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Kansas State University ag research lab only one to get nod from feds to continue work

By The Kansas Reflector TOPEKA — The Trump administration defunded 16 of 17 Feed the Future labs across the country when it began wiping out U.S. Agency for International Development projects. After months in limbo, Kansas State University found out its lab is the lone survivor. Two K-State labs that are part of the Feed [...]

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By KMAN Staff|2025-05-02T12:35:46-05:00May 2nd, 2025|Local News|Comments Off

Regents approve $26 million to renovate K-State’s biomanufacturing innovation center

By Emma Loura The Kansas Board of Regents on Wednesday approved the next step in and addition to the Bioprocessing and Industrial Value Added Products Innovation Center at K-State, a project estimated to cost between $26.5 million and $30 million. Regents approved a program statement for the facility, which belongs to the Department of Grain [...]

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By KMAN Staff|2025-02-13T16:28:28-06:00February 13th, 2025|Local News|Comments Off

Official: K-State’s retention rates nearing 2025 goals

By Emma Loura K-State is getting closer to its goal for retaining freshmen. Officials on Wednesday told the Kansas Board of Regents the university’s first-time freshman retention rate was up to 85.5% as of fall 2023. K-State’s goal for 2025 is 90% first-time freshman retention. Its four-year graduation rate was 53.9%, surpassing the 2025 target [...]

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By KMAN Staff|2025-02-13T16:24:33-06:00February 13th, 2025|Local News|Comments Off

K-State master plan calls for making campus more walkable

By Emma Loura Officials want K-State to be more walkable. That was a major theme of a presentation on the university’s master plan earlier this week. K-State officials said Tuesday they’re looking at closing some roads, such as parts of Martin Luther King Drive and College Heights Road, which would connect Anderson Hall and Ahearn [...]

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By Chris Swick|2025-02-13T16:10:03-06:00February 13th, 2025|Local News|Comments Off

Moran highlights NBAF, K-State during ag secretary confirmation hearing

Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kan., on Thursday advocated for Kansas and for his home base of Manhattan during the confirmation hearings for U.S. secretary of agriculture nominee Brooke Rollins. Moran was one of several senators on the Senate Agriculture Committee asking questions of Rollins, who is Trump’s pick to lead the Department of Agriculture. Moran [...]

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By Megan Moser|2025-01-24T07:44:19-06:00January 24th, 2025|Local News|Comments Off

K-State, GCCC partner to offer bachelor’s degrees in southwest Kansas

K-State and Garden City Community College are joining forces to make bachelor’s degree programs available to students in southwest Kansas. This collaboration will allow students to complete their education locally, addressing a critical need in a region where only 17.9% of residents hold a four-year degree compared to the state average of 33.9%. The new [...]

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By KMAN Staff|2024-12-14T09:25:31-06:00December 14th, 2024|Local News|Comments Off

Win with the Morning Buzz and the Kansas Lottery!

You could score $25,000 INSTANTLY with the Kansas Lottery and B104.7! Each morning at 7:10 a.m., Bill and Jen will play Armchair Quarterback! You guess the correct winner of a Sunflower Showdown between K-State and KU (Football only!) and you could walk away with a Rivalry Riches instant scratch ticket, which could potentially net you [...]

By Chris Swick|2020-10-16T11:50:52-05:00October 16th, 2020|Fence Post|Comments Off