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K-State research meets the Kansas rotunda

On Feb. 26, 2026, eight undergraduate researchers from K-State presented their research projects to legislators, university administrators and the public during...

From left: Trase McQueen, Lawrence Settles, Mark Lexow, Madison Cynova, Michael Glenn, Tess Coontz, Beth Powers, Susan Rensing and Madeline Harp

Unwrapping the sweet mystery

Shivaprasad Prakash is driving techniques that will make flour-based products, like raw cookie dough, safer for everyone.

A male doctoral researcher wears a white lab coat and sits at a research laboratory's hood.

Energy surge puts pressure on farm budgets

K-State economist Gregg Ibendahl details how rising oil prices are expected to drive up fuel and fertilizer costs, adding financial pressure to farm operations.

A red combine is harvesting wheat in a field below a blue sky filled with clouds during golden hour, making the clouds look orange and yellow with light. Behind the combine is another field of green crops with a few trees.

Good for the steer, great for the rooster

A team of researchers in K‑State's College of Veterinary Medicine is leveraging successful bovine vaccine technology to create a new line of defense against...

Several yellow chicks peer over the side of a container of straw.

Roots of Research award honors 11 faculty with trees on campus

K-State's 2025 Roots of Research Faculty Honor Program will recognize 11 faculty members from disciplines across campus by planting commemorative trees in their...

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Next-generation innovation

K-State is one of the nation's top patent-producing universities and has climbed to No. 83 in the Top 100 U.S. universities granted utility patents in 2025,...

A man wearing a white lab coat and a young woman wearing a white lab coat stand in a lab partially obscured by piping and tubes. The man is pointing to a document the woman is holding.

Milking potential

When Carson Corwin first arrived at K-State, dairy was the last thing on his mind. Now, with graduation in May approaching, it's all he thinks about.

Carson Corwin, wearing a black sweatshirt and gray baseball cap, smiles with his arms crossed while standing in a feedlot aisle lined with Holstein cows in the background.

People with Purpose: Adam Ahlers

A lifelong outdoorsman, Adam Ahlers invests hands-on in the future of wildlife conservation through both research and teaching.

Adam Ahlers, wearing a red and blue plaid shirt and a Rocky Mountain Conservancy hat, explains field equipment to two students while preparing for a field study. Surrounding them is a fall forest, with barren trees and orange and red leaves.

From rivalry to results

K-State and KU may be fierce rivals on the field and on the court, but they’ve long been teammates in labs and Kansas communities, tackling problems that...

A researcher wears blue gloves and works with liquid samples under a microscope.

'Digging in the biological sandbox'

From studying protein structures to mentoring graduate researchers, Brian Geisbrecht is helping uncover new clues about the human immune system. His work has...

A male college professor in a purple polo poses for an outdoor portrait on a gloomy day.