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In a new article, Zay Dale, assistant professor of English at the University of Kansas, reveals how textiles operated as violent aesthetic tools in the formation of Black existence during American slavery, but enslaved people transformed these fibers into instruments of refusal, creativity and ontological reclamation.

A study from the University of Kansas has found that high levels of social capital, such as civic participation, leads to better public health. However, the improvement was not equal among white and Black populations in the same communities with high levels of social capital, meaning more work is necessary to improve health outcomes for all, according to the authors.

Registration is now open for the annual gathering that brings together cybersecurity experts from industry and research to the University of Kansas campus in Lawrence. This collaborative event fosters critical dialogue on cybersecurity policy, education and strategy.

A recent report from the Institute for Research on Innovation & Science shows more than 7,000 KU research-funded employees leveraged their experience to build careers in all 50 states and the District of Columbia from 2011 to 2023 — and nearly 40% found employment in Kansas.

Stephanie Stillo’s journey has stretched coast to coast, but it was in Kansas where an extraordinary path began to reveal itself. Stillo, who graduated from KU in 2014 with a doctorate in modern European history, returns to the university April 16 as the keynote speaker for KU Libraries’ Snyder Book Collecting Contest. The contest is now accepting student entries through March 24, celebrating 68 years of encouraging student book collections.

Two current KU leaders will assume new leadership roles at the University of Kansas. Arash Mafi will serve as the provost and chief academic officer for KU and executive vice chancellor for the Lawrence and Edwards campuses. Jennifer Roberts will become the executive dean of the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences.