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Thursday, Oct. 2, 2025

National/International

New research at K-State swats back at mosquito-borne virus threatening pork industry
10/2/25 Swine Web
Kansas State University researchers and collaborators are creating a buzz in the world of mosquito-borne virus research with a new study on Japanese encephalitis virus, or JEV, which can infect humans and animals and cause a range of illnesses, including reproductive abnormalities in swine.

State/Regional

Choral Director and Founder Joshua Oppenheim Answers Four Questions
10/1/25 In Kansas City
Starting this month, there’s a new sound in town. Joshua Oppenheim, Ph.D., with the help of former student Stacy Davis, has launched a community-wide group celebrating all aspects of choral music in Kansas City. “Re:Sound Ensembles is the result of a 30-year slow burn,” says Oppenheim. He has served as a professor of music and the director of choral studies at Kansas State University since 2008.

Local

Enrollment up at K-State for third year in a row
10/1/25 Manhattan Mercury
Officials said in a statement that K-State this semester welcomed its fourth-largest first-time freshman class in university history with 3,788 students. Enrollment is 16,929 for students attending courses at the Manhattan campus in person.