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Friday, Oct. 30, 2026

State/Regional

Making sense of water quality measurements in an ocean of data
10/26/26 Kansas Public Radio
Water sustainability is a big conversation in Kansas, and Robert Sholl is a K-State graduate student and Kansas Water Institute Fellow. His research project will help the Kansas Department of Agriculture consolidate water data from a variety of sources to, for the first time, provide consolidated data to better inform water quality decisions.

Surviving the veterinary drought: How Montana cattle producers and veterinarians are answering the call
10/29/26 Drovers
Dr. Todd Gunderson, DVM, MS, ACVPM, K-State clinical assistant professor and coordinator of the food animal veterinary certificate program, notes emerging technologies, including ambient AI scribes that listen to exam-room consultations to generate medical records for veterinarian sign-off, are already reducing after-hours charting.

Volunteer pilots fly kitten with twisted legs from Omaha to Kansas State for treatment
10/29/26 WOWT Omaha
Jesse Corbin, a rescue volunteer and veterinary technician, says Serena has twisted leg syndrome. Experts at the Kansas State College of Veterinary Medicine will work to improve the kitten’s quality of life. “So flying her down there and getting seen as soon as possible is so important,” Corbin said.

Local

K-State appoints official chief of staff
10/27/26 The K-State Collegian
As chief of staff, Lane said he strives for strong communication and engagement between the office of the president and K-State faculty. “I think with any large university initiative, any kind of large change initiative that might occur at the university, I think it would be really critical and important for the chief of staff to work as hard as they can to help ensure that clear communication and clear listening is occurring with a variety of stakeholder groups on campus,” Lane said. “So … the chief of staff plays a pivotal role in connecting people, ideas and conversations together to best move the institution forward.”