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K-State announces 2026 University Distinguished Professor honorees

Marcellus Caldas, Bala Natarajan, Jeffrey Pickering and Artem Rudenko have been named University Distinguished Professors.

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Turning K-State research into real-world solutions

As part of One K-State Research Week 2026, the university is recognizing inventors who received patents and plant variety protection certificates in 2024 and...

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Fighting cancer by building nature's most complex molecule from scratch

Vidya Nadar’s journey in the Three Minute Thesis Competition takes her from the Little Apple to the national stage —illustrating why communicating research...

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Mapping the future

As AI begins to reshape the global tech landscape, K-State's computer science department is positioning itself as a leader through innovative academics designed...

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A farm for the future

At Flickner Innovation Farm, K-State researchers collaborate to develop practical solutions for Kansas agriculture’s biggest challenges.

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Out of this world research

Amir Bahadori offers a look at one of the most critical challenges in space exploration — and how K-State is working to solve it.

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'Cats in the Capitol

Ten graduate students represented K-State at the Kansas Capitol on March 25, where they presented their research to state representatives and the public at...

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A new connection to national research networks

With its new role in the Oak Ridge Associated Universities consortium, K-State is strengthening connections to a broader network of federal agencies, national...

Diamond in the rough

An interdisciplinary project led by faculty in the Carl R. Ice College of Engineering aims to develop more economical and efficient methods for growing metastable...

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What happens in the space between a blink

Meng Han's innovative research explores what happens inside a molecule at the exact moment change begins. A recent pair of national awards is drawing attention...

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