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. [...]
What may look like a looming cloud of smoke and an eerie orange hue on the horizon is actually a rejuvenating tool used by land managers and a fairly common scene in the Flint Hills during the spring months. But according to a K-State biologist, growing concerns about air quality in urban areas may hinder [...]
It’s hard to ignore: the tantrum-throwing child at the department store and the stressed-out parent at wit’s end, embarrassed, not sure what to do next. When children act out in public, parents don’t always know how best to respond, according to Chuck Smith, a Kansas State University child development expert. The proper way to react [...]
A Kansas State University researcher is exploring the use of Chinese wolfberries to improve vision deficiencies that are common for type-2 diabetics. Dingbo “Daniel” Lin, K-State research assistant professor of human nutrition, is studying wolfberries and their potential to improve damage to the retina. His findings show that the fruit can lower the oxidative stress [...]
K-State’s new distance-based doctorate program in personal financial planning is in demand. The new program, launched in summer 2009, is receiving inquiries and applications on a daily basis, with much of the interest stemming from a desire to obtain the research skills to help others make better daily household financial decisions, according to program organizers. [...]
K-State Student Body President Dalton Henry released a letter to the student body outlining safety measures in Aggieville for this Saturday as the Wildcats compete in the NCAA Elite Eight. Here is his message: K-State Students, Like all of you, I’m still excited after watching our Men’s Basketball team continue its record-breaking season last night [...]
A video game has helped a K-State student place highly in a prestigious Japanese language speech contest. Xavier Gavin, freshman in arts and sciences-open option, Wichita, placed second in the category for students with less than a year of college Japanese instruction at the 24th annual Japanese Language Speech Contest, March 6, at the Consulate [...]
As head of research at Mississippi State University, Kirk Schulz knew very well how much of an asset a major research university would be in a bid to land the nation’s most advanced animal health laboratory. The research expertise at Mississippi State was an integral piece of the overall package that earned the state a [...]
Years ago when the nation’s Interstate highway system was built, shortening the time it took to get from place to place was first and foremost. Any roadside nature or history that went whizzing by was an afterthought. To put the nature and history back into cross-state travel along the Interstate, K-State naturalist Ted Cable has [...]
The Kansas Legislature is recognizing the A.Q. Miller School of Journalism and Mass Communications this morning. Legislators heard from Rep. Tom Hawk and Rep. Sydney Carlin. Rep. Hawk: It is our privilege to recognize here in the Kansas House the 100th Anniversary of the A.Q. Miller School of Journalism and Mass Communications at Kansas State [...]