K-State in the news today
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Friday, Jan. 18, 2019
National/International
Is Black Pepper Healthy? Here's What the Science Says01/17/19 MSN/Time
But pepper probably deserves more scrutiny. Some research has linked black pepper marinades to the elimination of heterocyclic amines, or HCAs, which are the cancer-causing chemicals that form when meat is charred or cooked at high temperatures. A group at Kansas State University found that mixing one gram of fine black pepper with 100 grams of ground beef—which works out to about a teaspoon of black pepper per half-pound of meat—almost completely eliminated the formation of HCAs during cooking.
State/Regional
* Industrial hemp research part of plan to save K-State horticulture center near Wichita01/18/19 The Wichita Eagle
Industrial hemp research and other proposed changes may keep a Kansas State University horticulture center near Wichita from closing.
Northeast Kansas university, business leaders talk workforce issues
01/17/19 Topeka Capital-Journal
Robinson, along with K-State president Richard Myers and Washburn University president Jerry Farley, each drew attention to challenges educational institutions find in times of tight budgets and declining student populations.
Local
* Topeka Public Schools set to bank on wind power01/17/19 WIBW
USD 501 joins Washburn University, University of Kansas, Kansas State University, and USD 383 Manhattan/Ogden as entities set to receive energy from Soldier Creek.
*Note: Asterisks indicate clips that resulted from recent news releases or pitches from Communications and Marketing.
*Note: Asterisks indicate clips that resulted from recent news releases or pitches from Communications and Marketing.
