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December 2007

 

Friday, December 21, 2007

 

K-STATE INTERIOR ARCHITECTURE STUDENTS RE-IMAGINE MANHATTAN LANDMARK: Interior architecture students at Kansas State University are helping the new owner of a downtown Manhattan landmark shape its transformation into an entertainment destination.

K-STATE SIGNS SIX MORE 2 + 2 AGREEMENTS WITH COLBY COMMUNITY COLLEGE: Kansas State University and Colby Community College have signed six more 2 + 2 agreements, which allow students to complete the first two years of a degree program at Colby Community College and transfer credits to complete the last two years through K-State distance education.

 

Tuesday, December 18, 2007

 

K-STATE CONTINUES TO PUT SAFETY FIRST AS THE UNIVERSITY'S ROLE IN BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH GROWS: K-State has been actively involved in progressive research in food safety and security, agriculture and animal health since K-State veterinarians started developing swine vaccines around the turn of the 20th century. Since then, K-State research on plant and animal diseases has grown exponentially, including work on nutrition, vaccines and therapeutics.

OPINION: BIOCONTAINMENT LABS MAKE AMERICA SAFER: Scott Rusk has been involved in managing biocontainment facilities for
more than 20 years. He is the associate director for operations at K-State's Biosecurity Research Institute.

COLLEGE OF ARCHITECTURE, PLANNING AND DESIGN OPENS 'TOP HATS' EXHIBITION IN K-STATE'S CHANG GALLERY: The College of Architecture, Planning and Design exhibition "Top Hats" is now available through Friday, Jan. 11, 2008, in Seaton Hall's Chang Gallery at Kansas State University.

 

Monday, December 17, 2007

 

TICKETS STILL AVAILABLE FOR WILL FERRELL SHOW AT K-STATE: Finals week, technical issues and the major ice storm can't stop Will Ferrell fans, as tickets for Will Ferrell's "Funny or Die Comedy Tour Presented by Semi-Pro" Feb. 4, 2008, at Kansas State University's Bramlage Coliseum have been selling well since going on sale Dec. 10.

K-STATE MODERN LANGUAGES PROFESSOR EARNS AWARD FOR BEST ARTICLE IN FIELD OF GERMAN LANGUAGE: Derek Hillard, assistant of professor of German in the department of modern languages at Kansas State University, has received the German Academic Exchange Service Article Prize of the German Studies Association.

NEW K-STATE MASTER'S GRADUATE LANDS COVER ARTICLE IN SCIENTIFIC JOURNAL: Work by Hicran Koc, Istanbul, Turkey, a December 2007 master's graduate in grain science, and her research adviser, K-State's David Wetzel, professor of grain science and industry, was the cover article for the October issue of Spectroscopy.

K-STATE ARCHITECTURE STUDENTS EARN HONORS IN BOWMAN DESIGN FORUM: Three third-year architecture students from Kansas State University's College of Architecture, Planning and Design earned cash awards for their work at the ninth annual Bowman Design Forum.

K-STATE STUDENT SHARES NATIVE AMERICAN CULTURE THROUGH DANCE: Art is a venue that can cross racial barriers and educate others about unfamiliar cultures, according to Elizabeth Schrum, senior in horticulture, Lenexa, and president of the Kansas State University Native American Student Association.

 

Friday, December 14, 2007

 

K-STATE SPANISH COMPOSITION AND GRAMMAR STUDENTS PUBLISH BLOG IN SPANISH DESCRIBING CAMPUS: A new blog is helping students in Spanish composition and grammar courses at Kansas State University learn more about the language and showcase their campus to Spanish-speaking individuals, too.

 

Thursday, December 13, 2007

 

SHELTER AT K-STATE STUDENT UNION WILL BE OPEN THURSDAY, FRIDAY NIGHTS: The shelter in the Kansas State University Student Union ballroom will be available tonight and Friday night to K-State students, faculty and staff, as well as their family members.

K-STATE COLLEGE OF EDUCATION RECOGNIZES SIX DECEMBER GRADUATES: The College of Education at Kansas State University has recognized six of its new graduates with special awards.

 

Wednesday, December 12, 2007

 

K-STATE STUDENT UNION TO SERVE AS SHELTER FOR STUDENTS, FACULTY AND STAFF DISPLACED BY ICE STORM: Effective immediately, the K-State Student Union will serve as a shelter for Kansas State University students, faculty and staff and their family members who are still without power following the ice storm that hit Manhattan earlier this week.

DETAILS PROVIDED ON FINAL EXAMS RESCHEDULED FROM TUESDAY, DEC. 11: The Kansas State University provost's office has provided details regarding final examinations rescheduled due to Tuesday's ice storm.

K-STATE FOOD SAFETY EXPERT SAYS WHEN THE POWER'S OUT, THE OUTDOORS CAN MAKE A SAFE SUBSTITUTE REFRIGERATOR -- IF YOU USE A THERMOMETER: When winter storms knock the lights out, your home's refrigerator goes down, too. But your household perishable food doesn't have to take a beating, according to a food safety expert at Kansas State University. Doug Powell is the scientific director of the International Food Safety Network and an associate professor of diagnostic medicine and pathobiology at K-State.

GALA RAISES NEARLY $5,000 FOR K-STATE CANCER RESEARCH: Performers expressed themselves through song and earned a standing ovation at the "Winter Expressions" musical gala to benefit Kansas State University's Terry C. Johnson Center for Basic Cancer Research.

 

Tuesday, December 11, 2007

 

K-STATE CLOSED TODAY DUE TO ICE STORM: Kansas State University's Manhattan and Salina campuses are closed today due to inclement weather and downed tree limbs on campus. Normal schedules will resume Wednesday morning.

K-STATE'S BEEF STOCKER UNIT TESTING A PROMISING ANIMAL ID SYSTEM THAT MIGHT DETECT CATTLE DISEASE BEFORE PHYSICAL SIGNS APPEAR: Early each morning after feeding, "cowboys" Marc Epp and Rodney Derstein take a spin through the cattle pens at Kansas State University's Beef Stocker Unit.

K-STATE SET TO GRADUATE LARGEST CLASS OF MATH TEACHERS IN A DECADE: In today's high-tech world, many students interested in mathematics may be drawn to the computer and engineering fields, said Tyler Stubenhofer, a senior in math education at Kansas State University.

K-STATE ANIMAL POISON CONTROL HOTLINE AVAILABLE 8 A.M. TO 5 P.M. REGULAR BUSINESS DAYS: A pet owner comes home for lunch to discover that a beloved puppy has knocked over the kitchen trash can and rummaged through the waste. The puppy now lays on the floor swollen and breathing heavily. Help is just a phone call away with the Kansas State University Animal Poison Control Hotline service.

 

Monday, December 10, 2007

 

K-STATE MAY CLOSE TUESDAY IF ICE STORM HITS AS PREDICTED: With the weather forecast predicting a major ice storm, Kansas State University administrators say they will decide by 5:30 a.m. if the university will close on Tuesday of finals week.

K-STATE RESEARCHERS DEVELOPING MATHEMATICAL MODELS PREDICTING SPREAD OF EPIDEMICS TO REVEAL FASTER, LESS-DISRUPTIVE WAYS TO MITIGATE DISEASE: An interdisciplinary team of K-State researchers is working on a project called Epicenter to develop mathematical models and simulation software that can predict how and where diseases spread. These epidemic models will offer data that can help researchers to evaluate multiple strategies to stop a disease from spreading.

K-STATE STUDENTS' DESIGNS FOR GREENSBURG'S FUTURE ON DISPLAY IN PRATT: Residents of Greensburg and surrounding communities will get their first look at how that devastated town might rebuild when the design work of Kansas State University students goes on display Friday, Dec. 14, in neighboring Pratt.

PHARMACOLOGY GRADUATE STUDENT AT K-STATE WINS NATIONAL RESEARCH AWARD FOR PRESENTATION ON BOVINE DISEASE: Dr. Brandon Reinbold, Manhattan, a graduate student in pharmacology in the College of Veterinary Medicine at Kansas State University, has received the Society for Tropical Veterinary Medicine Award at the Conference of Research Workers in Animal Disease meeting Dec. 2 in Chicago.

K-STATE AT SALINA'S LES HANNAH A 'MYTH BUSTER' ABOUT NATIVE AMERICANS: Leslie Hannah, an assistant professor of English at Kansas State University at Salina, is on a mission to change the way the world sees American Indians.

 

Friday, December 7, 2007

 

NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH AWARD K-STATE SPECIALIST IN TICK-BORNE PATHOGENS $1.8 MILLION GRANT TO HELP HALT DISEASE SPREAD: Roman Ganta, a professor of diagnostic medicine and pathobiology at Kansas State University, has been awarded a grant of $1,825,000 by the National Institutes of Health to figure out how to stop the tick-borne bacteria, Ehrlichia chaffeensis, from making animals and people sick.

WILL FERRELL COMEDY TOUR TO PERFORM AT K-STATE FEB. 4; TOUR TO VISIT SEVEN COLLEGE CAMPUSES LEADING UP TO RELEASE OF 'SEMI-PRO' BY NEW LINE CINEMA: In support of the Feb. 29, 2008, theatrical release of his new comedy, "Semi-Pro," Will Ferrell will host a nationwide college comedy tour featuring rising stars of stand-up. The tour will make one of its seven college stops at Kansas State University for a performance at 8 p.m. Monday, Feb. 4, in Bramlage Coliseum.

K-STATE AGRONOMY STUDENTS WIN NATIONAL HONORS: Several agronomy students from Kansas State University received national honors at the recent 2007 American Society of Agronomy annual meetings in New Orleans.

K-STATE AT SALINA RECOGNIZES ELITE SCHOLARS: Kansas State University at Salina's department of engineering technology recognized the ELITE scholarship program's inaugural group of scholarship recipients at a banquet Dec. 3.

K-STATE STUDENT NAMED GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY SCHOLAR: Kansas State University's Mike Popelka, senior in agronomy, Munden, has been selected as a Gold Opportunity Scholar by the Crop Science Society of America.

K-STATE COLLEGE OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION RECOGNIZES TWO FACULTY MEMBERS FOR TEACHING, RESEARCH: Janis Crow, instructor in marketing, is the fall 2007 recipient of the Kansas State Bank Teaching Excellence Award. Richard McFarland, associate professor of marketing and the L.L. McAninch Chair of Business Administration, is the fall 2007 recipient of the College of Business Administration Outstanding Contribution in Research Award.

 

Thursday, December 6, 2007

 

MEDIA ARRANGEMENTS FOR CLIMATE CHANGE FORUM AT K-STATE DEC. 17-18: Complimentary registration is available to media members to attend "Agriculture's Role in the New Carbon Economy," a forum sponsored by the Consortium for Agricultural Soil Mitigation of Greenhouse Gases. The forum will be Dec. 17 and 18 at Kansas State University.

K-STATE'S INSTITUTE FOR CIVIC DISCOURSE AND DEMOCRACY TO HOST NATIONAL PRESIDENTIAL CAUCUS FRIDAY, DEC. 7: The Institute for Civic Discourse and Democracy at Kansas State University will host a National Presidential Caucus from 6-8 p.m. Friday, Dec. 7, in the K-State Student Union.

K-STATE'S BEACH MUSEUM OF ART TO OFFER LADIES NIGHT DEC. 1: The Marianna Kistler Beach Museum of Art at Kansas State University has planned a ladies night from 6:30-9:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 13.

K-STATE ARMY ROTC STUDENTS RECEIVE HIGH HONORS: Several students in Kansas State University's Army ROTC Wildcat Battalion have been recognized nationally for excellence through the recently released Army ROTC National Order of Merit List.

K-STATE TRUMPET STUDENTS PERFORM IN PARIS: Six Kansas State University students and faculty member recently got the opportunity to perform in Paris with an international trumpet soloist.

K-STATE CIVIL ENGINEERING STUDENTS CERTIFIED AS CONCRETE INSPECTORS: Four Kansas State University civil engineering students have passed the American Concrete Institute's Concrete Field Testing Technician Grade 1 program.

 

Wednesday, December 5, 2007

 

OPINION: RAW MILK SICKENS THE UNSUSPECTING -- AGAIN: It seems like every week in the U.S. there is a report of unpasteurized milk testing positive for listeria or salmonella or E. coli or campylobacter or some other dangerous bug; every month there is a report of people, largely children, sickened after consuming unpasteurized milk.

K-STATE PROFESSOR CONTRIBUTES TO NEW OKLAHOMA HISTORY AND CULTURE ENCYCLOPEDIA: A new encyclopedia on the history and culture of Oklahoma features the work of a Kansas State University distinguished professor of geography and several of his former students.

K-STATE ASSOCIATE PROVOST, ENGINEERING PROFESSOR ELEVATED TO FELLOW IN IEEE: Ruth Dyer, associate provost and a professor of electrical and computer engineering at Kansas State University, is among 295 senior members of the IEEE to be elevated to the grade of fellow.

K-STATE TO GRADUATE NEARLY 1,400 AT FALL COMMENCEMENT CEREMONIES: Nearly 1,400 students are candidates for degrees this fall from Kansas State University. Commencement ceremonies will take place Dec. 7 and 8 in Salina and Manhattan.

 

Tuesday, December 4, 2007

 

K-STATE MASTER'S STUDENT USING THE ENVIRONMENT OF DISEASE TO DECIPHER WHERE AND WHEN THE NEXT OUTBREAK COULD HAPPEN: Christine Ellis, who entered K-State's master's of public health program in the spring, is working in a new field called spatial epidemiology. It is the geographic study of where disease occurs and how the environmental conditions at the time contributed to the disease's spread and proliferation.

K-STATE RESEARCHERS FIND THAT FEEDING CATTLE A BYPRODUCT OF ETHANOL PRODUCTION CAUSES E. COLI 0157 TO SPIKE: Ethanol plants and livestock producers have created a symbiotic relationship. Cattle producers feed their livestock distiller's grains, a byproduct of the ethanol distilling process, giving ethanol producers an added source of income. But recent research at Kansas State University has found that cattle fed distiller's grain have an increased prevalence of E. coli 0157 in their hindgut.

PROGRAM ENCOURAGES K-STATE STUDENTS TO TAKE CHARGE OF THEIR FINANCIAL FUTURE: Kansas State University students' personal approach to encouraging thrift seems to have a better chance of changing classmates' financial habits than more passive methods, according to the undergraduate coordinator of a pilot program on campus.

K-STATE'S COLLEGE OF HUMAN ECOLOGY NAMES SEVEN OUTSTANDING SENIORS: Kansas State University's College of Human Ecology is recognizing seven graduating students as outstanding seniors.

K-STATE STUDENT UNION OFFICERS WIN AWARDS FROM ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGE UNIONS INTERNATIONAL: The president of Kansas State University's Union Program Council and the executive director of the K-State Student Union have been honored at a recent meeting of the Association of College Unions International.

 

Monday, December 3, 2007

 

RESEARCHERS AT K-STATE EXAMINING FOOD SAFETY EDUCATION FOR OLDER ADULTS: Researchers in Kansas State University's College of Human Ecology have been awarded a $599,000 grant to develop educational programs in food safety targeting vulnerable older adults.

MANHATTAN-AREA PHILANTHROPIST TO RECEIVE K-STATE MEDAL OF EXCELLENCE: Kansas State University is awarding its highest honor, the Medal of Excellence, to Lee Borck, Manhattan, a longtime university supporter.

K-STATE STUDENT FROM LEAWOOD IS COLLEGE OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION'S FALL 2007 OUTSTANDING SENIOR IN BUSINESS: Leisha Harrison, a December 2007 bachelor's candidate in marketing with a minor in French, Leawood, is the Kansas State University College of Business Administration's Fall 2007 Outstanding Senior in Business.

SEVEN K-STATE STUDENTS NEW MEMBERS OF SIGMA TAU DELTA INTERNATIONAL ENGLISH HONOR SOCIETY: Kansas State University's chapter of Sigma Tau Delta, the international English honor society, has seven new members.