People who believe that fate and chance control their lives are more likely to be superstitious — but when faced with death they are likely to abandon superstition altogether, according to a recent Kansas State University undergraduate research project. The project, led by Scott Fluke, a May 2010 K-State bachelor’s graduate in psychology, Olathe, focuses [...]
Understanding how cancer cells communicate with each other and how to enhance their receptiveness to drug treatments is the focus of promising work by a Kansas State University researcher. Annelise Nguyen, assistant professor of toxicology in the department of diagnostic medicine and pathobiology at K-State’s College of Veterinary Medicine, recently received a $370,000 grant from [...]
The popularity of on-campus student housing at Kansas State University’s Manhattan campus has resulted in exceptionally high demand. This is in spite of K-State adding more than 700 student spaces in the past three years. Pat Bosco, vice president for student life and dean of students, said, “We are delighted with the number of students [...]
When farmers and ranchers burn grassland each spring, it’s difficult to track just how much grass is burned and the impact of that smoke. That’s why Rhett Mohler, a Kansas State University doctoral student in geography, Wakeeney, is developing a new technique to accurately track the burning of tallgrass prairie in Kansas and Oklahoma. Mohler’s [...]
As new technologies emerge that could change the future of shopping, researchers at Kansas State University are determining if consumers like and would use such tools for purchases. Esther Swilley, K-State assistant professor of marketing, and Blake Franklin, freshman in business administration and fine arts, Kansas City, Kan., are studying consumer acceptance of shopping on 3-D [...]
Kansas State University researchers have found that Nintendo’s Wii Fit helped improve balance for a solider with a traumatic brain injury, a problem many soldiers are facing after serving in Afghanistan and Iraq. Shawna Jordan, research assistant professor in human nutrition, and Laurie Hildebrand, May graduate in athletic training and pre-physical therapy and 2006 graduate [...]
The holiday known today as Memorial Day actually began as Decoration Day and was designed to honor military personnel of the American Civil War, according to Don Mrozek, professor of history at Kansas State University. Mrozek, who also is a faculty member of K-State’s Institute for Military History and 20th Century Studies, is a specialist [...]
As a cancer survivor, Kansas State University student Andrew Satterlee says he feels a responsibility to study cancer and make the experience easier on others than it was for himself. Satterlee, senior in chemical and biological engineering, Overland Park, has always had an interest in medical research. In high school he was diagnosed with celiac disease, [...]
With binge drinking among college students a concern for many, two Kansas State University researchers may have found a way to combat it through messages tailored to a student’s psyche. Megan Miller, graduate student in psychology, Pueblo, Colo., and Laura Brannon, associate professor of psychology, researched binge drinking and college students’ intent to binge drink. The [...]
Individuals trying to become consistent exercisers might be deterred by a negative self-image, according to a Kansas State University study. Elizabeth Fallon, K-State assistant professor of kinesiology, is conducting a series of studies to better understand how emotional barriers like a negative body image prevent individuals from having an active lifestyle. Her project stems from [...]