Kansas State University

In this issue

From the administration

• Reminder: Call for proposals for October round of Academic Excellence Funding

From the vice president for research

• Resources available to help you promote K-State research

News and research

• The International Year of Soils: Soils protect the natural environment
• Ultra-fast lasers 'spark' this undergraduate researcher

Events

• Clovia Ice Cream for a Cure
• Support breast cancer awareness
• USDA's Myers to present Animal Health Industry Insights brown bag at K-State Olathe
• Dining Etiquette Workshop registration now open
• K-State High Ropes Challenge
• Bakery Science Club sale today
• K-State Online: Canvas walk-in help session Oct. 2
• Beach Museum curator discusses exhibition 'Art for Every Home: Associated American Artists' Oct. 1
• Curtain rises on K-State Theatre's second stage productions with two one-act comedies Oct. 1-3

Human resources, benefits and training

• Benefits Fair and 2016 open enrollment

Kudos, publications and presentations

• Reminder: National Academy of Engineering Seminar Series lecture Oct. 1
• Swanson appointed to Academy Ethics Education Committee
• Students publish in prestigious physiology journal
• Personal financial planning student team wins 2015 Financial Planning Challenge finals
• Royal Entomological Society of London names Kansas State University's Dana Vanlandingham a fellow

Newsletters, magazines and blogs

• Chapman Center for Rural Studies offering workshops

Volunteer opportunities

• K-State track and field officials needed