Entries tagged with "research"

Study finds faulty perceptions keep some from buying sustainable apparel

As it turns out, the customer is not always right — at least not in fashion retail.

Faculty work with three Bridges students

Eight community college students are spending eight weeks this summer at K-State to begin careers as biomedical researchers working under the direction of faculty researchers.

Conservation on the menu: VanSchenkhof’s study can help Kansas restaurants save water

Restaurants use millions of gallons of water every year. Recent research by Matthew VanSchenkhof, doctoral student in hospitality management and dietetics, can help restaurants decrease water usage without dampening dinner. He is studying the amount of water used by casual dining restaurants in Kansas.

Research says policymakers need to know more about obesity, causes

Policymakers have an important role in limiting obesity because the policies and laws they set can be catalysts for significant change, according to Kansas State University researchers.

$4.5 million research grant may lead to healthier children

Paula Peters and Sandy Procter will lead a seven-state research effort to improve children’s food choices and health and reduce obesity with a five-year research grant, valued at $4,500,652, from USDA’s National Institute for Food and Agriculture.

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.

Developing Scholar Johanna Diaz studies with Lindshield

The secret to a successful marriage may start in the laboratory — at least for Kansas State University’s Roberto and Johanna Diaz.

Britt, Bell study financial resiliency of soldiers

Two Kansas State University researchers are crunching the numbers when it comes to the financial status of soldiers at Fort Riley.

HMD wins $1.6 million food safety grant to start research center

Using an interdisciplinary team of Kansas State University experts and leadership from department of hospitality management and dietetics faculty, the newly-funded Center of Excellence for Food Safety Research in Child Nutrition Programs will conduct food safety research that impacts child nutrition programs across the United States.

Sensory center opens satellite at K-State Olathe

K-State’s internationally recognized Sensory Analysis Center is opening a satellite on the new Olathe campus.