A Kansas State University researcher is studying if the amount of cement needed to make concrete can be reduced by including finely crushed glass particles. The research could help in reducing cement’s carbon footprint, which is already low compared to other building materials. Kyle Riding, assistant professor of civil engineering at K-State, received a Broadening [...]
A partnership involving Colby Community College, Midwest Energy, Wind Energy Consulting and Contracting, and Kansas State University has received a subcontract award from the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory to establish the High Plains Small-Wind Turbine Test Center at Colby. The Colby center will focus on residential and commercial scale turbines rated [...]
Kansas State University has been a issued a patent for a plentiful and noncontroversial source of stem cells from a substance in the umbilical cord. The patent addresses procedures to isolate, culture and bank stem cells found in Wharton’s jelly — the substance that cushions blood vessels in the umbilical cord. These cells are called [...]
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 [...]
A monthlong diet of entirely snack cakes and fatty foods may sound like a fantasy, but for one Kansas State University professor it’s serious business. In 30 days Mark Haub is attempting to prove some common beliefs about nutrition are untrue. Haub, professor of human nutrition, teaches an obesity-related, energy balance course that sparked his [...]
Selamectin, a widely used product that kills parasites in dogs and cats, is an effective treatment for fleas in pet rabbits, according to a Kansas State University research team. James Carpenter, professor of zoological medicine, collaborated with Michael Dryden, professor of diagnostic medicine and pathobiology, and Butch KuKanich, an associate professor of anatomy and physiology. [...]
Facebook can be more than a way to connect with friends — it also can be a valuable research and learning tool, according to one Kansas State University professor. Mick Charney, associate professor of architecture, has been advocating Facebook as a way to collaborate in the classroom. As the recently appointed coordinator of K-State’s Faculty [...]
Kansas State University received a record amount of research funding during the 2009-2010 fiscal year, according to recent reports. The university received $147,695,867 from 953 awards issued between July 1, 2009, and June 30, 2010. Those numbers are a strong increase from the previous record of $133.6 million during the 2008-2009 fiscal year, and a [...]
Three Kansas State University electrical and computer engineering professors will use a National Science Foundation grant for a project to help military veterans enter the work force at an accelerated pace. Professors David Soldan, Don Gruenbacher and Noel Schulz will use the $146,000 grant for “From Defense to Degree: Accelerating Engineering Degree Opportunities for Military [...]
Western culture’s grappling with homosexuality and alternate genders isn’t strictly limited to the United States, but is also prevalent in many Native American and native Alaskan groups — or native nations. That issue is the focus of work by one Kansas State University researcher. Lisa Tatonetti, associate professor of English and American ethnic studies, received [...]