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Guatemala service-learning program offers students hands-on international experience

K-State students can learn about opportunities to gain hands-on international experience, engage with local communities and explore Guatemalan culture during...

Five female college students pose for a group photo against the mountains and a city in Guatemala.

K-State Extension programs target heart health, maternal wellness across Kansas

A community health expert with Kansas State University’s extension service says two community-based programs are helping Kansans take charge of their health...

Closeup of individual using a blood pressure monitor. A black cuff wrapped around the person's arm is seen in the background.

Moving to protect the mind

K-State professor Denver Brown examines how physical activity could potentially have protective effects and help ease the burden of depression for individuals...

A man in a purple shirt wears a purple Fitbit exercise monitor on his wrist.

Research to real-world impact

On Wednesday, Oct. 28, K-State faculty, staff and students can learn more about leveraging community engagement and how working with community partners can...

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.