K-STATE HOSTS BAND DAY FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS FROM ACROSS THE STATE: Almost 2,000 students from high schools around the state will join the Kansas State University Marching Band on the football field as part of K-State's annual Band Day Saturday, Sept. 11.
AMERICAN HUMANICS NAMES TWO K-STATERS NEXT GENERATION NONPROFIT LEADERS: Two Kansas State University students interested in careers with nonprofit or philanthropic organizations have been selected as fall 2010 Next Generation Nonprofit Leaders by American Humanics.
K-STATE SALINA NAMES AVIATION SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS: Kansas State University's aviation program has picked seven winners from a daily scholarship drawing conducted at AirVenture 2010, the annual aviation show sponsored each year by the Experimental Aircraft Association in Oshkosh, Wis.
MICHELE JANETTE NEW DIRECTOR OF WOMEN'S STUDIES PROGRAM: Kansas State University's women's studies program has a new director. Michele Janette, associate professor of English, was named to the post in June by Brian Spooner, interim dean of the College of Arts and Sciences.
FINALISTS NAMED FOR COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE DEAN AND DIRECTOR OF K-STATE RESEARCH AND EXTENSION: Three finalists will be interviewed for the position of dean of Kansas State University's College of Agriculture and director of K-State Research and Extension.
RESEARCH PROJECT OFFERS INSIGHT INTO SUPERSTITIOUS BEHAVIOR: People who believe that fate and chance control their lives are more likely to be superstitious -- but when faced with death they are likely to abandon superstition altogether, according to a recent Kansas State University undergraduate research project.
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC DONATES TO REMODEL SEMINAR ROOM IN WATERS HALL: A newly remodeled seminar room in Kansas State University's Waters Hall will be dedicated at 3:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 3.
MUSIC DEPARTMENT TUNES UP FOR SEPTEMBER: The Kansas State University department of music will kick off its fall season of performances with a variety of musical events throughout the month of September.
PROFESSOR USING SNACK CAKE DIET TO COUNTER POPULAR HEALTH BELIEFS: A monthlong diet of entirely snack cakes and fatty foods may sound like a fantasy, but for one Kansas State University professor it's serious business. In 30 days Mark Haub is attempting to prove some common beliefs about nutrition are untrue.
SOUTH ASIAN STUDIES PROGRAM GROWS WITH NEW PARTNERSHIP AND COURSES: The new school year marks big steps in Kansas State University's efforts to revitalize its South Asian studies program and increase its international presence.
CASEY LAUER JOINS K-STATE AS FIRST DIRECTOR OF ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT: As the first director of Kansas State University's energy and environment program, Casey Lauer is a man with a plan for campus energy efficiency.
STUDENT ARCHITECTURE TEAM QUALIFIES FOR NATIONAL GREEN BUILDING COMPETITION: A team of seven Kansas State University architecture students competed in the U.S. Green Building Council's Natural Talent Design Competition: Small, Green, Affordable.