Wednesday - November 27, 2024
Tipoffs for Great Bend, Kansas (State) Newsletter for Monday September 09, 2024 ( 3 items )  

Kathryn Walker Named Chair of Kummer Institute Foundation Board
ROLLA, Missouri, Sept. 7 -- Missouri University of Science and Technology issued the following news: Kathryn Walker, of Olathe, Kansas, managing director of OpenAir Equity Partners, has been named chair of the Kummer Institute Foundation Board of Directors at Missouri S&T. Board members recently elected Walker to succeed Dr. G.P. "Bud" Peterson, who had led the institute for three years. In October 2020, Fred and June Kummer donated $300 million to Missouri S&T to establish the Kummer Institut  more

TNT Sports to Showcase Pair of U.S. Men's National Team Friendlies With Upcoming Matches Vs. Canada, Saturday, Sept. 7 & New Zealand, Tuesday, Sept. 10
NEW YORK, Sept. 7 -- WarnerMedia, a media and entertainment company, issued the following news release on Sept. 5, 2024: * * * USMNT to Host Canada in Fan Appreciation Match, Saturday, Sept. 7 in Kansas City, at 4 p.m. ET Luke Wileman to Provide Play-By-Play with Commentator Kyle Martino & Reporter Melissa Ortiz; Sara Walsh to Host with Analysts DaMarcus Beasley & Brian Dunseth * * * TNT Sports will showcase two upcoming friendlies starting with the U.S. Men's National Team hosting Canada,   more

University of Kansas: Study of Mosquito Spit Could Lead to Therapies for Viruses Like West Nile and Yellow Fever
LAWRENCE, Kansas, Sept. 7 (TNSres) -- The University of Kansas issued the following news: By Brendan M. Lynch You might guess it'd be tough to extract saliva from a mosquito. And you'd be correct. Yet, because mosquitos spread disease via saliva, it's critical to sample and study. But Anita Saraf doesn't collect mosquito spit herself -- it gets delivered so she can discover its scientific secrets. Saraf is the director of the Mass Spectrometry & Analytical Proteomics Laboratory at the Univer  more