News Archive for College News
October 2, 2020
RelTalk series to highlight the next generation of relationship scholars
Relevate, a multidisciplinary team of researchers and practitioners who are on a mission to make research-based information about interpersonal relationships accessible to all, will host a new online series called RelTalks that are available to anyone interested in learning more on interpersonal relationships. RelTalks is a public scholarship series highlighting graduate students in the relationship […]
October 1, 2020
A partnership between the Kansas Community Health Worker, CHW, Coalition and K-State Research and Extension, KSRE, professionals in the College of Health and Human Sciences is resulting in an education pilot for community health workers in Kansas and the region. Throughout August, Elizabeth Kiss, Elaine Johannes, Sandy Procter, Lisa Ross, Tandy Rundus, and Erin Yelland, […]
September 30, 2020
Sauer and Roberts Provide Keynote Address for Arizona Conference
On Saturday, September 26, Kevin Sauer, professor in the Department of Food, Nutrition, Dietetics, and Health and Kevin R. Roberts, professor in the Department of Hospitality Management presented the virtual keynote address for the Annual Conference of the School Nutrition Association of Arizona. The School Nutrition Association of Arizona is an alliance of over 1,000 […]
September 29, 2020
Kansas State University was one of 167 universities and colleges around the world to be honored by Exercise is Medicine ® for its efforts to create a culture of wellness on campus during a virtual ceremony in June. Exercise is Medicine-On Campus (EIM-OC) launched its recognition program in 2014 to honor campuses for their efforts […]
September 23, 2020
Current K-State students who are interested in pursuing the K-State & Wichita State Pathway to Nursing Program are invited to attend an online information session with Health and Human Sciences recruitment coordinator, Jessica Ayres, health professions advisor, Susan Watt, and Wichita State University undergraduate nursing program coordinator, Brandy Jackson. The information session will cover a […]
September 15, 2020
Health care experts from Northeast Kansas have supplied their expertise and support to the newly developed physician assistant program within the College of Health and Human Sciences, helping them prepare to welcome their first cohort of students in January 2021. The physician assistant, or PA, program began their development in 2018 and was publicly announced […]
September 14, 2020
The Department of Food, Nutrition, Dietetics and Health awarded a unique scholarship to five 2020 K-State freshman who are pursuing a nutrition and health focused degree in the College of Health and Human Sciences. The scholarship winners are Karie Lies, nutrition and health, pre-physician assistant, Andale; Jade Valdez-Gomez, dietetics, Garden City Cassie Meyer, dietetics, Marion; […]
September 11, 2020
Kinesiology associate professor awarded research excellence award
Steven Copp, associate professor in kinesiology, has been awarded the 2020 College of Health and Human Sciences Award for Faculty Research Excellence. Copp’s research focuses on mechanoreflex control of blood pressure in cardiovascular diseases including heart failure and peripheral artery disease (PAD). “My work has focused on understanding how mechanical signals associated with skeletal muscle […]
September 4, 2020
Katie Heinrich named Fellow in the American College of Sports Medicine
Katie Heinrich, professor in kinesiology, has been named a Fellow in the American College of Sports Medicine. ACSM Fellowship is an elite member status for long-term professional members who have provided significant service to the organization, demonstrated high standards of professional development and shown a commitment to the goals and long-range activities of the organization. […]
September 3, 2020
Migette Kaup, professor in the Department of Interior Design and Fashion Studies, and her co-PI, Margaret Calkins of the IDEAs Institute, have been awarded a $246,000 research grant from the National Institute on Health, NIH, to validate a newly developed tool, the Environmental Audit Screening Evaluation, EASE. The EASE is an evidence-based instrument designed to […]
