February 28, 2020
Focused in Friday: Windows at the Engineering Complex.
News and research
- Coronavirus, COVID-19 update for K-Staters
- College of Veterinary Medicine launches one-year master's degree program in biomedical science
- University licenses technology for coronavirus and norovirus compounds
Events
- Legislative Review Session today at noon
- 'Idiocracy': Film screening on Saturday, Feb. 29, at Beach Museum of Art
- APDesign presents Paul Shepheard, part of Regnier International Lecture Series
- College of Veterinary Medicine to host Phi Zeta Research Day
- 'The Old Chisholm Trail' talk Thursday, March 5, at Beach Museum of Art
Health and safety
Kudos, publications and presentations
- Petillo publishes article about 2016 Melissa Harris-Perry address
- Art professor founds and presents 'The Earl Project,' veteran art initiative
Technology
February 27, 2020
From the administration
News and research
- Education researcher finds teacher merit pay program improves student outcomes
- Kansas Science Communication Initiative offers Science Communication Awards
- Revamped graduate degree program better serves industry, students
Shared governance
Events
- Three Minute Thesis final competition today
- Dean Carol Shanklin to share 'What Matters to Me and Why'
- 'Native American Perspectives' panel discussion today at the Beach Museum of Art
- Spring and summer graduates invited to attend Grad Expo at Alumni Center
- 'An Overview of Data and its Lifecycle' workshop March 2
- Career Center event: Work and Serve Portal
- Pre-law and nonprofit leadership learning opportunity in Washington, D.C.
- Attend the 2020 Design Expo Career Fair
- International Coffee Hour: Botswana
- Antiracist learning communities to start fall 2020
- Division of Biology seminar speaker to present March 2
- Legal Speaker Series features Kimberly Helvey
- Career Center to host Social Services Career Meet-Up
- Opera 'Susannah' at Chapman Theatre Feb. 27-March 1
Kudos, publications and presentations
- K-Staters contribute to DUNE collaboration that finalizes blueprint for ultimate neutrino detector
- Rice awarded honorary title by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
- Animal sciences and industry students compete in academic quadrathlon
Newsletters, magazines and blogs
Volunteer opportunities
February 26, 2020
Events
- Reminder: Carl R. Ice College of Engineering dean candidate open forum presentation today
- KMBC's Bryan Busby to discuss importance of local weather coverage as topic of annual Huck Boyd Lecture
- University Anti-Discrimination online training sessions, March 3 and 6
- Today: Webinar to advance first-generation student success
- 'Kansas Women Have Done It' celebration of women's suffrage on Tuesday, March 3
Human resources, benefits and training
- KPERS Funding Basics webinar
- 'Stay the Course Investing: Is it for You?' financial wellness workshop
Kudos, publications and presentations
- K-State Online students awarded scholarships for hard work
- Carroll, doctoral students present at counseling conference
- K-State Sales Team competes in University of Toledo Invitational Sales Competition
- K-State Engineering Extension wins 2020 Vernier Engineering Contest
Volunteer opportunities
February 25, 2020
From the administration
News and research
- Veterinary medicine study develops new vaccine method for cattle disease
- Engineering professor receives prestigious NSF CAREER award
- Technology Development Institute helps Overland Park racing aftermarket parts company gain traction
- K-State Alerts test March 3
- Cargill Fellows applications due March 17
Shared governance
Events
- Retirement celebration for Doug Jardine on Feb. 28
- Writer R.O. Kwon to read from her work on Friday, Feb. 28
- Beach Museum of Art presents Sci-Fi Saturdays Film Series
- Upcoming Career Meet-Up: Media and Communications
- Seeking faculty participation in forming collaborative convergent research teams
- Powercat Financial to host Spring Break Not Spring Broke
- Keynotes announced for National Rural Grocery Summit; presentation proposal deadline is Feb. 28
- Lecture: Public health perspective on coronavirus this week
- Fundraising workshop for student organizations next week
Personnel changes
Kudos, publications and presentations
- College of Education names new ambassadors
- Hasler honored with Mabes Award by professional lighting society
Newsletters, magazines and blogs
University life
February 24, 2020
From the president
From the administration
KSUnite
News and research
- K-State Libraries collection update
- Student organization registration update
- Reminder: Laboratory Safety Renovation Program cost estimate requirements
Events
- Reminder: Carl R. Ice College of Engineering dean candidate open forum presentation today
- Wanted: Kansas State University Gardens volunteers and tour leaders
- Former Nashville Songwriters Association marketer to present in Business of Sports & Entertainment speaker series
- Ten graduate students to present research posters at the Capitol
- Cancer biology investigator featured in Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics seminar
- Legal Speaker Series: Mock Law Class
- Sven-Eric Jordt to present Anatomy and Physiology Seminar
Human resources, benefits and training
Kudos, publications and presentations
- Students bring K-State top honors in 2020 NEXT Competition
- Greg Newmark recognized as Professor of the Week
- APDesign students to present in international technology, education and development conference
University life
February 21, 2020
Focused in Friday: Sculpture near Holtz Hall
News and research
- College of Veterinary Medicine discontinuing GRE requirement for admissions
- APDesign students present northeast KC visioning project
Events
- Difficult Dialogues Feb. 27: 'A Pathway From Non-racism to Anti-racism'
- Nepalese Student Association to host Nepal Night 2020
- History department to host Publishing Celebration for faculty members
- New Faculty Institute event at 11:30 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 27
- 'Native American Perspectives': A panel discussion on Feb. 27 at the Beach Museum of Art
- Men's basketball vs. Texas Throwback Game
Kudos, publications and presentations
- Bill Snyder recipient of Alumni Association's 2020 Flinchbaugh Family Wildcat Pride Award
- Annual biosciences symposium honors K-State students for research posters, presentations
- APDesign students compete for scholarships in design charrette
Technology
Volunteer opportunities
February 20, 2020
From the administration
From the Kansas Board of Regents
News and research
- University Research Foundation, Institute for Commercialization merge to form Innovation Partners
- KSU Foundation named top employer by DiversityJobs.com
- ParkMobile comes to K-State
Shared governance
Events
- 'The Only Good Indian': Film screening and post-film conversation today at the Beach Museum of Art
- 'Retaining Rights to Promote Your Research' workshop Feb. 24
- Attend the 2020 Design Expo Career Fair
- Adrienne Roeder will present Division of Biology Seminar on Feb. 24
- Educational Supportive Services and McNair Programs celebrate National TRIO Day
- Ryan Sharp to present at next Hops n' Profs at Flint Hills Discovery Center
- K-State Engineering Extension prepares for KidWind Challenge at Unger Complex
Personnel changes
Kudos, publications and presentations
- College of Veterinary Medicine presents second annual staff awards
- Inaugural class of Biology Ambassadors selected
Newsletters, magazines and blogs
University life
- 3 reasons why you should use the K-State Alumni Link for Life app
- Application open for potential Truman Scholars
- Proposal submission deadline for Faculty-Led Education Abroad programs for spring 2021 courses
Volunteer opportunities
- Breast and lymphoma cancer survivors needed for study
- Kids ages 6-18 and their parents are invited to sign up for the Kids Chat with 'Cats study
February 19, 2020
From the administration
News and research
- Higher job placement, continuing education rates and higher starting salaries for recent graduates
- Davids-Dunham award call for nominations
Events
- Reminder: Carl R. Ice College of Engineering dean candidate open forum presentation today
- Women's basketball vs. TCU
- Finalists announced for Three Minute Thesis
- Announcing the 2020 Chester E. Peters Lecture Series speaker
- Pre-Chiropractic Club to host Palmer College of Chiropractic
- Education majors can participate in interviews, virtual career fair on same day
- Tissue engineering seminar: Auto-immune disease, 3D-printed bile ducts and bioreactor design
- K-State Open House Core Committee is accepting registrations for 2020 Open House Student Union exhibits
- KAWSE to host student panel on grant and fellowship applications
Personnel changes
Kudos, publications and presentations
Campus construction and maintenance
University life
February 18, 2020
From the administration
News and research
Events
- Reminder: SPOTLIGHT K-State 2020 is March 3
- Scholar Scott Herring presents on work on Friday, Feb. 21
- Sexuality and Gender Alliance and Gender Collective to host amateur drag show
Kudos, publications and presentations
- K-State First and KSBN present 2019 awards
- Porath edits winter edition of Networks
- Members of Sigma Phi Epsilon assist K-State recycling program
- Craig B. Parker performs and lectures at Composition in Asia Symposium and Festival
Technology
University life
- College of Health and Human Sciences announces four new minors
- Deadline approaching for Global Campus development grants
- AGC Student Chapter travels to Texas for winter break service project
- Chemistry Storeroom closed this afternoon
February 17, 2020
From the president
From the administration
KSUnite
News and research
Events
- Reminder: Carl R. Ice College of Engineering dean candidate open forum presentation today
- BSU Black History Month Keynote Lecture today
- Community invited to Distinguished Young Alumni presentations Feb. 25
- National Strategic Selling Institute hosting Spring 2020 Sales Week
- K-State faculty, graduate student to be panelists at AAUW's International Women's Day celebration
- Summer 2020 Education Abroad Fair Feb. 18
- Butch KuKanich to present Anatomy and Physiology Seminar
- Relevant Resilience: 'Resiliency in the Face of Trauma'
Kudos, publications and presentations
February 14, 2020
Focused in Friday: The university seal near Higinbotham Gate. On Feb. 16, 1863, K-State became the first fully operational land-grant college in America.
From the administration
News and research
Events
- Today's Legislative Review Session canceled
- Annual Three Minute Thesis competition kicks off today
- Bakery Science Club sugar cookie Valentine's Day sale
- Student group to host celebration of life
- Save the date: History department to host 2020 Parrish Colloquium on medieval warfare
Human resources, benefits and training
Kudos, publications and presentations
- K-Staters Sylvia and Roy Robinson recognized as Volunteers of the Year after a lifetime of service
- McNair Scholars program manager serves as Kansas Representative for MO-KAN-NE
- K-State Sales Team finishes second at Selling with the Bulls Intercollegiate 2020 Sales Competition
- Dance students perform in New York City
University life
February 13, 2020
Sledding on the east side of Kansas State Agricultural College Auditorium, Jan. 10, 1937. Photo courtesy of the Morse Department of Special Collections.
From the administration
News and research
- National Agricultural Biosecurity Center awarded USDA grants for agricultural disease preparedness
- College of Education shares innovative teaching strategies with Chapman teachers
Events
- Upcoming workshop to provide an introduction to animal health regulatory affairs
- Women in the Business of Sports Conference comes to K-State campus April 3-4
- Save the date: CRM Town Hall March 2
- 'The Only Good Indian': Film screening and post-film conversation at the Beach Museum of Art
- Community invited to mobile food distribution
- Camille Lafleur to present Jurich Lecture on Social Justice Feb. 20
- Newly hired faculty members invited to join New Faculty Institute
- Division of Biology seminar speaker to present 'Evolution-proof drugs'
- 'Getting a Head Start on Using the ETDR Writing Template' workshop Feb.17
Kudos, publications and presentations
- K-State military affairs director to help Kobe Bryant's legacy with the underserved
- Priscila Guzman selected as 2020 Yale Ciencia Academy fellow
Technology
Volunteer opportunities
February 12, 2020
From the administration
News and research
- Online degree programs rise in latest U.S. News & World Report rankings
- Forty-five Kansas State University faculty members granted sabbatical leave
- Call for updates to K-State summer camps website
Events
- Coffman Institute to provide leadership development for K-State professionals
- University of Texas geography professor to discuss water management from ancient Maya to ancient Romans
- K-State Engineering Extension kicks off six KidWind Challenges with inaugural Kansas City Regional KidWind Challenge
- Safe Zone Advance Training on student of concern process
- Reminder: Last day to register for the Small and Urban Farming workshop
- Last chance: Stock Pitch Challenge team registration
- Reminder: Research administration webinar 'Top 10ish Things to Know about Uniform Guidance'
- Horticulture Club to host Valentine's Day rose sale
Human resources, benefits and training
Kudos, publications and presentations
Technology
University life
February 11, 2020
From the administration
News and research
- Engineering professor to lead US and UK teams as part of NSF-funded research involving phosphorous levels in soils
- Snyder Fellows applications due Feb. 21
Events
- You still have time rekindle your love of teaching: Register for K-State's Teaching Retreat today
- Save the date to offer best wishes to Ryan Swanson
- Engineering Career Fair today and tomorrow
- International Coffee Hour: Tanzania
- Tuba Valentines: What a Gift
- K-State Mediasite webinar spring series
- Arts and Humanities Career Event on Thursday, Feb. 13
- Arts and sciences international students invited to Lunch with the Dean
- K-State to host sixth annual Game Jam Feb. 14-16
Health and safety
Kudos, publications and presentations
- Members of Theta Xi assist K-State recycling program
- Ward, Burrack and Thompson share strategic planning goals at Academic Chairpersons Conference
Technology
Newsletters, magazines and blogs
February 10, 2020
From the administration
KSUnite
News and research
Events
- USS/UPS listening sessions on Docking Poll
- 'Darren Lee Miller, Reflections' exhibition installation opens today
- High-resolution differential ion mobility spectrometry is topic of next Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics Seminar
- KAWSE to host open house
- Jeremy Marchant-Forde to present Anatomy and Physiology Seminar
- K-State webinar series targeting educators of urban farmers continues Wednesday
- 'Cookies & Consent' CARE tabling event
- Family Center, Relevate to host inaugural Relationship Recharge event
- Writing Center, Graduate School announce Graduate Student Writing Retreat for May intersession
- K-State College Advising Corps is hiring: Attend an info session on Feb. 11
Human resources, benefits and training
Kudos, publications and presentations
- Fermilab announces Bolton as DUNE-US project director
- K-State students taking part in Undergraduate Research Day at the Capitol
- Burrack collaborates with OSU director of assessment
University life
February 7, 2020
Focused in Friday: Purple and gray chairs in the Engineering Complex.
From the administration
Events
- Legislative Review Session today at noon
- 'The Point of PowerPoint is to Use All of Its Power' TLC Professional Development Series event today
- ADVANCE Distinguished Lecture Series presents Stephanie Carlson
- 16th annual K-State Drag Show: 'Burlesque' takes the stage Feb. 14
- Today's 'What If I Fail?' panel on resiliency features students, community members and alumni
- Educate Kansas Virtual Career Fair
Kudos, publications and presentations
- K-State-Australia Initiative receive recognition by Institute of International Education
- Students and police officer recognized for life-saving efforts
- Another great MLK Celebration Week; please give your feedback
- Lafene Health Center names 2019 Champion Flu Fighters
Technology
Newsletters, magazines and blogs
University life
February 6, 2020
From the administration
- K-State 2025 Refresh: The Path Forward
- Save the date: Carl R. Ice College of Engineering dean candidate open forums
- Research Weekly
Events
- Getting Started with Citation Managers workshop Feb. 10
- Division of Biology seminar speaker to present 'Replication Ethics'
- Geography colloquium Feb. 7 explores the experiences of African women in southwestern Kansas
- 'Food for Thought' film series returns to K-State Olathe Campus Feb. 13
- Office of First-generation Students to host webinar to advance first-generation students' success
Health and safety
Newsletters, magazines and blogs
University life
February 5, 2020
News and research
- K-State recognized for excellence in student voter engagement
- Kansas State University to host 2020 Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders
- K-State Police identify suspect in lewd, lascivious case
Events
- Save the date for K-State's 22nd annual Leadership Seminar
- One week left to order Audacity A Cappella Singing Valentines
- Retirement celebration for Union's maintenance manager
- Safe Zone to host faculty and staff introductory training
- Brew Up Some Education at JP's Sports Grill
Kudos, publications and presentations
- Terry O'Banion edits book on academic advising
- Theatre professors Davis and Cranford open production starring 'Laverne & Shirley's' Cindy Williams
Technology
University life
- Reminder: Nominations are open for unclassified professional staff, university support staff awards
- BREXIT 2020: CBA offers study abroad opportunity to London and Brussels in May
- Professional development funding applications
February 4, 2020
From the administration
News and research
Events
- Landon Lecture today by Juan Manuel Santos
- Relevant Resilience: 'Pursuing the Positive'
- Global Food Systems to host Small and Urban Farming Workshop
- Research administration webinar: 'Top 10ish Things to Know About Uniform Guidance'
- 2020 Engineering Career Fair Feb. 11-12
- Reminder: Join K-State's university records manager for records management training
- 'Bruce Weber Radio Show' to continue through basketball season
- Team registration open for Stock Pitch Challenge
- Kansas State Polytechnic offering UAS image collection and data processing training
- 'What If I Fail?:' A Panel on Resiliency
- Recyclemania 2020 is here
- Sixth annual Housing Fair tomorrow
- Themed trivia nights at Union Station by JP's
Human resources, benefits and training
Personnel changes
Kudos, publications and presentations
Technology
Campus construction and maintenance
Volunteer opportunities
February 3, 2020
K-State Today: Just a hop, skip and a jump away.
From the president
From the provost
KSUnite
News and research
- Carnegie Foundation endorses K-State for community engagement
- Research exposes risks for possible spread of classical swine fever and pseudorabies through feed
- Q&A with Fulbright scholar Michael Fahey
- A.Q. Miller School to dedicate new 'plug and play' lab facility
Events
- Save the date: SPOTLIGHT K-State 2020 is March 3
- Still time to register and submit proposals for K-State Teaching Retreat
- Reminder: Facilitate a hands-on STEM activity at Girls Researching Our World
- Starting Your Literature Review workshop today
- Exclusive event for discount professional attire for students
- KSU in Prague summer 2020 information session
- Dance program brings in nationally and internationally acclaimed modern dance company
- College of Business Education Abroad Fair Feb. 5
- Men's basketball vs. Baylor
- Larry Snyder to present Anatomy and Physiology Seminar
- Safe Zone to host student and community member introductory training
- Art and Science in the Anthropocene Age event Feb. 6
- Career Center to host Hospitality Career Meet-Up
Kudos, publications and presentations
- Moorberg publishes open textbook on soil and water conservation
- APDesign students move on to semifinals in NEXT Competition