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Study of ‘spatial synchrony’ using long-term data exposes ecological trends and could boost conservation, farming
New research from the University of Kansas in Ecology Letters reveals study of spatial synchrony over a long enough timescale leads to better testing of ideas, improved statistical results and new conceptual realms for understanding ecology, conserving species and farming more profitably.
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Thu, 04/24/2025
KU economist Donna Ginther named member of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences
The National Research Council lists it as a highly prestigious award, and faculty membership is a metric for KU’s membership in the Association of American Universities.
Thu, 04/24/2025
Study of ‘spatial synchrony’ using long-term data exposes ecological trends and could boost conservation, farming
New research from the University of Kansas in Ecology Letters reveals study of spatial synchrony over a long enough timescale leads to better testing of ideas, improved statistical results and new conceptual realms for understanding ecology, conserving species and farming more profitably.
Thu, 04/24/2025
Three KU students named to prestigious NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program
Three University of Kansas students were recently named to the highly competitive National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program. The distinction provides three years of financial support with an annual stipend of $37,000 and a cost of education allowance of $16,000 to the institution.
Thu, 04/24/2025
KU Engineering recognizes 2 alumni and a longtime educator for distinguished service
Willem Anemaat, David Darwin and Frank Tsuru are the recipients of the KU School of Engineering 2025 Distinguished Engineering Service Award. They will be honored at a ceremony May 8.
Thu, 04/24/2025
Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Edward Larson to speak at KU for Scopes Trial centennial
On April 29, join the Department of Religious Studies for a public lecture by acclaimed historian Edward Larson, reflecting on the 100th anniversary of the landmark Scopes "Monkey Trial." The event will take place from 7 to 8 p.m. in the Kansas Union.
Thu, 04/24/2025
Audio-Reader to host donation drive at Fairlawn Plaza in Topeka to support audio sale
Audio-Reader will accept donations of gently used audio equipment, speakers, vinyl records and musical instruments from 4 to 7 p.m. May 1 at Fairlawn Plaza in Topeka.
Wed, 04/23/2025
KU Law to honor distinguished alumni
The University of Kansas School of Law will recognize Kenneth Gaines and the Hon. Paula Martin with its 2025 Distinguished Alumni Award at a private dinner April 26 in Lawrence.
Wed, 04/23/2025
Professor mentors as she shepherds 'Family Sideshow' through world premiere at KC Melting Pot Theatre
Nicole Hodges Persley has a sense of fulfillment on many levels as she works on her last play as artistic director of the Kansas City Melting Pot Theatre. She is directing a cast of four in the world premiere of Brysen Boyd’s tragicomic drama, “Family Sideshow,” opening May 1.
Tue, 04/22/2025
Galaxies at ‘cosmic noon’: Research gives deep dive into universe’s wild growth spurt
A new University of Kansas survey of distant galaxies using the James Webb Space Telescope reveals never-before-seen star formation and black hole growth at “cosmic noon,” a mysterious epoch 2-3 billion years after the Big Bang when galaxies like the Milky Way underwent an intense growth spurt.
Tue, 04/22/2025
Partisan politics proved most significant factor for speed of corporate shutdowns during pandemic, study shows
In a new study, Shradha Bindal, assistant professor of finance at the University of Kansas, investigates the speed with which U.S. firms shut down their headquarters because of the COVID-19 pandemic. It finds that the political orientation of the firms and their CEOs proved the most significant factor.
Tue, 04/22/2025
Hybrid research symposium planned for Undergraduate Research Week
The Center for Undergraduate Research at the University of Kansas is hosting online and in-person research presentations through April 25 to celebrate Undergraduate Research Week, featuring the work of more than 150 Jayhawks.
Mon, 04/21/2025
Award-winning filmmaker Shalini Kantayya, creator of ‘Coded Bias’ and ‘TikTok, Boom,’ to offer virtual event
The Commons and the Institute for Information Sciences (I2s) will host a virtual talk April 30 by filmmaker Shalini Kantayya as a keynote talk in the Navigating Our Worlds Series. This event is presented in collaboration with University Honors Program and its Common Cause initiative.
Mon, 04/21/2025
Study shows addressing working memory can help students with math difficulty improve word problem-solving skills
A study led by the University of Kansas addressed whether using interventions designed to improve working memory can help students solve math word problems. The study found that in working with more than 200 students with and without math difficulties, working memory plays a key role in word problemsolving and that interventions designed to improve it helped both students with and without math difficulties.
Fri, 04/18/2025
US-China relations focus of KU’s Seventh Annual Intelligence & National Security Colloquium
A conversation between former U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates and longtime Wall Street Journal journalist Jerry Seib will open a University of Kansas conference April 30-May 1 that seeks to understand China’s long-term geopolitical objectives and how they affect U.S. national security.
Fri, 04/18/2025
Paperback release expands reach of Montessori handbook co-edited by CLARA Director Angela Murray
A paperback edition of the Bloomsbury Handbook of Montessori Education, an accessible guide to Montessori education edited by Angela Murray, director of the Achievement & Assessment Institute’s Center for Learner Agency Research and Action (CLARA), and colleagues is now available for purchase.
Fri, 04/18/2025
Molly Han named as Spring 2025 Service-Learning Instructional Mini-Grant Recipient
The Center for Service Learning has recognized Molly Han, doctoral candidate and graduate teaching assistant in the Department of Communication Studies, as a Service-Learning Instructional Mini-Grant recipient for Spring 2025.
Thu, 04/17/2025
KU ranks 37th among US public universities granted utility patents in 2024
The University of Kansas ranked 37th among public institutions in the Top 100 U.S. Universities Granted Utility Patents in 2024, a list published by the National Academy of Inventors. The list showcases universities that play a pivotal role in advancing the innovation ecosystem and driving economic growth in the United States. KU ranked 59th among all universities.
Thu, 04/17/2025
School of Social Welfare to host panel, networking event to celebrate launch of new center
The School of Social Welfare will host a panel presentation and networking opportunity April 23 that will celebrate the launch of the school’s new Center for the Advancement of Healthcare for Everyone (CAHE).
Thu, 04/17/2025
Fifth annual KU Professional Selling Program/King’s Hawaiian Sales Competition sees continued record participation
The KU School of Business Professional Selling program marked a new milestone with the fifth annual KU Professional Selling Program/King’s Hawaiian Sales Competition April 4-5 at Capitol Federal Hall. A record 14 new and returning teams from across the country participated at the event.
Wed, 04/16/2025
Limits of nation’s belief in manifest destiny explored in new ‘Borderlands’ book
In a new book, Andrew Isenberg, Hall Distinguished Professor of American History at the University of Kansas, offers a reconsidered history of manifest destiny that breaks from traditional narratives of U.S. territorial expansion.
Wed, 04/16/2025
52 KU-affiliated scientists recognized for Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics
Fifty-two physicists affiliated with the University of Kansas — both currently and formerly — are on the teams that recently were awarded the Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics for their papers analyzing data from CERN’s Large Hadron Collider (LHC), the world’s largest and most powerful particle accelerator. The prize recognizes outstanding research papers published between 2015-2024.
Wed, 04/16/2025
Four students receive Kansas Biological Survey Student Research Awards for 2025
The Kansas Biological Survey & Center for Ecological Research at KU has awarded $4,000 in funding this spring for student research to be conducted this year. Four students will receive assistance through the research center’s 2025 Student Research Awards.
Tue, 04/15/2025
KU chemistry professor receives NSF CAREER Award for carbon dioxide research
Manar Shoshani, assistant professor of chemistry at KU, received a five-year grant from the National Science Foundation totaling more than $769,000 to further his research on converting carbon dioxide selectively so it can be used to develop valuable products for the energy sector and agrichemical and pharmaceutical industries, among other areas.
Tue, 04/15/2025
New book ‘Psychology of Liberty’ examines freedom as allowing humans to be what they were intended to be
“The Psychology of Liberty: Reclaiming Everyday Freedom” by Barbara Kerr of the University of Kansas combines the study of anthropology, economics, history, creativity, family studies, evolutionary studies and education to suggest a new concept of freedom: Allowing people to be free to create, play and spend time with their families, as humans did for nearly 200,000 years.
Mon, 04/14/2025
Audio-Reader Network, University Press of Kansas to partner on audiobooks
The Audio-Reader Network, a public service organization affiliated with Kansas Public Radio, has entered into an audiobook publishing partnership with the University Press of Kansas. The first audiobook to be produced in the partnership will be a memoir, “Whirlwind,” written and narrated by Bill Kurtis, publishing in September.
Mon, 04/14/2025
KU Engineering students take home several awards at concrete canoe, steel bridge competitions
KU Department of Civil, Environmental & Architectural Engineering student groups took home several awards at the 2025 ASCE Symposium earlier this month. The KU ASCE chapter, the Concrete Canoe program, is celebrating its 50th anniversary, and the Steel Bridge program also traveled to Lincoln, Nebraska, to take part in competitions.
Mon, 04/14/2025
Bedford Falls Foundation commits $1.6 million to support KU School of Nursing scholarships
The gift from the Washington, D.C.-based donor advised fund will total $1.6 million, with $1.5 million dedicated to nursing scholarships for students seeking a bachelor’s degree in nursing at KU and $100,000 for a discretionary fund to use for students who may experience emergencies.
Fri, 04/11/2025
Spring 2025 Big Event at KU serves 130 Lawrence job sites
The Big Event at KU spring event drew 966 student, faculty and staff volunteers April 5 to serve 130 job sites around Lawrence. The Jayhawks created an estimated economic impact of $129,405 for the surrounding community.
Fri, 04/11/2025
KU undergraduates Kyra Schrock and Ian Shire receive Courtwright Awards
Two University of Kansas students who earned Undergraduate Research Awards are the recipients of the Courtwright Award for Undergraduate Research Excellence for spring 2025 through KU’s Center for Undergraduate Research & Fellowships.
Fri, 04/11/2025
KU British Parliamentary debate team enjoys successful season
This was the first year that University of Kansas students competed in a full season of British Parliamentary debate. The team of Alex Brake and Stevie Silverman recently reached the finals of the honors division at the British Parliamentary Yaatly Online Debate League Debate Championship.