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Why burn?

At Konza Prairie Biological Station, K-State researchers use prescribed burns to study and preserve one of the last remaining tallgrass prairie ecosystems...

A researcher in a yellow fire jacket stands and explains his research in a burned over section of hilly prairie.

People with Purpose: Dan Ireton

As an academic services librarian, Dan Ireton believes meaningful research begins when students feel comfortable enough to ask questions.

Dan Ireton poses in a row of books in the K-State Libraries

A destination for rodeo and more

Built for rodeo and designed for more, the Bilbrey Family Event Center is creating a new gathering place for K-State and Kansas agriculture.

A man in western gear and fancy fringed cowboy pants rides a bucking horse bareback in a rodeo arena.

Healthcare from classroom to community

Through the Applied Behavioral Health Counseling course, students apply classroom concepts during health coaching sessions with real clients from...

A student in a purple t-shirt with an ipad sits next to a woman wearing a striped shirt and a head wrap at an outdoor table.

Sedimentary sleuths

K-State biological and agricultural engineer Trisha Moore is leading a project to test the effect of water injection dredging on sediment levels in...

A woman wearing a black t-shirt and waders stands in shin-length water holding a vertical measuring device.

A study garden to love full well

Kansas State University student Katie Chandler turned a competition-winning concept into a major outdoor campus improvement near Hale Library.

A female architecture graduate student sits at her desk and poses for a portrait.

Classroom to the cosmos

The Wildcat Space Program is giving K-State students the opportunity to collaborate across disciplines and tackle the real-world challenges of building...

A pair of hands hold a small rectangular frame of a satellite in front of a display with the Earth, as seen from space, on it.

'A seat at the table'

Through her research on rural veterinary success, Caroline Wingert is preparing for a career leveraging local conversations to inform system-wide...

Caroline Wingert

People with Purpose: Kayln Hoppe

Kayln Hoppe's work as an assistant professor of curriculum and instruction helps students become thoughtful educators who value curiosity, connection...

Kayln Hoppe and Tiffany Coetzee pose for a photo in the K-State Student Union.

The science of spring burning

Prescribed burns may look dramatic, but they're a critical tool for Flint Hills ranchers working to sustain grasslands and improve cattle grazing.

Two men in yellow firefighting gear walk through a prairie of tall grass and set fire to it.