Kansas State University professor Michele Borgarelli is researching mitral valve disease, the most common acquired cardiovascular disease in dogs.
Nearly half of the Earth's heat comes from the radioactive decay of materials inside, according to a large international research collaboration that includes a Kansas State University physicist.
Should businesses monitor the social media activities of their employees? A Kansas State University business ethics expert says the practice can be a double-edge sword.
Veterinary medicine students are more likely to struggle with depression than human medicine students, undergraduate students and the general population, according to several recent collaborative studies from Kansas State University researchers.
A Kansas State University genomicist is hoping an old potato chip slogan -- "betcha can't eat just one" -- will become the mindset of researchers when it comes to sequencing insect genomes.
Considering buying your first home or moving up the property ladder? Today's troubled housing market, hit by foreclosures, slow sales and declining values, presents opportunities and challenges for homebuyers, according to a professor of finance.
Presidential campaigns provide a near-continuous dialogue on the nation's political, social and economic future. While these issues are important, communication skills remain integral for a successful presidential campaign, according to several Kansas State University political communication and media experts.
Though rats, fish oil and beetroot juice read like ingredients in a witch's brew, to a Kansas State University research team, information from this combination could lead to health breakthroughs for aging populations and people suffering from heart failure and diabetes.
While video games and violence may seem to go hand in hand, a Kansas State University professor says the violence in the games is not the real problem.
A Kansas State University geographer is part of a research team out to prove what environmental scientists have suspected for years: Increasing the production of soybean and biofuel crops in Brazil increases deforestation in the Amazon. Although this cause-and-effect finding seems fairly straightforward, the issue of deforestation in the Amazon is more complex and more devastating than previously believed.
Corporations, nonprofits and governmental agencies often sponsor sporting events for differing reasons, but is it an effective practice? A study by a Kansas State University marketing expert and undergraduate student has helped determine what's a perfect fit when it comes to such sponsorships.
Summers on the Great Plains are usually characterized by a lack of water. But flooding in several states has reversed that trend -- and it might not be the last of the high waters for 2011, according to a Kansas State University geography expert.
By mapping various genomes onto an X-Y axis, a team comprised mostly of Kansas State University researchers has found that Charles Darwin and a fruit fly -- among other organisms -- have a lot in common genetically.
Rabia Akhtar, a doctoral student in security studies at Kansas State University and Fulbright scholar from Pakistan, recently analyzed one component in what is an almost high-stakes blinking game between Pakistan and India. Her analysis focuses on the strategic and uneasy peace between India and Pakistan that centers on each country's nuclear weapons stock.
That panicked feeling we get when the family pet goes missing is the same when we misplace our mobile phone, says a Kansas State University marketing professor. Moreover, those feelings of loss and hopelessness without our digital companion are natural.
Food prices are high worldwide and many factors are causing the increase, according to a Kansas State University agricultural economist.
The names are quite familiar to moviegoers: Harry, Optimus Prime and Edward. Each represents a movie franchise that has seen great success and is poised for a repeat. A record 27 movie sequels have or will be released during summer 2011. This trend represents an investment in a successful brand, according to a Kansas State University movie expert.
A Kansas State University plant pathologist is finding in a statewide study that this year Kansas wheat has also been battling a much smaller opponent: viruses.
"Ladies and gentlemen, rock and roll." That declaration was given nearly 30 years ago with little fanfare and was only audible to a few thousand people in northern New Jersey. But the launch of Music Television, also known as MTV, on Aug. 1, 1981, had permanent implications for the music industry and popular culture.
The Global School of Advanced Studies, or GSAS, has honored two Kansas State students -- Kabeer Jasuja, a doctoral student in chemical engineering, India, and Nihar Mohanty, a doctoral student in chemical engineering, India -- as two of the top 20 graduate students around the globe.
Not all consumers share the same attitudes toward animal cloning, but the latest research from Sean Fox, Kansas State University professor of agricultural economics, shows that Americans may be more accepting of consuming cloned animal products than Europeans.
As housing prices in the United States continue to drop, the best way to help the market is to stop delaying foreclosures, according to two recent studies co-authored by Kansas State finance professor Eric Higgins.
Recent research by Matthew VanSchenkhof, a Kansas State University doctoral student, can help restaurants decrease water usage without dampening dinner.
Children's books have long been fodder for Hollywood. But do movies based on kids' books live up to the print versions? Not always, according to two Kansas State University children's literature experts who say key details are often changed in hopes of turning a page-turner into a blockbuster.
A Kansas State University climate expert attributes the increase in the number and severity of tornadoes and severe storms in 2011 to a change in weather patterns.
Cities decimated by Mother Nature, largely devoid of businesses and infrastructure. In recent months, Tuscaloosa, Ala., and Joplin, Mo., have provided stark examples of how drastically life changes as a result of serious natural disasters. Rebuilding and recovery have begun in both communities and the federal government has a key role to fulfill, according to two Kansas State University business experts.
High-speed rail is poised to rapidly expand across the U.S. and a trio of Kansas State University engineering professors intend to help riders arrive safely.
Two Kansas State University professors are fishing for answers on how Kansas River dredging influences native wildlife and water resources. Their project involves habitat and fish sampling on the Kansas River, which stretches across northeast Kansas.
A Kansas State University biologist is using a nearly $1.5 million NIH grant to study the role of the serpin-2 molecule in mosquito immunity. Findings could stop the transmission of malaria and other mosquito-spread diseases by making mosquitoes susceptible to the very diseases they transmit.
Four Kansas State University members are available to talk about the following in relation to the death of Osama bin Laden: Military history/relations and handling of bodies during war, terrorism, cultural understandings.
Two Kansas State researchers are collecting and analyzing information on the financial situation of deploying soldiers and their families. It will be the largest publicly collected sample by a university regarding financial matters of U.S. Army soldiers.
A Kansas State University biochemist was one of the researchers on a collaborative project that took a combined computational and experimental approach to understand how protein p21 functions as a versatile regulator of cell division.
Jisook "April" Park, a Kansas State University doctoral candidate in psychology, is researching consumer decision-making strategies and trying to understand the causes and remedies for post-purchase regret.
Companies looking to engineer an eco-friendly diesel fuel have more red lights in their path. According to Kansas State University researchers, making petroleum diesel completely green would not only bend the laws of physics, it would cost too much green.
The mortgage interest deduction, or MID, is the second largest tax break in the federal tax code. A study into how effectively it promotes homeownership found that in denser urban areas the MID reduces ownership by inflating housing prices.
A nanotechnology-based biosensor being developed by Kansas State University researchers may allow early detection of both cancer cells and pathogens, leading to increased food safety and reduced health risks.
A patent was issued for an adhesive peptide that becomes stronger as more moisture is removed. This property could allow it to be used in a low-moisture environment like outer space. Also, the adhesion is mechanical rather than chemical. It develops nanoscale fibrils that become entangled, similar to Velcro.
J. Scott Smith, Kansas State University professor of food chemistry, and a K-State research team have found that ready-to-eat meat products -- such as hot dogs, pepperoni and deli meats -- are relatively free of carcinogenic compounds.
A team of Kansas State University engineers is researching ways to use Kansas wind and other distributed energy sources to avoid cascading failures and prevent major power outages.
Nicholas Crossland, Kansas State University second-year student in veterinary medicine and a graduate student in biomedical sciences from Overland Park, recently spent two days touring Plum Island Animal Disease Center to look at performing a virology graduate project there. The trip was part of a dual-degree program with K-State's College of Veterinary Medicine and helped Crossland explore research connections between the university, Plum Island and the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility.
Vikas Berry, assistant professor of chemical engineering at Kansas State University, and his research team are wrapping bacteria with graphene to address current challenges with imaging bacteria under electron microscopes. Berry's method creates a carbon cloak that protects the bacteria, allowing them to be imaged at their natural size and increasing the image's resolution.
The outcome of Japan's compromised nuclear reactors could steer public perception of nuclear reactors in America.
The projected sharp, across-the-board price increases over the next five to eight months mean fewer consumers for many brick-and-mortar and online retailers. With limited monies up for grabs, an electronic marketing professor predicts likely changes that consumers will see both in-store and online.
Christine Aikens, K-State assistant professor of chemistry, has received the Sloan Research Fellowship for her success as a promising young scholar, particularly in the research areas of sustainable energy and gold nanoparticles.
A former Kansas State University faculty member is leading the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Arthropod-Borne Animal Disease Research Unit. The unit studies animal diseases -- including Rift Valley fever, bluetongue virus -- in hopes of developing a vaccine.
Glenn Horton-Smith, associate professor of physics, is leading the Kansas State University portion of the exploration on the Double Chooz neutrino detector, located in the Ardennes region of northern France. The detector measures neutrinos from the nearby Chooz nuclear power plant.
A Kansas State University expert on machine learning and artificial intelligence says the IBM-designed Watson will be a strong candidate against "Jeopardy!" champions Ken Jennings and Brad Rutter.
The media is playing a powerful role in communicating about the political uprising in Egypt, and two faculty members from Kansas State University's A.Q. Miller School of Journalism and Mass Communications have expertise on the subject.
Vikas Berry, assistant professor of chemical engineering, has received a National Science Foundation CAREER award for his work involving graphene, which could lead to improved electronics and optoelectronics.
While opposites can attract, they may not be best for each other, according to Chelsea Madsen, a Kansas State University instructor of family studies and human services and a licensed marriage and family therapist. People are typically attracted to someone who loves what they love.
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