Introductory material for the Spring 2022 issue of  Seek, including the table of contents and a letter from Vice President for Research David Rosowsky

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Seek Volume 12 Issue 1 Sring 2022 Article 1 April 2022 Seek: research magazine for Kansas State University. [Introductory matter] Spring 2022 David Rosowsky Kansas State University Follow this and additional works at: https://newprairiepress.org/seek  Part of the Higher Education Commons This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License. Recommended Citation Rosowsky, David (2022) "Seek: research magazine for Kansas State University. [Introductory matter] Spring 2022," Seek: Vol. 12: Iss. 1. This Article is brought to you for free and open access by New Prairie Press. It has been accepted for inclusion in Seek by an authorized administrator of New Prairie Press. For more information, please contact cads@k-state.edu. 1k-state.edu/seekRESEARCH MAGAZINE FOR KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITYSPRING     2022Behind the codeResearchers tackle the new world of cybersecurityThe new normalAnalyzing the ever-changing economyBalancing actSustaining our future across disciplinesRosowsky: Seek: research magazine for Kansas State University. [Introductor2 Seek  Spring 2022A wave of natural colorNatural fibers and dyes come together to create the stunning colors of these fabrics, which are made of a linen and rayon blend. Kansas State University researchers fashioned the vibrant colors of these fabrics using dried cochineal insects, marigold heads, madder plant roots and coreopsis flower heads. Researchers in the interior design and fashion studies department are making textile production more sustainable by using flowers, plants, nut hulls, sawdust, tree bark, food waste and leaves to naturally dye fibers instead of using synthetic dyes. Typically, natural dyes are used on natural fibers such as wool, silk, soy, cotton, linen and hemp.See page 20 to learn more about the natural dyes and other sustainable research across a variety of disciplines.Seek, Vol. 12, Iss. 1 [2022], Art. 11k-state.edu/seekRosowsky: Seek: research magazine for Kansas State University. [Introductor2 Seek  Spring 2022See ContentsFeatures3 Letter4 Shorts34 Engagement36 UDP Focus12 Rural research and community collaborationChapman Center for Rural Studies strengthens communities while advancing student learning8 The new normalAnalyzing the ever-changing economy16 Angles of attackFighting cancer with interdisciplinary science20 Balancing actSustaining our future across disciplines28 Behind the codeResearchers tackle the new world of cybersecurity37 Faculty Focus 394041Undergraduate ScholarExplain ItThe Past38 Graduate Scholar  Seek moreFind Seek online at k-state.edu/seek  or at Kansas State University’s  New Prairie Press, newprairiepress.org. @KState @kansasstateuniversity @KState linkedin.com/school/kansas-state-universitySeek, Vol. 12, Iss. 1 [2022], Art. 13k-state.edu/seekI am both excited and proud to share this latest issue of Seek magazine with you, highlighting just some of the research, scholarly work and creative activity at Kansas State University. K-State is a leading land-grant university, a public research university with rich history of exceptional teaching, research and service to Kansans and to Kansas. It is through our research and discovery that we make our greatest impact. We create new knowledge and new understanding. We change minds and we change the world. We facilitate learning, discovery and engagement through our research. And we help to shape a future that is more secure and more sustainable. K-State is also an economic engine for Kansas and has been for generations. With the launch of our Economic Prosperity Plan for Kansas in December 2021, we boldly and intentionally committed to extending our treasured land-grant mission to explicitly include economic development. Research and economic development go hand in hand. Whether basic — fundamental — research or applied research, lab-based or field-based, physical or computational, incremental or transformational, the value of research lies in its impact. Indeed, this is the best destiny of any great research. Impact can take many forms, from extending the state-of-the-art and changing our understanding of the world in which we live, to the creation of new technologies, products and companies. I invite you to learn more about our Economic Prosperity Plan and how we are leveraging the research, expertise and facilities at K-State to help create jobs and attract new investments into our state. As always, we highlight research activity across the entire university in Seek magazine. However, in this issue you will also notice references to the different parts of our Economic Prosperity Plan: food and agriculture systems innovation, digital agriculture and advanced analytics, biosecurity and biodefense and K-State 105: Every Town to Gown, which seeks to connect our economic development work to all 105 counties in Kansas. This issue of Seek includes expansive features on research — being conducted by faculty members and faculty teams that cut across departments and colleges — in sustainability, cybersecurity, digital humanities and our nation’s economy. This issue also includes features describing two of our many important research centers, the Chapman Center for Rural Studies and the Johnson Cancer Research Center. And as always, we feature a graduate scholar and undergraduate scholar and their research. Finally, we share a recent example of a technology transfer/economic development success story. Please enjoy this beautiful new issue of Seek and thank you for your interest, your engagement and your support of research at K-State. We are proud to be Kansas’ land-grant university, a great public research university, an engine of discovery and economic development and a point of pride for Kansans.About Seek  Seek is Kansas State University’s flagship research magazine and invites readers to “See” “K”-State’s research, scholarly and creative activities, and discoveries. Seek is produced by the Office of the Vice President for Research and the Division of Communications and Marketing. D. Rosowsky, Vice President for ResearchSeek contributorsPublisherErin Pennington  Graphic designerRyan BartenPhotography editorTommy TheisPhotographersJeff Moore Dan DonnertEditorJennifer TidballWritersBeth BohnMichelle GeeringMarcia LockePat MelgaresTaylor ProvineCourtney Roszak-MooreMalorie SougéyGreg TammenVideo producersTyler TraxsonTommy KillianISSN 2574-1764ISSN 2475-7863 Seek moreLearn more about the Economic Prosperity Plan. k-state.edu/economic-prosperityRosowsky: Seek: research magazine for Kansas State University. 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