Entries tagged with "military"

Lieutenant general Campbell gives commencement address

Lieutenant General Donald M. Campbell Jr., a distinguished military graduate of K-State University and commanding general at Ft. Hood, Tx., was commencement speaker for the College of Human Ecology.

McCullough named to top Kansas scientists in history list

Elizabeth McCullough, professor of textiles in ATID and co-director of the Institute for Environmental Research, has been selected to be among the top 150 scientists in Kansas’ history.

Doctoral students present at Capitol research summit

Ten graduate students represented K-State at the 8th annual Capitol Graduate Research Summit in Topeka in February.

Goff recognized as undergraduate research mentor

Briana Nelson Goff, associate dean for academic affairs in the College of Human Ecology, has received national recognition for her work to develop the next generation of scholars.

Moxley, Schulz travel to Iraq

Virginia Moxley, dean of the College of Human Ecology, and K-State President Kirk Schulz are traveling to Basra, Iraq, as guests of Maj. Gen. Vincent Brooks, commanding general of the 1st Infantry Division at Fort Riley.

Soldiers to tell two stories of combat stress at Oct. 14 ‘wounded warrior’ lecture

Two soldiers; two stories of life and death. One is Capt. Joshua Mantz, felled by sniper in Baghdad in 2007, technically died. He flat-lined for 15 minutes before medical teams revived him. “I could feel myself starting to die,” he said. The other is Major Jeff Hall, two tours to Iraq, lost troops. He and his wife Sheri faced another deadly type of military trauma: suicide, traumatic brain injury and posttraumatic stress disorder.

Senior receives $5,000 for service to Ft. Riley community

Rebecca Strong, senior in human ecology, received a $5,000 educational grant recognizing her commitment to military community service.

K-State researchers use Wii Fit to help restore soldier’s balance after traumatic brain injury

Kansas State University researchers have found that Nintendo’s Wii Fit helped improve balance for a solider with a traumatic brain injury, a problem many soldiers are facing after serving in Afghanistan and Iraq.

Study points to resilience, satisfaction in military marriages

The majority of married people at an Army post were satisfied with their relationship, despite challenges faced like deployments, according to a recent study conducted in family studies and human services.

Jen Case studies athletes weight goals, suggests high protein diets

From starvation diets to sauna suits, athletes in sports like mixed martial arts, wrestling and boxing often to go unhealthy extremes to meet their weight class goals.