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Spanish in action

K-State students combined Spanish-language immersion with hands-on research during a summer study-abroad program in Spain, connecting their academic interests...

Students preparing for their guided Spanish-language tour of Madrid’s Prado Museum.

When grief crosses borders

Grief is difficult enough without being thousands of miles from home. Doctoral candidate Adam Hedelund shares what international students have taught his research...

A male graduate students sits on a couch and poses for a portrait.

People with Purpose: Migette Kaup

Migette Kaup — professor of interior design and research director for the Center on Aging — is rethinking how the spaces around us can better serve people...

Migette Kaup

Lessons from the Blue Zone

To explore the secret to a long and healthy life, 20 gerontology and psychology students traveled across the globe to immerse themselves in one of the world’s...

Students learned the Greek style of dance from the town locals

Bridging generations

What can happen when a nursing home and an elementary school share a roof? K-State researchers spent a year finding out at the Logan LIFE Center in rural northwest...

A group of young elementary school children interact with senior citizens at a breakfast table in a nursing home.

People with Purpose: Lauren McDaniel

Lauren McDaniel, kinesiology instructor and Exercise is Medicine campus coordinator, believes that every moment counts — whether through movement or meaningful...

A woman in an olive blazer stands on a staircase and crosses her arms.

Food for Health training preps Kansas extension agents to help the state's residents

K-State Extension is bringing nutrition education to communities across Kansas with a new curriculum focused on healthy eating and chronic disease.

A woman cuts carrots in a kitchen laboratory.

On the pulse of progress

For over a decade, Carl Ade has followed big questions, built partnerships, advanced cardiovascular research and created opportunities for students — earning...

Carl Ade poses in his lab, wearing a purple long-sleeve button-up shirt.

A cooler kind of capsaicin

Could the chemistry behind chili peppers help protect the heart—without the burn? Doctoral student Nik Carpenter is studying a capsaicin-inspired compound...

A graduate student in a white lab coat holds a green pepper up for the camera.

People with Purpose: Katie Thompson-Laswell

Katie Thompson-Laswell is preparing future educators and caregivers to build healthier childhoods and stronger communities.

Katie Thompson-Laswell