Latest Health and Human Sciences News
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March 28, 2025
The 2025 Active Living Conference, co-hosted by Kansas State University faculty Gina Besenyi, Ph.D., MPH, and Peter Stoepker, Ph.D., and K-State alum Jessica Stroope, Ph.D., March 16-20 brought together leading researchers, educators, policy makers and community leaders to address the pressing challenges and opportunities in promoting physical activity. With the theme "Bridging the Research to […]
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March 24, 2025
The Rising Professional Award is given to honor significant contributions made by a graduate in the early stages of his or her career. Recipients have demonstrated significant professional accomplishments in the areas of design, business, human behavior, education or health sciences. During their return to campus, award winners meet with current students to share their […]
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March 14, 2025
College of Health and Human Sciences celebrates student research with annual RSCAD Forum
The College of Health and Human Sciences hosted its annual Research, Scholarly and Creative Activity and Design, RSCAD, Forum March 6 and 7 in Justin Hall. 36 projects were presented by students from around the college. External judges were on hand and listened to each presenter describe their research and their poster. The top three […]
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March 12, 2025
Kari Morgan Receives Faculty Excellence Award for Contributions to Family and Community Services
Manhattan, KS (March 7, 2025) – Kari Morgan, teaching associate professor at Kansas State University, was honored with the 2025 IDEA Faculty Excellence Award. Morgan teaches in the online family and community services program that is offered by six different universities within IDEA. Established in 2011, the Faculty Excellence Award recognizes a significant contribution of […]
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March 11, 2025
Historic Costume and Textile Museum features quilt in new Beach Museum of Art exhibition
MANHATTAN — A new exhibition at Kansas State University's Marianna Kistler Beach Museum of Art commemorates the 150th anniversary of the K-State Gardens by showcasing floral imagery from the museum's collection. The exhibition, "In Bloom," is part of the museum's annual initiative to host an exhibition in collaboration with the Manhattan Public Library's summer reading program and […]
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March 3, 2025
Researchers from the College of Health and Human Sciences have been awarded a two-year grant to develop and implement a training module for Family and Consumer Science Extension agents and SNAP educators in Kansas. The U.S. has been experiencing an epidemic of diet-related chronic illnesses, particularly Type 2 diabetes, obesity and associated conditions, which contribute […]