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Beefing Up The Beef Transport System, Lindsey Elliott

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Electrical and computer engineering, psychological sciences, agricultural economics and veterinary epidemiology. These may not be the first disciplines you think of when it comes to solving issues in the beef industry, but a team of Kansas State University researchers believes the complex beef transportation system can be improved by using tools from their fields.

Unyielding, Megan Saunders

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Researcher explores plant genomes to breed improved wheat varieties.

Good To The Last Drip, Stephanie Jacques

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Kansas State University researchers are evaluating different irrigation technologies to help farmers determine the best method for irrigating their cropland under water-limited conditions.

Budding Opportunities, Kelly Hannigan

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University tapping public, private industry to help meet increasing food demands.

Early Detection, Greg Tammen

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Researchers develop detection test for subclinical mastitis in dairy cows.

Food Technologies Require Consumer Acceptance, Katie Allen

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Researchers study RNA interference in plants and animals to improve food efficiency while unlocking public perception.

Have Your Cake And Eat It, Too, Sarah Caldwell Hancock

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Novel starch makes processed foods healthier.

Talk Of The Town, Jennifer Tidball

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Rural Grocery Initiative feeds small communities.

2015 Fall - Perspectives - Full Issue (Pdf), News And Communications Services

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The winter/spring issue of Perspectives showcases Kansas State University's range of research, scholarly, and creative activity and discovery.

Challenge Accepted; Heartland Plant Innovations, Center For Outcomes Research And Education; Confucius Institute, Stephanie Jacques, Jennifer Tidball

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This sections features business strategies and Kansas State University partnerships with a variety of companies. And "quick bits" on The Heartland Plant Innovations, the Center for Outcomes Research and Education and Confucius Institute.

Built To Work, Greg Tammen

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How the Electronics Design Laboratory moves ideas by researchers and entrepreneurs into the marketplace

A Smart Laboratory, Jennifer Tidball

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The Burns & McDonnell Smart Grid Lab is boosting education, research and recruitment in the College of Engineering.

Eye In The Sky, Megan Saunders

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Brian McCornack, associate professor of entomology, is exploring unmanned aerial systems, or UAS, as an efficient method to detect pest insects and diseases — including invasive species — in food crops such as wheat before outbreaks occur.

Notable Achievement, Bethany Bohn

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Kansas State University’s School of Music, Theatre, and Dance is designated as an All-Steinway School. The designation strikes right chord to be the best, the best is needed.

Introduction And Table Of Contents, Kirk Schulz, Karen Burg

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Message from President Kirk Schulz and Vice President for Research Karen Burg; and Table of Contents for the winter/spring 2015 issue

Quality Assurance, Stephanie Jacques

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Substantial discoveries at Kansas State University are sparking innovation for the private sector, economic growth in the state.

Focusing On The Future, Greg Tammen

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Four federal research laboratories at Kansas State University are helping solve the world’s looming food crisis

“Kansas State University is internationally recognized in sorghum, millet and wheat — from the plants’ genetics and genomics, to how they’re grown, to applications such as baking with the produced raw material.”

2015 Winter/Spring - Perspectives - Full Issue (Pdf)

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The winter/spring issue of Perspectives showcases Kansas State University's range of research, scholarly, and creative activity and discovery.

Getting Down To Business, Angela Cummins, Jennifer Tidball

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K-State Olathe, a successful hub for company collaborations. And "quick bits" on the Microbial Surveillance Lab and the Veterinary and Biomedical Research Center

A New Energy, Jennifer Tidball

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Electrical Power Affiliates Program empowers engineering faculty, students

As the world’s population increases and the demand on our power grids grows, how will we keep the lights on?

Feeding A Need, Erinn Barcomb-Peterson

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Kansas State University steps up to lead in Global Food Systems.

Scientific Advancements, Greg Tammen

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The American Association for the Advancement of Science — the world's largest scientific society — recently named four Kansas State University faculty members as fellows.

Entomology department ranks No. 8 in nation

Preventing Postharvest Food Loss, Katie Allen

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In a partnership with U.S. Agency for International Development, or USAID, Kansas State University will be home to three Feed the Future innovation labs, one of which aims to find ways to reduce food loss and preserve the natural resources used to produce food.

2014 Spring Perspectives - Full Issue (Pdf), News And Communications Services

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Perspectives showcases Kansas State University's range of research, scholarly, and creative activity and discovery. This spring 2014 issue focuses on the Global Food Systems initiative.

Food For All, Greg Tammen

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Three federally funded labs at the university focus on ending global hunger.