To help students think in 3-D, a geologist turns to paper model making
Scissors. Purple glue sticks. Paper designs to cut out and fold.
Education
Feb 20, 2020
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News tagged with faculty
Veterinary medicine researchers develop new method to improve food safety
Faculty members from the Kansas State University College of Veterinary Medicine have developed a faster, more efficient method of detecting "Shiga toxin-producing E. coli," or STEC, in ground beef, which often causes recalls ...
Cell & Microbiology
Feb 4, 2020
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Study: Campus diversity offices often formed in reaction to crisis; faculty interactions influence climate
A University of Kansas professor recently published a pair of articles examining how chief diversity offices are formed to deal with university campus issues of race and ethnicity and how students' interactions with faculty ...
Social Sciences
Nov 14, 2019
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Textbooks could be free if universities rewarded professors for writing them
Some student organizationshave endorsed the social media campaign #textbookbroke to draw attention to the burdens placed on students by the high cost of learning materials.
Education
Nov 6, 2019
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Climate engineering should not be considered a public good, new research shows
Countries around the world are preparing to modify the earth's climate to cope with climate change, with many proponents touting it as a "public good."
Environment
Oct 31, 2019
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Advanced imaging reveals ancient inscriptions on 2,000-year-old pottery
A Columbian College of Arts and Sciences professor is using cutting-edge imaging technology to decipher the inscriptions on fragments of broken pottery excavated more than 50 years ago in Jordan. The fragments, long thought ...
Archaeology
Oct 1, 2019
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Black male educators sound alarm regarding lack of diversity in P-12 classrooms
A diverse and inclusive education workforce can play a critical role in ensuring that students receive a robust, quality educational experience. While students of color comprise more than half of P-12 classroom populations ...
Education
Aug 1, 2019
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People of color support climate action, but few get credit for it
Looking at climate change action campaigns and media coverage in the United States, one might get the idea that only white, upper-middle-class people are concerned about the environment.
Social Sciences
Jul 30, 2019
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Vitamin C is key to protection of exciting new nanomaterial
In work that could open a floodgate of future applications for a new class of nanomaterials known as MXenes (pronounced "Maxines"), researchers from Texas A&M University have discovered a simple, inexpensive way to prevent ...
Nanomaterials
Jul 9, 2019
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Snow algae thrive in high-elevation ice spires, an unlikely oasis for life
High in the Andes Mountains, dagger-shaped ice spires house thriving microbial communities, offering an oasis for life in one of Earth's harshest environments as well as a possible analogue for life on other planets.
Environment
Jul 8, 2019
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