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Introduction And Table Of Contents, Kirk Schulz, Karen Burg
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; Kansas State University Perspectives and Table of Contents for the Fall 2015 issue
Accelerating Experience In Food Research, Education, Kelly Hannigan
Accelerating Experience In Food Research, Education, Kelly Hannigan
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The Global Food Systems Initiative, announced by Kansas State University President Kirk Schulz in January 2014, builds on the university’s legacy of leadership in food production, food safety and food security.
Food For All, Pat Melgares
Food For All, Pat Melgares
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An update on the university’s four Feed the Future Innovation Labs: In just over two years, Kansas State University has become a major player in implementing the U.S. Agency for International Development goal to reduce hunger and improve food security in the most impoverished nations of the world.
Scaling Up, News And Communications Services
Scaling Up, News And Communications Services
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University and city developing the North Campus Corridor for research, education and training. Kansas State University and Manhattan, Kansas, are quickly establishing themselves as a nexus for food and bio-/agro- defense research and expertise. A bird’s-eye view of the North Campus Corridor with descriptions of the facilities is presented in this section.
Experiential Learning Takes Students To A New Frontier, Beth Bohn
Experiential Learning Takes Students To A New Frontier, Beth Bohn
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Ensuring a safe and healthy food supply for the world’s growing population requires preparing highly skilled leaders ready to meet this challenge.
Beefing Up The Beef Transport System, Lindsey Elliott
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
Unyielding, Megan Saunders
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Researcher explores plant genomes to breed improved wheat varieties.
Good To The Last Drip, Stephanie Jacques
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
Budding Opportunities, Kelly Hannigan
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University tapping public, private industry to help meet increasing food demands.
Early Detection, Greg Tammen
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
Introduction And Table Of Contents, Kirk Schulz, Karen Burg
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
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
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)
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
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
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?
The College-Wide Military-Connected Learner Initiative In K-State’S College Of Education, Debbie Mercer, Linda Thurston, Judy Hughey
The College-Wide Military-Connected Learner Initiative In K-State’S College Of Education, Debbie Mercer, Linda Thurston, Judy Hughey
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The Military-connected Learner Educational Initiative at Kansas State’s College of Education, initiated in 2012, provides a college-wide framework preparing in-service and pre-service personnel to serve military, veterans and their families in educational settings. This article describes the college-wide initiative which includes: (1) providing professional development for faculty and students; (2) implementing curricular and co-curricular modifications to address military/veteran-connected issues; (3) conducting research to contribute to the knowledge base about educational issues, strategies and adaptations for military personnel, veterans, and K-12 students in their families. The college is the recipient of the 2014 Taylor Higher Education Partnership of Excellence award from …
Feeding A Need, Erinn Barcomb-Peterson
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
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
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
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
Food For All, Greg Tammen
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Three federally funded labs at the university focus on ending global hunger.