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New book on water law examines growing legal trend of access to water as a human right
“Water Law: Concepts and Insights, 2nd Edition” provides an overview of case law, understanding of where water law is currently, including an analysis of the emerging trend of access to water in the United States as a human right.
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Wed, 10/30/2024
Kansas Geological Survey launches water quality assessment program
The Kansas Geological Survey has launched a new program to monitor groundwater quality statewide. The Aquifer Water Quality Assessment Program will sample more than 300 public water supply, irrigation and domestic wells.
Wed, 10/30/2024
New book on water law examines growing legal trend of access to water as a human right
“Water Law: Concepts and Insights, 2nd Edition” provides an overview of case law, understanding of where water law is currently, including an analysis of the emerging trend of access to water in the United States as a human right.
Tue, 10/29/2024
KU Lawrence campus events to honor veterans beginning next month
In honor of Veterans Day, the University of Kansas campus in Lawrence will host/participate in a variety of events Nov. 9-16. Events are open to the public, unless otherwise noted. Events include special athletics events, a wreath-laying ceremony and an annual 5K run.
Tue, 10/29/2024
New $5 million DoE award supports KU startup’s green hydrogen energy research
With $5 million in support from U.S. Department of Energy, the University of Kansas and Avium, a startup firm founded by researchers from KU’s School of Engineering, aim to make clean hydrogen more affordable.
Mon, 10/28/2024
KU to celebrate first-generation students with new honor society, campus events
The University of Kansas’ inaugural Lambda Eta Chapter of Alpha Alpha Alpha, a national honor society for first-generation college students, will be launched Nov. 6. The ceremony is one of many events at KU celebrating National First-Generation College Celebration (FGCC) week.
Mon, 10/28/2024
Study finds influential textbooks labeled American actions as imperialist, contradicting American exceptionalism
Stephen Jackson conducted a study in which he analyzed influential Texas world history textbooks. They clearly labeled American actions in the 19th century as imperialist, contradicting the long-standing ideal of American exceptionalism. The study unpacks that seeming contradiction.
Fri, 10/25/2024
Reducing barriers nets Raj Bhala 2024 Shulenburger Award
Spurred on by a desire to increase affordability for students and to broaden access for international colleagues shut out by costly paywalls, Raj Bhala worked with a team at KU Libraries to openly publish his widely used textbook on international trade law. He is the recipients of the 2024 Shulenburger Award for Innovation & Advocacy in Scholarly Communication.
Thu, 10/24/2024
KU Medical Center Alumni Association unites with KU Alumni Association to create one organization
As part of a comprehensive, universitywide initiative to optimize resources and better serve the KU community, the KU Medical Center Alumni Association will integrate into the KU Alumni Association. This will take effect Jan. 1, 2025.
Wed, 10/23/2024
KU establishes new Office of Sovereign Partnerships & Indigenous Initiatives
The University of Kansas has established a new office to better serve Native and Indigenous students, faculty and staff and help KU engage with Native and Indigenous communities in the region.
Wed, 10/23/2024
Quantum fluctuations at subnucleon level discovered by KU physicist at Large Hadron Collider
University of Kansas experimental nuclear physicist Daniel Tapia Takaki and his team for the first time report suggestions of gluonic quantum fluctuations at the subnucleon level in heavy nuclei. The findings boost understanding of quantum fields that control interaction of particles at the tiniest scales.
Wed, 10/23/2024
KU's TRIO SES & STEM honors first-generation advocates at 6th annual I Am First Too poster unveiling
The Achievement & Assessment Institute’s Center for Educational Opportunity Programs is hosting its sixth annual I Am First Too commemorative poster unveiling in honor of members of the KU community who have excelled as role models and advocates of first-generation student success.
Tue, 10/22/2024
KU Theatre to stage 'Hookman,' a darkly comedic salute to teenage slasher films
KU Theatre will present "Hookman" by Lauren Yee, which reminds everyone that college can be scary. Performances are Nov. 1-7 in the William Inge Memorial Theatre in Murphy Hall.
Tue, 10/22/2024
Book gathers research on education for people with disabilities, including voices of those with lived experience
A research team at the University of Kansas has published a new edition of a book that collects the latest research on education for people with disabilities, including perspectives of individuals with lived experience through an inclusive lens.
Tue, 10/22/2024
Mini Wheat State Tour heads east, meets KC Mayor Quinton Lucas
Kansas City, Missouri, Mayor Quinton Lucas spoke with a group of faculty and staff who were spending a day exploring Kansas City history and culture as part of the Mini Wheat State Tour sponsored by the Hall Center for the Humanities.
Tue, 10/22/2024
KU Army ROTC sweeps 1st place at 2024 Regional Leavenworth Ranger Challenge Competition
Both University of Kansas Army ROTC Ranger Challenge teams took first place at the 2024 Task Force Leavenworth Ranger Challenge competition at Fort Leavenworth, held Oct. 11-13.
Mon, 10/21/2024
Health effects of trauma linked to performance at work
In a new paper, Elizabeth Embry, assistant professor of entrepreneurship at the University of Kansas, offers a theory linking health effects of trauma to performance outcomes at work, suggesting how managerial awareness of trauma manifestations is a necessary step toward workplaces becoming supportive or healing.
Mon, 10/21/2024
KU Libraries activities to recognize Open Access Week
KU Libraries will mark International Open Access Week (Oct. 21-27) with a trio of activities demonstrating the importance of open access resources and their availability at KU.
Mon, 10/21/2024
CEAE department to host 56th Annual Geotechnical Engineering Conference
On Nov. 7, the University of Kansas Department of Civil, Environmental & Architectural Engineering, part of the School of Engineering, will host experts in the field of geotechnical engineering for a conference exploring the latest developments in the field.
Fri, 10/18/2024
National Organization for the Professional Advancement of Black Chemists formally recognizes KU chapter
The National Organization for the Professional Advancement of Black Chemists (NOBCChE) welcomed students to its annual conference, where members of KU's chapter accepted their certificate of charter. Members represented the Department of Chemistry at tabling events and presented research at poster sessions.
Thu, 10/17/2024
Design-Zyme, KU collaboration results in $3 million SBIR award for Lyme disease vaccine development
The woods can be a place of adventure and beauty, a peaceful escape for a walk. But among the leaves and grass, the threat of ticks can turn a hike into a health-altering encounter with Lyme disease. A recent $3 million Small Business Innovation Research award will fund the research and development of a vaccine to stop Lyme disease in its tracks.
Wed, 10/16/2024
KU astronomer on space probe team that advances to next round of $1B NASA mission selection
Elisabeth Mills is a co-investigator on a proposal for a far-infrared mission that over the next year will receive $5 million to flesh out the plans and prototypes for a new class of astrophysics observatories.
Wed, 10/16/2024
'Good Morning Indian Country' receives $100,000 grant from Press Forward
"Good morning Indian Country," a Native student-led weekly news and information program in the William Allen White School of Journalism & Mass Communications, is one of 205 local news outlets awarded funding from Press Forward. The grant will help GMIC grow its team and provide additional training for students.
Wed, 10/16/2024
Distinguished professor to discuss ‘democratic backsliding,’ the future of governance in inaugural lecture
Christopher Koliba, Edwin O. Stene Distinguished Professor in the School of Public Affairs & Administration, will deliver his inaugural distinguished professor lecture, “’We Don’t Know What We’ve Got ‘til It’s Gone’: Standards for Taking Democracy Seriously,” at 5:30 p.m. Oct. 30 in the Kansas Room of the Kansas Union.
Tue, 10/15/2024
KU researchers leading projects to make Library of Congress educational materials more accessible, use AI to aid writing instruction
Researchers have secured two grants to help make PBS Newshour Classroom materials more accessible in teaching students with disabilities and to use AI to help teachers expand an existing writing instruction program, also with a focus on students with disabilities.
Mon, 10/14/2024
Crowdsourcing proves more accurate than retail-buying experts at predicting fashion demand
In a new paper, Murali Mantrala, the Ned Fleming Professor of Marketing at the University of Kansas, finds that crowdsourced forecasts from ordinary customers are more accurate than those of expert fashion buyers. The research also determines an ideal crowd size and composition for predicting demand for fashion items in retail buying decisions.
Mon, 10/14/2024
KU professor producing films documenting Indigenous work to reclaim traditions
Rebekka Schlichting, KU assistant professor of the practice in journalism & mass communications, is producing two documentary films that chronicle Indigenous work to reclaim traditions and boost Natives working in film industry.
Fri, 10/11/2024
KU researchers partner with state to build capacity to employ Kansans with disabilities
A project that is a partnership between the state of Kansas and researchers at the KU Life Span Institute, initiated one year ago, is exploring ways to increase the capacity in the state to employ people with disabilities in jobs that meet higher thresholds for wages and other factors, with potential to improve opportunities and quality of life.
Thu, 10/10/2024
Kansas Economic Policy Conference to address the future of energy in Kansas
On Oct. 24, the Institute for Policy & Social Research will convene the 2024 Kansas Economic Policy Conference: Powering the Future of Kansas. Every year, the conference brings together community and industry leaders, policymakers, and scholars to discuss an issue of urgent importance to the state.
Thu, 10/10/2024
Community invited to celebrate Watson Centennial at Library on the Lawn
In its continued celebration of Watson Library’s centennial anniversary, KU Libraries welcomes the campus and greater communities to enjoy live music, food,and fun at Library on the Lawn from 2 to 5 p.m. Oct. 23 on the front lawn of Watson Library.
Thu, 10/10/2024
Week of activities for KU Homecoming begins Oct. 14
KU will host its 112th Homecoming, sponsored by Central Bank, Oct. 14-20, culminating in the KU football game against Houston on Oct. 19 at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City. The theme for this year’s celebration is “Jayhawks Through the Eras.”