Dr. David Hodgson, anethesiologist and professor of clinical sciences, is on his third trip to Afghanistan to train veterinary medicine students at Kabul University. He recently sent photos and and an update of his experiences. Hodgson reports that his work has included evaluating a male lion with a chronic lesion and an ostrich with a [...]
Brian Spooner, University Distinguished Professor of biology and director of Kansas State University’s Division of Biology, has accepted an interim appointment to serve as dean of the College of Arts and Sciences. Spooner’s appointment was announced today by M. Duane Nellis, K-State provost and senior vice president. “We are pleased that Brian Spooner has accepted [...]
Kansas State University students have been learning about aging from mentors at a local retirement community, with many of the students establishing friendships with the older generation. For a seminar in gerontology course, K-State students are paired with resident mentors at the Meadowlark Hills Retirement Community in Manhattan. Gayle Doll, director of the Center of [...]
As the work force becomes increasingly global, exposure to international experiences and cultures is becoming a key part of any university education. From advertising to veterinary medicine, faculty at K-State have taken that to heart, working to bring cultures together, foster understanding and literally have an impact in other countries. David Hodgson, an anesthesiologist and [...]
Kansas State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine has recognized several graduating students for excellence in academics and animal care and for their compassion. The awards were presented at the college’s recent Honors Banquet. Read the list of winners.
A Kansas State University researcher has received a National Science Foundation Graduate Fellowship for graduate studies in computer science. Tim Weninger, research associate in computer science at K-State, will receive three years of funding for graduate studies that includes a $30,000 annual stipend and payment of tuition and fees. Weninger currently works as a full-time [...]
When Susan Dillinger’s family first got bison, a few neighbors and area residents called up, wanting to see the animals up close. The Dillingers, who are the outgoing sort, were happy to oblige and told people to come on over. But since those first few calls, literally hundreds of people have been out to the [...]
Seven students majoring in interior architecture and product design at Kansas State University recently placed in a competition sponsored by Kansas City Architects, Designers, Dealers and Representatives. This year’s competition had 38 entries, all of which were made in furniture design and construction studio classes at K-State in the 2008-2009 school year. See the winning [...]
David Kaufman, a junior in electronic media from Topeka, is working this summer as a video podcaster for Kansas State University’s media relations. Kaufman will continue media relations’ effort to create short videos about K-State experts, students and traditions. Previous topics have included pet health advice, a tour of the Beach Museum of Art and [...]
Ultrafast laser research at Kansas State University has allowed physicists to build on Nobel Prize-winning work in photo-electronics by none other than Albert Einstein. Einstein received the Nobel Prize in 1921 for his theoretical explanation in 1905 of the so-called photo-effect — that is, the emission of electrons from a metal surface by incident light. [...]