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July 2008
Thursday, July 31, 2008
K-STATE STUDENTS EARN SECOND PLACE IN STUDENT DESIGN COMPETITION FOR HEATING, VENTILATING AND AIR-CONDITIONING SYSTEMS: Kansas State University architectural engineering students have won second place in the 2008 Student Design Project Competition sponsored by the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers.
OPINION: K-STATE'S BIOSECURITY RESEARCH INSTITUTE AND THE NATIONAL BIO AND AGRO-DEFENSE FACILITY WOULD MAKE POWERFUL RESEARCH TEAM: Juergen A. Richt, Regents Distinguished Professor, K-State College of Veterinary Medicine, and one of the state's first Kansas Bioscience Eminent Scholars.
Wednesday, July 30, 2008
SUSTAINABLE REDEVELOPMENT OF CONTAMINATED PROPERTIES WORKSHOP SEPT. 9-11 AT K-STATE: The sustainable redevelopment of contaminated properties is the topic of a workshop Sept. 9-11 at Kansas State University.
Tuesday, July 29, 2008
INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM JUST ONE WAY K-STATE'S DEPARTMENT OF PHILOSOPHY COLLABORATING WITH KEY PHILOSOPHICAL CENTER IN LATVIA: An international symposium is among the ways Kansas State University and the K-State department of philosophy are collaborating with a noted center for philosophy in Northern Europe.
OP-ED: HIGH TECHNOLOGY AND TRAINING MAKE BIOCONTAINMENT RESEARCH SAFE: Prepared by Scott Rusk, director of Pat Roberts Hall, home to K-State's Biosecurity Research Institute.
Monday, July 28, 2008
ANAND DESAI NEW ASSOCIATE DEAN AND DIRECTOR OF UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMS FOR K-STATE'S COLLEGE OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION: Anand Desai, associate professor and head of the department of finance at Kansas State University's College of Business Administration, will assume the role of associate dean and director of undergraduate programs for the college in early August.
Friday, July 25, 2008
BETH MONTELONE NAMED INTERIM DIRECTOR OF K-STATE'S BIOSECURITY RESEARCH INSTITUTE IN PAT ROBERTS HALL: Beth A. Montelone has been named interim director of Kansas State University's Biosecurity Research Institute in Pat Roberts Hall. She also becomes Peine professor of biosecurity. The appointment was announced today by Ron Trewyn, vice president for research.
K-STATE DEPARTMENT OF AVIATION TO BE PART OF AIRVENTURE OSHKOSH: More than 20 students, faculty and staff from Kansas State University at Salina will represent K-State's department of aviation at the Experimental Aircraft Association's AirVenture Oshkosh, July 28-Aug. 3.
COMIC ART AND ILLUSTRATION COME TO K-STATE'S BEACH MUSEUM OF ART AUG. 1: The work of alternative comics artists and contemporary illustrators takes over the walls of Kansas State University's Marianna Kistler Beach Museum of Art when "BLAB! A Retrospective" opens Friday, Aug. 1.
Thursday, July 24, 2008
ENROLLMENT OPEN FOR ONLINE STRESS MANAGEMENT COURSES OFFERED BY K-STATE: Kansas State University will offer two online courses in stress management for the upcoming fall semester.
CHILDREN'S DAY CAMP BEING OFFERED AT K-STATE AUG. 4-8: Kansas State University's Community Health Institute is sponsoring a special day camp Aug. 4-8 for children in grades 4-6.
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
K-STATE'S KERRI DAY KELLER CONTRIBUTOR TO NEW BOOK ON CAREERS IN THE NONPROFIT SECTOR: A career option that is finding growing interest at Kansas State University is the subject of a new book that includes a contribution from K-State's Kerri Day Keller.
UPCOMING RELEASE IN BEST-SELLING 'TWILIGHT' SERIES SUBJECT OF JULY 31 DISCUSSION AT K-STATE: Fans awaiting the Aug. 2 release of the next book in the popular "Twilight" series of teen vampire novels can channel their anticipation during a an upcoming discussion led by faculty and students of Kansas State University's English department.
Tuesday, July 22, 2008
K-STATE STUDY FINDS CALIFORNIA CONSUMERS APPEAR MORE LIKELY THAN KANSANS TO CHANGE PURCHASING HABITS IN THE FACE OF FOODBORNE ILLNESS: Metropolitan consumers in Kansas appear less likely to change their purchasing habits when it comes to foodborne outbreaks, according to a new study from Kansas State University's department of agricultural economics.
K-STATE OFFERING GRANT WRITING COURSE FOR FALL SEMESTER: Kansas State University will offer the course Grant Writing: Finding the Elusive Dollar for the fall semester.
Monday, July 21, 2008
NEW BOOK BY K-STATE ECOLOGY PROFESSOR HELPS SIMPLIFY ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES: Scientists have long been warning about the effects of global environmental impacts by using complex data and scientific terminology that can be misinterpreted or misunderstood by the general public. Walter Dodds, professor of ecology in the Division of Biology at Kansas State University, has a slightly different approach.
MCCAIN PERFORMANCE SERIES FOR 2008-09 STRETCHES BOUNDARIES AT K-STATE: In his first year as executive director of McCain Auditorium at Kansas State University, Todd R. Holmberg has engineered a performance schedule that embraces Americana as well as contemporary satire, sharp-tongued comedy along with razor-keen musical theater, Irish step dancing and urban opera.
Friday, July 18, 2008
K-STATE TEAM GETS $690,000 FOR BIOFUELS PROOF OF CONCEPT STUDY ON PRODUCING CELLULOSIC ETHANOL FROM PELLETED FORAGE CROPS: To meet a goal of replacing one-third of the nation's petroleum consumption with biofuels by the year 2030, the biomass research and development technical advisory committee of the U.S. departments of Agriculture and Energy estimates it will require growing 1 billion dry tons annually of collectable biomass and converting it to biofuels.
Wednesday, July 16, 2008
RECENT K-STATE GRADUATE RECEIVES FULBRIGHT TO TEACH IN GERMANY: Elizabeth Holste, a May 2008 Kansas State University bachelor's graduate in history, has been awarded a Fulbright student scholarship to Germany.
K-STATE AT SALINA STUDENT PLACES AT NATIONAL SKILLSUSA CONFERENCE: A student at Kansas State University at Salina has earned sixth place in the aviation maintenance technology category of the SkillsUSA National Leadership and Skills Championship, June 23-27, at Kansas City, Mo.
Tuesday, July 15, 2008
K-STATE OPENS CAMPUS TO KAUFFMAN SCHOLARS: This summer, faculty, staff and students at Kansas State University again are welcoming several groups of Kansas City area students in hopes of guiding them toward successful college careers.
K-STATE AT SALINA'S LESLIE HANNAH APPOINTED TO SEQUOYAH COMMISSION: Leslie Hannah, assistant dean of academics at Kansas State University at Salina, has been appointed to the Sequoyah Commission, a scholarly think tank that serves as an advisory group for Chadwick Smith, principal chief of the Cherokee Nation.
Monday, July 14, 2008
K-STATE'S KONZA PRAIRIE A CANDIDATE SITE FOR SCIENTISTS FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY TO STUDY THE EFFECTS OF GLOBAL CHANGE: K-State's Konza Prairie Biological Station has been selected as a candidate core site for the proposed National Ecological Observatory Network, also known as NEON.
EMERGENCY RESPONSE WALK-THROUGH TO BE AT K-STATE'S BIOSECURITY RESEARCH INSTITUTE IN PAT ROBERTS HALL: Emergency responders and campus officials will conduct an emergency response walk-through at Kansas State University's BRI -- Biosecurity Research Institute -- Friday, July 18.
Friday, July 11, 2008
THIRD ANNUAL DIALOG ON SUSTAINABILITY AT K-STATE JULY 17: The Consortium for Environmental Stewardship and Sustainability and its partners will host the third annual Dialog on Sustainability, Thursday, July 17, at Kansas State University.
Thursday, July 10, 2008
ACCIDENT REPORTED AT K-STATE: An undergraduate student working in a biochemistry lab on the Kansas State University campus was injured this morning just before 10:50 a.m. when a glass bottle exploded in his hand.
K-STATE RESEARCHERS USING STEM CELLS FROM THE UMBILICAL CORD TO TRANSPORT CAPSULES OF ANTI-CANCER DRUGS DIRECTLY TO TUMORS: Kansas State University researchers are working on a method of delivering cancer drugs that promises to be more efficient and reduce the side effects patients have to deal with.
K-STATE BUSINESS STUDENTS TAKE TOP HONORS IN ANNUAL COMPETITION SPONSORED BY CERNER CORPORATION TO DEVELOP MOCK SOFTWARE SYSTEMS: Kansas State University business students studying management information systems topped 14 other collegiate teams in two categories at Cerner Corporation's recent annual software development competition in Kansas City, Mo.
K-STATE'S KIM SAAK PROMOTED TO ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF STUDENT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE: Kim Saak has been promoted to assistant director of Kansas State University's office of student financial assistance.
Wednesday, July 9, 2008
MEDIA ADVISORY: K-STATE TO PRESENT REPORT ON TORNADO DAMAGE AND REPAIR TO KANSAS LEGISLATURE JULY 10: Representatives from Kansas State University will be in Topeka at 1:30 p.m. Thursday, July 10, to give members of the Kansas Legislature an update on tornado damage and restoration on campus.
YACOUB NAJJAR TO SERVE AS INTERIM HEAD OF K-STATE'S DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING: Yacoub Najjar has been named interim head of the department of civil engineering at Kansas State University, effective July 13.
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENTS EARN K-STATE'S SARA POWELL SPECIAL BIOLOGY SCHOLARSHIP FOR SECOND YEAR IN A ROW: For the second year in a row, Kansas State University's Sara Powell, senior in biology, Overland Park, has been awarded the Division of Biology University Distinguished Professors Scholarship for her outstanding achievements as a student.
Tuesday, July 8, 2008
CHANGES IN FEDERALLY GUARANTEED STUDENT LOAN PROGRAM CAN HELP MAKE A K-STATE EDUCATION AN EVEN BETTER VALUE: Two recent changes to the federally guaranteed student loan program are good news for Kansas State University students and can help with their educational costs for the coming school year, according to Larry Moeder, assistant vice president for student financial assistance and admissions at K-State.
K-STATE'S DIVISION OF BIOLOGY APPOINTS NEW ASSOCIATE DIRECTORS: John Blair, university distinguished professor of ecology, and Lorena Passarelli, associate professor of molecular biology, have been appointed associate directors of Kansas State University's Division of Biology.
KIRK DEMUTH TO HEAD UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS PROGRAM OFFICE AT K-STATE AT SALINA: Kirk Demuth will be the director of the unmanned aerial systems program office at Kansas State University at Salina. The office is the first major initiative of K-State's recently formed Applied Aviation Research Center.
ENROLLMENT OPEN FOR K-STATE'S AUGUST INTERSESSION COURSES: Kansas State University is offering a variety of graduate and undergraduate level courses for August intersession, Aug. 4-22, on the Manhattan campus.
Monday, July 7, 2008
K-STATE DOUBLES ITS NUMBER OF ARMY SCHOLARSHIPS FOR INCOMING CLASS: Even as other schools face difficulty filling their allotments of Army ROTC scholarships, Kansas State University has more than doubled its number of incoming freshmen who will attend on full four-year grants.
K-STATE-BASED GREAT PLAINS DIAGNOSTIC NETWORK TAKES ON PLANT DISEASE, ONE SAMPLE AT A TIME: When food crops in the Midwest show signs of disease, researchers with the Great Plains Diagnostic Network are first on the scientific scene.
Thursday, July 3, 2008
PAT BOSCO NAMED VICE PRESIDENT FOR STUDENT LIFE AND DEAN OF STUDENTS: In a move to gain more efficiency within Kansas State University's internal reporting structure, Pat Bosco will become the vice president for student life and dean of students July 7.
K-STATE FOOTBALL TICKET DONATION PROGRAM IN PLACE FOR FORT RILEY DAY: Supporters of Kansas State University football have the opportunity to increase the Wildcat fan base by donating tickets to soldiers at Fort Riley.
Wednesday, July 2, 2008
PETER PAUKSTELIS JOINS K-STATE AS ASSOCIATE UNIVERSITY ATTORNEY: Peter Paukstelis, a Manhattan native and member of the USD 383 Board of Education, has joined the Kansas State University legal team as associate university attorney.
K-STATE'S KONZA PRAIRIE FEATURED IN PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITION AT THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR MUSEUM IN WASHINGTON, D.C.: Kansas State University's Konza Prairie Biological Station is the subject of an upcoming photography exhibition in Washington, D.C.
Tuesday, July 1, 2008
K-STATE'S COLBERT HILLS TO ADD CLUBHOUSE TO WORLD-CLASS GOLF COURSE: Kansas State University's Colbert Hills Golf Course, which brought championship golf to Manhattan, is building a new clubhouse to meet the needs of visitors who play 28,000 rounds each year at the scenic Flint Hills course.
K-STATE'S BEACH MUSEUM OF ART GIVES FAMILIES HOT WEATHER ALTERNATIVES: If it's too hot or rainy to go outside and the kids are bouncing off the walls, the Marianna Kistler Beach Museum of Art at Kansas State University has two new activities that will let families learn about the museum and the world around them.