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Neil Griffin College of Business Recognizes Most Outstanding Graduates
The most outstanding 2025-26 graduates of the Neil Griffin College of Business at Arkansas State University were recognized during Convocation of Scholars.
ASMSA students qualify for Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair
Several students from the Arkansas School for Mathematics, Sciences, and the Arts earned honors at the Arkansas State Science and Engineering Fair, with 10 students qualifying for this year's Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair, according to a news release.
Kansas State transfer guard Abdi Bashir Jr. commits to LSU
Kansas State transfer guard Abdi Bashir Jr. has committed to LSU, On3’s Joe Tipton reports. LSU will mark Bashir Jr.’s third program in four seasons. He was the No. 125 ranked player in On3’s Transfer Portal Rankings. Bashir Jr. played his first two collegiate seasons at Monmouth (2023-2025), and spent last season at Kansas State. […]
Arkansas State Women’s Tennis Captures 2026 UTR Sports NIT Championship in Rome
ROME, Ga. – In its first postseason opportunity in program history, Arkansas State defeated North Alabama 4-2 in the 2026 UTR Sports NIT Championship match on Thursday morning in Rome, Georgia.
Kansas State basketball adds depth with Nashville high school prospect
Kansas State basketball wanted another body for practices and got one with the addition of Nash Stark, an incoming freshman from Nashville.
Kansas state employees could lose Blue Cross Blue Shield health insurance in cost-saving move
State decision-makers are mulling whether to drop Blue Cross Blue Shield of Kansas from the state employee health insurance plan.
Sports Daily: What can we expect? K-State’s new men’s hoops coach discusses his first class
We dive into Kansas State basketball, hearing from new Head Coach Casey Alexander and what to expect with his first class in Manhattan.
See where Kansas baseball ranks in USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll
KU baseball enjoyed a rivalry sweep over the weekend against Kansas State. So, where does it rank in the top 25 of the USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll?
K-State baseball clinches road series at Arizona
Nick English’s go-ahead three-run home run off the bench and Lincoln Sheffield’s career-high 10 strikeouts fueled Kansas State baseball to an 11-1, eight-inning victory over Arizona Saturday night at Hi
Engineering and Computer Science Awards for 2025-26 Presented at Convo
The College of Engineering and Computer Science at Arkansas State University presented graduating student awards during a Convocation of Scholars awards ceremony.
College of Education and Behavioral Science Names Top Graduates
The College of Education and Behavioral Science at Arkansas State University recognized 34 outstanding graduating students for the 2025-26 academic year during Convocation of Scholars
Former K-State Athletes Barratti, Leeper Named to KSHOF Class of 2026 - Kansas State University Athletics
In an announcement by the State of Kansas Sports Hall of Fame, former K-State standouts Bob Barratti (track and field) and Nathan Leeper (track and field) wi...
Patience and Hard Work Paying Off for Karl - Kansas State University Athletics
Cadyn Karl remembers the at-bat so perfectly, as you'd expect from a guy who had never reached such heights before in his three seasons as centerfielder on t...
Who could join Casey Alexander's staff at Kansas State basketball
Casey Alexander's first order of business as Kansas State's coach will be to build his coaching staff. Here are some names to monitor.
Kansas State targeting Belmont's Casey Alexander as next coach as Wildcats close in on Jerome Tang's successor
Alexander helped Belmont win the Missouri Valley Conference regular-season title this year
LISA Academy West Middle School team headed to Nationals following Arkansas State Science Olympiad win
The Science Olympiad team at LISA Academy West Middle School has now won the Arkansas State Science Olympiad Championship! Since their big win, they have now earned the right to represent the Natural...
Troy women’s basketball advances to Sun Belt tournament championship game
Trojans beat Arkansas State, 83-73, in semifinal
Last Night in College Basketball: Big Ten Conference Tournament Chaos
Oregon and Illinois upset ranked Big Ten tournament opponents, Kansas State shocked Texas Tech, Michigan held off Iowa, Smith went off and more from Thursday's college basketball action.
LIVE SCORE UPDATES & ANALYSIS: Arkansas baseball vs. Arkansas State
Follow along as the Razorbacks play the Red Wolves at Baum-Walker Stadium.
Jackson scores 31 as Arkansas State beats Louisiana 79-62
LAFAYETTE, La. (AP) Chandler Jackson put up 31 points as Arkansas State beat Louisiana 79-62 on Thursday.
Matthew Driscoll passionately praises Jerome Tang after Kansas State win
K-State interim coach Matthew Driscoll spoke of his love for Jerome Tang after the Wildcats won in their first game after Tang's firing.
Kansas State fires men's basketball coach Jerome Tang
Kansas State fires Jerome Tang
Tang, who is owed more than $18 million, has struggled to win despite having a hefty NIL budget in recent years
Kansas State students call for Jerome Tang’s firing before he erupts on his team after latest blowout loss: ‘I’m embarrassed’
Claessens is Just Beginning Her Best Basketball - Kansas State University Athletics
She's smiling as she talks. In 2023, Nastja Claessens , the daughter of Belgian basketball coach Fredric Claessens and former Belgian Cat Irina Medvedeva, be...
Learn how to start a small business in Arkansas this month at A-State
ASBTDC at Arkansas State University provides one-to-one confidential guidance to business owners and entrepreneurs.
An Attacking Mindset - Kansas State University Athletics
During his first full weekend in Manhattan, Mekhi Mason fought through windchills of 16 degrees below zero. One day, he struggled to navigate his car through...
Treysen Eaglestaff, West Virginia take aim at sinking Baylor
Treysen Eaglestaff was struggling to score all night in West Virginia's 59-54 win over Kansas State Tuesday, but coach Ross Hodge said the senior guard didn't let it weigh down the rest of his game.
Kansas State Wildcat Basketball: Arizona State Preview
Kansas State basketball heads out to Tempe, Arizona in a must win early season Big 12 clash.
Passionate, Energetic and Consistent - Kansas State University Athletics
Nick Toth hasn't been here long. He arrived at the Vanier Family Football Complex, looked at the indoor football practice facility, checked out the football ...
K-State to Host 8th Annual National Girls and Women in Sports Day Event - Kansas State University Athletics
Kansas State Athletics will host a pregame clinic from 1 p.m. – 3 p.m., on Saturday, February 7, in the Ice Basketball Training Facility in conjunction with ...
A Life of Service to Others - Kansas State University Athletics
You notice the eyes first, piercing, narrowed when he discusses his stints at three Power 4 schools over the last 10 seasons, most recently at Texas A&M, and...
Back in the Home State - Kansas State University Athletics
Jeremiah Johnson, a native of Scandia, Kansas, remembers the two-hour drives southeast to Manhattan for summer coaching clinics at Bill Snyder Family Stadium...
Davis' 24 lead James Madison past Arkansas State 78-74
JONESBORO, Ark. (AP) Cliff Davis' 24 points helped James Madison defeat Arkansas State 78-74 on Saturday.
A Third Quarter Scoring Spree - Kansas State University Athletics
Tess Heal had a season-high 17 points to lead four double-digit scorers, and Kansas State used a 28-6 third-quarter scoring run to break a halftime tie and p...
Caldwell scores 17, Arkansas State downs Arkansas Tech 107-63
JONESBORO, Ark. (AP) TJ Caldwell's 17 points helped Arkansas State defeat Arkansas Tech 107-63 on Tuesday.
NEA Business Notes: A-State confers 2,335 degrees during fall commencement - Talk Business & Politics
Arkansas State University welcomed a new class of alumni on Dec. 13 during fall commencement exercises, as 2,335 degrees were conferred by Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor Dr. Calvin White...
Ending 2025 – and Non-Con Play – on a High Note - Kansas State University Athletics
There were no fireworks to commemorate the final game of the 2025 calendar year for Kansas State after its 94-85 win over Louisiana Monroe on Sunday that con...
McClellan Excited for Strong Family Bond at K-State - Kansas State University Athletics
Nick McClellan, a first team all-state honoree at Christian Brothers College (Mo.) High School and one of the finest two-way players in the country, had star...
From Handshake to Hug - Kansas State University Athletics
We're in the back corridor of the T-Mobile Center prior to his official unveiling to Kansas City as a member of the Kansas State Wildcats, and preseason All-...
Entering an Important Window of Time - Kansas State University Athletics
Kansas State head coach Jeff Mittie said that he loves this time of year. The university is on winter break, meaning academics aren't a part of the equation,...
McGraw was ‘Raised on K-State’ - Kansas State University Athletics
They train together, father and son, running hills in northeast Kansas, even now — especially now — as Lawson McGraw finishes his senior year at Blue Valley ...
Kansas State Football: It’s All About Trust
Drew likes what he sees with the developing K-State staff.
A Journey of Constant Change - Kansas State University Athletics
It wasn't hard to spot Dejon Ackerson Jr. at the National Signing Day ceremony at Putnam City (Okla.) High School on December 3. The 6-foot-2, 210-pound line...
Kansas football's Lance Leipold reacts to Chris Klieman’s retirement
Earlier this month, Kansas State football coach Chris Klieman announced he was retiring. Here’s what Kansas coach Lance Leipold said about that.
The New WHO Pandemic Treaty and Global Health Governance: Incorporating Common but Differentiated Responsibilities into PABS - Georgetown Journal of International Affairs
On May 20, 2025, the World Health Assembly unanimously adopted the World Health Organization (WHO) Pandemic Agreement, an international treaty designed to strengthen pandemic prevention, preparedness, and response. The product of three years of arduous negotiations, the treaty marks a new era of global cooperation in public health. However, core aspects of the agreement remain unresolved—notably the Pathogen Access and Benefit-Sharing (PABS) System, which is intended to ensure equitable access to pandemic-related materials and benefits. To support the successful implementation of the WHO Pandemic Agreement, the principle of “common but differentiated responsibilities” should be formally incorporated into the negotiating agenda of the PABS annex. Introduction For the first time, an international treaty has enshrined the principle of “One Health,” the compelling idea that the health of animals, humans, and the environment all contribute to pandemic risks. SARS (2003), H1N1 (2009–10), Ebola (2014–16), and COVID-19 all emerged through zoonotic spillover from animal hosts—respectively, civets, hogs, and bats. Together, they underscore the need for a coordinated, cross-sectoral approach. The Pandemic Agreement responds to this call, requiring state parties to acknowledge the ecological interplay and commit to a comprehensive “One Health” strategy. Specifically, Article 5 charges governments to address “the drivers of pandemics and the emergence and re-emergence of infectious disease at the human-animal-environment interface,” including wild animal markets, deforestation, and antibiotic overuse. Yet the effectiveness of this “One Health” vision depends equally on the free flow of scientific information and data among countries and institutions. Just as environmental and animal health factors have been neglected in past global frameworks, so too has data sharing been marginalized, despite its centrality to timely detection and response. The Pandemic Agreement takes an important step by requiring governments to enhance data collection and cooperate with the World Health Organization (WHO). However, these provisions will remain aspirational without a robust Pathogen Access and Benefit-Sharing (PABS) annex. The PABS system will determine whether countries and researchers can rapidly exchange pathogen samples and genetic data while ensuring equitable access to resulting research and development, including diagnostics, therapeutics, and vaccines. Without such mechanisms, the treaty’s promise to operationalize “One Health” and strengthen global preparedness will risk becoming largely symbolic, echoing earlier failures to translate shared principles into coordinated action. Equity Concerns When the 2025 Health Assembly adopted the Pandemic Agreement, it left the difficult question of access to pathogens and the sharing of resulting benefits to be addressed in a separate agreement. Negotiations on this separate agreement, PABS, are now underway in Geneva. Yet governments remain divided over fundamental questions of equity between the countries that primarily contribute to the system and those that primarily draw from it—and consequently benefit. For example, wildlife in countries bordering the equator is likely to produce PABS materials, but companies in Europe are likely to use them to develop lucrative products. The most likely contributor countries are likely to be those biodiverse countries around the equator, such as Brazil, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Indonesia, where the number of human-mammalian viral host interactions is large. Conversely, countries most likely to benefit from this material are those with the technology, investors, and infrastructure to capitalize on genomic data, such as the United States, EU member states, and Japan. This imbalance reflects a broader pattern seen in prior international frameworks. Now, as in the past, the wealthiest countries in the world (a useful heuristic is membership of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)) disproportionately benefit from systems in which pathogens and genomic sequencing data are contributed to a common source. Under the International Agreement on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (the “Plant Treaty” or “Seed Treaty”) and the Pandemic Influenza Preparedness (PIP) Framework, companies from Europe and North America disproportionately withdraw biological samples and data for development into lucrative medical products. Their governments and companies have both statutory and contractual claims to the products that those companies correspondingly produce. PABS appears poised to follow the same pattern. The text calls for strong language on access to pathogens and associated data, but the corresponding benefits that should flow to poorer countries are couched in equivocal or non-binding language. Common but Differentiated Responsibilities To address these inequities, the principle of “common but differentiated responsibilities” should be formally incorporated into the negotiating agenda of the PABS annex. Common but differentiated responsibilities are often a feature of climate change negotiations. The basic principle is that, even though all countries should reduce carbon emissions, governments that became rich and powerful through massive carbon emissions (e.g., France, the United Kingdom, the United States) should have a greater obligation to address the resulting crises. Applied to PABS, it would require that governments hosting and supporting companies developing lucrative products carry greater obligations toward the cost of running the PABS system; share benefits or final medical products; and transfer technology to help countries worldwide develop their own capacities to innovate and manufacture vaccines during an emergency. For example, an annex could mandate that any company based in an OECD country that withdraws PABS material would be obligated to donate the resulting diagnostics, therapeutics, or vaccines to the WHO during a public health emergency or pandemic. Questions remain about how robust those donations would be, but the principle is that they should deliver highly significant lifesaving benefits to be equitably shared. Theoretically, this approach mirrors the PIP Framework, in which companies withdrawing influenza samples are required to pay half of the operating costs. In practice, however, the framework has fallen short. The PIP Framework Secretariat has struggled to secure payments from companies, with companies often disagreeing over how much is owed. Additionally, without another pandemic influenza to test the strength of the agreement during a public health emergency, corporate compliance with sharing mechanisms remains unknown. Even if these limitations did not characterize the PIP Framework, partially paying for operating expenses does not address the inequity in access to genetic data and pathogen samples that left less developed countries last in line for COVID-19 vaccines (and, before them, H1N1). Common but differentiated responsibilities would go further, addressing governments’ legitimate grievances regarding information sharing. It would make withdrawals of PABS material and resulting products more transparent, building trust across the board. Enforcement and Enduring Success A key implication of this approach is that the governing mechanism of the PABS must have real enforcement authority. The WHO Pandemic Agreement delegates its core governance responsibilities to a Conference of the Parties (COP)—a governing body composed of one representative from each participating government, similar to those established under the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change and the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control. The proposed WHO Pandemic Agreement COP is charged with oversight functions but ultimately possesses no real authority to compel a government to take any action it does not wish to take. The text does not give the COP the ability to, for example, sanction a party that does not comply with either textual obligations or PABS provisions. In other words, there are no effective mechanisms in place to ensure compliance. Perhaps just as significant, establishing a meaningful enforcement mechanism within the PABS system would strengthen the WHO’s credibility and its ability to ensure compliance across global health governance. By setting a precedent for accountability, such a mechanism could enhance the organization’s authority not only within the Pandemic Agreement but also in enforcing the revised International Health Regulations and other frameworks for public health emergencies. Conclusion The PABS annex can—and should—be different. It should establish clear responsibilities for funding as well as for sharing the diagnostics, therapeutics, and vaccines that result from contributions to the system. The system, in turn, must include a dedicated body empowered to hold governments and the corporations they sponsor accountable for their responsibilities before, during, and after pandemics. Doing so would restore trust in the broader agreement, which was eroded as commitments were repeatedly diluted while parties scrambled to meet their own self-imposed deadlines during the Pandemic Agreement negotiations. A robust PABS Annex would cement a grand social bargain. Wealthier countries and their corporations would gain unimpeded access to scientific information essential for developing and manufacturing lifesaving medical products. As such, they would stand to gain considerable economic benefit. Yet that privilege must be matched with responsibility. The grand bargain must include not only the right to innovate, but also the duty to ensure that innovation serves all. As medical products are developed and produced through collective contributions, every person must have equal access. All human beings deserve an equitable chance to survive—to save their own life, the lives of their families, and the well-being of their communities. … Sam Halabi, JD, MPhil, is the Bette Jacobs Endowed Professor at Georgetown University’s School of Health and the Director of the Center for Transformational Health Law at Georgetown Law. He serves as the co-lead for the WHO’s Working Group on Regulatory Consideration on AI and Health’s training workstream. He earned his JD from Harvard, his MPhil from Oxford, and undergraduate degrees from Kansas State University. Lawrence Gostin, LLD (Hon.), JD, BA, is University Distinguished Professor and Founding Director and Timothy and Linda O’Neill Professor of the O’Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law. He is the author of Global Health Security: A Blueprint for the Future (Harvard University Press, 2021); Global Health Law (Harvard University Press, 2014); Public Health Law: Power, Duty, Restraint (University of California Press, 3rd ed., 2016); Public Health Law and Ethics: A Reader (University of California Press, 3rd ed., 2018); Law and the Health System (Foundation Press, 2014); Principles of Mental Health Law & Practice (Oxford University Press, 2010). He also directs the WHO Collaborating Center at Georgetown University. Image Credit: United States Mission Geneva, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Arkansas State defeats Little Rock 90-78
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) TJ Caldwell scored 19 points as Arkansas State beat Little Rock 90-78 on Saturday night.
K-State AD Gene Taylor rips state of college sports after football coach Chris Klieman's retirement
Kansas State athletic director Gene Taylor was vocal in his criticism of college sports on Wednesday, blaming it in part for driving football coach Chris Klieman into retirement.
Kansas State coach Chris Klieman set to retire, Collin Klein tabbed as replacement, per reports
Kansas State is preparing for a coaching transition