Kansas State University

In this issue

From the president

• Myers writes in support of recent executive order for face coverings

From the administration

• President names search committee for vice president for research
• University holiday closings and reduced activity
• Athletics update with AD Gene Taylor

News and research

• Engineering professors receive Department of Defense grant for work on safety-critical systems
• Stephen Higgs receives prestigious international award for achievements in medical entomology
• Bootcamps provide fast-track career training to fill thousands of cybersecurity job vacancies in region
• Office of Undergraduate Research & Creative Inquiry issues fall 2020 research and travel grants

COVID-19 university updates

• A summary of university updates related to COVID-19

Events

• Join today: Morris Family Multicultural Student Center virtual ribbon-cutting, Instagram takeover
• Dec. 15 upgrade: University's Content Management System to get a new look
• Elza Mathew to present Anatomy and Physiology Seminar

Personnel changes

• Global Campus online noncredit program coordinator to retire

Kudos, publications and presentations

• Tung receives teaching award from national organization
• Debra Bolton contributes chapter on women in the African diaspora
• Architectural engineering student from Alma awarded scholarship
• Veterinary students receive prestigious Lou and Norma Jane Ball scholarship
• College of Health and Human Sciences recognizes 19 graduates with outstanding senior awards
• Master of Public Health students, faculty present at Kansas Public Health Association meeting

Technology

• Nov. 30: Getting Started With ETDR Templates

Campus construction and maintenance

• Service interruption: McCain Auditorium electricity

University life

• 'Bandwidth Recovery' book club
• Chemistry Storeroom special hours