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Released: 25-Jan-2017 9:05 AM EST
Physicists Patent Detonation Technique to Mass-Produce Graphene
Kansas State University

A Kansas State University team of physicists has patented a detonation technique that can mass-produce graphene with three ingredients: hydrocarbon gas, oxygen and a spark plug.

Released: 25-Jan-2017 9:05 AM EST
Original Pizza Hut Building at Wichita State University Getting New Location, Being Turned Into Museum
Wichita State University

The original Pizza Hut building at Wichita State University will be moved to WSU's new Innovation Campus and turned into a museum dedicated to the history of the world-famous pizza chain. Pizza Hut was founded in 1958 by brothers Frank and Dan Carney, students at what was then the University of Wichita.

   
Released: 24-Jan-2017 12:05 PM EST
New Collaboration Between the University of Kansas Cancer Center and Children's Mercy Hospital Aims to Transform Pediatric Oncology
University of Kansas Cancer Center

The University of Kansas Cancer Center and Children’s Mercy Hospital have announced four first-of-their-kind endowed chair appointments that will help eliminate childhood diseases around the world.

Released: 24-Jan-2017 10:05 AM EST
KU Researchers Find Statins May Hold Keys to Future Cancer Treatment
University of Kansas Cancer Center

Researchers at The University of Kansas Cancer Center have found that high doses of drugs commonly used to fight high cholesterol can destroy a rogue protein produced by a damaged gene that is associated with nearly half of all human cancers

Released: 18-Jan-2017 2:00 PM EST
Reading Picture Books with Children Holds Promise for Treating a Common Language Disorder
University of Kansas, Life Span Institute

A clinical trial of interactive book reading finds that children with Specific Language Impairment need to hear a word 36 times to learn it vs. 12 times for typically-developing children. Treatment materials are freely available to speech-language pathologists.

   
Released: 12-Jan-2017 10:05 AM EST
'Shrew'-D Advice: Study of Arctic Shrews, Parasites Indicates How Climate Change May Affect Ecosystems and Communities
Kansas State University

MANHATTAN, KANSAS — The shrew and its parasites — even 40-year-old preserved ones — are the new indicators of environmental change, according to a Kansas State University researcher. Andrew Hope, Kansas State University research assistant professor in the Division of Biology, and his colleagues across the U.S. have published "Shrews and Their Parasites: Small Species Indicate Big Changes" in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's 2016 Arctic Report Card.

Released: 10-Jan-2017 12:05 PM EST
Research Looks at Growing More Nutritional, Flavorful Strawberries in Kansas
Kansas State University

A doctoral student at K-State Olathe, completed a series of studies focused on helping Kansas growers produce more strawberries in the state — particularly Greater Kansas City.

Released: 10-Jan-2017 10:05 AM EST
Cost-Saving, Longer-Lasting Biodegradable Adhesive Patented by Kansas State University
Kansas State University

A new type of resin for adhesives and coatings, developed by researchers at Kansas State University, is the first plant-based resin of its kind.

Released: 9-Jan-2017 10:30 PM EST
Sports Medicine Licensure Clarity Act Reintroduced, Passes House
American Medical Society for Sports Medicine (AMSSM)

The U.S. House of Representatives passed the Sports Medicine Licensure Clarity Act (H.R. 302) by voice vote January 9, 2017. The next step for the bill, which was reintroduced by the U.S. House last week, will be its introduction to the 2017-18 U.S. Senate.

Released: 5-Jan-2017 11:05 AM EST
Graduate Research Explores Glioblastoma Tumor Cells Invasion in 3D Environments
Wichita State University

Wichita State graduate student Pranita Kaphle is researching the migration of cancer cells in a 3D environment. She is targeting glioblastoma multiforme in the brain, a rapid spreading and aggressive high-grade tumor. Kaphle hopes to pursue a career studying the cancer cells and finding a way to inhibit tumor cell invasion.

Released: 3-Jan-2017 9:05 AM EST
Postholiday Blues: Financial Planners Share Tips to Start Now for Better Budgeting
Kansas State University

Kristy Archuleta and Sonya Britt, both associate professors in the Institute of Personal Financial Planning, offer tips for starting now to ensure financially merrier holidays in 2017.

   
Released: 22-Dec-2016 9:05 AM EST
Christmas Cuisine: Why We Eat Certain Foods During the Holidays
Kansas State University

Roger Adams, associate professor and rare books librarian for K-State Libraries, has studied the history of traditional holiday foods.

Released: 21-Dec-2016 9:00 AM EST
Staying Trim Around All the Trimmings: Tips for Holiday Health
Kansas State University

Sam Emerson, doctoral student in food, nutrition, dietetics and health, offers tips for battling overindulgence of holiday treats.

Released: 20-Dec-2016 9:05 AM EST
The Three P's of Teaching Holiday Manners: Preparation, Practice and Pointing Out Examples
Kansas State University

Rebekah Meitler, instructor in Kansas State University's School of Family Studies and Human Services, said teaching manners to young children is all about preparation, practice and pointing out examples.

Released: 20-Dec-2016 1:05 AM EST
Student Overcomes Hearing Impairment to Graduate with Nurse Practitioner Doctorate at Wichita State University
Wichita State University

Tracy Lindstrom didn't let any obstacles stand in the way of earning her doctor of nursing practice degree at Wichita State University. Lindstrom recently became the first student with a hearing impairment to graduate from WSU with a doctoral degree.

Released: 15-Dec-2016 3:05 PM EST
A Christmas Classic: Kansas State University Dickens Experts Say 'A Christmas Carol' Still Resonates After Nearly 200 Years
Kansas State University

The Grinch couldn't have stolen Christmas if Ebenezer Scrooge hadn't done it first, say Charles Dickens researchers at Kansas State University.

Released: 14-Dec-2016 8:05 AM EST
Celebrity Chefs Have Poor Food Safety Practices
Kansas State University

Celebrity chefs are cooking up poor food safety habits, according to a Kansas State University study. Kansas State University food safety experts Edgar Chambers IV and Curtis Maughan, along with Tennessee State University's Sandria Godwin, recently published "Food safety behaviors observed in celebrity chefs across a variety of programs" in the Journal of Public Health.

   
Released: 13-Dec-2016 1:05 PM EST
Doctoral Student's Social Media Research Leads to Dream Job at Facebook
Wichita State University

• WSU student Jessica Drum has landed her dream job working at Facebook. • She got the job based on her research on how social media affects relationships. • Drum is moving to San Francisco after graduating from WSU on Sunday, Dec. 11.

Released: 7-Dec-2016 12:05 PM EST
AMSSM International Traveling Fellows Journey to Italy
American Medical Society for Sports Medicine (AMSSM)

The American Medical Society for Sports Medicine (AMSSM) is pleased to send a contingent of leaders in the field sports medicine to Italy as part of the International Traveling Fellowship Program, which is in its third year.

Released: 7-Dec-2016 10:05 AM EST
Ecologists Publish Research on Soil's Potential to Increase the Earth's CO2
Kansas State University

Soil, an important part of the carbon cycle, might compound the world's carbon dioxide problem, according to a global study involving Kansas State University researchers and Konza Prairie Biological Station. The study, "Quantifying global soil carbon losses in response to warming," recently published in Nature, predicts that soils may release large quantities of carbon dioxide in response to warming, leading to even faster rates of warming globally.

Released: 6-Dec-2016 9:00 AM EST
Finding Food Solutions: Kansas State University Graduate Student to Study Food Insecurity in Ireland
Kansas State University

Miranda Klugesherz, graduate student in communication studies, will research global solutions to food insecurity through the George J. Mitchell Scholarship, a national, competitive scholarship program of the US-Ireland Alliance.

Released: 5-Dec-2016 12:05 PM EST
Navigating the World of Student Loans
Kansas State University

New, free resources are available online to help students and parents navigate the ins and outs of student loans.

Released: 5-Dec-2016 10:05 AM EST
Local Children with Disabilities Get Help From Wichita State University Students
Wichita State University

A collaborative effort between Wichita State University engineering and physical therapy students has provided new opportunities to three local children with disabilities. As part of the project GoBabyGo!, a retrofitting program created in 2006 by the University of Delaware, the WSU students have spent all fall semester modifying toy ride-on cars for the children.

Released: 1-Dec-2016 9:05 AM EST
Feathered Fathers and Mothers Have Diverse Parenting Arrangements, According to Research in Nature
Kansas State University

Birds of a feather flock together but they schedule parenting duties differently. Kansas State University researchers are part of an international team of ornithologists who have published a study in Nature about how mated pairs of wild shorebirds have established diverse schedules for parental care of the nest.

Released: 30-Nov-2016 10:05 AM EST
A Safer Supper: Study Finds Recipes with Hand-Washing, Temperature Reminders Improve Food Safety
Kansas State University

Kansas State University researchers have discovered the secret ingredient to improving kitchen food safety: include hand-washing reminders and meat thermometer instructions in published recipes.

Released: 30-Nov-2016 9:00 AM EST
Saving Lives: Kansas State University Helps Provide Trucks, Equipment for Rural Fire Departments
Kansas State University

The Kansas Forest Service, which is housed at Kansas State University, provides trucks and equipment for rural fire departments.

Released: 29-Nov-2016 10:05 AM EST
Kansas State University Agronomist Vara Prasad Selected as AAAS Fellow
Kansas State University

The American Association for the Advancement of Science is honoring Vara Prasad, Kansas State University distinguished professor of agronomy, as one of its 2016 fellows.

Released: 21-Nov-2016 9:05 AM EST
Wichita State University Anthropology Team Excavates, Studies New Mammoth Tusk Discovery
Wichita State University

A Wichita State University anthropology professor and his students are learning first-hand what it takes to painstakingly uncover what could be one of the oldest mammoth tusks ever found in Kansas.

Released: 16-Nov-2016 7:05 PM EST
Successful Targeted Injectable Chemotherapy Treatment for Dogs Could Lead to Human Trials
University of Kansas Cancer Center

Researchers are studying a new injectable chemo that has shown to be successful in canines.

Released: 14-Nov-2016 4:05 PM EST
Therapy Dog Helps Ease Anxiety Among Wichita State Military, Veteran Students
Wichita State University

For the past six months, students in Wichita State's Military and Veteran Student Center in Lindquist Hall have been falling in love with Riley, a Rhodesian Ridgeback / lab rescue dog adopted by center director Sarah Sell.

Released: 10-Nov-2016 5:00 AM EST
Wichita State University Physician Assistant Alumnus Paves Way for Students to Practice in Puerto Rico
Wichita State University

Wichita State University physician assistant (PA) program alumnus Troy Richardson recently completed his eight-week elective clinical rotation in Puerto Rico and helped pave the way for students in the College of Health Professions (CHP) at Wichita State to participate in experiential learning on the island.

Released: 3-Nov-2016 12:05 PM EDT
KBED Partnership Wins National Award for Economic Development
Kansas State University

Kansas State University's Knowledge Based Economic Development, or KBED, partnership with the Manhattan community is receiving a national award for enhancing the region's economy.

Released: 1-Nov-2016 11:05 AM EDT
Bringing Agriculture to Biodefense: Kansas State University Leaders Highlight Issue at Bipartisan Policy Center
Kansas State University

Through a panel discussion at the Bipartisan Policy Center, Kansas State University leaders highlighted the threat of bio/agroterrorism and the importance of including agriculture in biosecurity and biodefense.

   
Released: 31-Oct-2016 9:30 AM EDT
Getting Survivorship Care Planning Off the Page and Into Practice
University of Kansas Cancer Center

Jennifer Klemp, PhD, MPH, director of cancer survivorship and an associate professor at The University of Kansas Cancer Center, is interviewed by Oncology Nursing News. In this interview, Klemp offers insights on some of the critical issues that clinicians face, among them: how to deliver optimal survivorship care, what ingredients go into the plan, how to measure progress, and how is this care reimbursed.

Released: 28-Oct-2016 9:05 AM EDT
Small Town Tales: Historian Seeks Stories of 'Going Home' at Flint Hills Discovery Center Exhibit
Kansas State University

Kansas State University students and Bonnie Lynn-Sherow, associate professor of history and director of the Chapman Center for Rural Studies, are collecting stories about average Americans and their hometowns

Released: 25-Oct-2016 5:50 PM EDT
Nutritional Supplement Could Prevent Thousands of Early Preterm Births
University of Kansas, Life Span Institute

Sophisticated analyses of two clinical trials suggest that thousands of early preterm births could be prevented if pregnant women took daily docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) supplements

Released: 21-Oct-2016 10:05 AM EDT
Physicists Use Lasers to Capture First Snapshots of Rapid Chemical Bonds Breaking
Kansas State University

Kansas State University researchers are part of an international team that has used a molecule's own electrons to scatter the molecule — a process called mid-infrared laser-induced electron diffraction, or LIED — and capture snapshots of acetylene as it is breaking apart.

Released: 19-Oct-2016 9:05 AM EDT
Growing Gold: Researchers Develop Gold Nanowires for Biomedical Procedures
Kansas State University

A novel invention by Kansas State University researchers may benefit biomedical professionals and the patients they serve during electrode and organ transplant procedures.

   
Released: 18-Oct-2016 10:05 AM EDT
Students and Faculty Work Together to Create Smart Skin Biomedical Sensor
Wichita State University

Researchers at Wichita State University have been awarded with a $1.125 million NASA grant to continue development of a smart skin biomedical sensor.

   
Released: 17-Oct-2016 10:05 AM EDT
Debating the Debates: Research Project Studies Civility in Presidential Election
Kansas State University

The 2016 presidential election has reached unprecedented levels of incivility, according to an ongoing collaborative research project that involves Kansas State University researchers and students.

Released: 13-Oct-2016 10:05 AM EDT
Zika Virus Infection May Prevent Reinfection, Collaborative Biosecurity Research Institute Study Finds
Kansas State University

A collaborative study involving Kansas State University's Biosecurity Research Institute is providing Zika virus insight.

Released: 12-Oct-2016 9:05 AM EDT
Environmentally Friendly Invention May Save Soybean Industry Millions of Dollars Per Year
Kansas State University

Harold N. Trick, professor of plant pathology; Timothy C. Todd, instructor of plant pathology; and Jiarui Li, post-doctoral researcher in plant pathology, designed a patented soybean variety that protects the crop from nematode parasitic infestation.

Released: 11-Oct-2016 9:00 AM EDT
WSU Center for Real Estate Releases 2017 Kansas Housing Markets Forecast
Wichita State University

The Wichita State University Center for Real Estate has released its 2017 Kansas Housing Markets Forecast that reviews current housing market conditions in the major markets across the state.

Released: 6-Oct-2016 9:05 AM EDT
2017 Kansas Employment Forecast Released by Wichita State
Wichita State University

In 2017, Kansas total nonfarm employment is expected to increase by 12,572 jobs, which implies the employment growth rate is anticipated to be 0.9 percent. The employment forecast was announced by Jeremy Hill, director of the W. Frank Barton School of Business Center for Economic Development and Business Research at Wichita State University.

Released: 5-Oct-2016 9:25 AM EDT
Leadership Expert Says Political Skills Important to Leader Satisfaction
Kansas State University

Leaders skilled at influencing others may be happier at work, according to a Kansas State University researcher. Andrew Wefald, associate professor in the Staley School of Leadership Studies, says political skill — the ability to build connections, foster trust and influence other people — is a fundamental quality of a transformational leader and being good at it can increase job satisfaction and engagement.

Released: 4-Oct-2016 9:05 AM EDT
Vaccine May Help Diseases in Animals, People Meet Their Match
Kansas State University

Kansas State University researchers have patented a vaccine that provides effective, antibiotic-free prevention and treatment of Fusobacterium necrophorum infection, which affects animals and people.

   
Released: 3-Oct-2016 10:05 AM EDT
It Takes a Village: Researchers Visiting Tiny House Villages Across US to Study Benefits, Challenges
Kansas State University

Kansas State University's Brandon Irwin, assistant professor of kinesiology, and Julia Day, assistant professor of interior design, will be traveling the United States to study the new trend in housing: tiny houses.

Released: 3-Oct-2016 10:05 AM EDT
Professional Development Short Course Focuses on Decision-Making About Products, Projects in Companies
Kansas State University

A professional development short course focuses on business and leadership from an engineering perspective. Participants will learn a process to evaluate products and projects at their company so they make better use of company resources.

Released: 29-Sep-2016 9:05 AM EDT
Kansas State University Contributes to Potential Zika Virus Vaccine Development
Kansas State University

A research team that includes scientists with Kansas State University's Biosecurity Research Institute has developed a promising Zika virus vaccine.



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