MANHATTAN, Kansas, April 11 -- Kansas State University issued the following news release: * * * New book from history professor explores radio history, cultural conflict and international rivalries Kansas State University's Michael Krysko, associate professor of history, has published a new book that explores radio's propensity to traverse political and cultural borders. "Contested Airwaves: American Radio at Home and Abroad, 1914-1946," published by the University of Illinois Press, spans a  more

SALINA, Kansas, April 12 -- Kansas Wesleyan University issued the following news release: * * * Noted Poets Featured at Next Conversations with Wes Jackson and Friends A Prairie Conversation with Wes Jackson and Friends will take on a different cadence, as Jackson's friends this time are notable poets Robert Hass and Jesse Nathan. Their conversation will focus on ecology, history, literature and visions of a sustainable future. It will take place from 6-8 p.m. April 30 in Peters Science Hall,  more

AUSTIN, Texas, April 12 -- Texas A&M University, a component of the public university system in Texas, issued the following news from its agriculture program: * * * Texas A&M AgriLife weed scientists earn national accolades Dotray and Jugulam, along with students, stand out at Weed Science Society of America meeting By Kay Ledbetter Two Texas A&M AgriLife weed scientists and professors in the Texas A&M College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Department of Soil and Crop Sciences, were among  more