Craig Harms, professor, received the Myers-Alford Outstanding Teaching Award this spring from the College of Human Ecology. The award was established to honor a faculty member who demonstrates outstanding ability not only in teaching undergraduate and graduate students, but also in providing valuable information to colleagues, peers and other practitioners in the field.
Tim Musch,professor, received the Zoetis Animal Health Award for Research Excellence, the highest honor for research presented by Kansas State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine. Musch was named interim associate dean for research and scholarship last fall.
Tom Barstow, professor, and a team of students are developing sensors that astronauts can wear to measure their health and predict fatigue onset. Studies have involved simulated lunar tasks — such as climbing ladders or collecting rock samples — while wearing both commercial sensors and devices developed by the K-State team. Kinesiology students involved in the project include Samuel Wilcox, master’s student, and Susanna Schlup, master’s graduate.
Matt Castinado, senior, was selected to serve as a peer instructor of the University Experience in the fall. University Experience is an elective suggested to first-year students who are looking to gain academic skills, connect to campus resources and explore interests, values and goals.
Benton McGivern, senior, has received a Johnson Cancer Research Center’s undergraduate Cancer Research Award. The program promotes early participation in laboratory research, encouraging students to consider careers in cancer research and medicine while they’re still deciding what academic and professional paths to take.
Adam Huff was name one of eight outstanding graduating senior in the College of Human Ecology in December. He worked with a NIH-funded team to collect data on research in mechanisms of muscular microcirculation dysfunction in heart failure.
