K-State College of Arts and Sciences

05/29/2026

Our sticker was spotted in Manhattan! Can you guess where?

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Answer will be posted in comments on Tue.

05/28/2026

Here's why scientists intentionally set fire to the prairie.

Division of Biology at Kansas State University
Friends of Konza Prairie

Why would scientists intentionally set fire to the prairie? At the Konza Prairie Biological Station, researchers at Kansas State University use prescribed bu...

05/28/2026

Witness a week in the life of a student interning in Mexico!

Spanish and agronomy senior Annie Moss gave us a glimpse of her experience working on youth agricultural and environmental education with Universidad Autónoma Chapingo last spring!

See her 3 posts on the Kansas State University Department of Modern Languages page.

Universidad Autónoma Chapingo 2023-2027
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K-State College of Agriculture

05/27/2026

Students involved with Spot Fire Press create and publish limited-edition prints, zines, posters, stationery and wearables, and partner with local businesses to make custom products and sell their work.

Just one of many exciting, applied learning opportunities in our college!

Read about it: https://www.k-state.edu/news/articles/2026/04/spot-fire-press-students-create-shirt-for-regional-center-gain-career-experience.html

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05/26/2026

History doctoral student and others involved in the K-State MIA Project are working to recover Kansas' lost veterans.

05/06/2026

K-State physicist Dr. Meng Han has received two prestigious awards for his molecular dynamics research!

Dr. Han studies what is happening inside a molecule at the exact moment change begins--in a billionth of a billionth of a second. Using "super-fast cameras," he and his team, which includes students, are gaining a better understanding of how molecules bond, react and behave, and developing tools to initiate and measure molecular activity once considered too fast to observe.

He received both a U.S. Dept. of Energy Early Career Award and a National Science Foundation CAREER Award this year, placing him among a very small group of early-career researchers nationally.

Read more: https://www.k-state.edu/news/articles/2026/04/meng-han-national-awards-for-molecular-change-research.html

Kansas State University Department of Physics

Meng Han's innovative research explores what happens inside a molecule at the exact moment change begins. A recent pair of national awards is drawing attention to his work at K-State.

05/04/2026

Congratulations to K-State's newest Goldwater Scholar, Vivian Nguyen, a physics and mechanical engineering major from Dodge City, Kan.! She is one of only 452 undergraduates nationwide—out of nearly 1,500 applicants—to receive the 2026 honor.

Vivian is conducting agricultural research in the industrial and manufacturing systems engineering department to explore ways to detect phosphorus—which can affect soil, crop growth and water quality—by using electrochemical sensor. She has also done other mentored research projects in mathematics, physics and electrical and computer engineering.

Read more about Vivian and the Goldwater Scholar program: https://www.k-state.edu/news/articles/2026/05/goldwater-scholar-vivian-nguyen-addresses-agricultural-issues-with-phosphate-sensor.html

05/01/2026

Congratulations to Dr. Patricia Calvo, in chemistry, on receiving a Big 12 Faculty Fellowship!

Dr. Calvo works to develop functional polymers for applications in biomedicine, environmental sustainability, and advanced materials.

She'll use the fellowship to travel to University of Central Florida for training in materials characterization techniques for electronic materials and explore how polymer systems developed in her lab can be integrated into flexible electronic devices.

04/30/2026

Meet English professor Shirley Tung. For Dr. Tung, stories aren't just artifacts from the past; they're tools for understanding the present.

Tung examines how today's cultural dynamics mirror those memorialized in centuries-old literature, finding her purpose in uncovering human patterns and sparking conversation around shared experiences. She believes that literature puts us in touch with a universal humanity that unites us across cultures and time, and exposes us to new ideas, places and viewpoints that broaden our minds.

Read more about Dr. Tung: https://www.k-state.edu/news/articles/2026/03/shirley-tung-connects-literature-and-life.html

Kansas State English Department

04/29/2026

Congratulations to our college's newest University Distinguished Professors! That is K-State's highest faculty title, bestowed upon only a few professors a year in recognition of their outstanding commitment to the university's land-grant mission and their professions and communities.

👏 Dr. Marcellus Caldas, geography and geospatial sciences
👏 Dr. Jeffrey Pickering, political science
👏 Dr. Artem Rudenko, physics and J.R. Macdonald Lab

Read about them: https://www.k-state.edu/news/articles/2026/04/university-distinguished-professor-honorees.html

Department of Geography and Geospatial Sciences, Kansas State University
Political Science - Kansas State University
Kansas State University Department of Physics