Kansas State University

In this issue

From the administration

• Planning for the holidays: Vice President Shubert announces schedule

News and research

• Alternative meal plans: students study on-campus edible landscapes
• Upcoming adjusted hours for recreation complex

Human resources, benefits and training

• Medicare basics for boomers and beyond

Publications and presentations

• McCornack receives USDA grant to study bioenergy crops' impact
• Reese helps organize entomology, plant physiology symposium in Brazil
• Entomologists, biochemist present at symposium in China

Campus construction and maintenance

• Throckmorton Hall steam to be interrupted Wednesday
• Rec Complex closed Until noon Friday, Aug. 19
• Hale Library first floor closure extended

Newsletters, magazines and blogs

• Recent news from the College of Agriculture
• K-State Research and Extension August 2011 Update