K-State in the news — April 2023
Some of the top stories mentioning Kansas State University are posted below. Download an Excel file (xls) with all of this month's news stories.
Friday, April 28, 2023
National/International
*Ranking Member Cassidy, Warren, Colleagues Reintroduce College Transparency Act
4/27/23 Senate Committee on Health Education Labor & Pensions
“Kansas State University welcomes the passage of the College Transparency Act and appreciates Senator Marshall’s sponsorship of this important legislation. As a land-grant university, K-State strives to be accessible to all Kansans and the data this bill provides to students, families, universities and others will help tell a complete story of student outcomes,” said Richard Linton, President, Kansas State University.
‘I Got $300,000 in a Personal Injury Settlement. What Do I Do With It?’
4/27/23 The Cut
To find a certified financial planner, look for someone who will charge you by the hour. You do not want someone who charges a percentage of “assets under management,” also known as a cut of your investments. “Some planners will just try to sell you stuff,” says Megan McCoy, an accredited financial counselor and professor of personal financial planning at Kansas State University. “Instead, you want someone to help you create a holistic financial plan that you can understand and manage.”
State/Regional
*Good things are on the way in Kansas
4/28/23 Farm Progress/Kansas Farmer
It rained in southwest Kansas this week while Kansas State University President Richard Linton visited Garden City.
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Making it rain is surely in the job description of the president of our state’s land-grant university, after all. Oh, I joke, but I’m very encouraged to see Linton and his team making the effort to reach out to all 105 counties of this state to reconnect the people to K-State Research and Extension serves. It’s been a long time coming.
*K-State officials, former GCHS students visit Garden City
4/27/23 The Garden City Telegram
Sharing and gathering information was the focus of Kansas State University representatives for a forum held Tuesday morning at the Clarion Inn. In attendance from K-State was President Richard Linton and two former Garden City High School students and current K-State students Tram Pham and Jade Valdez-Gomez, as well as others from K-State.
Local
*K-State senior awarded grant for international educational exchange program
4/27/23 WIBW
Kansas State University senior Tess Fairbanks was awarded the Fulbright grant from the Fulbright U.S. Student Program, allowing her the opportunity to work and collaborate in an international educational environment.
*K-State Salina unveils new extended reality lab
4/28/23 The Manhattan Mercury
Students studying computer science and virtual reality at Kansas State University Salina Aerospace and Technology Campus now have a highly advanced educational space that utilizes ultramodern technology: a new extended reality, or XR, lab space.
Thursday, April 27, 2023
National/International
Microinterns? In one state, employers are slowly testing the idea
4/26/23 Work Shift
Sophie Osborn, a junior at Kansas State University, has taken advantage of microinternships, completing more than a dozen with employers in and out of Kansas. She first heard about the concept of microinternships on TikTok, and after investigating them, found the state’s program.
Regional/State
Gov. Kelly signs House and Senate bills to help maintain Kansas’ financial state
4/26/23 Liberal First
It also provides over $150 million in new funding for our state universities to advance initiatives critical to the Kansas economy and workforce—including developing new manufacturing training facilities at Kansas State University and Pittsburg State University, providing cybersecurity and teacher training at Emporia State, and funding the joint Wichita Biomedical Campus at Wichita State University and the University of Kansas.
Local
*K-State senior honored with Fulbright award
4/26/23 Manhattan Mercury
K-State senior Tess Fairbanks is the recipient of a Fulbright grant from the Fulbright U.S. Student Program.
*K-State team to provide free eye exams for service dogs
4/26/23 KSNT
A Kansas State University’s Veterinary Health Center team will provide free eye exams for service and working dogs throughout May.
Wednesday, April 26, 2023
National/International
How Accurate Are Dog Years?
4/25/23 MSN.com
William Fortney, a Kansas State University veterinarian, told The Wall Street Journal, "My guess is it was a marketing ploy. It was a way to encourage owners to bring in their pets at least once a year."
Regional/State
Why do Kansas prairie fires matter? This area of the Flint Hills seeks those answers
4/26/23 Topeka Capital-Journal
From its inception in 1971, the 3,487-hectare native tallgrass prairie, jointly owned by The Nature Conservancy and Kansas State University, has provided researchers the opportunity to study on a large scale.
Local
*K-State researchers discover biomarker to detect cattle liver abscesses
4/25/23 KSNT
A new discovery by two K-State University researchers found a method that may be used to detect liver abscesses in cattle.
*K-State awards $75,000 to entrepreneurial-minded students
4/25/23 KSNT
The K-State College of Business Administration awarded $75,000 to entrepreneurial students from 77 high schools and five community college teams across the state.
Tuesday, April 25, 2023
National/International
The Princeton Review Has Released its 2023 “Best Value Colleges” Lists & Rankings
4/25/23 StreetInsider.com
The school on the list that had the highest admission rate (95%) in 2022 is Kansas State University.
Local resident receives national ‘Who’s Who in Clovia’ recognition
4/24/23 Owatonna.com
Currently, collegiate chapters and alumnae associations are located at Kansas State University in Manhattan, KS, and at the University of Minnesota in St. Paul, MN.
K-State Experts Explain How Embryo Transfer and in Vitro Fertilization Can Fit Into a Cattle Production System
4/25/23 Farms.com
Those same technologies can also enable beef producers to maximize the genetic potential of their herd, say the experts at the Kansas State University Beef Cattle Institute.
Regional/State
*K-State student among 85th class of national Goldwater Scholars
4/24/23 WIBW
One engineering student at Kansas State University is among the 413 in the 85th class of national Goldwater Scholars.
Manhattan is known for K-State, and Lawrence for KU. Why can’t Topeka be about Washburn?
4/24/23 Topeka Capital-Journal
“When you talk about Manhattan, you hear K-State,” Asamoah said.
Local
*K-State student to study physics in Germany through prestigious internship
4/25/23 JC Post
K-State senior Jeremy Kamman will spend the summer researching computational materials physics in Germany with the support of the German Academic Exchange Service, also known as DAAD, through its Research Internships in Sciences and Engineering, or RISE Germany.
CLIFT | Comic mixes with dramatic in ‘Vibrator’ play at K-State
4/24/23 The Mercury
The theater wing of K-State’s School of Music, Theatre and Dance is currently presenting a play that represents a moment of sociological inquiry that readers may remember.
Monday, April 24, 2023
National/International
A warmer planet, less nutritious plants and … fewer grasshoppers?
4/19/2023 knowable Magazine
It's tough out there for a hungry grasshopper on the Kansas prairie. Oh, there's plenty of grass to eat, but this century's grass isn’t what it used to be. It's less nutritious, deficient in minerals like iron, potassium and calcium. There are hints that creatures higher up the food chain — grasshopper predators — might be affected too. Alice Boyle, an avian ecologist at Kansas State University in Manhattan, says that her as-yet-unpublished data from the Konza Prairie show that when researchers counted territorial male grasshopper sparrows in specific areas over time, the birds' population dropped from about 65 in 1980 to fewer than 20 in 2021. The species could disappear from the prairie within 100 years, she says.
Shrinking Population, Big Competitors Threaten Local Grocers
4/21/2023 Specialty Food Association
Small, rural grocers are at risk of closing due to many factors, one of which is shrinking populations in these areas, reports NPR. Rural communities have been losing residents and therefore customers, making it more difficult to stay afloat. "So as small towns get smaller, that means fewer sales coming in the door for our grocery store," said Rial Carver, program leader for the Rural Grocery Initiative at Kansas State University.
Regional/State
*Ten K-State students honored with Outstanding Graduating Senior Awards
4/22/2023 WIBW
Ten Kansas State University students were honored with the Dean of Student Life Outstanding Graduating Senior Awards. Kansas State University announced the award acknowledges the significant contributions of graduating seniors to student life during their time at K-State. Directors and staff members in the Division of Student Life on the Manhattan and Salina campuses nominate candidates, and the winners are selected by a committee.
Time to review livestock vaccination records
4/21/2023 Great Bend Tribune
Kansas State University veterinarian Gregg Hanzlicek is urging beef cattle producers to review their herd’s vaccination and parasite control program as summer approaches. He said vaccinations should be given to protect the cows against all the major reproductive infectious diseases before breeding season, including IBR (infectious bovine rhinotracheitis), BVD (bovine viral diarrhea), leptospirosis and campylobacter.
Local
*K-State Salina offers free uncrewed aircraft systems training to Kansas teachers
4/21/2023 JC Post
Kansas State University Salina Aerospace and Technology Campus offers its award-winning training on uncrewed aircraft systems, or UAS, at no cost to Kansas middle and high school teachers. Attendees will experience an immersive, one-week program from June 12 to 16. After completing the program, attendees will be Federal Aviation Administration certified as commercial UAS pilots. Attendees will also receive a K-State microcredential, gain fundamental multirotor flight skills from hands-on flight instruction and understand all opportunities to implement a UAS curriculum at their respective schools.
Food trucks, music and fun: Linton invites students for lunch
4/21/2023 The Mercury
The Kansas State University president’s front lawn was filled with music, people taking pictures in a photo booth and food trucks on Friday. President Richard Linton and his wife, Sally Linton, invited more than 1,000 students to have lunch on their front lawn. The goal was to have 500 students, but the turnout surpassed his expectations.
Friday, April 21, 2023
Regional/State
*Newstalk: K-State Latinos to college
4/20/23 KWCH
Kansas State University is helping Latino students and their families prepare for college and careers. K-State is partnering with the Kansas State College Advising Corps and other state institutions of higher education to co-sponsor Latinos to College/Hacia La Universidad Kansas from 9:30 a.m. to noon on Saturday, April 29, at Derby High School.
Local
Western Kansas is running out of water, K-State grad students research conservation
4/20/23 K-State Collegian
Graduate students at K-State seek to help the Ogallala Aquifer by doing research as a part of the National Science Foundation Research Traineeship Program, Melanie Derby, associate professor of mechanical and nuclear engineering, said. The program is focused on preparing graduate students for future careers and building skills like communication and interdisciplinary research.
*K-State’s Technology Development Institute assists NORDEF
4/20/23 WIBW
Kansas State University’s Technology Development Institute provided design and production assistance to technology-based company, NORDEF.
Thursday, April 20, 2023
Regional/State
How the Farm Bill Impacts Everyone
4/19/23 KSAL
“In that 1 percent, there are a lot of research and training programs that can have a big impact,” says Jenny Ifft, associate professor in agricultural economics at Kansas State University.
*2 local students win major scholarships
4/20/23 Marysville Advocate
Hattie Polson, junior in agricultural economics and global food systems leadership, Vermillion, is Kansas State University's 38th Harry S. Truman scholar.
Wednesday, April 19, 2023
National/International
Rural grocery stores are dying. Here's how some small towns are trying to save them
4/19/23 NPR
Rural communities have been losing population for decades making it harder for businesses to stay afloat, says Rial Carver, program leader for the Rural Grocery Initiative at Kansas State University.
State/regional
Derby students make Silver Key Honorary
4/19/23 Derby Informer
Kansas State University’s Silver Key Sophomore Honorary recently inducted 43 new members into its 2023-2024 cohort. Among that group were three Derby students, Natalie Ostmeyer, Audrey Steinert and Katrina Turner.
Local
*Comedian Brian Regan to return to K-State’s McCain Auditorium
4/18/23 WIBW
Comedian Brian Regan will return to the Kansas State University’s McCain Auditorium.
Tuesday, April 18, 2023
National/International
Is It Safe To Eat Raw Egg Yolks While Pregnant?
4/17/23 MSN/Health Digest
According to Kansas State University, 1 in every 20,000 eggs has salmonella.
*KSU President Linton to visit Garden City April 24-25
4/18/23 FarmProgress
As part of the Kansas State University presidential community visit initiative, K-State will host a community visit in Finney County on April 24-25.
NIST Seeks UAS 3D Map Researchers for Grand Prize Challenge
4/18/23 The Mirage
NIST PSCR is hosting the First Responder UAS 3D Mapping Challenge in collaboration with Kansas State University’s Aerospace and Technology Campus.
Local
*Marshall Co. junior named K-State’s 38th Truman Scholar
4/17/23 JC Post
Hattie Polson, junior in agricultural economics and global food systems leadership, Vermillion, is Kansas State University’s 38th Harry S. Truman scholar.
Monday, April 17, 2023
National/International
HydroGraph Announces Closing of $2.31 Million Private Placement
4/14/2023 yahoo!finance
HydroGraph Clean Power Inc. pleased to announce that the Company has completed its previously announced non-brokered private placement. HydroGraph Clean Power Inc. was founded in 2017 to fund and commercialize green, cost-effective processes to manufacture high-purity graphene and other strategic nano-materials in bulk. Publicly listed on the Canadian Securities Exchange in December 2021, the Company acquired the exclusive global license from Kansas State University to produce both graphene and hydrogen through their patented detonation process.
Tech and AI on the farm: Amid worries, ag eyes still on big potential
4/16/2023 The Times and Democrat
AI precision tools also are being used to treat specific animals for diseases as opposed to a whole herd, Chapotin said. The group is working with a researcher at Kansas State University to develop models using machine learning to determine the risk for cattle that can develop bovine respiratory disease, Chapotin said in an interview.
Regional/State
*K-State assistant professor to receive $1.2 million in funding for research
4/14/2023 WIBW
Kansas State University Assistant Professor Chuancheng Duan will receive $1.2 million in funding for his research projects focusing on methane emissions. Kansas State University announced the grant funding is from the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management. His two projects were both announced by the DOE as part of a $47 million initiative to advance technologies that monitor, measure, and mitigate methane emissions across the U.S. natural gas supply chain.
SMSD News: SMSD continues focus on diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging
4/14/2023 Shawnee Mission Post
Student affinity spaces have also grown in the district. In April, the district hosted the first Black Student Union Summit in collaboration with Kansas State University. This event provided connection and leadership support for more than 100 student leaders across Shawnee Mission middle and high schools.
K-State unveils expanded Kansas Garden Guide
4/16/2023 Salina Post
A popular guide to gardening in Kansas has undergone a major makeover that one of its authors said helps to "better reflect the needs and experiences of a wide range of Kansas gardeners, especially our newest gardeners." An updated version of the Kansas Garden Guide – which in 2022 was downloaded 35,931 times, or about 100 times a day – will be available to order by early May from the K-State Research and Extension bookstore.
Local
*K-State Salina: Tech-focused interactive kids summer programs
4/14/2023 JC Post
Kansas State University Salina Aerospace and Technology Campus will again offer interactive summer programs for children. Youth will have the opportunity to experience the hands-on learning style at K-State Salina, with numerous programs focused on aerospace or technology education. Summer programs, led by K-State Salina student clubs and faculty experts, include uncrewed aircraft systems, aviation and robotics. All courses are designed to suit the interests of children in elementary, middle or high school.
Friday, April 14, 2023
National/International
Districts Say Social Media Is Hurting Students’ Mental Health. Now They’re Suing
4/13/23 Education Week
“Essentially, schools are saying, ‘Look at what’s happening to our youth, and you, the social media companies, are responsible’,” said Robert Hachiya, a Kansas State University education professor and a former school administrator who is an expert in education law. “There’s no question there is a problem. The issue is, how can social media companies be assigned some kind of liability for this problem?”
Regional/State
*Kansas State University junior receives national scholarship
4/13/23 KCTV5
A Kansas State University junior is the university’s 38th Harry S. Truman Scholar.
Thursday, April 13, 2023
National/International
Ecological Society of America announces 2023 Fellows
4/12/23 Ecological Society of America
Allison M. Louthan, Assistant Professor, Kansas State University, Division of Biology. Allison Louthan is a population and community ecologist interested in the effects of species interactions and climate change on population dynamics. She received her B.A. from Grinnell College and her Ph.D. from the University of Colorado Boulder working with Daniel Doak. She conducted postdoctoral work at Duke University, working with William Morris, and is currently an assistant professor at Kansas State University. Her current projects focus on geographical variation in effects of environmental drivers, including how climate might modulate effects of species interactions on population dynamics.
Kansas State University professor named Bikram S. Gill Chair in Wheat Genetics - Eduard Akhunov’s work aims to improve modern wheat varieties
4/12/23 SeedQuest
Eduard Akhunov, a Kansas State University plant pathologist who specializes in bread wheat genetics and developing molecular resources and tools for improving wheat across the world, has been named the university’s Bikram S. Gill Chair in Wheat Genetics.
Regional/State
*K-State offering special event to help Latino families plan for college
4/6/23 Liberal First
Kansas State University is partnering with the Kansas State College Advising Corps and other schools to co-sponsor Latinos to College/Hacia La Universidad Kansas, a series of events aimed at helping Latino students and their families prepare for college and careers. The Latinos to College program will be hosting an event from 9:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. Saturday, April 15 at Dodge City High School, and it will be available in English and Spanish.
Local
Junction City Main Street will host latest statue unveiling this month
4/13/23 JC Post
This statue project is funded by a Kansas Creative Arts Grant and the statues were built by the K-State Composite Club in Salina.
Wednesday, April 12, 2023
State/Regional
*K-State Salina: Tech-focused interactive kids summer programs
4/11/23 Salina Post
Kansas State University Salina Aerospace and Technology Campus will again offer interactive summer programs for children.
K-State plant expert outlines best way to control moles in home lawns
4/11/23 Hiawatha World
Ward Upham, a horticulture specialist for K-State Research and Extension, says many home remedies have been tried, but few have proven reliable for controlling moles.
Local
NBAF ribbon cutting set for May 24 in Manhattan
4/12/23 JC Post
It will open adjacent to Kansas State University and near Bill Snyder Family Stadium in Manhattan.
Tuesday, April 11, 2023
National/International
K-State claims 2023 National Champion Meat Animal Evaluation Team honors
4/10/23 FarmProgress
The Kansas State University Meat Animal Evaluation Team won National Champion honors at the 2023 Collegiate Meat Animal Evaluation Contest hosted in Canyon, Texas.
Amid technology worries, farm sector still eyes its potential
4/10/23 Victoria Advocate
The group is working with a researcher at Kansas State University to develop models using machine learning to determine the risk for cattle that can develop bovine respiratory disease, Chapotin said in an interview.
Multi-institutional team of weed scientists helping during genomic resources for agriculture industry, scientific community
4/10/23 SeedQuest
The project is governed by an executive committee that features researchers from CSU, Kansas State University, Michigan State University (MSU), the Global Herbicide Resistance Action Committee, and Rothamsted Research, a nonprofit research center in the United Kingdom.
State/Regional
Registration deadline for Boys State of Kansas 2023 session approaches
4/10/23 Great Bend Tribune
The registration deadline for the 2023 session of the American Legion Boys State of Kansas, which will be held June 4-10, at Kansas State University in Manhattan, is set for Sunday, April 30.
Local
*K-State camp registration open for aspiring vets
4/10/23 JC Post
Kansas State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine is giving elementary, middle school, high school and college students an opportunity to experience “A Day in the Life of a Veterinary Student” at the 2023 Vet Med ROCKS summer camps.
Monday, April 10, 2023
National/International
Amid technology worries, farm sector still eyes its potential
4/9/2023 The Columbian
AI precision tools also are being used to treat specific animals for diseases as opposed to a whole herd, Chapotin said. The group is working with a researcher at Kansas State University to develop models using machine learning to determine the risk for cattle that can develop bovine respiratory disease, Chapotin said in an interview.
With the Ogallala Aquifer drying up, Kansas considers limits to crop irrigation
4/9/23 Aol and The Wichita Eagle
But when farming is already a risky, expensive operation, many farmers are hesitant to try something new. Take the super-efficient underground systems that drip water directly to the plants' roots. Jonathan Aguilar, a water resources engineer with Kansas State University in Garden City, calls them the Cadillac of irrigation. But he estimates only around 5% of western Kansas farms use them. Other tools that don’t cost much to implement, such as soil moisture sensors, can make an immediate impact by helping farmers know exactly how much water each piece of ground needs.
Rural grocery stores are dying off. Here's what some communities are doing to save them
4/7/2023 WSIU
Rural communities have been losing population for decades making it harder for businesses to stay afloat, said Rial Carver, program leader for the Rural Grocery Initiative at Kansas State University. "So as small towns get smaller, that means fewer sales coming in the door for our grocery store," Carver said.
State/Regional
*K-State selects immunology professor for research fellowship
4/7/2023 WIBW
The Biosecurity Research Institute (BRI) at Kansas State University selected Immunology Professor Waithaka Mwangi as a recipient of the 2023 Marty Vanier and Bob Krause BRI Research Fellows Program. Kansas State University said Mwangi has been with the K-State Department of Diagnostic Medicine/Pathobiology since 2016 and has more than 25 years of experience working on vaccine design and antigen delivery platforms in large outbred animal species.
*K-State offers free prairie ecosystem educational materials for teachers
4/7/2023 WIBW
Kansas State University is offering free prairie ecosystem curricula materials for elementary and middle school teachers. Kansas State University announced the K-State Konza Environmental Education Program is offering the teaching materials.
Local
*K-State chemical engineer Won Min Park receives NSF CAREER award
4/8/2023 JC Post
Won Min Park, assistant professor in the Tim Taylor Department of Chemical Engineering at Kansas State University, has received a $550,000 National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development Program award, known as a CAREER award, to develop a simple, modular and versatile technology to direct the folding and assembly of protein biomaterials using a molecular version of origami.
Friday, April 7, 2023
National/International
Ask the Experts: Best Personal Loans for a 600 Credit Score
March 2023 WalletHub
Ask the Expert feature that includes two Kansas State University faculty members: Congrong Ouyang, Ph.D. – Assistant Professor of Personal Financial Planning, Kansas State University & Blake Gray, Ph.D – Professor of Practice, Department of Personal Financial Planning
State/Regional
With the Ogallala Aquifer drying up, Kansas ponders limits to irrigation
4/6/23 KSN
Take the super-efficient underground systems that drip water directly to the plants’ roots. Jonathan Aguilar, a water resources engineer with Kansas State University in Garden City, calls them the Cadillac of irrigation. But he estimates only around 5% of western Kansas farms use them.
Local
*New discoveries at this K-State Center
4/6/23 KSNT
The K-State Center on Aging works within the study of gerontology, otherwise known as the study of old age or the process of aging.
K-State Edge District holds groundbreaking ceremony for new building
4/6/23 WIBW
The Edge, the state-of-the-art collaboration district that creates a pathway for future talent and growth at Kansas State University and across the region, is building additional commercial office space. The 80,000-square-foot building will provide office space to 250 employees, increasing total office and lab space for industry partners to 300,000 square feet in the Edge district. Added space and capacity in the Edge offers additional opportunities to advance the university’s mission forward. Located near the university’s main campus, the Edge provides office and laboratory space for partner tenants who enhance K-State academic and research initiatives.
K-State Police hosting active shooter training this week
4/6/23 The Manhattan Mercury
Police officers from Kansas State University and other area agencies are receiving training on active shooter situations this week.
Thursday, April 6, 2023
Regional/State
K-State University holds active shooter training on campus
4/5/23 WIBW
K-State University is hosting a large-scale active shooter training through tomorrow on campus. "We’re going to take every call seriously and assume that every call is valid, we’re going to respond appropriately based on the information that we have, it will be a matter of verifying that information and reacting accordingly and working with our other community partners other first responders such as RCPD, MFD, EMS, and KPH to see where we go from there,” said Andrew Moeller, captain for the K-State PD.
*TWO NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS NATIVES SELECTED BY K-STATE COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE TO SERVE AS AMBASSADORS
4/5/23 Concordia Radio
Reece Geer, a sophomore in agricultural economics from Clay Center, and Coy Stamm, a sophomore in agronomy from Washington, have been selected by the Kansas State University College of Agriculture to serve as ambassadors.
Wednesday, April 5, 2023
Regional/State
Preparing your plants for prolonged drought
4/4/23 KWCH
It’s the situation for much of Kansas for months - little to no rain - so how do you get your plants to thrive in this environment? Matt McKernan with the K-State Extension Research Center says you have to train them.
*Beloit teams among those headed to National KidWind Challenge
4/4/23 Salina Post
After hosting the Kansas Statewide KidWind Challenge, the Kansas Energy Program in Kansas State University's Engineering Extension department will advance six teams to the National KidWind Challenge in Boulder, Colo., May 14-17.
Local
*K-State’s College of Architecture, Planning and Design names new dean
4/4/23 WIBW
Four Kansas Farm Credit Associations and CoBank recently combined to give $1 million to support the Kansas State University College of Agriculture’s innovation centers for grain, food, animal and agronomy research.
Tuesday, April 4, 2023
National/International
Amid technology worries, farm sector still eyes its potential
4/4/23 MSN
The group is working with a researcher at Kansas State University to develop models using machine learning to determine the risk for cattle that can develop bovine respiratory disease, Chapotin said in an interview.
Bizarre Quantum Tunneling Observation Throws Out All the Rules
4/4/23 Scientific American
It was certainly possible that the calculations were wrong, but “we tried our best, and this is the number we [could] provide,” says Kokoouline’s former student Isaac Yuen, who is now a theoretical physicist at Kansas State University.
Regional/State
*K-State chemical engineer receives career award
4/4/23 WIBW
Kansas State University’s Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering Won Min Park received a $550,000 National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development Program award, also known as a CAREER award.
*K-State to host active shooter training for area police
4/4/23 KSNT
Don’t be alarmed if you hear gunshots April 4 to 6 from K-State Edwards Hall as local police will be holding active shooter training courses.
*KSU Salina Hosting Community Egg Hunt/Pancake Feed
4/4/23 KSAL
The Salina-area community is invited to the K-State Salina Purple Egg Hunt and pancake feed this Saturday.
Local
*Farm Credit Associations, CoBank invest $1M in K-State ag innovation centers
4/4/23 JC Post
Four Kansas Farm Credit Associations and CoBank recently combined to give $1 million to support the Kansas State University College of Agriculture’s innovation centers for grain, food, animal and agronomy research.
CLIFT | First weekend of KSU dance’s ‘Reflections’ shows a mix of styles
4/4/23 The Mercury
K-State’s dance program gave a signal recital last weekend in McCain Auditorium.
Monday, April 3, 2023
National/International
*K-State Salina names new residence hall after Amelia Earhart
4/1/23 General Aviation News
Kansas State University Salina Aerospace and Technology Campus has named its third on-campus residence hall Earhart Hall in honor of Kansas aviator Amelia Earhart. Earhart Hall will open in August 2023, university officials noted.
Regional/State
*Two K-State graduate students receive awards for research presentations
4/1/2023 KCTV5
Two Kansas State University graduate students received statewide recognition for their Kansas-related research at the 20th Capitol Graduate Research Summit on March 22 at the Kansas Statehouse. K-State announced Rachel Keen, doctoral student in biology, Manhattan, and Endy Kailer, doctoral student in agronomy, Brazil, were the two K-State winners at the research summit. They each received a $500 scholarship.
*K-State student selected for youth exchange program in Germany
4/1/2023 WIBW
Post-college plans for K-State Senior Eden Brockman include participating in an 11-month educational experience in Germany as a Congress Bundestag Youth Exchange for Youth Professionals fellow. Kansas State University announced Brockman, majoring in journalism and mass communications, Overland Park, is one of 75 American students selected for 2023-2024 cohort of the German immersion program.
*K-State's College of Agriculture selects new class of ambassadors for 2023
4/1/2023 Great Bend Tribune
The Kansas State University College of Agriculture has selected 39 students to serve as ambassadors.
Local
*K-State recognizes High School Science Teachers of the Year
4/2/2023 JC Post
Kansas State University is recognizing five outstanding Kansas high school science teachers with the inaugural Kansas State University High School Science Teacher of the Year Awards. The awards highlight and reward inspirational and impactful high school science teachers throughout the state. The chemistry, geology and physics departments in K-State's College of Arts and Sciences selected the five award recipients.
*SCHOOL NOTEBOOK | K-State day of giving raises $1.05M for financial literacy programs
4/1/2023 The Mercury
The KSU Foundation raised more than $1 million to benefit university financial literacy programming. During the foundation’s All In for K-State day of philanthropic giving March 22, more than 700 donors from all 50 states and five countries contributed a total of $1,051,199. The money will be used to create financial literacy programming, including free financial wellbeing courses for all incoming students. The university also will add more peer counselor positions in the coming months. The goal is to extend the reach of Powercat Financial and bring more financial literacy information to incoming students.
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