K-State engineer receives award to help prepare Kansas farmers for future climates
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New K-State scholarship supports rural veterinary medicine students
MANHATTAN — A new scholarship program in the College of Veterinary Medicine at Kansas State University will help address shortages of rural veterinarians while increasing overall access to veterinary education.The college recently received a nearly $250,000 grant from the United States Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture, or NIFA, to create the Rural and Underrepresented Scholarship for Hopeful Doctor of Veterinary Medicine Students, or RUSH DVM, program.“With these scholarships, we can recruit, engage, retain, mentor and train committed underrepresented scholars resulting in DVM degrees at K-State College of Veterinary Medicine,” Callie Rost, associate dean of admissions, said.
K-State Salina announces scholarship recipients
SALINA — Kansas State University Salina Aerospace and Technology campus is continuing a one-of-a-kind scholarship program that allows students to earn a bachelor’s degree while working part-time and gaining valuable on-the-job experience with Salina manufacturing company Great Plains Manufacturing.Eight students from K-State Salina — all working toward one of the campus’s engineering technology degrees — have been announced as the Great Plains Scholars Program recipients for this year.
K-State professor earns national award for dedication to improving indigenous education
BY TIM CARPENTER Kansas Reflector TOPEKA — An assistant professor of education leadership at Kansas State University and a citizen of the Osage Nation in… Login to continue reading Login…
K-State commencement ceremonies to recognize summer, fall degree candidates
MANHATTAN — Kansas State University will see nearly 1,300 candidates for graduation this fall at commencement ceremonies set for Friday, Dec.
K-State’s TDI creates wire-scanning system to improve railway safety
MANHATTAN — Kansas State University’s Technology Development Institute collaborated with engineering researchers and industry professionals to create a special-purpose 3D scanning system for the prestressed concrete industry that will lead to advanced safety in the railroad industry.The Technology Development Institute, or TDI, produced the 3D scanning systemto measure and report critical indent measurements on wire that is used in the prestressed concrete industry, specifically targeting the production of concrete railroad ties, which support the rails in railroad tracks.The development of the scanner was funded through a series of Federal Railroad Administration, or FRA, contracts awarded through the Office of Research and Development’s Broad Agency Announcement, or BAA, program.
Kansas State University to lead climate change food-strengthening initiative
BY RACHEL MIPRO Kansas Reflector MANHATTAN — Kansas researchers will turn their focus to wheat, millet and other crops in a federally funded attempt to… Login to continue reading Login…
K-State enrollment increases, first time in nine years
MANHATTAN — Kansas State University’s strategic enrollment efforts have increased enrollment as the university continues to focus on educational access for all.
K-State launches next-gen ag institute
MANHATTAN — Kansas State University is setting the stage as a national leader in digital agriculture with the launch of the interdisciplinary Institute for Digital Agriculture and Advanced Analytics.The institute is a people-centered interdisciplinary collective transforming learning, research and outreach around digital technologies and advanced analytical methods to enhance agricultural, environmental and socioeconomic decision making.Work done at the institute will include developing and integrating analytical methods and digital technologies — like sensors, automation and robots — that enhance food production and inform decision making for sustainable and resilient systems.“A next-generation land-grant university is an innovative university, and that’s exactly what we’re doing with our new Institute for Digital Agriculture and Advanced Analytics,” K-State President Richard Linton said.