News Archive for Faculty Research
February 1, 2018
USDA awards funding to implement Master Health Volunteer initiative in Kansas
Erin Yelland, extension specialist and assistant professor, and Elaine Johannes, extension specialist and associate professor, School of Family Studies and Human Services, were recently awarded more than $300,000 from the USDA to implement a Master Health Volunteer program in Ottawa, Saline, Dickinson, Marion, McPherson, Cherokee and Cowley counties. The United States Department of Agriculture’s National […]
January 25, 2018
Hanson named Research Dietetic Practice Group Member of the Year
Jennifer Hanson, assistant professor in the department of food, nutrition, dietetics and health was named the 2017-2018 member of the year of the Research Dietetic Practice Group (DPG) of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. Each year, Research DPG honors one of its members who have provided significant and sustained work to advance the mission […]
January 17, 2018
Hospitality Management students win best paper at annual conference
Twelve doctoral students and three faculty members from the Department of Hospitality Management attended the 23rd Annual Graduate Education and Graduate Student Research Conference in Hospitality and Tourism from January 3rd through 5th, 2018 in Fort Worth, Texas. The conference hosted 274 presentations (122 stand-up presentations and 152 poster presentations) from universities in the United […]
December 20, 2017
USDA Selects Kansas State University to Improve Child Nutrition Safety
WASHINGTON, Dec. 18, 2017 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) has selected Kansas State University to direct the Center for Food Safety in Child Nutrition Programs. The research resulting from this partnership will help improve food safety across all of USDA’s child nutrition programs, which serve billions of meals […]
November 28, 2017
Family studies and human services receive four awards during national conference
The National Council on Family Relations, NCFR, announced this year’s award recipients, and there are four award winners within the School of Family Studies and Human Services, College of Human Ecology. The NCFR annual conference was held in Orlando, FL earlier this month. Erin Yelland, assistant professor and Extension Specialist, was awarded the Outstanding Student […]
September 19, 2017
Gerontology professor wins Early Career Achievement Award
Maggie Syme, assistant professor of gerontology, was recently awarded the Early Career Achievement Award from the American Psychological Association’s Office for Early Career Psychology during their annual convention in August. This award was based on her research presentation as well as her contribution to the American Psychological Association (APA) as an early career psychologist. The […]
August 31, 2017
Annual Stowe Award Presented to Sara Rosenkranz
Sara Rosenkranz, assistant professor in Food, Nutrition, Dietetics and Health, was awarded the annual Dean Barbara S. Stowe Endowed Faculty Development Fund Award during the College of Human Ecology’s Fall Forum in August. Rosenkranz received the award for her project, Community Outreach for Best Practice School Lunches, which looks to positively impact local school policies […]
July 11, 2017
University Distinguished Professor to receive Honor Award from American Physiological Society
Tim Musch, University Distinguished Professor of Kinesiology, Anatomy and Physiology, was selected for the 2018 Honor Award from Environmental and Exercise Physiology (EEP) Section of the American Physiologic Society. This award reflects Dr. Musch’s stature in the field and his contributions to the EEP section. The Honor Award recognizes a previous or current primary member […]
July 6, 2017
Kinesiology professor earns Distinguished Lectureship award from the American Physiological Society
David C. Poole, professor of exercise physiology and co-director of the Cardiorespiratory Exercise Laboratory, in the Departments of Kinesiology and Anatomy and Physiology, will receive the Edward F. Adolph Distinguished Lectureship Award from the Environmental and Exercise Physiology, EEP, section of the American Physiological Society (APS). The award and lecture will be presented at the […]
June 26, 2017
Several faculty and students from the personal financial planning program attended the American Council on Consumer Interests annual conference April 21-23, in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The American Council on Consumer Interests, or ACCI, focuses on enhancing the well-being of consumers and family economics through promoting educational programs and policy relevant research. The annual conference is […]
