Tipoffs for Great Bend, Kansas (State)
Agronomy Doctoral Student to Represent K-State at Regional Three Minute Thesis Competition
MANHATTAN, Kansas, March 2 -- Kansas State University issued the following news release:
Endy Lopes Kailer, doctoral student in agronomy, Minas Gerais, Brazil, won first place at Kansas State University's Three Minute Thesis, or 3MT, competition on Thursday, Feb. 22, for her presentation "Rooting for Change: Soil Fungi and the Future of Climate Resilience."
The final round of the 3MT featured 12 graduate students chosen from a pool of 69 who participated in the first round of competition on Fe
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Ark. A.G. Griffin Leads 22-State Amicus Brief Supporting Texas's Law Prohibiting Experimental Pediatric Gender-Transition Procedures
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, March 2 -- Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement on March 1, 2024:
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Attorney General Tim Griffin today issued the following statement after filing an amicus brief in the Supreme Court of Texas on behalf of 21 other state attorneys general in support of a Texas law prohibiting pediatric gender-transition procedures:
"States are responsible for protecting the health and safety of their children from dangerous and experimental medical pr
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Five College of Education and Human Sciences Students Honored as OSU Outstanding Seniors
STILLWATER, Oklahoma, March 2 -- Oklahoma State University issued the following news:
Five College of Education and Human Sciences students have been selected as Oklahoma State University Outstanding Seniors for the 2023-2024 academic year by the OSU Alumni Association.
The OSU Outstanding Seniors award recognizes seniors who show excellence through academic achievement; campus and community involvement; academic, athletic or extracurricular honors or awards; scholarships; and work ethic duri
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Husch Blackwell Named to Managing IP's Americas Awards 2024 Shortlist
KANSAS CITY, Missouri, March 2 -- Husch Blackwell, a law firm, issued the following news release:
National law firm Husch Blackwell is pleased to announce that the firm has been shortlisted by Managing IP for its 2024 Americas Awards series.
Husch Blackwell's Section 337 team is one of seven finalists listed for national recognition in the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) category. The firm's Intellectual Property Litigation team is also shortlisted for Midwest Firm of the Year in pat
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Mo. House: Plan to Flatten Rates for Inmate Phone Calls Endorsed by House Panel
JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, March 2 -- The Missouri House issued the following news:
A House committee has advanced a proposal to set a flat rate on how much inmates are charged to make phone calls home from the state's jails and prisons, to promote family communication even during times of incarceration.
"Right now there's no set standard," according to Independence Republican Aaron McMullen. "It's just a patchwork of whatever the county or local [government bids] it at."
According to data pr
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