Thursday - November 21, 2024
*Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Kansas Newsletter for Tuesday November 12, 2024 ( 6 items )  

2024 NAIA Football GoRout Top 25 - Rating No. 10
KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Nov. 12 -- The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics issued the following news release: Keiser (Fla.) holds down the top spot for the 10th straight week in the NAIA Football GoRout Top 25 Ratings, receiving all but one first-place votes. Grand View (Iowa) once again grabs the final one. Teams one through six are the same as a week ago with Indiana Wesleyan, Montana Western, St. Thomas (Fla.), and Morningside (Iowa). St. Francis (Ill.) moves into the rankings t  more

2024 NAIA Football Players of the Week - No. 11
KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Nov. 12 -- The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics issued the following news release: Ernest Ceasar of Texas Wesleyan is the NAIA Football Offensive Player of the Week, Lee Levingston III of Missouri Baptist has been named the NAIA Football Defensive Player of the Week and Clayton Bosma of Northwestern (Iowa) has been named the NAIA Football Special Teams Player of the Week. The trio was selected based on their performances from November 4 - 10 and were chos  more

KU Researchers Help Launch Free Course to Promote Safety, Inclusion in Fieldwork
LAWRENCE, Kansas, Nov. 12 (TNSres) -- The University of Kansas issued the following news: University of Kansas scientists recently helped develop and launch a free online course that provides researchers tools to promote safe and inclusive field environments. ADVANCEing FieldSafety is geared toward anyone who participates in fieldwork, including researchers, field coordinators, technicians and students. The course covers topics such as improving team culture and interpersonal communication; es  more

Qualifiers for 2024 NAIA Women's Cross Country National Championship
KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Nov. 12 -- The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics issued the following news release: The final field for the 45th annual NAIA Women's Cross Country National Championship has been released as 35 teams and 82 individuals have qualified. The field will prepare to race on Friday, November 22, 2024, at 11:30 a.m. CT at the Columbia, Mo., Gans Creek Cross Country Course. Qualifier Notes * 2024's championship will be the first to take place in Columbia, Mo. * T  more

Qualifiers for the 2024 NAIA Men's Cross Country National Championship
KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Nov. 12 -- The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics issued the following news release: The final field for the 69th annual NAIA Men's Cross Country National Championship has been released as 36 teams and 80 individuals have qualified. The field will prepare to race on Friday, November 22, 2024, at 10:30 a.m. CT at the Columbia, Mo., Gans Creek Cross Country Course. Qualifier Notes * 2024's championship will be the first to take place in Columbia, Mo. * Th  more

USAID Selects K-State for Multimillion-Dollar Project on Climate Resilience and Sustainable Intensification of Agriculture
MANHATTAN, Kansas, Nov. 12 (TNSres) -- Kansas State University issued the following news release: Kansas State University officials say a multimillion-dollar award from the U.S. Agency for International Development will support work by researchers on multiple continents to make agriculture more resilient to varying management practices, climates and extreme weather events. The university was selected as the management entity for the Climate Resilient Sustainable Intensification Innovation Lab,  more