2021 K-State Current Archive
2021 K-State Current Archive
K-State Current is a weekly news update for the Kansas Board of Regents to apprise the Regents on a few of the many successes and achievements made by K-State faculty, staff and students.
2022
2021
- Erickson named interim chief operations officer
- Beach Museum of Art director serves as mentor in NSF project
- K-State engineering faculty earn Concept of the Year award
- Medical laboratory sciences student receives nationally competitive Watson Scholarship
- Two agronomy graduate students awarded research grants in sustainable agriculture
- Improving immunotherapy treatment for cancer patients the goal for engineering research team
- University distinguished professor listed in top 0.01% of scholars studying muscles
- Grain scientist receives Early Career Engineer of the Year Award
- Vet med student receives research fellowship to identify African swine fever virus protective antigens
- Winners announced in K-State Innovation and Strategy Case Competition
- SEM student success and retention update: JED Campus initiative
- EPA extends grant for radon programs at K-State Engineering Extension
- Goins publishes research on Grammy-winning recording artist
- Powercat Motorsports competes at Formula SAE Michigan 2021
- New graduate earns prestigious Phi Kappa Phi fellowship
- K-State requiring first-year Manhattan campus students to live on campus beginning fall 2022
- Kansas State Polytechnic selected to lead NIST contract for UAS prize competition
- K-State associate professor Elizabeth Kiss receives Stewart M. Lee Consumer Education Award
- Alex Wimmer president-elect of Kansas Bandmasters Association
- Industrial and manufacturing systems engineering graduate student wins outstanding paper award
- One-year master's program provides path for professional biomedical studies
- K-State's Johnson Cancer Research Center awards nearly $416,000 for cancer research and education
- Rahmani awarded USDA grant to improve estimation of evapotranspiration
- 2021 APDesign graduate wins ARCC/King Student Medal for Excellence
- Collegian Media Group again sweeps top honors in state contest; students earn 53 individual awards
- K-State reaches 72% COVID-19 vaccination rate
- K-State virologists publish new findings on SARS-CoV-2 treatment option
- Engineering professor's graphene additive manufacturing research makes journal's cover story
- BRI director ranks in Top 100 Scientific Reports papers
- Doctoral candidate in biology receives Sarachek Predoctoral Honors Fellowship
- University-developed software selected as national reporting system for SNAP-Ed
- Study finds reduction in milk production among anaplasmosis-infected cattle
- Craig Harms named interim dean of College of Health and Human Sciences
- K-State honors two faculty members as 2021 university distinguished professors
- Women in K-State Polytechnic's pilot program are proving the sky is the limit
- Seek magazine receives international CASE Circle of Excellence gold award
- Study: Rising nighttime temps rob yields in rice, wheat
- Johnson and Harmon win award for rural school project
- APDesign landscape architect receives TreanorHL Faculty Award
- Kansas State Student Speech Language Hearing Association receives bronze chapter honors
- Be Stoney appointed interim chief diversity and inclusion officer
- Gates Capital Management Center for Financial Analysis created at Kansas State University through $3 million gift from alumni
- Kansas Institute for Early Childhood Education and Research hires inaugural director
- Johnson and Harmon win award for rural school project
- K-State Soil Judging Team places sixth at national contest with top individual
- Continuing our move to phase out of COVID-19 protocols over the summer
- Kansas State University celebrates the naming of the Carl and Melinda Helwig Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering
- Biology researcher receives Humanities Kansas grant
- Polytechnic presents outstanding student awards, Wildcat Pride honors
- APDesign graduate student Talisa Hernandez awarded inaugural Condia + Ornelas Traveling Fellowship
- K-State ranks as No. 7 in Top 50 LGBTQ-Friendly Colleges
- Shelly Williams named Morrison family director of Cats' Cupboard
- APDesign's Hernán Gregorio earns honors at International A'Design Award and Competition
- Global Campus leader wins national UPCEA Emerging Professional award
- K-State radio station Wildcat 91.9 honored with two national Telly Awards
- Be Stoney appointed interim chief diversity and inclusion officer
- College of Education using KBOR grant to help online students in urban, rural areas earn teaching degrees
- Polytechnic faculty member wins top aviation maintenance educator award
- Communication sciences and disorders professor receives national advisor award
- Solar decathlon team takes part in national competition
- K-State Crowned National Champion Meat Animal Evaluation Team
- University-developed US animal disease ID system receives Tyson support
- University selects David V. Rosowsky as vice president for research
- Joe Mocnik named new dean of K-State Libraries
- Presidential Award winners recognized for teaching, leadership
- K-State Crops Team Completes Successful Spring Season
- K-State Polytechnic student helps Ashby House land grant
- Top value: Survey ranks Kansas State University best educational value in state
- K-State Center for Hazardous Substance Research to receive $5 million in continued EPA funding
- APDesign architecture professor selected for Tyson Scholar of American Art program
- Laser focus: K-State graduate student lands data analysis internship with NASA
- Three-peat: fashion design students make their third appearance at Kansas City Fashion Week
- Enrollment management work recognized in national advertising competition
- University and Fort Riley renew partnership
- K-State team receives USGS grant to study management of harmful algae blooms affecting freshwater systems
- K-State receives NRC funding for Nuclear Engineering Fellowship Program
- Civil engineering senior wins national scholarship from American Society of Civil Engineers
- Vice President and Chief Operations Officer Bontrager to retire in September
- Engineering professors receive funding for DOE water infrastructure project
- Capabilities and client base grows for food industry, entrepreneur resource - Food Innovation Accelerator
- Net Positive Studio receives awards at prestigious DOE Solar Decathlon Build Challenge
- K-State senior awarded national scholarship from Associated General Contractors of America
- Establishing clear performance goals to close gaps in undergraduate retention and graduation rates
- Caring for Wildcats: Charlie and Debbie Morrison invest in student wellness initiatives across campus.
- Debra Bolton joins board of trustees of The Nature Conservancy
- Graduate students in interior architecture & industrial design present at EDRA
- K-State junior awarded national DOE scholarship
- College of Education summit brings together nearly 120 to discuss rural education achievements, concerns
- K-State completes successful migration of websites to the cloud
- New Coffman chair to focus on effective hybrid teaching formats, practices
- KKSU-TV reporters and JMC education abroad students honored at the KAB Awards
- Industrial engineering student earns top award at Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers regional conference
- $503,161 raised for Textbooks 2.0 through All In for K-State
- Shelter medicine community outreach vehicle makes its maiden voyage
- National Agricultural Biosecurity Center receives grants to improve animal disease response
- Lavis receives National Educator of the Year Award
- K-State Polytechnic aviation student initiates student mentorship program
- Choma to serve as student ombudsperson
- K-State, MidAmerica Nazarene partner on cooperative academic credit program
- Wiley recognized for improving race relations
- Molt Selected as Leader in Onsite Food Service Operations
- K-State Sports Sales Team finishes in fourth place at National Collegiate Sports Sales Competition
- K-State First Book selects 'The Marrow Thieves' as 2021 common book
- K-State Alumni Association is No. 1 in Big 12 for membership yet again
- K-State librarian receives $100,000 IMLS grant to improve environmental research
- Doctoral student receives American Geographical Society Awards Council Fellowship
- Interior architecture & industrial design graduate students represent K-State at national conference
- Kansas State University named 2021 Top Employer by DiversityJobs.com
- Top rated: K-State's hospitality administration master's degree named one of the best
- K-State Polytechnic professor uses sabbatical to gain hands-on experiences to share with students
- K-State voice professor's ensemble nominated for award
- K-State Sales Team finishes second place at Challenger Sales Institute Regional Team Challenge
- Kansas net farm income climbed in 2020 despite COVID-19; 2021 looks promising
- Erin Yelland and Joel Matthews recognized as Professors of the Week
- Pratt named to the HEUG Board of Directors
- Goins publishes research on Blacks’ influence on Elvis Presley
- K-State Sales Team competes at 2021 University of Toledo Invitational Sales Competition
- College of Education receives national award for exemplary elementary education programming
- Rich Llewelyn recognized as Professional Staff of the Week
- Weed science organization names K-State researcher outstanding young scientist
- Three graduate students receive awards for their Capitol event poster presentations
- K-State Sales Team crowned 2021 Desert Cup champion at Arizona Collegiate Sales Competition
- College of Education's Master of Arts in teaching ranks as 10th in nation
- K-State Polytechnic continuing upward momentum
- David Hodgson and Monica Woods recognized as Professors of the Week
- Weed science research group brings home awards from national meeting
- Kansas State University selected to participate in Collegiate Wind Competition for the eighth time
- K-State graduates report employment, continuing education success
- USD 305 students can now earn an associate degree during high school from K-State Polytechnic
- Ben Ward, Stacey Bailey and Greg Dressman recognized as Professional Staff of the Week
- Aleksan Shanoyan receives one of USDA's most prestigious awards
- Student-driven project leads to new foods from sorghum, wheat
- Kansas State University's online Professional MBA ranked among nation’s top 35 programs
- New programs help Native, Indigenous, tribal and rural Kansas students develop interest in becoming veterinarians
- Nick Lander recognized as Professional Staff of the Week
- Executive Director of K-State Student Union Named EOA Achiever
- Gilman scholarship gives pre-vet students opportunities to study profession abroad
- Two K-State graduates to receive 2021 Distinguished Young Alumni Award
- K-State gets $1.7 million in CARES Act funds to support Kansas manufacturers coping with pandemic
- Don Saucier recognized as Professor of the Week
- K-State's Cheryl Grice recognized with MLK community service award
- K-12 students compete in plant growing contest while growing their STEM knowledge
- Rural Education Center receives NSF grant focusing on drones and geoscience careers
- University-licensed compound selected as candidate against COVID-19
- K-State recognized for CliftonStrengths program
- Michelle Geering and Karol Fike recognized as Professional Staff and Professor of the Week
- Landscape architecture student awarded in international design competition
- Konza Prairie continues decades of research success with $7.12 million NSF grant renewal
- 2020 marks record year of engineering graduates for university
- Food, energy, water: Researchers look for ways to combine natural resources to benefit rural towns
- Recent park management and conservation grad named Presidential Management fellow
- Alex Red Corn, Melanie Derby and Lauren McDaniel recognized as Professors of the Week
- Architecture students win scholarships in ninth annual MANKO Design Competition
- K-State and Hill's combining strengths to end pet obesity
- Gina Scott and Kayla Schmidt recognized as Professional Staff of the Week
- Pavithra Prabhakar funded by NSF for research on artificial intelligence-based cyber-physical systems
- Shirley Tung receives teaching award from national organization
- Veterinary students receive prestigious Lou and Norma Jane Ball scholarship