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Teaching old vaccines new tricks

Japanese encephalitis virus could threaten animal health and pork production if it reaches the U.S. Doctoral candidate Audrey Matheny is exploring whether...

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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...

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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...

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Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences Graduate Fellowship applications open for spring 2027

Applications are open for spring 2027 NRES Graduate Fellowships from the Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences Secondary Major. Doctoral students or...

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.

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K-State students explore new opportunities through the Developing Scholars Program

Twenty-four Kansas State University students have been selected for the 2026-2027 Developing Scholars Program, where they will gain hands-on research experience,...

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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.

Jim Hodgson

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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Giovana Cruppe named fellow of Biosecurity Research Institute

Giovana Cruppe, research assistant professor of plant pathology, has been appointed a fellow of K-State's Biosecurity Research Institute, recognizing her research...

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Closing the spray gap

K-State engineers have developed a camera-based system that measures crop sprayer boom movement with about an inch of accuracy, a step toward more precise application...

A red prismatic rectangle stands on the tip of a crop sprayer's boom over a field.