* Wheat researcher and university distinguished professor Bikram Gill is one of the most influential in his field, according to the Web site ISIHighlyCited.com. Gill is listed as one of the world's most influential researchers in the plant and animal science category. According to the site, his work was cited 2,177 times, which put him among the top half a percent of publishing authors. April 2008
* Lakshmikantha Channaiah, a doctoral student in grain science at K-State, was recognized for a research paper he presented at the Missouri Valley branch meeting of the American Society for Microbiology, March 14-15, in Liberty, Mo. His paper, "Antibiotic resistant and virulent enterococci in animal feed," was co-written with K-State's Subramanyam Bhadriraju, professor of grain science and industry, and Ludek Zurek, assistant professor of entomology. The paper received second place in the oral presentation category. April 2008
* Research and publications by faculty members in 2007 earned the department of plant pathology a top 10 ranking in The Chronicle of Higher Education's annual assessment of scholarly productivity. The department ranked eighth among all U.S. research universities. February 2008
* Ted T. Cable, a professor of park management and conservation, was selected for a monthlong Fulbright senior specialists project at the University of Bamako in the West African country of Mali. Cable, who also is assistant head of the department of horticulture, forestry and recreation resources, is spending the month of May training students, private-sector tour guides and Peace Corps volunteers in ecotourism and heritage tourism. January 2008