Hit Broadway musical ‘Memphis’ comes to McCain Auditorium
Posted On Tuesday, November 12, 2013 By USA Education News. Under KANSAS Tags: Best Musical, Kansas State University, La Jolla Playhouse, McCain Auditorium, Street Theatre
MANHATTAN -- The hit Broadway musical "Memphis" will be performed at 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 15, at Kansas State University's McCain Auditorium.
"Memphis," inspired by actual events, is set in the underground dance clubs of 1950s' Memphis. It features a radio announcer who wants to change the world and a club ...
College of Business Administration hosts GTM Week for networking and interacting with students
Posted On Tuesday, November 5, 2013 By USA Education News. Under KANSAS Tags: College of Business Administration, GTM Sportswear, K-State Student Union, Kansas State University, Olivia Law-DelRosso
MANHATTAN -- Executives from GTM Sportswear will be at Kansas State University's College of Business Administration to interact and recruit students during the college's GTM Week, Nov. 4-8.
GTM Week will feature an information booth, networking opportunities, mock interviews, a seminar on how to make the most out of an internship ...
National Chemistry Week seeks to educate public on benefits of chemistry
Posted On Monday, October 21, 2013 By USA Education News. Under KANSAS Tags: Kansas State University, Manhattan Public Library, Manhattan Town Center, National Chemistry
MANHATTAN -- Kansas State University's local section of the American Chemical Society is partnering with the university's chemistry department to host several events during National Chemistry Week, Oct. 20-26.
The groups will have a variety of chemistry-related books on display at the Manhattan Public Library during the week, and will also ...
New College of Human Ecology Research Facility Being Named for Carl and Mary Ice
Posted On Sunday, October 13, 2013 By USA Education News. Under KANSAS Tags: Academic Alliances, College of Human Ecology, human nutrition department, Kansas State University, Mary and Carl Ice Hall
MANHATTAN -- Mary and Carl Ice Hall, 1310 Research Park Drive in Manhattan, is the latest addition to the College of Human Ecology facilities at Kansas State University. It will be named and dedicated at 4:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 24.
A reception and tour of the building, to be used for ...
Architecture Distinguished Lecture Series presents Thomas Phifer
Posted On Friday, September 27, 2013 By USA Education News. Under KANSAS Tags: Architecture Distinguished Lecture Series, College of Architecture, K-State Student Union, Kansas State University, Planning & Design
MANHATTAN -- The College of Architecture, Planning & Design at Kansas State University hosts Thomas Phifer at 4 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 2, in the K-State Student Union's Little Theatre. Phifer will present "Current Work" as part of the Architecture Distinguished Lecture Series, which is free and open to the public.
Phifer, ...
President Schulz Receiving Distinguished Eagle Scout Award
Posted On Thursday, September 19, 2013 By USA Education News. Under KANSAS Tags: Eagle Scout Award, Kansas State University, National Eagle Scout Association, President Kirk Schulz
MANHATTAN -- Kansas State University President Kirk Schulz is being honored with the prestigious Distinguished Eagle Scout Award from the National Eagle Scout Association. The award recognizes individuals who, after receiving their Eagle Award at least 25 years ago, have distinguished themselves in their career and have shared their talents ...
Two Veterinary Medicine Students Earn Firsts For Their Clinical Cases
Posted On Thursday, September 12, 2013 By USA Education News. Under FEATURED, KANSAS Tags: College of Veterinary Medicine, David Anderson, Kansas State University, Meredyth Jones, theriogenology, veterinary medicine student
MANHATTAN -- Two Kansas State University College of Veterinary Medicine students each captured first place in their respective competitions at the recent annual conference of the Society for Theriogenologists and American College of Theriogenologists in Louisville, Ky. In veterinary medicine, theriogenology is study of the different aspects of reproduction.
Jessica Klabnik-Bradford, ...
Kansas State University Celebrating 85th Annual Family Day
Posted On Wednesday, September 4, 2013 By USA Education News. Under KANSAS Tags: Family Day, K-State Alumni Center ballroom, K-State families, Kansas State University, Lindsey Oakes
MANHATTAN -- Family, tradition and sharing a connection are all part of Kansas State University's annual Family Day, which will be Saturday, Sept. 7.
"K-State's 85th annual Family Day is designed to welcome K-State families to campus for a day of activities built around family, togetherness and pride," said Cole Grieves, ...
Study Forecasts Future Water Levels of Crucial Agricultural Aquifer
Posted On Wednesday, August 28, 2013 By USA Education News. Under KANSAS Tags: Civil Engineering, David Steward, Kansas State University, Michael Apley, Scott Staggenborg, Stephen Welch, Subsurface drip irrigation
MANHATTAN -- If current irrigation trends continue, 69 percent of the groundwater stored in the High Plains Aquifer of Kansas will be depleted in 50 years. But immediately reducing water use could extend the aquifer's lifetime and increase net agricultural production through the year 2110.
Those findings are part of a ...
College of Education Offers New Online Course Work for Teachers and Paraprofessionals
Posted On Tuesday, August 20, 2013 By USA Education News. Under KANSAS Tags: College of Education, K-12 teaching, Kansas State University, Lotta Larson, Master of Science, paraprofessional credentials
MANHATTAN -- Promoting effective K-12 teaching is the focus of new online course work offered by the College of Education at Kansas State University.
This collection of courses, called Effective Practice: Teaching in Today's World, will provide K-12 teachers and paraprofessionals with the knowledge and skills needed to increase their teaching ...
College of Arts and Sciences dean selected as American Chemical Society fellow
Posted On Tuesday, August 13, 2013 By USA Education News. Under KANSAS Tags: American Chemical Society, Bassam Z. Shakhashiri, College of Arts and Sciences, Kansas State University, Peter Dorhout
MANHATTAN -- Peter Dorhout, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences and professor of chemistry at Kansas State University, has been selected as a 2013 American Chemical Society fellow and will be recognized at the society's upcoming fall national meeting in Indianapolis.
"This is an honor bestowed on members for ...
New Interior Architecture and Product Design Grad Takes First in Competition
Posted On Monday, August 5, 2013 By USA Education News. Under KANSAS Tags: Alexis Kiel, Bellevue, interior architecture, Kansas State University, national woodworking competition
MANHATTAN -- A recent Kansas State University master's graduate in interior architecture and product design is a winner in a national woodworking competition.
Alexis Kiel, Bellevue, Neb., took first place at the AWFS Fresh Wood Competition in the production/contract section for her wood chair project called "Leaf2." The competition judging was ...
Toxicologist Urges People, Pets to Beware of Blue-Green Algae
Posted On Monday, July 29, 2013 By USA Education News. Under KANSAS Tags: Deon van der Merwe, Diagnostic Laboratory, Kansas State University, Kansas State Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, photosynthesizing organisms, toxicologist
MANHATTAN -- With blue-green algae contaminating lakes nationwide, a Kansas State University toxicologist warns pet owners to understand the bacteria's dangers for their pets and for themselves.
Blue-green algae produce toxins that are hazardous to humans and can be fatal in animals, particularly dogs, said Deon van der Merwe, associate professor ...
Research Targets Bacteria Behind Hospital-Associated Infections
Posted On Monday, July 22, 2013 By USA Education News. Under KANSAS Tags: Enterococcus faecalis, Kansas State University, Lynn Hancock, persistent bacteria, Sriram Varahan
MANHATTAN -- Kansas State University researchers are defeating persistent bacteria known for causing infections in hospitals.
The bacteria, Enterococcus faecalis, are the second-leading cause of hospital-associated infections in the U.S., said Lynn Hancock, associate professor of biology and leader of the research. His team has discovered how a regulatory system helps ...
Researcher Finds Correlation Between Financial Arguments, Decreased Relationship Satisfaction
Posted On Monday, July 15, 2013 By USA Education News. Under KANSAS Tags: Kansas State University, relationship satisfaction, Sonya Britt, Texas Tech University
MANHATTAN -- Even the healthiest relationships include arguments, but the topic of the argument could predict risk of divorce, according to a Kansas State University researcher.
"Arguments about money is by far the top predictor of divorce," said Sonya Britt, assistant professor of family studies and human services and program director ...
Unmanned Mission: Engineering Students Take Third in International Competition
Posted On Monday, July 8, 2013 By USA Education News. Under KANSAS Tags: engineering students, Kansas State University, Unmanned Aerial Systems competition
MANHATTAN -- A team of Kansas State University engineering students won third place at the 2013 Student Unmanned Aerial Systems competition, June 20-22, at Webster Field Annex at Naval Air Station Patuxent River in Maryland.
This international competition, organized by the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International, featured 35 teams from ...
Study Finds Climate Change to Shrink Bison, Profit
Posted On Sunday, June 23, 2013 By USA Education News. Under KANSAS Tags: Division of Biology, Joseph Craine, Kansas State University, Konza Prairie Biological Station
MANHATTAN -- As temperatures go up, bison get smaller. Joseph Craine, research assistant professor in the Division of Biology at Kansas State University, examined how climate change during the next 50 years will affect grazing animals such as bison and cattle in the Great Plains. The study, "Long-term climate sensitivity ...
Drought, River Fragmentation Forcing Endangered Fish Out of Water, Biologist Finds
Posted On Saturday, June 8, 2013 By USA Education News. Under KANSAS Tags: federal endangered, Kansas State University, native fish communities, North American drought, river ecosystems
MANHATTAN -- A Kansas State University researcher is discovering that the North American drought has caused dramatic changes in native fish communities.
"A couple of key species that we have been studying have virtually disappeared where they historically were abundant," said Keith Gido, professor of biology who researches fish ecology and ...
