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Mindy Markham

People with Purpose: Mindy Markham

Mindy Markham, director of the School of Health Sciences and recipient of the Presidential Award for Outstanding Department Head, believes in the power of connection...

A female researcher in a white lab coat, gloves and glasses holds a vial and examines it closely.

A molecule for every challenge

Patricia Calvo, assistant professor of chemistry at K‑State, leads a research group designing synthetic polymers for applications ranging from medicine to...

A female undergraduate student in a lab coat and safety glasses holds up a small chip.

Small chips, big impact

An applied learning experience gives K-State engineering students the opportunity to build organ chips, collaborate across disciplines and contribute to research...

A researcher in a brown sportcoat stands in the middle of a grassy prairie.

A safer way to burn

Doctoral student Mayowa George is building a tool to help Great Plains land managers evaluate fire risk and support safer prescribed burns.

Jim Hodgson

Beyond the breaking point

For three decades, Jim Hodgson has transformed glass into specialized equipment, giving researchers the tools to tackle problems standard labware can't solve.

A man in a purple shirt wears a purple Fitbit exercise monitor on his wrist.

Moving to protect the mind

K-State professor Denver Brown examines how physical activity could potentially have protective effects and help ease the burden of depression for individuals...

 

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