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 [...]
Beginning with the fall 2010 semester, Kansas State University will require most newly enrolled students to complete an online alcohol education program. K-State is implementing AlcoholEdu for College. The nationally recognized, Web-based alcohol education program will be mandatory for all newly enrolled, degree-seeking students on K-State’s Manhattan and Salina campuses who are age 21 or [...]
Students from Kansas State University earned 53 awards — the most by any school at the collegiate level — in the Kansas Association of Broadcasters’ 2010 Student Broadcast Awards competition. In addition, three K-State mass communications students received scholarships from the broadcasting association. The honors were presented April 6 at the association’s annual student awards [...]
After more than 30 years, the championship company of the National Society of Pershing Rifles has returned to Kansas State University. Company G-7, as K-State’s chapter is known, has 21 students dedicated to performing precise military drills with non-firing 1903 Springfield rifles. The honorary fraternity, which is open to all K-State students, develops leadership and [...]
Outstanding accomplishments in public health and contributions to Kansas State University’s Master of Public Health program have earned a recent graduate of the program and a K-State faculty member honors. Dr. Jennifer Akers, a veterinarian and clinical assistant professor at K-State’s Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital, was named the 2010 outstanding Master of Public Health student. [...]
Three Kansas State University engineering students are recipients of prestigious scholarships from the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers. The K-State recipients include Jacob Wagner, sophomore in mechanical engineering, Manhattan, $10,000 Reuben Trane Scholarship for the 2010-2011 and 2011-2012 school years; Sean Kolich, senior in architectural engineering, Olathe, $10,000 Reuben Trane Scholarship for [...]
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 [...]
Cameron Piercy’s passion for his Native American heritage is evident in his position as president of the Kansas State University Native American Student Association. Piercy, junior in communication studies and political science, Comanche, Okla., is one-sixteenth Choctaw. He said that most people do not believe him when he says that he is a Native American. [...]
Emily Tummons Kansas State University’s Shane Scott, Dodge City, and Emily Tummons, Leawood, have won 2010 Barry M. Goldwater Scholarships. Andrew Satterlee, Overland Park, has beenrecognized as an honorable mention. Scott and Tummons are among 278 students who will receive scholarships that are worth as much as $7,500 annually for their final one or two [...]
Kansas State University student Amy Sents is K-State’s 32nd Harry S. Truman Scholar. Sents is a McPherson senior in animal sciences and industry and pre-veterinary medicine with a minor in international agriculture. As a winner of the Truman scholarship, she will receive as much as $30,000 for graduate studies toward a career in public service. [...]