Ron Trewyn, K-State’s vice president for research, explains why NBAF and Kansas are a great fit. Video on our YouTube channel: NBAF and Kansas: the best decision “We strongly believe the NBAF will be a safe and secure facility,” said Jerry Jaax, K-State associate vice president for research compliance. “Even though decades-old infectious disease research [...]
A study by Kansas State University researchers is looking at how children perceive and interact with peers who have various undesirable characteristics, such as being overweight or aggressive. The researchers’ study explored children’s perceptions of the ability of the peer to control or change such traits. The K-State research team included Mark Barnett, professor of [...]
For the third year in a row, Kansas State University has won first place in the Agricultural Robotics Student Design Competition sponsored by the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers. Members of K-State’s Robotcat Rebels stand by the “forest,” with the dowel rods representing trees, that their robot navigates. Team members, from left to [...]
Laboratory studies at Kansas State University and the work of a K-State researcher are making headway in the effort to control the pandemic H1N1 virus. Juergen Richt is a Regents Distinguished Professor at K-State’s College of Veterinary Medicine and is a Kansas Bioscience Authority Eminent Scholar. His work at K-State and with outside collaborators is [...]
Tall, vivid stands of flowers bloom in the beds surrounding Sherry Haar’s Manhattan home. The plants are inspirational, to say the least, and are for more than just looking at, according to the K-State associate professor of apparel, textiles and interior design. They are her research. Haar grows a wide variety of plants, from the [...]
Fourteen K-State graduate students representing six departments and three colleges have been awarded assistantships to conduct research in sustainable energy for the 2009-10 academic year. K-State’s Center for Sustainable Energy requests proposals annually from eligible K-State faculty in support of the assistantships for projects related to enhancing research on renewable energy topics. The assistantships are [...]
Due to overwhelming response to attend the presidential inauguration of Kirk Schulz, organizers have moved the event to Bramlage Coliseum. The change in venue necessitated a change in date as well. “We want everyone who wishes to attend the inauguration to be able to do so,” said K-State President Kirk Schulz. Charles Reagan, chief of [...]
The work of one of the world’s foremost origami artists is coming to K-State ‘s Marianna Kistler Beach Museum of Art. The “Robert J. Lang: Insect Origami” exhibition will feature 20 insect-inspired works and will be at the Beach Museum Aug. 4-Dec. 24. Several larger-than-life spiders, butterflies, cicadas, beetles and a scorpion will be featured. [...]
Kevin Price, a professor of agronomy working with the department of geography, has developed a digital airborne imaging camera system. He took it on a test flight July 17 and captured some color infrared images around Manhattan. He had the pilot fly a line across campus and stitched four of the images together to make [...]
Tigers, monkeys and mountain lions can be fascinating, but a K-State veterinarian said people cross the line of intrigue when they try to make extreme exotic animals their pets. K-State’s Gary West, assistant professor of zoological medicine, has encountered many people who own inappropriate exotic pets. He said there are many reasons why people should [...]