K-State in the news

Recent news highlights

Read some of today's top stories mentioning Kansas State University. Download an Excel file (xls) with all of the day's news stories.

See more K-State faculty, staff and students in the news in the clip archives.

Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025

National/International

What to Do If You Receive a Financial Windfall
12/08/25 AARP
Megan McCoy, a marriage and family therapist who teaches financial therapy at Kansas State University, weighs in on what to do when a large sum of money falls into your lap.

State/Regional

Finding Value in Livestock Wastewater
12/09/25 Drovers
Kansas State University researchers are leading an innovative effort to turn livestock wastewater into a reusable resource in a project that helps to conserve the Ogallala Aquifer and strengthen sustainability across the High Plains. The four-year, $6 million project, led by Prathap Parameswaran, an associate professor in K-State’s Carl R. Ice College of Engineering, brings together engineering, agricultural economics and social science experts from K-State, the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Oklahoma State University and Seward County Community College.

Local

New Kansas-based American Honey Institute to advocate for industry standards
12/08/25 Manhattan Mercury
The newly formed American Honey Institute will offer the honey industry the same opportunities and advocacy that other commodities currently have, one of its founders said. Gary LaGrange, CEO of Valor Honey, said on the Kansas Reflector podcast that industry-wide challenges need to be addressed. Brian McCornack, K-State professor and head of the Department of Entomology, joined LaGrange on the podcast to talk about the honey institute, which he will lead. LaGrange said K-State offers research capabilities along with the ability to communicate through its networks to support educational outreach.