K-State in the news — April 2022
Some of the top stories mentioning Kansas State University are posted below. Download an Excel file (xls) with all of this month's news stories.
Friday, April 29, 2022
National/International
Transitions: Hampton U. Names New President; Columbia U. President to Step Down Next Year
4/28/22 The Chronicle of Higher Education
Jon Wefald, who served as president of Kansas State University from 1986 to 2009, died on April 16. He was 84.
State/Regional
She bought a pregnant donkey — and it gave birth to a zonkey in Kansas. Seriously
4/28/22 The Kansas City Star
Before Jayla gave birth, Kohley with T&D Donkey Rescue Inc. brought her to the Veterinary Health Center at Kansas State University “to ensure the best chance of survival for her foal,” according to an April 26 Facebook post.
Local
Great Plains provides tour to K-State officials, announces expansion
4/28/22 Salina Post
Not only did Great Plains host Kansas State University President Richard H. Linton and Kansas State University Salina Aerospace and Technology Campus CEO and Dean Alysia Starkey at its new construction equipment (CE) facility in south Salina, but it also announced that it recently received approval for the second phase of the Salina CE facility expansion.
Thursday, April 28, 2022
National/International
NIST Launches Prize Challenge to Improve Unmanned Aircraft in Indoor Search and Rescue Scenarios
4/27/22 NIST.gov
Kurt Carraway, executive director of Kansas State University Applied Aviation Research Center, is interested in seeing contestants’ resourcefulness when flying indoors.
“Most UAS utilized today rely heavily on GPS technology,” said Carraway. “Most of these systems are significantly degraded in indoor environments because of a lack of GPS signal. Our public safety partners indicate this is a challenge for many of their applications. We hope this challenge yields cost-effective, meaningful alternatives; this competition may improve public safety around the world.”
Chemical Markers Could “Unlock” Future Therapeutic Uses of mRNA
4/27/22 Technology Networks
An international research team led by Professor Katsura Asano of Hiroshima University’s Graduate School of Integrated Sciences for Life in Japan, and also of Kansas State University in the U.S., set out to find new ways to artificially induce mRNA to respond in ways that could eventually lead to therapeutic outcomes, expanding on the success of the mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccines and opening up new possibilities across a host of possible genetic therapies.
Regional/State
*Free eye exams for service animals in May, register now
4/27/22 KSN
In May, veterinary ophthalmologists and a veterinary technician from the Kansas State University Veterinary Health Center will provide free eye exams for guide dogs, disability assistance dogs, detection dogs, military working dogs and other search-and-rescue dogs.
* Student Leadership Elected at KSU Salina
4/27/22 KSAL
New student leadership has been elected at the Kansas State University Salina campus.
Local
K-State could use $25M in COVID-relief funding for ag facilities
4/27/22 Manhattan Mercury
Kansas State University anticipates receiving another $25 million in federal funding, which could be used to upgrade agriculture facilities.
Wednesday, April 27, 2022
National/International
Scorpion Biological Services Announces New Kansas Commercial Biomanufacturing Facility
4/26/22 Markets Insider
After considering locations in 23 states, the Scorpion leadership team selected Manhattan, Kansas, largely as a result of the city's concentration of biodefense organizations, including Kansas State University's Biosecurity Research Institute (BRI) and the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility (NBAF) — the U.S. government's agricultural biothreat research laboratory. One specific goal of the facility will be to help scale production of ANTHIM®, an antitoxin against anthrax, which could be employed in defense against a potential anthrax attack.
State/Regional
Zonkey born at Kansas State University veterinary center
4/27/22 KWCH
A rare donkey-zebra hybrid -- yes, a zonkey -- was born recently at the Kansas State Veterinary Health Center.
Local
In Focus 4/26/22: Greg Riat, Chad Kinsley, Steve Smethers
4/27/22 KMAN
Director of the A.Q. Miller School of Journalism at Kansas State University Dr. Steve Smethers also joined the program to discuss some news surrounding the Abilene and Smoky Valley Railroad.
HERSPRING | Who is Vladimir Putin?
4/27/22 The Manhattan Mercury
Editor’s note: Dale Herspring is a K-State distinguished professor emeritus of political science. He was a columnist for The Mercury for many years. The following is an article published by Second Line of Defense, which provides “cutting-edge interviews with warfighters and the teams that support them,” according to its website.
Tuesday, April 26, 2022
National/International
Scorpion Biological Services Announces New Kansas Commercial Biomanufacturing Facility
4/26/22 Associated Press
The company has begun a project to transfer bioprocessing programs from Texas A&M to Kansas State University and the Manhattan Area Technical College at the associate’s, bachelor’s, and graduate level to help train Scorpion’s future workforce.
K-State Bulk Solids Innovation Center courses through March 2023 available for registration
4/25/22 Processing Magazine
The Kansas State University Bulk Solids Innovation Center’s (BSIC) industry-focused short courses through March 2023 are available for registration on the center’s website.
State/Regional
Merriam offers rebate to encourage backyard composting
4/25/22 FOX4
The city is partnering with K-State master gardeners to offer a composting workshop.
KWEC to offer water science camp this summer
4/25/22 Hays Post
The event – set for Thursday, June 9, and Friday, June 10 – is being co-sponsored by the KWEC, the City of Hays Water Resources Department, Kansas Center for Agriculutral Resources and the Environment, and K-State Research and Extension Cottonwood District (Barton and Ellis counties).
Local
4-H Discovery Days registration deadline is May 1
4/26/22 JC Post
4-H Discovery Days is scheduled for June 1-3 on the Kansas State University campus in Manhattan. Discovery Days is one of K-State’s longest running traditions, now in its 98th year.
Man finds joy, happiness with teaching kids after school
4/25/22 The Junction City Union
Buenger applied to the Boys and Girls Club after talking with a friend and youth ministers who also worked at the club. He started as a part-time worker and then accepted a full-time position after graduating from K-State in 2019.
Monday, April 25, 2022
National/International
*New programs: Communication and it, criminology, health and social change, fashion media, cybersecurity, digital media and film, event leadership
4/25/22 Inside Higher Ed
Kansas State University is starting a bachelor's degree in cybersecurity.
Stop building 'mulch volcanoes.' You are killing your trees and shrubs
4/22/22 USA Today
Organic mulch is "great for every type of gardening, though we recommend different materials depending on the application," said Cheryl Boyer, a professor in the department of horticulture and natural resources at Kansas State University in Manhattan, Kansas.
State/Regional
*Family, community members remember the life of former KSU president Dr. Jon Wefald
4/23/WIBW-TV
Family and community members gathered to celebrate the life of longtime Kansas State University president, Jon Wefald on Saturday morning.
Healthy living tips on Earth Day
4/22/22 KAKE-TV
Nancy Larson, director of K-State's Pollution Prevention Institute, offers some easy tips people can do everyday that can make a huge difference in the long-term.
*Beach Museum honors those displaced by war in Ukraine with artwork display
4/23/22 WIBW-TV
In solidarity with Ukrainians displaced by Russia’s war, Kansas State University says its Marianna Kistler Beach Museum of Art will feature artwork by an artist who himself was displaced as a young child.
Local
*Wefald on Wefald: Former K-State president welcomes students to namesake hall
4/23/22 Manhattan Mercury
This article originally ran Nov. 20, 2016. The Mercury is rerunning the story in Saturday's Mercury in honor of former K-State president Jon Wefald, who died last Saturday in Minnesota at age 84. His memorial service was scheduled for Saturday in Manhattan.
Friday, April 22, 2022
State/Regional
*Newest K-State Truman scholar aspires to advance international cooperation
4/21/22 The Clay Center Dispatch
Katie Sleichter, junior in political science, Clay Center, is Kansas State University’s 37th Truman scholar.
Little Relief in Sight During Kansas Wildfire Season
4/21/22 Kansas Public Radio
And Chip Redmond, a K-State meteorologist, says long-term weather projections don’t offer much good news. “Everything is the wrong way right now," he said. "Everything points to much drier conditions and warmer, even as you go into summer.”
*KSU Adding Cyber Security Degree
4/21/22 KSAL
Kansas State University is adding a new cyber security degree option.
According to the school, the Carl R. Ice College of Engineering at Kansas State University, with recent approval from the Kansas Board of Regents, will add cybersecurity as its 13th Bachelor of Science degree program.
Local
Former K-State president chief of staff honored with leadership award
4/21/22 WIBW
The former chief of staff for the president of Kansas State University has been honored with a leadership award for her unwavering skills during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Manhattan Area Chamber of Commerce says at its 2022 graduation ceremonies on April 19, it named Linda Cook as the recipient of the 2022 Lyle Butler Distinguished Leadership Award.
Thursday, April 21, 2022
National/International
As fertilizer pollutes tap water in small towns, rural Kansans pay the price
4/20/22 KOSU
Closer to home, a Kansas State University study that tested water wells in rural central Kansas between the 1970s and 2016 found that nitrate levels increased in 95% of those wells.
Local
*College of Business hosts first Summer Institute for high school students
4/20/22 JC Post
The College of Business at Kansas State University is inviting high school students to experience what it's like to be a business student at K-State.
Wednesday, April 20, 2022
National/International
What to Do If You Receive a Financial Windfall
4/19/22 AARP
Megan McCoy, a marriage and family therapist who teaches financial therapy at Kansas State University, suggests talking to a friend or therapist to help articulate your emotions and how they might be affecting your financial plans. “Try to have a split in your brain,” she says. “Keep the financially smart things to do and the emotional processing distinct.”
Which expiration dates actually matter?
4/19/22 Popular Science
For most products, the date on the packaging label is not an expiration date, but a ‘best by’ or ‘sell by’ date, says Londa Nwadike, extension associate professor of food safety at the Kansas State University and the University of Missouri. “In general, the dates on the food—other than infant formula and baby food—are set for quality, rather than safety purposes,” she adds.
Regional/State
*Walk Kansas 5K for the Fight to offer health, cancer screenings, fun for the whole family
4/19/22 WIBW
Kansas State University says Walk Kansas, a statewide health initiative presented by its Research Extension, will hold its fifth annual Walk Kansas 5K for the Fight and 1.5-mile fun walk on Saturday, May 7. It said the run will benefit the Johnson Cancer Research Center at K-State.
Tuesday, April 19, 2022
National/International
Ponds made to control floods can spew climate-warming gases, study finds
4/19/22 Science News for Students
This is not the first study to show that ponds can release greenhouse gases, notes Trisha Moore. She’s an ecological engineer at Kansas State University in Manhattan.
Heat Biologics (HTBX) Stock: Why The Price Jumped Up 11.96% Today
4/18/22 Pulse 2.0
The stock price of Heat Biologics Inc (NYSEAMERICAN: HTBX) – a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing novel biodefense assets and first-in-class therapies to modulate the immune system – increased by 11.96% today. Investors responded positively to Heat Biologics announcing a planned development partnership of its Scorpion Biological services subsidiary with a private developer, the State of Kansas, and local and university affiliates, to support the development of a new biodefense-focused large molecule and biologics biomanufacturing facility in Manhattan, Kansas. Manhattan is known as the home of Kansas State University (K-State), its Biosecurity Research Institute (BRI), and the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility (NBAF).
Regional/State
Kansas lands deal for construction of $650 million, 500-job biomanufacturing facility
4/18/22 Kansas Reflector
The Kansas project came to fruition as a partnership with the State of Kansas, K-State, Kansas State University Innovation Partners, the city of Manhattan, Manhattan Chamber of Commerce, Pottawatomie County and the country’s economic development arm, Manhattan Area Technical College and several private companies.
Capper welcomes a new SVP of adult services
4/18/22 WIBW
The Foundation further said that Pickerell received her Bachelor’s of Science from Kansas State University in Family Studies and Community Services and a secondary in Gerontology with an emphasis in Long-Term Care Administration.
*K-State Salina’s summer programs for youth return
4/19/22 Salina Post
Students between the third to 12th grades will have the opportunity to experience the hands-on learning style offered at Kansas State University Salina Aerospace and Technology Campus by registering to attend any of the firsthand interactive summer programs offered by the campus in May, June, and July.
Local
*KSU receives $1.5M grant to protect nation’s food supply
4/18/22 JC Post
The National Agricultural Biosecurity Center at Kansas State University is receiving a more than $1.5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to protect the nation’s food supply, according to a media release from the university.
Community remembers Wefald as ‘transformational’ president
4/18/22 The Mercury
Jon Welfald was known for speaking in superlatives. He used them frequently and unapologetically to describe Kansas State University during his 23-year presidency.
Monday, April 18, 2022
National/International
Heat Biologics' Scorpion Subsidiary Announces Planned Development of New Kansas Commercial/Biodefense Biomanufacturing Facility
4/18/22 Benzinga
Heat Biologics Inc., a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing novel biodefense assets and first-in-class therapies to modulate the immune system, today announced a planned development partnership of its Scorpion Biological Services subsidiary with a private developer, the State of Kansas and local and university affiliates, to support the development of a new biodefense-focused large molecule and biologics biomanufacturing facility in Manhattan, Kansas. Manhattan is the home of Kansas State University (K-State), its Biosecurity Research Institute (BRI), and the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility (NBAF).
Regional/State
*Former K-State President Dr. Jon Wefald dies at 84
4/17/22 Fox 4 KC
Former Kansas State University President, Dr. Jon Wefald, died of a heart attack on Saturday, April 16. He was 84-years-old.
*New data indicates K-State may be best for students’ successful degree completion
4/15/22 WIBW-TV
The latest data from the Kansas Board of Regents shows Kansas State University may be the best for students who successfully complete a college degree.
Local
Jon Wefald, K-State's turnaround leader, dies of heart attack
4/16/22 Manhattan Mercury
Jon Wefald, who engineered a turnaround as president of Kansas State University, died of a heart attack Saturday, according to his wife.
*Linton looks to maximize potential of Olathe campus
4/15/22 Manhattan Mercury
While Kansas State University’s Olathe campus might not have reached expectations in its first decade, new leadership at the main campus are hopeful the next phase will be a success.
Friday, April 15, 2022
National/International
*K-State receives $1.5 million grant to protect nation's food supply
4/15/22 Beef Magazine
The National Agricultural Biosecurity Center at Kansas State University is receiving a more than $1.5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to protect the nation's food supply.
Regional/State
*Skylar Thompson to host event for K-State cancer research
4/14/22 WIBW
Former K-State quarterback Skylar Thompson is partnering with a Manhattan bar to raise money for cancer research.
Local
*Newest K-State Truman scholar aspires to advance international cooperation
4/14/22 JC Post
Katie Sleichter, junior in political science, Clay Center, is Kansas State University’s 37th Truman scholar.
Thursday, April 14, 2022
National/International
Impact of climate change on food production: US expert delivers special lecture at SKUAST-K
4/14/22 Kashmir Reader
Climate change and food security expert, Kansas State University (USA) professor Dr PV Vara Prasad, delivered a special lecture at Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir, Wadura campus on Wednesday.
Counting Cows: Drought, Costs Will Drive Further Reductions
4/13/22 Drovers
Even without the drought last year, Kansas State University economist Glynn Tonsor says beef producers would likely have reduced their herds some.
Regional/State
*Kansas Entrepreneurship Challenge to award $75K to students from around state
4/13/22 Great Bend Tribune
The Kansas Entrepreneurship Challenge, a statewide student entrepreneurship competition featuring high school and collegiate teams from across Kansas, will take place Thursday, April 28, at Kansas State University.
Local
*USD 273 Beloit Team Advances to National KidWind Challenge in San Antonio
4/13/22 KNCK
Teams advanced to the national competition after earning top-three finishes in their divisions at the Kansas KidWind Challenge on April 2nd in Topeka. The event is sponsored by the Kansas Energy Program in Kansas State University's Engineering Extension Service, in partnership with the Kansas Corporation Commission. This year's competition featured approximately 80 students from 22 schools throughout the state, including eight teams of fourth through eighth graders and 13 teams of ninth through 12th graders.
Wednesday, April 13, 2022
National/International
*K-State Research Suggests Probiotics May Pose Risks To Animal, Human Health
4/12/22 Farm.com
New research at Kansas State University reveals how probiotics may not be as beneficial for animal and human health as thought.
As Dollar Stores Proliferate, Some Communities Push Back
4/13/22 Civil Eats
Similar research on food access and food insecurity by the Rural Grocery Initiative (RGI) at Kansas State University have reached those same conclusions in smaller communities where Family Dollar or Dollar General are often the only food retailer in town.
Local
In Focus 4/11/22: KSU VetMed, Discovery Center, Rep. Mike Dodson
4/11/22 KMAN
In the first two segments, KSU Vet Med’s Associate Clinical Professor and Shelter Medicine Director Brad Crauer discussed the department’s Community Outreach Program and Access to Care and how they are taking their mobile shelter medicine clinic called Wellness on Wheels (or WOW) to communities in need around the State of Kansas.
Tuesday, April 12, 2022
National/International
Q-VANT Biosciences enters Vaccine Research Master Agreement with Kansas State University
4/12/22 AP News
Q-VANT Biosciences, the first company to achieve a 100% sustainable way to meet the growing global vaccine market demand for Quillaja saponin-based adjuvants, today announced that it has signed a Master Agreement with Kansas State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine to test and evaluate its saponin-based adjuvants in several of the university’s veterinary vaccines.
K-State Veterinarian Shares Tips to Prepare Cattle for Summer
4/11/22 Farms.com
Kansas State University veterinarian Gregg Hanzlicek is urging beef cattle producers to review their herd’s vaccination and parasite control program as summer approaches.
State/Regional
K-State dance team brings home national title
4/11/22 WIBW
The Kansas State University dance team brought home a national title over the weekend.
Local
Back to the basics? Rising costs may require simpler living
4/11/22 JC Post
The recent increase in prices for many of Americans’ everyday expenses may motivate a return to simpler living, said Kansas State University family resource management specialist Elizabeth Kiss.
Monday, April 11, 2022
National/International
Pfizer Names David M. Denton Chief Financial Officer
4/11/22 WorldnowFinance
Dentonearned a bachelor's degree in business administration from Kansas State University and an MBA from the Babcock Graduate School of Management at Wake Forest University. He serves on the board of Tapestry Inc.
State/Regional
*Rural training program in Kansas shines light on veterinarian shortage
4/8/22 KSHB-TV
She’s just one person who's gone through Kansas State University’s Veterinary training program for rural Kansas.
*Are there benefits to having chill cattle? K-State study looking at the effects of hemp says yes.
4/11/22 Topeka Capital Journal
That could prove beneficial to ranchers because relaxed steers tend to be healthier. Researchers at Kansas State University said hemp could be a natural way to decrease stress-related respiratory infections and other ailments when cattle are being transported or weaned off their mothers.
*Local hemp producer reacts to K-State study on feeding cattle industrial hemp
4/9/22 KAKE-TVA Wichita area hemp grower said the results of a new study from Kansas State University on feeding cattle industrial hemp is an exciting step forward for the industry.
Vi Tran fled Vietnam as a child. In Kansas City, he's finally learned to stop running
4/10/22 KCUR
Tran's parents supported him in that shift, lending encouragement when Tran decided to go to Kansas State University to study theater, instead of pursuing the more lucrative dream they'd once shared.
Local
*K-State to create new VP position as part of diversity strategic plan
4/9/22 Manhattan Mercury
Kansas State University president Richard Linton announced this week the university will create a new vice president position to grow the university's diversity and inclusion program.
*Artistic impulse: Three artists speak about influence of Gordon Parks
4/9/22 Manhattan Mercury
Renaissance man Gordon Parks was a brilliant innovator and trendsetter, said three renowned artists in a panel discussion about him on Wednesday at K-State.
Friday, April 8, 2022
National/International
*HydroGraph Clean Power – News Updates
4/7/22 Associated Press / Yahoo! Finance
HydroGraph Clean Power Inc. was founded in 2017 to fund and commercialize green, cost-effective processes to manufacture graphene, hydrogen and other strategic materials in bulk. Publicly listed on the Canadian Securities Exchange Dec. 2, 2021, the company owns the worldwide exclusive license from Kansas State University to produce both graphene and hydrogen through their patented detonation process.
Expert Advice: Finding the Best Life Insurance
4/7/22 MoneyGeek
Featuring Blain Pearson, professor of practice at Kansas State University
Local
*Hodes family gives back to K-State Vet Med with naming of deanship
4/6/22 KMAN
The K-State College of Veterinary Medicine hosted a dedication event in honor of Dr. Steve and Colleen Hodes who have given a gift to name the deanship in Kansas State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine.
Students awarded for achievements, made connections at KAB seminar
4/7/22 WIBW
The event included an awards luncheon where students from KU, Kansas State University, and USD 501′s T-CALC (Topeka Center for Advanced Learning and Careers) were awarded for their achievements.
Thursday, April 7, 2022
National/International
We want cheap stuff fast and don’t care who it hurts
4/7/22 Vox
As companies have competed for our business, and technology has made the consumer experience feel even more efficient, expectations have risen. Customers are constantly updating their expectations based on prior experiences, advertising, competition, or the economy in general, explained Jihoon Cho, an assistant professor of marketing at Kansas State University’s college of business administration. And how they evaluate a service is whether it’s better or worse than expected rather than the objective measure of the actual service.
After the pandemic disrupted their high school educations, students are arriving at college unprepared
4/6/22 MSN and Hechinger Report
At Kansas State University, where first-year students are showing both content and process gaps, they’re being monitored from midsemester onward with an early alert system that uses low grades and missed assignments to identify students who are having a hard time and then connect them with extra resources.
Regional/State
Kansas legislators, university researchers have eyes on the state’s meat and milk production
4/6/22 Kansas Reflector
New research from Kansas State University shows interest in purchasing Kansas-raised beef from farms has increased during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Local
*Kansas State University's All-University Open
4/6/22 JC Post
Kansas State University's All-University Open House returns as an in-person event on the Manhattan campus this year, with activities scheduled from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, April 9.
Wednesday, April 6, 2022
State/Regional
K-State lands $12M grant to lead agricultural growth in Haiti
4/5/22 High Plains Journal
Kansas State University’s Feed the Future Sustainable Intensification Innovation Lab has been awarded a five-year $12 million grant from United States Agency for International Development to establish a Center of Excellence that will enhance capacity of six universities to support agriculture-led growth in Haiti.
Local
*J.C., Leawood K-State students receive 2022 Goldwater Scholarships
4/4/22 KMAN
A Junction City woman is among two K-State undergraduate students receiving 2022 Barry Goldwater Scholarships, according to a Monday release.
The Economic Health of Geary County and its Healthcare System
4/5/22 Junction City Post
This report was completed in cooperation with K-State Research and Extension department and stated healthcare in the United States typically ranks among a regions 5 jobs and income sectors. Healthcare in Geary County is ranked 3rd behind the government sector and services. The Geary County healthcare sector employs 1,918 people which is equivalent to 5.6% percent of all job holders. Our health care sector also ranked 3rd in payer of wages and total income.
Tuesday, April 5, 2022
National/International
Tonix Pharmaceuticals Announces Extension of Sponsored Research Agreement with Kansas State University to Develop Live-Virus Vaccine Against COVID-19
4/5/22 Associated Press
Tonix Pharmaceuticals Holding Corp. (Nasdaq: TNXP) (Tonix or the Company), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, today announced a new preclinical research agreement with Kansas State University (K-State) to extend the research being performed under its original agreement. Tonix and K-State are working together to develop a vaccine candidate for the prevention of COVID-19 that utilizes a novel live virus vaccine vector platform, bovine parainfluenza virus, and also to test the effect of co-expression of the CD40-ligand, also known as CD154 or 5c8 antigen, to stimulate T cell immunity.
Phi Theta Kappa Recognizes 171 Colleges for Exemplary Transfer Pathways
4/4/22 Yahoo! Finance
Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society (PTK) has named 171 colleges and universities to its 2022 Transfer Honor Roll in recognition of the dynamic pathways they have created to support transfer students, including Kansas State University.
The Blooming Effects of Flowers on Mind and Body
4/5/22 Next Avenue
According to research at Kansas State University, fresh flowers placed in a patient's room resulted in faster recovery rates, fewer pain medications needed, and decreased anxiety levels.
State/Regional
Income Lab Establishes Research Council to Advance Retirement Income Analysis and Education
4/4/22 WIBW
Income Laboratory, Inc. (Income Lab), the investment industry's only provider of software for dynamic—not static—retirement planning, today announced the formation of the Income Lab Research Council, bringing together financial planning professors and researchers to exchange ideas and develop projects that can benefit the planning community, including advisors, investors, researchers, teachers, and students. Two Kansas State University faculty members were selected for the inaugural council.
Local
*Two K-State students recognized as Goldwater scholars
4/4/22 JC Post
Two Kansas State University undergraduate students are receiving 2022 Barry M. Goldwater scholarships. Lexe West, junior in psychology, Junction City, and Avanelle Stoltz, sophomore in biological systems engineering, Leawood, have received the prestigious recognition from the Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation.
Monday, April 4, 2022
National/International
Georgia 4-H hosts free summer camps for students in military families
4/2/22 Yahoo! News
UGA operates two of the summer camps through the Military Teen Adventure Camps initiative. This partnership between the Office of Military Community and Family Policy and the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture is funded by the Department of Defense through a cooperative grant agreement with Purdue University. Additional camps are made possible by the National Military Family Association, Kansas State University, and the Army Child and Youth Program.
State/Regional
Kansas State University adds five Skyhawks to training program
4/1/22 Aviation Week
WICHITA — Textron Aviation has delivered five new Cessna 172 Skyhawk aircraft to Kansas State University’s Salina Aerospace and Technology Campus as enrollment in the university’s pilot training programs expands.
How Kansas could lose billions in land values as its underground water runs dry
4/1/22 KAKE-TV
A recent study from Kansas State University says the aquifer under western Kansas increases land values by nearly $4 billion.
Local
Refuge: Ukrainian family finds shelter from Russian invasion among friends in Manhattan
4/2/22 Manhattan Mercury
Broyaka, along with Sasha and her son, nine-year-old Maksym, eventually flew from Europe to Chicago, and friends from K-State drove them from the Windy City to the Little Apple. They arrived in Kansas on March 19. Two of those friends are Sharolyn Jackson and her late husband, Larry. Larry Jackson worked as station manager of KKSU-AM radio with K-State Research and Extension from 1994 to 2017. Sharolyn Jackson is a family and consumer sciences specialist for K-State Research and Extension. Broyaka said she also made friends with her advisor, the late KSU ag professor Barry Flinchbaugh.
Friday, April 1, 2022
National/International
*Late Kansas State grad leaves $17 Million to university
3/31/22 Associated Press/San Francisco Gate
A Wichita man who owned and operated an oil and gas company has left a $17 million estate gift to Kansas State University to fund scholarships, the university's foundation announced Thursday.
Regional/State
State/Regional
*Wichita businessman leaves $17 million gift for Kansas State University
3/31/22 KWCH
As part of his estate plan, Wichita businessman Robert Campbell, who died in March 2021, established a $17 million scholarship and recognition fund to help the next generation of K-State students launch their careers and inspire others to support the university. The Robert E. Campbell Opportunity Scholarship and Robert E. Campbell Opportunity Scholars Recognition Fund is in addition to a $1 million gift Campbell made to the College of Business Administration in 2018.
How Kansas Could Lose Billions in Land Values as Its Underground Water Runs Dry
3/31/22 Kansas Public Radio/Kansas News Service
A recent study from Kansas State University says the aquifer under western Kansas increases land values by nearly $4 billion.
