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KU team leads special journal edition on including people with disabilities in research
A KU team has led the publication of a special issue of the journal Inclusion, calling for opportunities for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities to be paid, equitable members of research teams. The journal includes firsthand accounts from researchers with disabilities.
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Wed, 03/27/2024
KU launches Food Truck Wednesdays on Lawrence Campus in April
From burritos to burgers, the University of Kansas community on the Lawrence campus will be able to enjoy a diverse range of cuisines from food trucks throughout April.
Wed, 03/27/2024
KU names new director to lead Biodiversity Institute & Natural History Museum
Nico Franz has been named the next leader of the Biodiversity Institute & Natural History Museum at KU. He will begin his role in mid-August, with a joint faculty appointment in the Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology.
Wed, 03/27/2024
KU Law to honor three distinguished alumni
Three KU School of Law alumni — U.S. District Judge Monti Belot, Jan Bowen Sheldon and Paul Yde — will receive the law school’s highest honor, the Distinguished Alumni Award, in April 2024. The award celebrates graduates for their professional achievements, contributions to the legal field and service to their community and KU.
Wed, 03/27/2024
Jack Zhang named inaugural recipient of KUIA Advisory Board International Teaching Award
Jack Zhang, assistant professor of political science, will give a lecture on his work in international education during an award presentation and reception from 2:30 to 4 p.m. April 18 in the Kansas Union’s Big 12 Room.
Wed, 03/27/2024
After 10 years of bringing worldwide attention to sexual assault, ‘What Were You Wearing?’ art installation returns to KU in April
For a decade, the “What Were You Wearing?” survivor art installation has brought attention to sexual violence and given a voice to survivors. The exhibition returns to the University of Kansas campus in Lawrence from April 2 to 18 during Sexual Assault Awareness Month.
Tue, 03/26/2024
Political anger seems to override inhibitions online, study finds
The desire to express political anger seems so strong that it overrides the instinct, found in older research, to control one’s anger in public, according to a new paper co-written by a University of Kansas professor of communication studies.
Tue, 03/26/2024
Study finds clear instruction, parental support predict students' sense of school belonging
A new study from the University of Kansas has analyzed the roles classroom interaction and parental support play in school connectedness, finding clearly communicated instruction in class and support from parents are closely linked with belonging.
Tue, 03/26/2024
All We Can Save series will highlight discussion on clean energy transition
The All We Can Save series at the University of Kansas returns March 28 with a virtual event titled “The Power of Local Advocacy: Beyond Coal to Clean Energy,” featuring Mary Anne Hitt, senior director of Climate Imperative.
Tue, 03/26/2024
KU research center to host global audience for premier developmental disabilities research conference
The KU Life Span Institute will welcome hundreds of scientists, students and practitioners for a conference focused on research in the field of intellectual and developmental disability from April 17 to 19 in Kansas City, Missouri.
Mon, 03/25/2024
KU Law competition teams repeat as national champions
For the fourth consecutive year, a KU Law team won first place at the National Native American Law Students Association Moot Court Competition. KU Law also won a best overall award at the UCLA Transactional Law Competition. Both events took place in February 2024.
Fri, 03/22/2024
KU to honor faculty, staff retirees at luncheon May 17
This will be the first year the KU reception will be combined for all retiring faculty and academic, support and unclassified professional staff.
Fri, 03/22/2024
KU centers to host conference: When Global East Meets Global South
Members of the KU community and the public are invited to an interdisciplinary East-Asian and Latin America conference March 29 that will bring together scholars from a variety of fields to explore the historical and contemporary links between the regions.
Fri, 03/22/2024
Distinguished professor to share future of developing tiered systems to meet K-12 students’ multiple needs
Kathleen Lane, Roy A. Roberts Distinguished Professor of Special Education, will present her inaugural distinguished professor lecture at 5:30 p.m. April 3 in the Malott Room of the Kansas Union. Much of the KU researcher’s work focuses on systematic screening within school-based tiered systems.
Thu, 03/21/2024
Live climate-focused podcast ‘The Sweaty Penguin’ will record at KU
KU will host Ethan Brown, creator and host of “The Sweaty Penguin” podcast, for a live episode recording, which will feature an interview with Kansas Geological Survey postdoctoral researcher Malena Orduña Alegría. The public event will take place at 5:30 p.m. March 25.
Wed, 03/20/2024
University community remembers KFRTI employee Larry Pander
The University of Kansas community is remembering Kansas Fire & Rescue Training Institute educator Larry Pander, who died Feb. 26 in Garden City. He was 68.
Wed, 03/20/2024
Dole Institute announces second half of spring semester programs
Upcoming programming includes the student-led program on the 2023 Kansas Speaks opinion survey, the annual Easter Egg Roll, the 2024 KU Security Conference keynote address featuring retired U.S. Gen. Philip Breedlove, the annual Dole Lecture and the return of The Counselors program.
Tue, 03/19/2024
KU Police Department releases 2023 crime data for Lawrence campus
KU Police took reports of 514 criminal offenses on campus in 2023, which is a 1.2% decrease from the 520 criminal offenses taken in 2022. When looking at the 10-year average of 596 criminal offenses, the 2023 number is 13.8% below the average number of reported crimes.
Tue, 03/19/2024
Mehrangiz Najafizadeh honored with 2023 Woodyard Award
A KU associate professor of sociology is the recipient of the 2023 George and Eleanor Woodyard International Educator Award. She will give a talk on her work during an award presentation and reception at 4 p.m. April 9 in the Kansas Union’s Big 12 Room.
Tue, 03/19/2024
Theatre design students advance to Kennedy Center national festival
Two Department of Theatre & Dance students will represent the University of Kansas in April at the national Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival (KCACTF) in Washington, D.C., following their recent KCACTF-Region V competition.
Tue, 03/19/2024
Study shows narrative conversion messages boost attitudes about COVID vaccinations among unvaccinated adults
Messages in which a hesitant person detailed their decision about getting vaccinated also reduced resistance to inoculation, KU research shows. The findings could guide future public health communications.
Mon, 03/18/2024
KU graduate students to present research to legislators, public at state Capitol
Legislators and the public will be able to hear from KU Lawrence and Medical Center graduate students about the potential public and economic effects of their research during the 21st annual Capitol Graduate Research Summit.
Thu, 03/14/2024
2024 KU First Nations Student Association (FNSA) Powwow and Indigenous Cultures Festival set for April 13
The 2024 FNSA Powwow & Indigenous Cultures Festival will take place from 10:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. on April 13 inside and outside the Lied Center of Kansas. The event celebrates the diversity of cultures in the community through dancing, singing and honoring the traditions of Indigenous ancestors.
Thu, 03/14/2024
Groundwater measurement results mixed in western, south-central Kansas
The KGS, based at the University of Kansas, and the Division of Water Resources of the Kansas Department of Agriculture measure water levels in about 1,400 wells every year to monitor the health of the High Plains aquifer and other aquifers in western and south-central Kansas.
Thu, 03/14/2024
Study finds media coverage focused on Katherine Johnson's achievements, treated discrimination as past problem
An analysis of media coverage following Katherine Johnson's death found the NASA mathematician made famous by "Hidden Figures" was portrayed mostly for her accomplishments. However, coverage failed to recognize the discrimination she faced.
Thu, 03/14/2024
KU, FBI cybersecurity conference April 4 to include keynote from FBI Director Christopher Wray
An upcoming cybersecurity conference will bring together experts in the field from industry, workforce and research to KU. FBI Director Christopher Wray will be the first keynote speaker at 8:35 a.m.
Wed, 03/13/2024
'Legal Feasts' collects history, menus from legal dinners spanning more than a century
Michael Hoeflich's book "Legal Feasts" details the rich history of joint dinners for legal societies, featuring menus from several events and sharing recipes for some of the dishes historically served at legal dinners.
Tue, 03/12/2024
Digital scholarship illuminates life of important medieval poet
A fresh round of digital scholarship has revealed new information about the family and London network of late-medieval poet Thomas Hoccleve.
Tue, 03/12/2024
Rice paddy snake diversification was driven by geological and environmental factors in Thailand, molecular data suggests
A University of Kansas study of rice paddy snakes in Southeast Asia gives key details to their diversification and natural history, adding molecular evidence that the rise of the Khorat Plateau and subsequent environmental shifts in Thailand may have altered the course of the snakes’ evolution some 2.5 million years ago.
Mon, 03/11/2024
KU Department of Physics & Astronomy professor receives prestigious NSF award for black hole research
A prestigious CAREER Award from the National Science Foundation will help Department of Physics & Astronomy researcher Elisabeth Mills continue her groundbreaking research on supermassive black holes.
Mon, 03/11/2024
KU Debate qualifies third team for National Debate Tournament
The KU debate team of junior Jacob Wilkus, Lawrence, and Owen Williams, Lee's Summit, Missouri, have qualified for the National Debate Tournament in Atlanta from April 5-8. Wilkus and Williams were selected as at-large qualifiers based on their record over the course of the season.