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In a new translation of Ovid’s “Heroides,” Tara Welch, a professor of classics at the University of Kansas, examines the Roman poet’s seminal work. A collection of 15 letters written by women to the men who have left them behind, “Heroides” (translated as “The Heroines”) can be described as “ancient fan fiction.”
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Research will establish best ‘managed retreat’ practices for communities faced with climate change disaster
A University of Kansas researcher is leading National Science Foundation-funded work to understand how managed retreat — where communities at risk from floods and fires relocate to safer areas — is approached across geographies, nations and cultures.
Researcher fleshes out portrait of English nobleman Esmé Stuart
Although he was a confidant of Britain's King James I and he succeeded his brother as Duke of Lennox, history seemed to have forgotten Esmé Stuart. So a KU professor delved into old records to learn more about him.
Author shows importance of framing in disability policy discussions
Analyzing interactions in town hall meetings with legislators, a University of Kansas professor of English finds that expressing one's lived experience, too, helps advocates “amplify marginalized voices in public debates.”
New book reveals how roads and vehicles transformed colonial societies across Africa
In a new book, Andrew Denning, associate professor of history at the University of Kansas, uncovers how vehicles and the roads they traveled upon began to transform societies across 19th and 20th century Africa … but rarely in the manner colonizing Europeans expected.
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Analyzing interactions in town hall meetings with legislators, a University of Kansas professor of English finds that expressing one's lived experience, too, helps advocates “amplify marginalized voices in public debates.”
Kansas Communities
Kansas Geological Survey scientists, in collaboration with independent oil and gas company Mull Companies, recently drilled and cored a well in Lyon County to evaluate layers of underground rock that may be enriched in critical minerals — non-fuel minerals and elements that are vital to electronics and other advanced technologies.
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Panasonic Energy and the University of Kansas today announced that they have signed an agreement aimed at promoting the development of next-generation technologies and the cultivation of specialist expertise in the field of lithium-ion batteries.
Student experience and achievement
More than 7,400 undergraduate students at KU earned honor roll distinction for the spring 2024 semester. The honor roll comprises undergraduates who meet requirements in the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences and in the schools of Architecture & Design, Business, Education & Human Sciences, Engineering, Health Professions, Journalism & Mass Communications, Music, Nursing, Pharmacy, Professional Studies and Social Welfare.
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On Aug. 2, the Kansas Commission on Disability Concerns (KCDC) will present a Michael Lechner Advocacy Award to the Pre-Pandemic Ensemble, a Lawrence-based mixed-ability improvising band that uses an instrument called AUMI, or Adaptive Use Musical Instrument, to improvise across abilities.
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Dimitrije Cabarkapa receives young investigator award from National Strength and Conditioning Association
Dimitrije Cabarkapa, associate director of the Jayhawk Athletic Performance Laboratory, has been honored with the National Strength and Conditioning Association’s 2024 Terry J. Housh Outstanding Young Investigator Award.
New translation of Ovid’s ‘Heroides’ offers insight into ‘ancient fan fiction’
In a new translation of Ovid’s “Heroides,” Tara Welch, a professor of classics at the University of Kansas, examines the Roman poet’s seminal work. A collection of 15 letters written by women to the men who have left them behind, “Heroides” (translated as “The Heroines”) can be described as “ancient fan fiction.”
KU experts can comment on 2024 elections, related topics
As a contentious U.S. election season heads toward November, University of Kansas experts are available to discuss with media the candidates, key issues, procedures and narratives of the 2024 races.
Lawrence AUMI Group will receive award from Kansas Commission on Disability Concerns
On Aug. 2, the Kansas Commission on Disability Concerns (KCDC) will present a Michael Lechner Advocacy Award to the Pre-Pandemic Ensemble, a Lawrence-based mixed-ability improvising band that uses an instrument called AUMI, or Adaptive Use Musical Instrument, to improvise across abilities.
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