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*Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Kansas Newsletter for 2024-12-10 ( 3 items )  
K-State Biochemists Make Significant Breakthrough in Increasing Purity of Specialized Plant Oils (10)
MANHATTAN, Kansas, Dec. 10 (TNSres) -- Kansas State University issued the following news release: Some of the more commonly known and grown oilseed crops in the U.S. have long been canola, soybeans and sunflowers, but a breakthrough by Kansas State University biochemists could lead to the cover crops pennycress and camelina also becoming a source for improved biodiesel. A research team led by Timothy Durrett, professor of biochemistry and molecular biophysics, and doctoral conferee Linah Alkot more PR

NAIA Announces Partnership With UReport (10)
KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Dec. 10 -- The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics issued the following news release: The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) has signed a multi-year partnership with uReport as the Official AI Assisted Tool for Sports and Athletics Department Content Partner of the NAIA. uReport allows athletics departments to tell stories, cover events, and provide content about important topics through a human-powered, AI-assisted web platform. This  more PR

University of Kansas: Study Finds Readers Trust News Less When AI is Involved, Even When They Don't Understand to What Extent (10)
LAWRENCE, Kansas, Dec. 10 (TNSres) -- The University of Kansas issued the following news: As artificial intelligence becomes more involved in journalism, journalists and editors are grappling not only with how to use the technology, but how to disclose its use to readers. New research from the University of Kansas has found that when readers think AI is involved in some way in news production, they have lower trust in the credibility of the news, even when they don't fully understand what it co more PR