Employees reach service milestones
Congratulations to these College of Arts and Sciences employees who’ve reached years of service milestones!
- Ruth Welti, University Distinguished Professor of Biology – 40 Years of Service
- Peter Nelson, Research Technologist in Physics – 30 Years of Service
- Teresa Zerbe, Office Specialist III in Philosophy – 20 Years of Service
Anthropology professor receives AAAS Sussman award
Congratulations to Marta P. Alfonso-Durruty, associate professor in the Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Social Work! She was selected to receive the American Association for the Advancement of Science’s 2026 Robert W. Sussman Award for Scientific Contributions to Anthropology. The award recognizes meritorious scientific contributions to the field of anthropology by mid-career anthropologists.
Dr. Alfonso-Durruty has made exceptional contributions to biological anthropology, particularly through her studies of skeletal biology, diet, and population history. Her research integrates biological and cultural perspectives to enrich our understanding of the lives and interactions of past peoples in the Andes and Patagonia.
She has also provided vital leadership in the field, including as a National Science Foundation rotator program director for biological anthropology.
Modern Languages’ literary journal turns 50
The journal, Studies in Twentieth and Twenty-First Century Literature, edited by Department of Modern Languages faculty and international scholars, celebrates 50 years of publishing and more than a million downloads!
The journal was started in 1976 by K-State faculty members who donated their own money and time to the cause. Since then, it has published more than 1,000 articles, many book reviews, and two academic books.
In 2014, it moved to an open-access format, meaning all the research since 1976 is available online to anyone in the world for free. Since then, articles from the journal have been downloaded more than 1 million times. Keeping the journal open-access is part of a big commitment by the university and K-State Libraries to open scholarship.
You can find some fun historical information provided by the journal’s current editor, Kathleen Antonioli, associate professor of French, in the introduction of Volume 50, Issue 1, published earlier this month.
Check out the new K-State podcast, COMMediators (on Spotify)! It is produced by students and faculty in our A.Q. Miller School of Media and Communication in collaboration with Wildcat 91.9 FM, a student-run radio station. The podcast explores the intersection of media and communication through the lens of research, engagement and innovation. Its episodes delve into faculty and student projects and senior capstone initiatives, and some spotlight alumni who are experts in their fields.
For questions, email mediacomm@k-state.edu.
Check out the new K-State podcast, COMMediators (on Spotify)! It is produced by students and faculty in our A.Q. Miller School of Media and Communication in collaboration with Wildcat 91.9 FM, a student-run radio station. The podcast explores the intersection of media and communication through the lens of research, engagement and innovation. Its episodes delve into faculty and student projects and senior capstone initiatives, and some spotlight alumni who are experts in their fields.