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 [...]
Michael Wesch has earned many accolades for his expertise and creativity in the use of digital technology to enhance student learning. He’s received national professor of the year honors, been named an Emerging Explorer by National Geographic, and has been dubbed “the explainer” by Wired magazine. Now the associate professor of cultural anthropology at Kansas [...]
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 [...]
A national biosecurity symposium Monday, Aug. 30, in Kansas City, Mo., will showcase biosecurity research and industry at Kansas State University and the Kansas City Animal Health Corridor. “Biosecurity: Our Regional and National Response” will be 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Kansas City Convention Center. National and regional experts will discuss the challenges [...]
Thomas A. Wright, Kansas State University’s Jon Wefald Leadership Chair in Business Administration, has been named a Fellow by the Western Psychological Association. To become a Fellow, individuals must make outstanding contributions to the field of psychology, and their work must have national impact on the field of psychology. In addition to the Western Psychological [...]
A Kansas State University professor has been elected to serve on a national committee that seeks to elevate biomedical research resources in Kansas and other states. Daniel C. Marcus, university distinguished professor of anatomy and physiology, will serve a four-year term on the National Committee for the National Association of IDeA Principal Investigators. The 20-member [...]
Summer just wouldn’t be complete without mosquitoes nipping at exposed skin. Or would it? Research conducted by a Kansas State University team may help solve a problem that scientists and pest controllers have been itching to for years. Kun Yan Zhu, professor of entomology, and teammates Xin Zhang, graduate student in entomology from China, and Jianzhen [...]
Teaching and mentoring future anthropologists is something Harald E.L. Prins has been doing — and doing well — since joining Kansas State University 20 years ago. Prins, a university distinguished professor of anthropology who has been recognized both at the university and national levels for his teaching, is now being honored by his peers as [...]
Summer is a prime time for animals, especially cats, to contract the bacterial disease tularemia, according to a Kansas State University veterinarian. Tularemia, which also can be a problem in spring and fall, is zoonotic, so it can be transmitted to people through bodily fluids or bites, said Brad DeBey, associate professor of pathology in [...]
Having a community park nearby can have an impact on whether neighborhood residents are physically active, according to Andrew Kaczynski, an assistant professor of kinesiology at Kansas State University. But Kaczynski says which park characteristics encourage the most activity is not as clear. This summer Kaczynski is working with Sonja Wilhelm Stanis, a researcher at [...]