Student Spotlight: Adaeze Okeukwu

Student Spotlight: Adaeze Okeukwu

Adaeze Okeukwu has always been interested in computer science. Now, as a doctoral student at Kansas State University, she is excited to expand her skills in this area as part of ARISE. Her research will help build a novel tool that could transform how cities invest in...
Real-Time Data Point for the Win

Real-Time Data Point for the Win

A group of Kansas City youth got a science snack to go with the Super Bowl this year. With help from our ARISE project and the EPA, the teens are learning about data science at the Saturday Academy, a long-running program by Kansas City Kansas Community College. 15...
New Course Builds Data Science Capacity in Kansas

New Course Builds Data Science Capacity in Kansas

This spring K-State, KU, and WSU are piloting a new data science course. But it’s not just for students—17 community partners also benefit by gaining free data science solutions. This project-based course, called Community Data Labs, is speerheaded by the Kansas Data...
What makes soil healthy?

What makes soil healthy?

New research led by agronomy Professor Chuck Rice at Kansas State University shines light on tillage practices that affect soil health. The team looked at soil from fields growing various combinations of wheat and soybean crops with three types of tillage...