Kansas State University

The assassination of Bobby Kennedy, through the eyes of a college girl

2013-06-05 10:15:00

The spring and summer of 1968 were an agony for the United States, especially for young Americans and black Americans. In April, Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated in Memphis. In June, Robert F. Kennedy was assassinated, here in Los Angeles, in the...

FDA changing course on antibiotics in livestock

2012-01-09 00:00:00

Only 20% of the antibiotics sold in the U.S. are given to people who are sick with bacterial infections, such as ear and urinary tract infections and pneumonia. Most of the penicillin, tetracycline and other antibiotic drugs used in this country are given...

SDSU announces new Plant Science Department head

2013-06-14 01:05:25

BROOKINGS - David Wright is the new Plant Science Department Head at South Dakota State University, pending approval of the Board of Regents. "David Wright brings with him extensive industry experience as well as a renewed commitment to relevance and...

READER SUBMITTED: Quinnipiac University Athletic Training And Sports Medicine Professor To Receive Award

2013-06-07 16:10:03

Susan Norkus, of Southington, a professor of athletic training and sports medicine in the School of Health Sciences at Quinnipiac University, has been selected to receive the National Athletic Trainers' Association (NATA) Athletic Trainer Service Award....

More U.S. women than ever are breadwinners, Pew study finds

2013-05-31 18:14:55

Mothers are breadwinners for a record share of American families, as more women bring up children on their own and more married mothers outearn their husbands, an analysis of census data shows. The new reality is a dramatic shift from decades ago, the...

The potential of spectral analysis

2013-05-31 01:05:34

MANHATTAN, KAN. - Used in everything from baked goods to trendy edamame and livestock feed to cooking oil, the huge array of uses for soybeans has scientists looking for the most efficient ways to grow them. That interest inspired the Kansas State...

USDA funds studies of weather and climatic variability impact on cattle

2013-05-24 01:05:14

MADISON, Wis. - On May 7, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) awarded $19.5 million to support research, education and Extension activities associated with climate solutions in agriculture aimed at the impacts of climate variability and change on...

SDSU Extension hosts Seedstock Symposium June 27-28 in Sioux Falls

2013-05-24 01:05:38

BROOKINGS - Each year about 1.5 million calves are born in South Dakota. SDSU Extension is hosting a Seedstock Symposium June 27-28 in Sioux Falls at the SDSU Extension Regional Center to provide producers with research-based information on the use of the...

Plans beginning to gel for north Salina

2013-05-18 05:14:01

William E. Good, D.O., 60

2013-05-09 08:19:00

William E. Good, D.O., 60, of Cheboygan, passed away May 6, 2013. Dr. Good was a board certified anesthesiologist with a medical career that spanned more than 30 years. A farm boy from Kansas, he graduated from Kansas State University and the...

Angus juniors 'Raise the Bar' at KSU

2013-04-26 01:05:37

When it comes to leadership development, it's more than just showing up. It's about gaining industry knowledge, strengthening communication skills and learning the value of teamwork. That is exactly what Angus youth learned while attending the 2013...

Scholarships reward future beef industry leaders

2013-04-19 01:05:44

The Certified Angus Beef (CAB) brand awarded $21,000 to seven university students through its Colvin Scholarship Fund, in recognition of their leadership and achievement at the community and beef industry levels. Developed in 1999 upon the retirement of...

A photograph showing Patti Hayden kissing her husband Mike Hayden, the newly elected Governor of Kansas. He was born in Atwood Kansas, and received his bachelor's degree in wildlife conservation from Kansas State University and a master's degree in biology from Fort Hays State University.

2011-10-02 17:36:39

A photograph showing students studying agricultural implements at Kansas State Agricultural College (Kansas State University), Manhattan, Kansas. Visible in the photograph are two barns. Creator: Orr, S. C. Date: 1910?

2011-09-23 15:14:50