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State Tipoffs Involving Kansas Newsletter for Friday September 06, 2024 ( 9 items )  

ESU Naming Baseball Field for Mike Turnbull
EMPORIA, Kansas, Sept. 5 -- Emporia State University issued the following news: Emporia State University's baseball field will soon proudly bear the name Turnbull Field in honor of long-time Hornet baseball fan and ESU supporter Mike Turnbull. The name is in recognition of a $650,000 lead gift from the Turnbull Foundation in support of $1.3 million in improvements to the Hornet baseball facility. This project will support renovations for baseball at Emporia State's Trusler Sports Complex, most   more

Governor Kelly Announces Second Round of Water Local Consult Meetings
TOPEKA, Kansas, Sept. 5 -- Gov. Laura Kelly, D-Kansas, issued the following news release on Sept. 4, 2024: Governor Laura Kelly announced today the dates for the second round of local consult meetings to gather input on strategies for implementing the 2022 Kansas Water Plan. The September meetings will build on the first round of local consult and Regional Advisory Committee meetings held earlier this summer. Kansans can RSVP for the second round of meetings here. "Preserving the quality and q  more

K-State 105 Partnership With The University of Kansas Health System Advances Community Health Care in Phillips County
MANHATTAN, Kansas, Sept. 5 -- Kansas State University issued the following news release: The K-State 105 initiative is bringing together several partners -- Kansas State University, The University of Kansas Health System and Phillips County Health Systems -- to support rural health care in Phillips County. As part of this partnership, Phillips County Health Systems is serving as a pilot program for innovative health care solutions. The pilot program involves actively engaging community members  more

K-State Engineer Receives NSF Grant to Enhance Cybersecurity for Biological Data Infrastructure
MANHATTAN, Kansas, Sept. 5 -- Kansas State University issued the following news release: A Kansas State University engineer is working to provide robust cybersecurity tools for artificial intelligence applications in bioinformatics through the creation of an automated framework designed to ensure accurate and secure data. Xiaolong Guo, assistant professor in the Mike Wiegers Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, has received a nearly $560,000 National Science Foundation grant to e  more

Kansas Wesleyan University: Music's Albertson Earns Pair of Recognitions
SALINA, Kansas, Sept. 5 -- Kansas Wesleyan University issued the following news release: * * * KWU Music Assistant Professor Recognized * * * KWU Music's Daniel Albertson, director of the university's percussion ensemble and assistant professor, received a pair of recognitions recently. In mid-August, Albertson was named one of the NextGen 30 Under 30 in Kansas, a statewide program to recognize the next generation of the state's leaders and achievers. He was one of 11 individuals in higher   more

KU Libraries Call for Proposals for New Exhibit Program Highlighting Faculty Research
LAWRENCE, Kansas, Sept. 5 (TNSres) -- The University of Kansas issued the following news: KU Libraries are calling for proposals for the 2025/2026 David M. Bergeron and Geraldo Sousa Exhibit Program, which showcases the research of University of Kansas faculty using the extraordinary resources housed within Kenneth Spencer Research Library's collections. KU faculty are invited to submit proposals for their work to be presented as a Spencer Research Library exhibition, curated in collaboration  more

Study Finds When Self-Determination Model Provided to Schools With Support, Teachers and All Students Benefit
LAWRENCE, Kansas, Sept. 5 (TNSres) -- The University of Kansas issued the following news: For more than a decade, University of Kansas researchers have shown that giving students, especially those with disabilities, ownership of their education improves their outcomes. The Kansas University Center on Developmental Disabilities' team recently concluded a project to implement the Self Determined Learning Model of Instruction in 15 schools in Maryland, Delaware and Pennsylvania. They have publishe  more

University of Kansas: New Book 'Macroevolutionaries' Explores Intersection of Evolution, Art and Popular Culture
LAWRENCE, Kansas, Sept. 5 (TNSres) -- The University of Kansas issued the following news on Sept. 4, 2024: A new book of natural history essays co-written by a University of Kansas paleontologist today was published by Columbia University Press. Bruce Lieberman, Dean's Professor of Evolutionary Biology and senior curator of invertebrate paleontology at KU, co-wrote "Macroevolutionaries" with fellow paleontologist Niles Eldredge in the tradition of their late Harvard mentor and famed science po  more

University of Kansas: Re-Creations of 1870s Railway Photos Reveal Profound Change to Kansas, Colorado Plains
LAWRENCE, Kansas, Sept. 5 (TNSres) -- The University of Kansas issued the following news: A fascinating new book chronicling transformation on the plains of Kansas and eastern Colorado uses repeat photography -- contemporary re-creations of 1870s photos -- to reveal startling changes to the landscape. Its author isn't just a photographer and veteran of years of "Kansas-ing" -- his term for searching off-the-beaten-path curiosities across the Sunflower State -- but also a University Distinguish  more