K-State in the news today
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Friday, May 18, 2024
National/International
Kansas wheat has potential despite odd year
05/14/24 World Grain
“Where is this crop going to go?” asked Romulo Lollato, a wheat and forages extension specialist with K-State Extension. “If things go very well down the road with nice weather this will remain a good crop. But if there is hot humid weather in the next couple weeks, it could go downhill from there. Variability is the name of the game we’re seeing."
The extent of bird flu in cows remains unknown. States are resisting federal efforts to learn more.
05/16/24 Barron's/MarketWatch
"If you want to stop the spread of this disease in cattle, any lactating cow which is moved between different farms should be tested," Jürgen Richt, a virologist who directs the Center of Excellence for Emerging and Zoonotic Animal Diseases at the Kansas State University College of Veterinary Medicine, said in an email to Barron’s.
*How a $1m pledge from ADM will ramp up ag innovation
05/16/24 Bakery & Grain
"The College of Agriculture is consistently ranked as one of the top 10 higher education ag programs in the nation, and this donation will help ensure we remain at the top in educating students, leading in research and helping our partners feed a hungry world," said Ernie Minton, Eldon Gideon Dean for the College of Agriculture and director of K-State Research and Extension.
State/Regional
*Generous Gift Advances Music Master Class Series And Extension Programs At K-State
05/16/24 Sunflower State Radio
Through a pair of generous gifts to the School of Music, Theatre and Dance, Jerry A. Hall of Indianapolis, Indiana, will help Kansas State University deliver world-class talent and teaching to music lovers at the university and across the state of Kansas.
Local
*K-State’s first PA cohort to provide health care assistance for rural Kansas
05/16/24 WIBW
Kansas State University officials said as the inaugural cohort of K-State’s physician assistant studies program finished 27 months of intensive classroom and clinical training, its students are excited to make a difference in treating acute and chronic illnesses and injuries, especially in areas that face health care shortages.
K-State proposes 2.8% tuition hike to Board of Regents
05/16/24 1350 KMAN
The Kansas Board of Regents on Wednesday heard proposals from all six four-year universities for 2025, including Kansas State, which is proposing a 2.8% hike, amounting to roughly $139 per semester. This after last year’s increase of 5%. President Richard Linton says doing so would generate about $5.5 million in additional revenue across all campuses.
In Focus: Manhattan Area Chamber of Commerce, K-State ICDD
05/16/24 1350 KMAN
K-State Institute for Civic Discourse and Democracy Director Dr. Colene Lind and Political Science Department Head Dr. Nathaniel Birkhead spoke on KMAN's In Focus to discuss research on political discourse and communications from legislators.
Four K-State professors awarded for teaching excellence
05/16/24 WIBW
Kansas State University officials said the four faculty members were recognized for outstanding work as educators through the Commerce Bank and W.T. Kemper Foundation Undergraduate Teaching Awards.
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