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Friday, Oct. 10, 2025

National/International

Food safety group names Top 40 under 40 honorees for 2025
10/8/25 Food Safety News
Shivaprasad Doddabematti Prakash is a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Grain Science and Industry at Kansas State University, specializing in food microbiology and the safety of low-moisture foods. His doctoral research tackles the urgent global challenge of foodborne illnesses linked to grain-based products, developing strategies to control pathogens such as Salmonella and Shiga toxin-producing E. coli across grain supply chains. By integrating microbiology, engineering, and industry collaboration, his work delivers science-based solutions that enhance food safety from farm to table.

Local

KSU Foundation breaks fundraising record, plans major upgrades in Edge District
10/8/25 The Manhattan Mercury
“The foundation is proud of how it’s grown over the last decade,” said Greg Willems, president and CEO of the KSU Foundation. “We start there with an aspirational view of what we could create, and were much longer down the road than we had been. Since the spring we have been working very intentionally with the department of commerce, the city, the chamber, and our university to really shape out the finances to get those projects going.”

K-State leads $6 million project to turn livestock waste into clean water and energy, aiding Ogallala Aquifer conservation
10/9/25 KCLY-FM
Kansas State University researchers are leading a four-year, $6 million project to turn livestock waste into usable resources like clean water, energy, and fertilizer. The effort, led by civil engineering professor Prathap Parameswaran, aims to help High Plains communities address water shortages linked to the declining Ogallala Aquifer.

K-State offers pre-college STEM workshop for local students
10/9/25 KSNT
“KAWSE programs aim to advance K-State’s commitment to create career pathways for learners of all ages,” said Vice Provost for Academic Affairs and Innovation Margaret Mohr-Schroeder. “We’re excited to welcome students to campus and provide engaging hands-on experiences to ignite their interest in a future STEM career.”

K-State State of Mind | What tradition means to the community
10/9/25 The K-State Collegian
“Tradition is taking part of something that is often important to an individual or an organization, or in our case, a university, time after time just like the people before us did,” said Andrea Bryant Gladdin, vice president of alumni engagement at the K-State Alumni Association. “K-State has some wonderful traditions.”

K-State students paint Aggieville purple for homecoming week
10/8/25 KSNT
Kansas State University students hit the streets of Aggieville on Oct. 8 to decorate the area in the leadup to the big game against Texas Christian University this weekend. This marks the 110th homecoming celebration for the university.