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By PHIL SOENCKSEN The Campus Kitchen at žž��, a student-run organization that reclaims food to feed the needy in the žž�� area, has had to swiftly switch gears from operating a hot food kitchen to an expanded food pantry. Normally, the Campus Kitchen would have about 20 visitors during its weekly pantry distributions. Over the past few months, however, that number has grown to more than 50, with an additional 20 bags of food delivered to families in need at Holden Elementary School.  From its home kitchen inside Beall Hall on the žž�� Campus, the organization di...

Members of žž��’s Design Innovation Initiative are forging creative collaborations with local and regional organizations and funders as they work toward the production of personal protective equipment (PPE) for first responders battling the COVID-19 pandemic. The university’s Design Innovation team has received support from some new partners that have stepped up to provide everything from raw materials to funding to make this unique project possible. Collaborators include the žž�� State Police Department, DeWeese Health Center, MedWish International, Burton D. Morgan Founda...

A team of žž�� State students was recently honored for its efforts to create a sustainable black dye alternative.  The BioBlack team of Janda Van Dyk, Jordan Smith, Kirsten Thieman and Lizeth Ramirez received the Outstanding Science Award from the Biodesign Challenge Summit 2020.  The fashion industry currently uses synthetic dye to create the color black, so the team decided to work with bacteria to create a more eco-friendly replacement. Watch this video to learn more about BioBlack:   Below is the original story posted April 3, 2020, to žž�� State ...

A team of žž�� State students was recently honored for its efforts to create a sustainable black dye alternative.  The BioBlack team of Janda Van Dyk, Jordan Smith, Kirsten Thieman and Lizeth Ramirez received the Outstanding Science Award from the BioDesign Challenge Summit 2020.  The fashion industry currently uses synthetic dye to create the color black, so the team decided to work with bacteria to create a more eco-friendly replacement. Watch this video to learn more about BioBlack: žž�� – Bio Black     Below is the origin...

Note: The following essay was crafted by Jhariah Wadkins, a senior communications studies major in žž��'s College of Communication and Information.    ------------- Recently, I’ve been going back and forth between feeling numb to everything that’s going on since George Floyd was killed by a Minneapolis police officer or crying about it. I’m tired of it. I’m tired of being scared of the ones that are supposed to protect us. Seeing that there have been protests consistently throughout the last few weeks gives me the hope th...

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CPM Researchers Part of KSU Team Awarded Patent žž�� College of Podiatric Medicine (CPM) faculty members Jill Kawalec, Ph.D. and Larry Osher, DPM, along with Sr. Associate Dean Vince Hetherington, DPM have been awarded a patent for the innovative technology used in their thermochromic liquid crystal research. The patent, titled “Thermochromic Fabrics Utilizing Cholesteric Liquid Crystal Material,” was issued on May 26, 2020. In addition to Kawalec, Osher and Hetherington, inventors on the patent also include John L. West, Ph.D. (Advanced Materials and ...

The newest edition of the Faculty Contemplating COVID-19 Series features Madhav Bhatta, professor of Public Health; and Kristin Stasiowski, assistant professor of Italian Language and Literature. In this weekly series, žž�� State faculty members from a variety of academic disciplines are interviewed for their thought-provoking perspectives about the ongoing pandemic. Learn more. ...