15/07 Farmer Stockman

Biosecurity Research Institute, "LCDC Focuses on Biodefense Facility," 1/15/07 Leavenworth Times

Animal sciences and industry, Jim Nelssen, Michael Tokach, Joel DeRouchey, Robert Goodband, diagnostic medicine pathobiology, Gordon Andrews, Steven Dritz, "Nutrition Linked To Lameness," 1/15/07 National Hog Farmer

K-State, "Facing Chronic Disease," 1/15/07 National Hog Farmer

Agricultural econmics, James Mintert, "Immigration Raids Highlight Changes in Meat Industry," 1/14/07 Ohio.com

K-State, "Kansas State University Will Dedicate a Memorial to Civil Rights Leader Martin Luther King, Jr.," 1/14/07 WIBW TV 13

Alumnus, Dick Bergen, "Salina Artist Has No Plans of Slowing Down After a Lifetime of Creating Art, Martin Luther King, Jr. Sculpture," 1/14/07 The Salina Journal

Bioscience Research Institute, Pat Roberts Hall, research and graduate school, Ron Trewyn, "Kansas Competes for Federal Bioscience Facility," 1/11/07 27 News, Topeka

Veterinary Medicine, "Sebelius Pushes to Win Biodefense Facility For State," 1/11/07 Kansas City Business Journal

English, Philip Nel, "The Cat in the Hat Turns 50… With a Bang," 1/11/07 Publishers Weekly

Biosecurity Research Institute, "Region in Running for $451 Million Federal Bioterror Research Lab," 1/11/07 Kansas City Star

K-State, "Bioterrorism Should Be On Your Radar," January 2007 The Grower

Kansas Bioscience Authority, K-State at Olathe, "Task Force Report: Hospital, Medical Center Need Deal," 1/11/07 Lawrence Journal-World

Kansas Bioscience Authority, "Sebelius Makes Universal Health Coverage a State Goal," 1/11/07

Horticulture, forestry, and recreation resources, Charles Barden, "Bark Bridges Winter Blahs With Beautiful Texture Displays," 1/11/07 Lawrence Journal-World

Veterinary medicine, Susan Nelson, "Resolve To Keep Pets Healthy, Happy," 1/10/07 KFOXTV.com, WESH-TV (Fla.), WNBC-TV, WHIOTV.com, WXII12.com, KCCI.com, KITV-TV, nbc6.net, thePittsburghChannel, Chicago WMAQ, NBC11.com (CA), KTVU TV 2, NewsNet5 (WEWS-TV), Action News WSB-TV, icFlorida.com

Veterinary medicine, "Kansas City is Hub of Animal Health Care," 1/10/07 Washingtonpost.com, Forbes.com, Houston Chronicle, Belleville (Ill.) News Democrat, MSN Money, Fort Worth Star-Telegram

Kansas Legislature, "Crumbling classrooms, Part II," 1/10/07 The Blue Valley Sun

Agricultural economics, Kevin C. Dhuyvetter and Terry L. Kastens, "Factors impacting dairy profitability in 2007," 1/10/07 Progressive Daily Publishing

Biosecurity Research Institue, Pat Roberts Hall, "Roberts Brings USDA Official to Kansas to See Biosecurity Research Expertise," 1/10/07 Cattlenetwork.com

Bioscience, President Jon Wefald, "Funding approved to help attract national defense laboratory to state," 1/10/06 Lawrence Journal World

Food Science Institute, Joe Regenstein, "K-State's Food Science Institute Offers New Distance Learning Course," 1/9/07 High Plains Journal

Landon Lecture, Prince Turki Al-Faisal, "K-State Announces Lecturer," 1/9/07 Topeka Capital-Journal

Veterinary Medicine, Raymond R.R. Rowland, "Deadly New Swine Disease Identified," 1/8/07 Cattlenetwork.com

Family studies and human services, Tony Jurich, "'Office Spouses' Can Be a Missed Blessing," 1/7/07 Chicago Tribune

President Jon Wefald, "What's Best For Kansas? Four Experts Speak Out," 1/7/07 Kansas City Star

Alumnus, Bill McFarlin, "Where Jazz's Heart Beats," 1/6/07 The Kansas City Star

K-State at Salina, "Woman Pilot Follows in Tuskegee Airmen Footsteps," 1/5/07 Diverse Online http://www.k-state.edu/media/newsreleases/dec06/tuskegee122206.html

Kansas City Area Life Sciences Institute, "Animal Health Employment Jumps," 1/5/07 Kansas City Business Journal

Sociology, "K-State Students Look at BTK Case File," 1/4/07 WIBW TV 13 News

Landon Lecture, George W. Bush, "Transition Teams Bring VIP's To Post," 1/4/07 Fort Riley Po

Management, Diane Swanson, "Speak No Evil, Secure Job Promotion The Ethical Way," Jan-Feb 2007 Insight, Illinois CPA Magazine

Alumnus, William Wake, "Doors Opening for Boyda," 1/4/07 Lawrence Journal-World

Student, Lucas Maddy, "Who Should Go to College? University Mulls Admissions Changes," 1/3/07 Wichita Eagle

Agronomy, "Wild Things: Life as We Know It," January 2007, Smith Sonian Magazine

Human Ecology, Virginia Moxley, "Moxley Takes Help at K-State College," 1/2/07 The Emporia Gazette

Alumnus, Gregory C. Case, "Degrees of Success," 1/2/07 suntimes.com

Animal sciences and industry, Larry Hollis, "Mycoplasma Hits Kansas Bison," 1/1/07 Beef