Researchers recently published a study that catalogs the complex flavors of American produced cheeses made with goat milk. The goat cheese flavor lexicon helps cheese makers tailor the flavors in goat cheeses and other products made with goat milk to consumer tastes.
  

On April 3, K-State Olathe is hosting the Petfood Innovation Workshop. This year's theme is "Taste of Pet Food's Future" and looks at how sensory research is combined with pet food ingredients and production techniques.

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• Adult Education Webinar, March 1 -- Do you work with adults in an educational or training capacity? Are you looking to enhance your leadership capabilities? Join us from noon to 12:30 p.m. on March 1 for a midday webinar to hear more about our Master's in Adult Education and Leadership Dynamics Graduate Certificate. Judy Favor will share about the program and how it can enhance your career. Bring your questions, and spend your lunch with us online. Register now.
   
• Healthy Cooking for Diabetes, March 7 -- K-State Olathe is offering a class that helps residents with Type 2 diabetes learn how to cook easy, delicious meals that help them manage diabetes through a healthy diet. Following a short nutritional session, attendees cook multiple main courses and side dishes using fresh, seasonal ingredients. Check out the new, lower prices and sign up for the 5-8 p.m. March 7 class. Register now.
  
  
• Generational diversity in the workforce keynote, March 30-31 -- Bruce Tulgan, one of the nation's leaders in management training and generational diversity in the workforce, will be discussing these topics at the March 30-31 MAB professional development and alumni reunion event at K-State Olathe. The event is open to professionals working in every sector of agribusiness. Register now.

• Continuing education for veterinarians, March 29 - April 26 -- Veterinarians, veterinary technicians and practice managers can earn continuing education credit through a series of animal health-focused information sessions at K-State Olathe. Upcoming sessions are March 29, April 12 and April 26. Read the abstracts of the sessions and register today.

• Open House, April 1 -- Make April 1 a day for fun, family and warm Wildcat memories at the 2017 All-University Open House. From 9 a.m. - 2 p.m., K-State Olathe will be serving up free food, fun and plenty of purple with numerous activities, exhibits and entertainment for all ages that celebrate K-State and the benefits K-State Olathe offers to Greater Kansas City. See the schedule of events.

• Research Showcase,  May 17 -- Join K-State Olathe on May 17 to discover how Kansas State University's research capabilities, facilities and resources at all of its four campuses can benefit businesses and industries in the Kansas City metro area. Register now.

Students were welcomed back to campus for the spring semester with fresh baked goods and coffee by K-State Olathe faculty and staff. 

On Feb. 10, K-State Olathe welcomed dozens of local farmers' market vendors and managers to the Farmers' Market Workshop. Attendees learned about vending, cover cropping and other soil health strategies, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, and more. The workshop was organized by the  Kansas Department of Agriculture, K-State Research and Extension and the Kansas Department of Health and Environment. 

On Feb. 11, campus swapped textbooks for tortilla chips and other snacks as local, multicultural alumni gathered at K-State Olathe to cheer on the 'Cats for the televised K-State vs. West Virginia basketball game. The watch party was organized by the K-State Alumni Association. 

On Jan. 27, Janice Barrow,  associate dean for academic affairs and executive education at
K-State Olathe, joined university officials and Manhattan residents for a wreath laying ceremony held at the Martin Luther King Jr. bust on the Kansas State University campus.