MANHATTAN, Kansas, Dec. 12 -- Kansas State University issued the following news release: GARDEN CITY and MANHATTAN, Kan. -- In an innovative educational partnership, Garden City Community College and Kansas State University are joining forces to make bachelor's degree programs available to students in southwest Kansas without requiring them to relocate. This collaboration will allow students to complete their education locally, addressing a critical need in a region where only 17.9% of residen more PR

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Dec. 12 -- The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics issued the following news release: Georgetown (Ky.) sits atop the third NAIA Men's Basketball Coaches' Poll for the 2024-25 season with 17 first-place votes. College of Idaho climbed to second with one first-place vote, and Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.) jumped three spots to round out the top three. Arizona Christian and LSU Alexandria (La.) round out the top five. Bethel (Ind.) jumped 12 spots, the largest climb t more PR

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Dec. 12 -- The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics issued the following news release: Noel De Geus of Keiser (Fla.) has been named the NAIA Men's Swimmer of the Month. Swimmers/Divers are evaluated on their performance during the month before the announcement. Each swimmer/diver is selected out of a pool of nominees from around the country. Players of the Month are announced monthly throughout the regular season on Wednesdays on naia.org, Instagram, and X.  more PR

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Dec. 12 -- The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics issued the following news release on Dec. 11, 2024: Dordt (Iowa) continues its hold on the top spot of the 2024-25 NAIA Women's Basketball Top 25 Poll, NAIA officials announced today. Providence (Mont.) moved into the top five, while Briar Cliff (Iowa) and Georgetown (Ky.) each jumped into the top 10. MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) made the most significant leap, moving up four spots in the poll to No. 20. James more PR

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Dec. 12 -- The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics issued the following news release: Katherine Dyer of The Master's (Calif.) has been named the NAIA Women's Swimmer of the Month. Swimmers/Divers are evaluated on their performance during the month before the announcement. Each swimmer/diver is selected out of a pool of nominees from around the country. Players of the Month are announced monthly throughout the regular season on Fridays on naia.org, Instagram more PR

BOULDER, Colorado, Dec. 11 (TNSres) -- The Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences issued the following news: * * * A high-tech laser measured gases produced by cattle on a Kansas feedlot - the results may help mitigate future cattle emissions * * * On feedlots across the U.S., cows produce methane, a greenhouse gas 28 times more potent than carbon dioxide at trapping heat in the atmosphere. They also produce ammonia, a gas that reacts with acids in the atmosphere to cre more PR

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Dec. 12 -- The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics issued the following news release: The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) has signed a three-year partnership with Netting Professionals as the Official Netting Provider of the NAIA. Netting Professionals is a recognized leader in custom netting, wall padding, windscreens, and other high-quality solutions for collegiate athletic facilities across North America. "Netting Pros has partn more PR

STERLING, Kansas, Dec. 12 (TNSres) -- Sterling College issued the following news release: Sterling College is excited to announce the launch of its Zero-Cost Textbook Initiative, a groundbreaking program aimed at reducing student expenses and enhancing academic accessibility by eliminating textbook costs for students taking some of the most-enrolled General Education (GE) courses. Set to officially begin in the fall of 2025, the initiative has already made significant progress, with over 165 cl more PR

LAWRENCE, Kansas, Dec. 12 (TNSres) -- The University of Kansas issued the following news: The most common inherited cause of intellectual disability, fragile X syndrome, is caused by mutations in a single gene, the FMR1 gene. FMR1 mutations occur when parents possess a smaller mutation, or "premutation," that then mutates further in the child. These premutations previously were thought to be benign outside of their potential to cause fragile X syndrome in offspring, but in the past 20 years,  more PR

LAWRENCE, Kansas, Dec. 12 (TNSres) -- The University of Kansas issued the following news: By Jon Niccum Government propaganda is generally viewed as a pyramid, with all the information coming from the top downward. But new research suggests the structure is more like a two-way street, with the message being shaped by both parties. "In practice, a lot of people may not believe propaganda fully, but they take it seriously," said Anton Shirikov, assistant professor of political science at the Un more PR

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Dec. 11 -- The Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S., a veterans service organization, issued the following news release: The new year often comes with a renewed focus on health and wellness. For example, you might be thinking about preventative screenings you may need or setting up appointments with your primary care provider, dentist, or eye doctor. But our friends and TruHearing want to ask, have you considered checking your hearing? At the VFW, we believe hearing is p more PR