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Andrew Hope and Erin Frenk honored for outstanding contributions to mentorship and research
May 1, 2026In recognition of their contributions to faculty-student research, Professor Andrew Hope and undergraduate researcher Erin Frenk have earned this year’s University Distinguished Faculty...
Scooping up success
May 1, 2026When a college guest lecture inspired Avian Gerdes to launch a pet waste clean-up business, he turned "dirty work" into a thriving venture. Discover how mentorship, risk-taking and...
Research brings Goldwater scholar full circle
May 1, 2026As K-State's 84th Goldwater scholar, Vivian Nguyen is addressing agricultural issues and preventing environmental damage by developing electrochemical sensors to detect phosphate, which...
Jenna Sorenson named 2026 Kyle Pelton Student Employee of the Year
April 29, 2026The K-State Career Center celebrates the outstanding work of Jenna Sorenson, winner of the 2026 Kyle Pelton Student Employee of the Year. Whether it is day-to-day operations or the...
From studio to storefront
April 28, 2026Three students put their creative skills to the test through an internship with Spot Fire Press and the Flint Hills Discovery Center. Using printmaking equipment purchased with an Applied...
The heart behind the classroom
April 27, 2026In her Spanish classroom at Kansas State University, graduate student teacher María Camila Ramírez Quimbayo goes beyond grammar, guiding students through meaningful conversations...
Fighting cancer by building nature's most complex molecule from scratch
April 22, 2026Vidya Nadar’s journey in the Three Minute Thesis Competition takes her from the Little Apple to the national stage —illustrating why communicating research beyond the lab matters...
Game on: A Wildcat's road to the World Cup
April 20, 2026While most soccer fans can only imagine the amount of responsibility and work of hosting World Cup matches, top teams and players, Ben Tenbrink '19, knows exactly what it takes. As...
From the ground up
April 10, 2026Chelsy Champlin is a passionate educator who has built her career in rural schools across southeast Kansas. Now in the third year of the master's program in agricultural education at...
More than words
April 8, 2026Imagine sitting in a room on campus where everyone around is speaking quickly in a foreign language. For Manreet Bhullar and Sara Lopez, both not native English speakers, that is what...