K-State in the news today
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Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2024
National/International
"I feel I can put my knowledge into someone else's little brain" - Tara Davis-Woodhall geared up for coaching role at Kansas State University
09/01/24 Sportskeeda
2024 Paris Olympics gold medalist Tara Davis-Woodhall has shared insights into her new coaching assignment at Kansas State University. The 25-year-old was roped in by the university as a track and field assistant coach during her 2024 Summer Olympics campaign in Paris. Following the conclusion of the Rome Diamond League Meet on Friday, August 30, Davis-Woodhall opened up about her upcoming endeavor. She said she was looking forward to working with young aspiring track and field athletes at the university and sharing some of her knowledge with them.
State/Regional
Standards updated for wheat, swine
09/02/24 Farms.com
Kansas State University researchers and representatives of Kansas Wheat have recently published updated findings on the value of feeding wheat to pigs. What they’ve found is good news for swine producers and wheat growers. “Our data collected from 2014 to 2020 suggests that wheat’s mean energy content is 99 percent and 98 percent of corn for digestible energy and metabolizable energy, respectively” said Joel DeRouchey, a swine specialist for Kansas State University Research and Extension.
K-State Scientists Report Corn Stunt Disease in Kansas
09/03/24 Morning Ag Clips
Kansas State University plant pathologists and entomologists are reporting the first known case of corn stunt disease in Kansas, coming on the heels of reports in neighboring Oklahoma and Missouri. Row crop plant pathologist Rodrigo Onofre said that as of Aug. 29, corn stunt disease and associated symptoms have been confirmed in field corn in Sedgwick, Pratt, Stafford and Edwards counties; and sweet corn in Riley County.
K-State Among Best For Happiness, Success
09/03/24 KSAL.com
It’s a student experience that K-State continues to foster as one of the best in the country, according to a national survey by The Princeton Review. The national survey of students — whose latest results were published in the annual “The Best 390 Colleges: 2025 Edition” earlier this week — shows K-State is No. 1 and 2 for friendliest and happiest students, respectively. The university’s not-so-secret formula for building that environment is in its top-ranking student success efforts and initiatives, several of which scored in the top 15 in the country.
