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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
The final frontier may be no further than Manhattan, Kan., as a team of Kansas State University researchers launches a project funded by a $1.2 million grant from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. The team — composed of Thomas Barstow, professor of kinesiology; Steven Warren, associate professor of electrical and computer engineering; Russell Taylor, [...]
When placing a spread bet on college football, a bettor’s success might have as much to do with geography as with luck. When a Kansas State University economist combined his enthusiasm for college football with his expertise in arid land studies, he and a colleague found that bettors have a good chance of making money [...]
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 [...]
A microscopic gene may play a gigantic role when it comes to cancerous tissue in the human body, according to one Kansas State University research team. The team is investigating mutation within the ADAM12 gene of the A Disintegrin and Metalloprotease family, or ADAM family, and its role in breast cancer. “We want to know [...]