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Kentucky State University receives funding to study soybean production
Kentucky State University received nearly $600,000 in funding to study nitrogen management in soybean production to improve seed quality for producers in Kentucky and beyond. The research, titled “Optimizing nitrogen management in soybean, integrating manual and high throughput aerial phenotyping,” is funded by the United States Department of Agriculture for 2023-2026. “I’m very excited about this research project because of the ur...
Kentucky State University faculty, staff and students travel to Dominica to collect field data, continued collaboration
Two Kentucky State University undergraduate students recently traveled to Dominica with Kentucky State faculty and staff to collaborate on research with Dominica State College (DSC). Agriculture, Food & Environment sophomore Jinniah Ali and Agriculture, Food & Environment senior Daniel Woods went on the trip with Dr. Buddhi Gyawali, Professor of Geospatial Applications, Human Dimensions and Climate Studies, and Tara Maynard, Resear...
Kentucky State University receives Kentucky Commercialization Ventures funds to address health disparities
Kentucky State University was named a Kentucky Commercialization Ventures IMPACT award winner, receiving $25,000 to improve access to healthy food in West Louisville. The goal of the KCV IMPACT competition is “to encourage ideation relevant to the improvement of the social, health, or economic conditions and highlight the value of innovators from across the state of Kentucky,” according to a press release. Kentucky State University...
Kentucky State University's 4-H Youth Development hosted five successful summer camps for students
Kentucky State University 4-H Youth Development hosted five camps for children ages 5 to high school this summer. At the first S.T.E.A.M Camp, students ages 8-11 learned about all things S.T.E.A.M (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math). For four days, students were engaged in activities such as bridge design, robotics, 3-D printing, and more. “The youth that were able to attend really had a great time this year and look...