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A room with a view

K-State Salina faculty members explore off-earth living in new book Do you ever gaze into the night sky and wonder if you could live out there? Three K-State professors have written a book that might answer your question. “Survival in Space” focuses on space […]

This award is for the dogs

Research on deadly tapeworm garners award for K-State student Veterinary medicine student Amanda Roth received an American Veterinary Medical Foundation summer research stipend to support her second summer studying Echinococcus multilocularis, a rare tapeworm that infects dogs and humans. The parasitic infection results in […]

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Going on offense against heart disease

K-State doctoral candidate validates new way of predicting heart risk What if we could better forecast heart disease risk for people in their 30s? We can, thanks to the American Heart Association’s new way to calculate cardiovascular risk, and to Britton Scheuermann, a K-State […]

From plant to plate

The Feeding Your Future summer camp introduces high schoolers to careers in food science With a growing number of mouths to feed and challenges that threaten a sufficient and sustainable food supply, the need for solutions increases by the day. The Kansas State University […]

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Lasers, physics and cattle — oh my!

K-State prof is using lasers and physics to help Kansas ag producers Lasers and cattle might not seem like a natural pairing, but Brian Washburn disagrees. Washburn, adjunct physics professor and project leader at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), is using […]

Bugging out

K-State professor spreads awareness on insects’ positive effect on food-security efforts Bugs in a burger are normally a health code violation waiting to happen. But what if bugs were used to feed our cattle — before the burgers hit the cookout? K-State professor and […]

A stanza-ing ovation

Well-versed K-State professor named 2025 Guggenheim Poet-in-Residence Monet. Van Gogh. Matisse. The world-famous Guggenheim Museum in New York City is filled to the brim with talented artists — and now Traci Brimhall, Kansas State University distinguished professor of English, is among them. While the […]

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Corralling cattle disease

K-State researchers work to combat bovine pulmonary and respiratory diseases If you’re sinking your teeth into a juicy hamburger or steak, you’re likely enjoying the product of a Kansas ranch. To keep those beefy bites coming, K-State scientists are working to make sure cattle […]

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Fuel of the future

K-State biochemists identify promising plants as potential sources for biodiesel energy A world where your dinner and a diesel truck tank share the same ingredients may not be as far-fetched as it seems. Thanks to a discovery made by K-State biochemists, pennycress and camelina […]

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Running the research game

K-State receives $7 million to impact the biomanufacturing industry It’s no secret that K-State enjoys leading the pack in research. As the university transitions into a next-generation land-grant institution, campus leaders have zeroed in on the next big area for research growth: biomanufacturing and […]

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