K-STATE WINS APPEAL IN COLLEGIAN CASE: With the decision by the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to dismiss the appeal of a First Amendment rights case against Kansas State University, officials at K-State say it is time to move on.
'GRAB AND GO' CAFE TO OPEN IN K-STATE'S HALE LIBRARY: The age-old prohibition against food and drink in the library goes out the window in mid-August when Kansas State University's Hale Library opens a coffee shop on its first floor.
RIVERA JOINS K-STATE'S COLLEGE OF HUMAN ECOLOGY AS COORDINATOR FOR ACADEMIC SERVICES AND DIVERSITY: To Madai Rivera, diversity means that differences among people are valued and appreciated. As new coordinator for academic services and diversity in Kansas State University's College of Human Ecology, Rivera will continue the campaign to draw a wider variety of students to its programs.
K-STATE STUDENTS ATTEND NEW DATA SCIENCES SUMMER INSTITUTE, WORK ON PROJECTS THAT COULD ONE DAY HELP WITH HOMELAND SECURITY: A Kansas State University faculty member and six of his students participated in a new information science institute this summer created to prepare future leaders in the field and to work on projects that may one day help with homeland security.
CHILDREN'S DAY CAMP BEING OFFERED AT K-STATE AUG. 6-10: Kansas State University's Community Health Institute is sponsoring a special day camp Aug. 6-10 for children in grades 4-6. L.I.F.E 4 Kids Day Camp will be 8-11 a.m. each day in K-State's Ahearn Field House.
K-STATE'S HALE LIBRARY FEATURES POP-UP BOOKS EXHIBITION: Pop-up books are the subject of a new exhibition now on display through Sept. 28 at Kansas State University's Hale Library. "Pop Art: The Artistry of Paper Engineering" is available 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. weekdays in the library's gallery on the fifth floor. Admission is free.
WASHINGTON, D.C., AEROSPACE FLIGHT ACADEMY BRINGING 50 INNER-CITY STUDENTS TO K-STATE AT SALINA TO EXPERIENCE THE WONDER OF FLIGHT: Fifty high school students from inner-city neighborhoods of Washington, D.C., are coming to Kansas State University at Salina to learn firsthand about the power of flight.
TOPEKA COMPANY TO BUILD NEW K-STATE PARKING GARAGE: Murray and Sons Construction Company Inc., Topeka, has been selected to build Kansas State University's new parking garage.
ACCIDENT INJURES WORKER AT JARDINE CONSTRUCTION SITE: A worker was injured this morning in an accident at the Jardine Apartment Complex construction site at Kansas State University.
K-STATE OPENS DOORS TO CAREERS FOR KAUFFMAN SCHOLARS: This summer, faculty, staff and students at Kansas State University are doing their share to keep a group of Kansas City area kids on track to successful college careers.
K-STATE COLLEGE OF ARCHITECTURE, PLANNING AND DESIGN STUDENTS TO LIVE, STUDY IN DOWNTOWN KC: Starting in August, the new home for the Kansas City Design Center will be the new workplace for seven students from Kansas State University's College of Architecture, Planning and Design.
K-STATE POLITICAL SCIENCE GRADS USING THEIR SKILLS IN FOREIGN SERVICE: Two Kansas State University graduates are using knowledge they picked up in Kansas to make a difference in Africa. Lt. Col. Nicolas J. Lovelace and Maj. Matt Battiston are both career Army officers. Lovelace is U.S. Army defense attaché with the U.S. Embassy in N'Djamena, Chad. Battiston is U.S. Army attaché and C-12 pilot based in Accra, Ghana.
K-STATE MCNAIR SCHOLARS TO PRESENT RESULTS OF SUMMER RESEARCH: Their topics range from expatriate Indian fiction to oxygen uptake in athletes, but the undergraduates participating in this summer's McNair Scholars program at Kansas State University all have learned the same thing: how to apply the tools of research.
K-STATE PROFESSOR HELPS FIND A NATURAL ALTERNATIVE TO CHEMICALS FOR INSECT CONTROL: Stored-product pests are millers' worst nightmares. But one Kansas State University researcher is working to show there are ways to get rid of these pests without harming the environment or the budget.
K-STATE FRESHMAN TO RECEIVE LAW ENFORCEMENT SCHOLARSHIP: John Grice, Manhattan, an incoming freshman at Kansas State University, has been awarded the John Foster Memorial Scholarship.
K-STATE PROFESSOR IS NAMED FELLOW OF AG ENGINEERING SOCIETY: The American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers has named Kansas State University's Pat Murphy a Fellow of the society.
K-STATE INTERIOR DESIGN GRADUATE RECEIVES NATIONAL TRUST SCHOLARSHIP: A May 2007 graduate of Kansas State University has received a diversity scholarship from the National Trust for Historic Preservation.
K-STATE TO OFFER ONLINE COURSES FULFILLING UNIVERSITY GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS: Kansas State University will offer nine online courses for the fall 2007 semester that are approved for university general education requirements.
NATIONALLY KNOWN DOMESTIC VIOLENCE EXPERT IS NEW DIRECTOR OF K-STATE'S MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPY PROGRAM: Sandra Stith, the new director of the marriage and family therapy program at Kansas State University, knows about the broken-bone type of abuse in a relationship.
RECENT K-STATE GRADUATE NAMED MATT KING NAMED A FULBRIGHT SCHOLAR AND WILL STUDY AT OXFORD: Kansas State University's Matthew King will be heading to the United Kingdom this fall as a Fulbright Scholar. He has received a Fulbright Postgraduate Award and will work on a master's in environmental change and management at Oxford University.
K-STATE PROFESSOR SAYS MAKING TIME FOR READING IMPORTANT FOR CHILDREN, SUGGESTS BOOKS FOR KIDS TO TRY: Children's literature means more than just books for children, according to Kansas State University's Anne Phillips, an associate professor of English.
K-STATE STUDENT ARCHITECTURAL ENGINEERING TEAM TAKES FIRST PLACE IN INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION: A team from Kansas State University's student chapter of the American Society of Heating, Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning Engineers took first place in a recent international design competition sponsored by the society.
TRUMAN FOUNDATION HONORS K-STATE FACULTY MEMBER AND TRUMAN SCHOLAR: Nearly 20 years after a Harry S. Truman Scholarship changed her life, Kansas State University's Mary Hale Tolar is being recognized by the Truman Foundation for helping other Truman scholars and for living up to the scholarship's ideals.
KAW VALLEY RODEO TO SUPPORT K-STATE CANCER RESEARCH: Cowboys are tough enough to wear pink. Are you? The Terry C. Johnson Center for Basic Cancer Research at Kansas State University hopes so. It may not be a color associated with rodeos or K-State, but cowboys and cowgirls competing in the 2007 Kaw Valley PRCA Rodeo plan to wear pink at the rodeo, Friday, July 27, to raise awareness of breast cancer.
TWO NEW DEPARTMENT HEADS FOR K-STATE'S COLLEGE OF ARCHITECTURE, PLANNING AND DESIGN: Lorraine Cutler is now head of the department of interior architecture and product design. Peter Magyar will become head of the department of architecture effective Aug. 13.
FOR ANDALE FAMILY, K-STATE IS LIKE A SECOND HOME: The "K-State parent" sticker over the McFaddens' front door tells the truth, but not the whole truth. For that, they'd need a lot more stickers. Phyllis and Jim McFadden, Andale, have watched seven of their eight children head off to Kansas State University, starting with Sarah, who graduated in 1992. The chain will end with Monica, their youngest, who will start this fall.
K-STATERS TO HELP THROW A PARTY FOR GREENSBURG KIDS WITH STARS FROM DISNEY, NICKELODEON: Children whose routines and social contacts were disrupted by the Greensburg tornado will have a chance to reconnect with their friends and even rub shoulders with youthful celebrities Sunday, July 15, when Kids With a Cause comes to town.
K-STATE CONTINUING LEGACY OF QUALITY ON-CAMPUS CHILD CARE WITH NEW BUILDING FOR K-STATE CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER: Changes at Kansas State University's child care center are helping the university continue a long tradition of providing quality care for the children of K-State students, staff and faculty.
GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAIN EXPERTS TO GATHER AT K-STATE: The challenge of moving goods from manufacturers to customers all over the world is drawing supply chain experts to Kansas State University for a conference this week.
K-STATE ENGINEERING STUDENTS PARTICIPATE IN COMPETITIONS, WIN AWARDS AT INTERNATIONAL MEETING: Students from the department of biological and agricultural engineering at Kansas State University took presented papers and posters, competed in club contests and participated in robotics and fountain war competitions at the annual international meeting of the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers, June 17-20, in Minneapolis, Minn.
K-STATE PSYCHOLOGY STUDENTS HAVE WORK PRESENTED AT NATIONAL MEETING: Three graduate students in psychology at Kansas State University co-authored presentations and/or posters given at the recent 22nd annual meeting of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology in New York, N.Y., and the 19th annual Association for Psychological Sciences convention in Washington, D.C.
K-STATE COMBATIVES PROGRAM TO TRAIN FORT RILEY SOLDIERS: More than 30 Iraq-bound female soldiers from the 1st Combat Aviation Brigade will take advantage of free self-defense instruction from Kansas State University's recently expanded combatives program.
K-STATE VETERINARIAN HAS TIPS FOR OWNERS OF THUNDERSTORM-PHOBIC DOGS: It's not just people, such as young children, who may find thunderstorms an anxiety-raising experience. Some dogs also are afraid of thunderstorms, according to a Kansas State University veterinarian.
DALE SCHWINDAMAN TO RECEIVE 2007 ALUMNI RECOGNITION AWARD FROM K-STATE: Dr. Dale F. Schwindaman, Rockville, Md., has been selected by the Kansas State University College of Veterinary Medicine and its Veterinary Medical Alumni Association to receive a 2007 Alumni Recognition Award.
K-STATE'S DANIEL Y.C. FUNG TO RECEIVE INAUGURAL OUTSTANDING EDUCATOR IN FOOD SAFETY AWARD: A Kansas State University professor who is an international expert in microbial food safety is receiving the inaugural Outstanding Educator in Food Safety Award from Food Safety magazine and ConAgra Foods.
SEAT BELT CONVINCERS BY K-STATE'S ADVANCED MANUFACTURING INSTITUTE HELP SHOW USING SEAT BELTS IMPORTANT TO PEOPLE ACROSS NATION, AROUND WORLD: The Advanced Manufacturing Institute at Kansas State University is helping to improve seat belt safety all over the world with its Seat Belt Convincer.
K-STATE'S COLLEGE OF VETERINARY MEDICINE DEDICATES NEW FACILITY FOR TICK CONTROL RESEARCH: K-State's College of Veterinary Medicine recently dedicated its new Dryden-Merial Tick Research Center. The center was made possible through an $815,000 sponsorship from the Merial pharmaceutical corporation.
K-STATE AT SALINA PROFESSOR INVITED TO OXFORD UNIVERSITY ROUND TABLE TO DISCUSS AMERICAN INDIANS AND THEIR ROLE IN LITERATURE: Leslie Hannah, an assistant professor of arts, sciences and business at Kansas State University at Salina, will take part in a prestigious international discussion on American Indians and their role in literature.
K-STATE OFFERS ENROLLMENT MANAGEMENT COURSES TO HIGHER EDUCATION PROFESSIONALS: Kansas State University is offering two seminars this fall to help student recruitment professionals invigorate their recruitment and retention efforts.
K-STATE TO BE HOST OF DIALOG ON SUSTAINABILITY: The Consortium for Environmental Stewardship and Sustainability and its partners will host a Dialog on Sustainability Thursday, July 19, in Fiedler Hall Auditorium at Kansas State University.
K-STATE RESEARCHER WORKING ON A WAY TO MAKE SNACK FOODS WITH AN EXTRA DOSE OF FIBER JUST AS TASTY AS THE ORIGINAL: Trying to get more fiber in your diet? Munching on cookies or tortillas probably doesn't come to mind. But a Kansas State University researcher is experimenting with ways to add fiber to the foods we love without changing what we like about our favorite snacks.
K-STATE PROFESSORS EXAMINE PERILS OF ADAPTING CHILDREN'S LITERATURE TO FILM: Alterations such as those in the current "Nancy Drew" movie are inevitable when classic children's books become films, says Anne Phillips. But a film can remain too true to its source, according to Philip Nel, an associate professor of English who has studied the Harry Potter phenomenon.
K-STATE'S UNGER TAKES SABBATICAL AFTER STEPPING DOWN AS VICE PROVOST, DEAN: As Elizabeth Unger steps back from her dual jobs of vice provost and dean, she hopes her legacy at Kansas State University will be to encourage other women to surpass her accomplishments of the past 41 years.
K-STATE'S MCCAIN PERFORMANCE SERIES TO FEATURE DRAMA, MUSIC, DANCE AND MORE: Kansas State University's 2007-2008 McCain Performance Series will feature a rafting adventure on the Mississippi River, a trip to Neverland with a boy who won't grow up, improvisational comedy from the Windy City and tango from Argentina, in addition to other dramatic and musical performances.