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January 2008

 

Thursday, January 31, 2008

 

NUTRIJOY AND COCA COLA SIGN PURCHASE AGREEMENT: The Coca-Cola Company has signed a definitive purchase agreement to acquire a majority ownership of NutriJoy Inc. The agreement was announced today by Bob Krause, chairman of NutriJoy Inc. and vice president for institutional advancement at Kansas State University.

K-STATE PHYSICS PROFESSOR AND COLLABORATOR USE MUSICAL CHORDS TO ANALYZE AND ILLUSTRATE HYDROGEN MOLECULE'S RESPONSE TO LASER PULSES: Uwe Thumm and colleagues in Heidelberg, Germany, have shown how a hydrogen molecule responds to laser pulses by using the changing musical chord created by the molecule's vibrational motion.

ROSTER OF K-STATE EVENTS PROMOTES NONVIOLENCE THROUGHOUT COMMUNITY: Kansas State University's seventh annual Season for Nonviolence includes a roadside cleanup campaign and workshops on compassionate communication, soldiers' rights and healthful eating habits.

K-STATE BUSINESS AND HOSPITALITY FAIR FEB. 19: Kansas State University's Business and Hospitality Career Fair will be 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 19, in the K-State Student Union Ballroom.

 

Wednesday, January 30, 2008

 

K-STATE STUDENTS WORK TOWARD KEY LICENSING REQUIREMENT FOR NUCLEAR REACTOR OPERATION: Having a nuclear reactor on campus for education and research purposes means engineering students at Kansas State University not only get to study how an actual reactor works, they also can get the necessary training to become licensed nuclear reactor operators.

K-STATE AWARDS SEMESTER, GRADUATION HONORS: More than 1,700 students earned semester honors from Kansas State University for their academic performance during the 2007 fall semester. K-State also is awarding 129 students December 2007 graduation honors in recognition of their outstanding academic performance as undergraduates.

K-STATER'S BOOK ON RUSSIAN MILITARY NAMED A TOP ACADEMIC TITLE FOR 2007: The latest book by Dale Herspring, university distinguished professor of political science at Kansas State University, has been recognized as an outstanding academic title by Choice magazine, whose reviews influence scholars and libraries across the country.

K-STATE'S ADVANCED MANUFACTURING INSTITUTE WINS MARKETING AWARD: The Advanced Manufacturing Institute at Kansas State University has been honored by the American Advertising Federation with a gold Addy award for best direct mail campaign.

K-STATE THEATER TO PRESENT FIRST PRODUCTION OF 2008: The theater program at Kansas State University will present "The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds" at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 7-9 and Feb. 13-16 in Nichols Theater.

 

Tuesday, January 29, 2008

 

K-STATE BILINGUAL INFORMATION NIGHT IN KANSAS CITY STILL ON: Today's winter weather will not stop Kansas State University's Bilingual Information Night at J.C. Harmon High School in Kansas City, Kan., tonight.

NEW K-STATE LAB PROVIDES QUICK, RELIABLE PHARMACOLOGICAL SERVICES TO RESEARCHERS ALONG THE KANSAS CITY ANIMAL HEALTH CORRIDOR: PharmCATS, the latest addition to K-State's laboratory capabilities, serves both university and industry clients in need of bioanalytical services. PharmCATS is a nonprofit support organization for K-State and is in the university's research park.

K-STATE AT SALINA PROFESSOR TO SPEAK AT FIRST WORLD UNIVERSITIES FORUM: Kansas State University at Salina's Les Hannah will be a presenter at the first World Universities Forum, Jan. 30-Feb. 2, in Davos, Switzerland.

K-STATE'S CAREER AND EMPLOYMENT SERVICES SPONSORING CONTEST FOR STUDENTS; PRIZE IS TICKETS TO BIG 12 BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT: Kansas State University students are getting the chance to win tickets to the upcoming Big 12 Basketball Tournament while learning more about the services provided by the university's on-campus career and employment resource.

KRISTINE YOUNG TO FILL ACTING SPOT LEADING K-STATE INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS: Kristine Young has agreed to serve as acting associate provost for international programs at Kansas State University, effective immediately.

 

Monday, January 28, 2008

 

K-STATE'S GREEK COMMUNITY, INSTITUTE FOR CIVIC DISCOURSE AND DEMOCRACY SPONSORING OPEN DIALOGUE ON ENERGY PROBLEM: The Institute for Civic Discourse and Democracy and the Panhellenic and Interfraternity councils at Kansas State University are co-sponsoring the open forum, "Public Discussion on the Energy Problem: Choices for an Uncertain Future."

L.A. CHEF TAJI MARIE TO PRESENT CULINARY WORKSHOP AT K-STATE: "Flavors of Latin America," the fourth annual department of hotel, restaurant, institutional management and dietetics' Culinary Enhancement Workshop for food service professionals and alumni, begins at 10 a.m. in the Derby Gold Room, Derby Dining Center.

'LADIES NIGHT' AT K-STATE'S BEACH MUSEUM PUTS JEWELRY IN NEW LIGHT: The Marianna Kistler Beach Museum of Art at Kansas State University is offering a "ladies night" that puts the spotlight on jewelry – looking at it, learning from it and even making it – from 6:30-9 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 7.

 

Friday, January 25, 2008

 

K-STATE HORTICULTURE PROFESSOR WINS FULBRIGHT TO HELP ECOTOURISM IN MALI: Ted T. Cable, a professor of park management and conservation at Kansas State University, has been selected for a Fulbright senior specialists project at the University of Bamako in the West African country of Mali.

FAMILIES CAN CREATE VALENTINES AT K-STATE BEACH MUSEUM WORKSHOP FEB. 3: The Marianna Kistler Beach Museum of Art at Kansas State University invites families to its annual Valentine's Art Workshop from 2-4 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 3.

K-STATE TO HOST ACT/SAT TEST PREPARATION WORKSHOP FOR HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS: High school girls from across Kansas will participate in "Ace the ACT/Slam the SAT" workshop from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 31, at Kansas State University.

BILL MARLER DONATES TO INTERNATIONAL FOOD SAFETY NETWORK: Fifteen years ago this week, Seattle lawyer Bill Marler and Kansas State University professor Douglas Powell were drawn into the food safety arena when the Washington Department of Health announced that Jack in the Box restaurants were the source of a multi-state outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 infections. Now, the two are teaming up to further promote awareness of food safety.

 

Thursday, January 24, 2008

 

K-STATE PROFESSORS PARTICIPATE IN WORK AT CERN, THE EUROPEAN ORGANIZATION FOR NUCLEAR RESEARCH IN GENEVA, SWITZERLAND: Two Kansas State University physics professors have worked for the past seven years helping bring to life the world's most powerful particle accelerator, known as the Large Hadron Collider at CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research in Geneva, Switzerland. K-State is one of 48 institutions from 22 states and Puerto Rico involved in this project. Approximately 2,300 international collaborators are working on the project.

K-STATE IMPLEMENTS EMERGENCY TEXT-MESSAGING SYSTEM: Kansas State University has introduced a text-messaging system to alert students, faculty and staff of campus emergencies. The voluntary service, which lets qualified users register their cell phone numbers via the university's existing eProfile information system, became available Jan. 18.

K-STATE TO ESTABLISH COOPERATIVE EXTENSION AT FORT RILEY: Kansas State University and Fort Riley will strengthen their commitments to assisting soldiers and their families by creating a Cooperative Extension program tailored to the needs of military personnel.

CANADIAN ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT EXPERT MAUREEN REED TO BE K-STATE ADVANCE DISTINGUISHED LECTURER: A Canadian environmental management expert will present an ADVANCE Distinguished Lecture at Kansas State University.

KEVIN LEASE TO SERVE AS PART-TIME INTERIM ASSOCIATE DEAN OF THE K-STATE GRADUATE SCHOOL: A Kansas State University faculty member who served as director of his department's graduate program is now serving as part-time interim associate dean of the K-State Graduate School.

 

Wednesday, January 23, 2008

 

K-STATE'S MCCAIN PERFORMANCE SERIES TO PRESENT 'GISELLE': Kansas State University's McCain Performance Series will kick off 2008 with a taste of Russia. The ballet "Giselle," performed by Russia's St. Petersburg Ballet Theatre, will be at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 31, in McCain Auditorium.

K-STATE COLLEGE OF ARCHITECTURE, PLANNING AND DESIGN OFFERING EXHIBIT OF CLASSIC AND CONTEMPORARY KNOLL FURNITURE: "Knoll," an exhibit of classic and contemporary furniture, is on display through Friday, Feb. 8 in the Kansas State University College of Architecture, Planning and Design's Chang Gallery in Seaton Hall.

K-STATE'S ENGINEERING CAREER FAIR PROVIDES JOB OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS: More than 120 engineering and computer science companies will be attending the annual K-State Engineering Career Fair. The fair will be from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 12, in the Rathbone Hall atrium.

K-STATE FACULTY GRANTED SABBATICAL LEAVE FOR 2008-2009 ACADEMIC YEAR: Sabbatical leaves are being granted to 43 Kansas State University faculty members during the 2008-2009 school year. The purpose and length of each leave varies, with some faculty members using the time for research projects in the United States or internationally, to teach at other institutions or for other academic pursuits.

 

Tuesday, January 22, 2008

 

MEDIA ARRANGEMENTS FOR K-STATE LANDON LECTURE BY CHINESE AMBASSADOR H.E. ZHOU WENZHONG: H.E. Zhou Wenzhong, the Chinese ambassador, will present a Landon Lecture at 2:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 11, in Kansas State University's McCain Auditorium.

K-STATE'S ADVANCED MANUFACTURING INSTITUTE SELECTS SPRING INTERNS: The Advanced Manufacturing Institute at Kansas State University has selected 30 students to serve as interns during the spring 2008 semester.

K-STATE DOCTORAL STUDENT RECEIVES CIA'S WALTER L. PFORZHEIMER AWARD: An article written by a Kansas State University doctoral student in history has earned a prestigious honor from the CIA and its Center for the Study of Intelligence.

 

Friday, January 18, 2008

 

K-STATE PROFESSOR, STUDENT WIN COMMERCE BANK AWARDS FOR DIVERSITY EFFORTS: Their work in the cause of diversity at Kansas State University has won an architecture student and an associate professor of family studies and human services Commerce Bank Presidential Awards.

K-STATE'S COLLEGE OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION DIVERSITY LECTURE TO FEATURE BUSINESSMAN KEVIN BURNETT: Kansas State University's College of Business Administration will present a diversity lecture featuring accomplished sales executive and sales professional Kevin Burnett.

TIP SHEET: PODCAST AVAILABLE OF KANSAS POLITICAL EXPERT AT K-STATE DISCUSSING MEDIA, CANDIDATE ATTENTION THAT KANSAS CAUCUSES COULD GARNER: In a new podcast now available, Joe Aistrup, professor of political science at Kansas State University, discusses the attention the upcoming Kansas caucuses could capture from the presidential candidates and the media.

RUSSIAN EXPERT IS NAMED K-STATE'S INTERNATIONAL EDUCATOR OF THE YEAR: An expert on Soviet-era Russian literature who established Kansas State University's first office of study abroad has been named K-State's international educator of the year for 2007.

OUTSTANDING K-STATE COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE STUDENT AND FACULTY HONORED: Kansas State University's College of Agriculture Student Council has selected the college's latest student of the month and has recognized two faculty members for their work during the fall 2007 semester.

 

Thursday, January 17, 2008

 

KANSAS BIOSCIENCE AUTHORITY NAMES K-STATE'S EXPERT ON EMERGING ZOONOTIC DISEASES ONE OF THE FIRST KANSAS BIOSCIENCE EMINENT SCHOLARS: Juergen Richt, Kansas State University's Regents Distinguished Professor, has been named a 2008 Kansas Bioscience Eminent Scholar by the Kansas Bioscience Authority.

OP-ED: THE BENEFITS OF BRINGING NBAF TO K-STATE ARE TOO GREAT TO IGNORE: Fred Cholick, dean of K-State's College of Agriculture and director of K-State Research and Extension

K-STATE'S CHAPTER OF MORTAR BOARD SENIOR HONOR SOCIETY ORGANIZING ACADEMIC DECATHLON FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS: The Kansas Academic Decathlon will be Friday, Jan. 25, and Saturday, Jan. 26, at Kansas State University. K-State's chapter of Mortar Board, the national senior honor society, will be the host of the event at the K-State Student Union.

WORKSHOP AT K-STATE'S BEACH MUSEUM TO HELP ADULTS TEACH ART: The elements of art include line, shape, color and texture. The Marianna Kistler Beach Museum of Art at Kansas State University is offering a workshop to teach adults to help children find these elements in any kind of art.

 

Tuesday, January 15, 2008

 

COLLABORATIVE BIOSECURITY RESEARCH INITIATIVE LAUNCHED TO TARGET ANIMAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH THREATS NATIONALLY: The Kansas Bioscience Authority has launched a $2.5 million initiative to bring together researchers nationwide to create products that protect Americans from the intentional use of animal-borne diseases to disrupt the national economy or to infect humans.

KANSAS BIOSCIENCE AUTHORITY ANNOUNCES $2.5 MILLION INITIATIVE TO BRING RESEARCHERS FROM ACROSS THE NATION TO K-STATE: The Kansas Bioscience Authority announced today a $2.5 million initiative that will add more horsepower to Kansas State University's research capabilities in addressing threats to the nation's food supply.

BUSINESSES TO SEEK EMPLOYEES, INTERNS AT K-STATE AGRI-INDUSTRY CAREER FAIR JAN. 29: Representatives from more than 65 businesses, including Frito-Lay, Safeway, Syngenta and Archer Daniels Midland, are coming to Kansas State University to talk with students in K-State's College of Agriculture about employment and internship opportunities.

 

Monday, January 14, 2008

 

K-STATE'S ADVANCED MANUFACTURING INSTITUTE ASSISTS JOHN DEERE IN DEVELOPMENT OF SPECIAL PIN JOINTS: John Deere identified a need to extend pin joint life, make pin joint life consistent and eliminate pin joint greasing, all while working in varying operating conditions and applications.

K-STATE'S POLLUTION PREVENTION INTERN PROGRAM IS HELPING TO REDUCE WASTE, SAVE DOLLARS FOR KANSAS BUSINESSES: The Kansas State University Pollution Prevention Institute Intern Program has seven positions available for summer 2008. Now in its third year, the program links top-level engineering and environmental sciences students with Kansas business and industry to research projects that reduce industrial emissions and wastes and conserve natural resources.

 

 

Friday, January 11, 2008

 

K-STATE STUDENT'S INTEREST IN ENDING POVERTY TAKES HIM TO ELITE SUMMIT: Kansas State University's David Westfall, graduate student in sociology, Arcadia, recently joined more than 120 student activists from across the U.S. at a special summit on ending poverty, the ONE Power 100 Summit, Jan. 2-5, in Washington, D.C.

K-STATE AT SALINA TO BE HOST TO REGIONAL SCIENCE COMPETITION: Kansas State University at Salina will host a Regional Kansas Science Olympiad Wednesday, Jan. 16. The Kansas Science Olympiad is a statewide competition that challenges students to demonstrate their knowledge, ability and skills in all areas of science.

 

Thursday, January 10, 2008

 

K-STATE'S KONZA ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION PROGRAM SEEKING DOCENTS: The Konza Environmental Education Program, offered through Kansas State University's Konza Prairie Biological Station, will begin its 2008 docent training program at 9 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 16.

 

Wednesday, January 9, 2008

 

CHINESE AMBASSADOR'S LANDON LECTURE AT K-STATE RESCHEDULED FOR FEB. 11: Chinese Ambassador H.E. Zhou Wenzhong's Landon Lecture at Kansas State University has been rescheduled for 2:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 11, at McCain Auditorium.

K-STATE'S MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. OBSERVANCE WEEK JAN. 20-26: Lectures, entertainment and a fund drive to build a memorial to the late Coretta Scott King are some of the events organized as part of Kansas State University's annual Martin Luther King Jr. Observance Week. The week, Jan. 20-26, is a celebration of the civil rights leader's legacy.

NEW BIG 12 ENGINEERING CONSORTIUM ADOPTS K-STATE'S COURSE ENROLLMENT SYSTEM: ExpanSIS, an award-winning, multi-university student information system co-developed by Kansas State University's Institute for Academic Alliances and office of mediated education, will be used by the newly-formed Big 12 Engineering Consortium to exchange student, course and financial information among Big 12 universities participating in the Big 12 Nuclear Engineering Program.

 

Tuesday, January 8, 2008

 

K-STATE ARCHITECTURE, LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE, INTERIOR ARCHITECTURE AND INTERIOR DESIGN PROGRAMS EARN TOP 10 RANKINGS: A nationwide survey rates academic programs offered in the College of Architecture, Planning and Design at Kansas State University as among the tops in the nation, as well as the interior design program offered through K-State's College of Human Ecology.

K-STATE WINS BEST PAPER AWARDS AT GRADUATE HOSPITALITY AND TOURISM RESEARCH CONFERENCE FOR FOURTH CONSECUTIVE YEAR: Several graduate students and faculty members from Kansas State University are recipients of best paper awards from the 13th annual Graduate Education and Research Conference in Hospitality and Tourism. This year's conference was Jan. 3-5 at the University of Central Florida in Orlando.

 

Monday, January 7, 2008

 

K-STATE AT SALINA'S ERIC SHAPPEE RENEWS MASTER CERTIFICATED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR STATUS: Eric Shappee, flight and ground instructor and associate professor of aviation at Kansas State University at Salina, has earned renewed Master Certificated Flight Instructor accreditation from the National Association of Flight Instructors.

 

Friday, January 4, 2008

 

K-STATE AT SALINA TO HOST CAREER DAY FOR TEEN GIRLS TO EXPLORE SCIENCE, TECHNICAL PROFESSIONS: The 15th annual Teen Women in Science and Technology -- or TWIST -- Career Day will be Thursday, Jan. 10, at Kansas State University at Salina.

LAFENE ANNUAL REPORT EMPHASIZES STUDENT HEALTH PROMOTION AT K-STATE: Though the number of students who seek treatment at Kansas State University's Lafene Health Center has generally kept pace with enrollment over the years, the center wants to emphasize its expanding programs that promote wellness, according to Lannie Zweimiller, Lafene's director.

ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE EARNS K-STATE STUDENTS MEMBERSHIP IN PHI KAPPA PHI: Kansas State University's chapter of Phi Kappa Phi, a national academic honor society, has gained more than 110 new members.

 

Thursday, January 3, 2008

 

STRANGE-BEHAVING CRYSTALS COULD HAVE IMPACT ON RESEARCH, TECHNOLOGY, SAYS K-STATE CHEMIST AND CO-AUTHOR OF ARTICLE IN JAN. 4 ISSUE OF SCIENCE: All of us break the rules from time to time -- even crystals. "There are all sorts of rules about what crystals can do during phase transitions," said Mark D. Hollingsworth, associate professor of chemistry at Kansas State University. "For a long time, scientists have assumed that the norm applied for all sorts of substances."

K-STATE'S VETERINARY DIAGNOSTIC LAB IS KANSAS' FIRST LINE OF DEFENSE AGAINST BIRD FLU: If the highly pathogenic strain of avian influenza ever comes to Kansas, diagnosticians at Kansas State University's Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory will be the first to know.

K-STATE VETERINARY MEDICINE STUDENT WINS $10,000 BUSINESS APTITUDE AWARD: Kansas State University's Natalie Turner Barrett, a fourth-year student in veterinary medicine, Escondido, Calif., is a 2008 recipient of the National Simmons Educational Fund Business Aptitude Award.

K-STATE TO HOST PUBLIC FORUMS ON RENEWABLE ENERGY, FOOD AND SUSTAINABILITY: Energy and environmental professionals will be available for dialogue and discussion on the topics of renewable energy, food and sustainability at two public forums on the Kansas State University campus.

PITTSBURG STATE ARTIST'S WEARABLE WORK COMES TO K-STATE'S BEACH MUSEUM: Marjorie Schick isn't the typical busts-and-statues sculptor. Instead she uses the body's relation to form, color and texture as inspiration for her full-body jewelry.

 

Wednesday, January 2, 2008

 

STUDENT FROM WAMEGO JOINS K-STATE MEDIA RELATIONS AS PODCASTER: Ashley Hanson, junior in public relations and advertising, Wamego, has joined Kansas State University media relations as a podcaster.