Rafael Garcia

Kansas, Topeka, Wichita

Proud Kansan 🌻 | Writer at @KState. Past: @CJOnline, @wichitabeacon/@Report4America, @MERCnewsroom & @kstatecollegian | he/him

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Who’s Running for Mayor of New York? Candidates Speak on Key Issues

3 weeks ago | bloomberg.com | Jennah Haque |Laura Nahmias |Elena Mejia |Rafael Garcia

By Jennah HaqueLaura NahmiasElena Mejía Video by Rafael Garcia June 4, 2025 The race to run New York City is heating up. Typically, the candidate who clinches the Democratic nomination for mayor is the presumptive winner in November’s general election, but this year is different. The winner of the Democratic primary will face off in November against incumbent Mayor Eric Adams, who has opted to run as an independent.
Rooted in Communities: Kansas Forest Service Cultivates a Precious Kansas Resource

2 months ago | adastraradio.com | Rafael Garcia |Rafael Garcia

The independent agency, housed at K-State, promotes tree conservation, management and planning around the state. MANHATTAN, Kan. — You may not think about it often, but you have a favorite tree, Matthew Norville bets. Maybe it’s a droopy weeping willow that you wove through as a kid in your grandma’s backyard. Or a towering, mature oak older than the city park it shades. It might even be a young evergreen at the town crossroads that shines bright with decoration each winter for the holidays.
Bluemont Hall renovation creates ‘front door’ for the future of education

Sep 14, 2024 | themercury.com | Rafael Garcia

Any teacher will tell you that the beginning of the classroom starts with the front door. That’s why Andrew Bergmeier is excited that Bluemont Hall — home of Kansas State University’s College of Education — now has a “front door” that reflects the professionalism and purpose of the people that teaching attracts.
Bluemont Hall, home of K-State's College of Education, has a new face

Sep 9, 2024 | k-state.edu | Rafael Garcia

Monday, Sept. 9, 2024 — By Rafael Garcia, K-State News and Communications ServicesNearly $4 million in renovations is helping create a welcoming entrance and home in Bluemont Hall for Kansas State University's College of Education. Any teacher will tell you that the beginning of the classroom starts with the front door.
Children's literature expert Philip Nel to publish book exploring 'Harold and the Purple Crayon' legacy

Aug 2, 2024 | k-state.edu | Rafael Garcia

Friday, Aug. 2, 2024Kansas State University distinguished professor Philip Nel is the author of an upcoming book examining the legacy and surprising nuance of children's literature classic "Harold and the Purple Crayon." | Download this photo. MANHATTAN — Ever the curious and inventive 4-year-old boy, Harold never had much to say, but that was the point.
K-State farm partnership highlighted at International Conference on Precision Agriculture

Jul 31, 2024 | k-state.edu | Rafael Garcia

Wednesday, July 31, 2024A partnership between Kansas State University researchers like Ajay Sharda, professor of biological and agricultural engineering, and local farmers like Brian Martin to study, design and implement precision agriculture techniques and technology. | Download this photo. CLAY CENTER — To get to be a farmer, Brian Martin first has to be a decider. What to grow. How much of it to grow. What seed to use. Where to grow it. When to plant it — both in time of day, and in time of season.
K-State has a new spot to power up electric cars, and engineering students led the charge

Jul 22, 2024 | k-state.edu | Rafael Garcia

Monday, July 22, 2024MANHATTAN — Sure, Matt Bachman will be excited to see his old professors and friends when he returns to Kansas State University in a few years, now as a graduate of the university's Carl R. Ice College of Engineering. But the recent construction science and management graduate will be particularly keen on seeing if anyone is using the electric vehicle charging station he helped get built on campus.
The next generation of great mathematicians is Navajo, and K-State faculty are inspiring it

Jun 25, 2024 | k-state.edu | Rafael Garcia

Tuesday, June 25, 2024As part of the Navajo Nation Math Circles program, Dave Auckly and other mathematicians use activities like dissection puzzles, which involve rearranging parts of a polygon into a different polygon, to teach critical thinking and puzzle solving skills. | Download this photo. MANHATTAN — Imagine wanting to become a basketball player but only being able to read about the theory of dribbling and shooting, never or only rarely touching a basketball.
Rural Kansas needs health care providers. K-State's first physician assistant cohort is stepping up.

May 21, 2024 | themercury.com | Rafael Garcia

They all came for different reasons and from different sources of inspiration, but the end goal was the same — to help people with broken noses, bacterial infections and any other number of medical maladies.
K-State's first class of physician assistants will help rural health care shortages

May 16, 2024 | k-state.edu | Rafael Garcia

Thursday, May 16, 2024Michael Loree, left, and Grayson Bingham practice their examination skills on "Hal Jr.," an advanced patient simulator. The K-State physician assistant program also has adult and infant-sized patient simulators that allow students to practice various medical skills, including airway management, IV placement and trauma treatment, among others. | Download this photo.

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