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University of Kansas announces spring 2025 honor roll
Nearly 8,700 undergraduate students at the University of Kansas earned honor roll distinction for the spring 2025 semester.
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Wed, 07/09/2025
New book delves into bigotry in critical, nonpartisan manner seeking to analyze how hate is taught
"On Bigotry: Twenty Lessons on How Bigotry Works and What to Do About It," a new book by Nicholas Ensley Mitchell of the University of Kansas, takes a critical, nonpartisan look at bigotry to help readers better understand it. Mitchell writes that bigotry is taught, and, as an education scholar, believes anything that is taught has curriculum that can be analyzed.
Mon, 07/07/2025
Women of color fare better in personal earnings where racial minority men struggle most, study finds
In a new study, ChangHwan Kim, a professor of sociology at the University of Kansas, examines why the stronger the power of race in accounting for earnings inequality among men in a local labor market, the weaker double disadvantage married women of color experience.
Mon, 07/07/2025
Author spotlights ‘Algorithmic Age of Personality’ in African literature
A University of Kansas scholar of African digital humanities examines how social media tends to reduce important discussions to name-calling in a new book titled “The Algorithmic Age of Personality: African Literature and Cancel Culture.”
Thu, 07/03/2025
Kansas Geological Survey receives donation from NextEra Energy Resources for continued research
A $10,000 donation to the Kansas Geological Survey is earmarked for the development of an experimental solar array in southwest Kansas.
Tue, 07/01/2025
Research from the University of Kansas suppresses coronavirus by targeting Mac1
A study published in mBio details the vulnerability of coronaviruses to inhibitors of a small protein domain called Mac1, found in all coronaviruses such as SARS-CoV-2 and MERS-CoV. The findings point toward potential antiviral therapies.
Tue, 07/01/2025
Corporate victims of ransomware may make matters worse by paying attackers, study finds
In a new study, University of Kansas business researcher Debabrata Dey examines when organizations accede to ransomware payment demands and, in doing so, incentivize attackers to launch more attacks, elevating the chance of a future breach not just for themselves but for others.
Mon, 06/30/2025
University of Kansas announces spring 2025 honor roll
Nearly 8,700 undergraduate students at the University of Kansas earned honor roll distinction for the spring 2025 semester.
Wed, 06/25/2025
Author follows Japanese bells under sea, around world in new book
Where does the triangular relationship among dragons, bells and water come from, and how has it been portrayed and explained through the centuries? Sherry Fowler, professor in the Kress Foundation Department of Art History at the University of Kansas, explores those questions in “Buddhist Bells and Dragons: Under and Over Water, In and Out of Japan.”
Tue, 06/24/2025
KU undergraduate from Shawnee named Astronaut Scholar for 2025-2026
Alexa Magstadt of Shawnee is the University of Kansas’ most recent Astronaut Scholar, an award that provides a scholarship up to $15,000 and access to an Astronaut Scholar conference, mentorship, professional development, networking and recognition.
Tue, 06/24/2025
KU Law professor’s article selected as a Top 10 Corporate and Securities Article of 2024
Alex Platt, University of Kansas professor of law, has received one of the highest honors in the field of corporate and securities law. His article, “The Administrative Origins of Mandatory Disclosure,” was selected as one of the Top 10 Corporate and Securities Articles of 2024 by the Corporate Practice Commentator.
Tue, 06/24/2025
‘Muslim Ban’ decreased preventative care for children of Middle Eastern ancestry, study finds
In a new study, David Slusky, professor of economics at the University of Kansas, evaluates the impact of the 2017 “Muslim Ban” on preventive care use among Middle Eastern and North African (MENA) ancestry children in the U.S., finding decreased well-visits and associated vaccinations.
Tue, 06/24/2025
Plaintiffs left 'standing in the dark' when seeking redress for police misconduct, researcher finds
In a new scholarly article, Sharon Brett of KU Law writes that current legal frameworks set forth by Supreme Court rulings make it unnecessarily difficult for plaintiffs to prove standing in cases regarding police misconduct. Brett's new work proposes methods to remedy the obstacles.
Mon, 06/23/2025
Researchers unearth big possum that lived around 60 million years ago in Texas’ Big Bend National Park
Paleontologists from the University of Kansas have described for the first time a species of Swaindelphys discovered in Texas’ Big Bend National Park, though the ecosystem was drastically different in the Paleocene, when it thrived, than today.
Mon, 06/23/2025
Researchers work to perfect conservation signs in nature reserves
A University of Kansas professor is headed to Lake Tahoe this summer to continue his experiments refining the best types of nature-conservation signage. Jeremy Shellhorn and colleagues emphasize the importance of “telegraphic messaging” and proper tone in the effectiveness of designing warning signs in bear country.
Thu, 06/19/2025
Introducing the Project and Change Management Office
To help the university’s technology projects run smoothly and strategically align with institutional goals, the KU IT Project and Change Management Office provides essential oversight, coordination and expertise to units across the Lawrence and Edwards campuses.
Thu, 06/19/2025
Kansas science teachers to take part in KU Field Station immersive program June 24–26
Ten secondary school science teachers from Kansas will take part in the Ecosystems of Kansas Summer Institute, an immersive program that gives secondary educators the chance to work with KU scientists to explore resources and gain new ideas for their classrooms.
Wed, 06/18/2025
KU researchers develop, validate tool to identify strengths in students as young as preschool
The tool can help identify strengths in very young students and allow parents, teachers and others to start building on them from an early point in their lives and education. Previous strengths research had focused on older students and adults.
Wed, 06/18/2025
Researcher talks nonsense to ChatGPT to understand how it processes language
A new study appearing in the peer-reviewed journal PLOS One from a psycholinguist at the University of Kansas explores how ChatGPT, the popular artificial-intelligence chatbot, responded to nonwords.
Tue, 06/17/2025
KU scholar reviews foundation of truth in democracy and how to return to logic, reason
Chris Koliba, a government scholar, has published a study that outlines how truth, science and reason were developed as the basis for democracy. The article also points out how truth and honesty have faded as the basis for democracy in recent decades and outlines how it can be reclaimed as the foundation of responsible government.
Tue, 06/17/2025
Trio of students selected for KU Libraries Rubinstein/Mason Award
The University of Kansas Libraries have awarded the 2025 Rubinstein/Mason Award to three students who have made significant contributions to the libraries as student employees and leaders.
Tue, 06/17/2025
KU Wind Ensemble to represent Kansas, US at World Exposition 2025 in Osaka, Japan
At the initiation of the U.S. Department of State, the University of Kansas Wind Ensemble will represent the United States at the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka, Japan, as part of a landmark international tour from June 25-July 5.
Mon, 06/16/2025
Dole, Kennedy institutes publish landmark report on funding of election administration
Local election administrators consistently lack sustained funding, adequate staffing and necessary technology at a time of intense public scrutiny and diminished trust in voting results, according to the report.
Mon, 06/16/2025
Big heart from a small town: KU alumnus pledges $15 million for scholarships at KU School of Medicine
For KU alumnus David Seitz, the town of Ellsworth isn’t just a hometown; it’s the soil that nurtures the deepest roots of his family tree. Inspired by his father, a family practitioner in rural Kansas, Seitz has pledged a gift for scholarships at the KU School of Medicine.
Mon, 06/16/2025
Annual summer solstice tour of KU medicinal garden planned June 20
The public is invited to the summer semiannual tour of the University of Kansas Native Medicinal Plant Research Garden at 7 p.m. June 20, the summer solstice.
Fri, 06/13/2025
KU Kudos: Faculty and staff achievements, June 2025
It’s time to celebrate Jayhawk colleagues’ achievements: KU News Service staff accepted submissions and combed websites, social media and newsletters for recent external honors and awards for current faculty and staff at the Lawrence, Edwards and Medical Center campuses and affiliates.
Fri, 06/13/2025
Ukrainian professor at KU receives Fulbright Scholar-in-Residence Award
The Fulbright Scholar-in-Residence Award allows Ukrainian historian Ihor Lylo to further his teaching and cultural contributions at the University of Kansas, a community he commends for its openness.
Fri, 06/13/2025
KU faculty members awarded Keeler Intra-University Professorships for 2025-2026 academic year
Four KU faculty members have been awarded a Keeler Intra-University Professorship to participate in interdisciplinary work in the upcoming academic year.
Thu, 06/12/2025
Eating disorders lab gains new designation as a center with continued goal to help improve access to better health
Research at the Center for the Advancement of Research on Eating Behaviors (CARE) aims to improve screening, intervention and treatment monitoring for eating disorders, which are both hard to detect and treat — especially across diverse populations.
Thu, 06/12/2025
95 University of Kansas students initiated into Phi Beta Kappa
The University of Kansas Alpha chapter of Phi Beta Kappa academic honor society has initiated 95 new members. Election to Phi Beta Kappa recognizes a student’s high academic achievement while pursuing a broad and substantive liberal arts curriculum.
Thu, 06/12/2025
KU Phi Kappa Phi Fellowship awarded to 2025 graduate Rita Pham
Rita Pham, a 2025 University of Kansas graduate with degrees in political science and East Asian languages & cultures, is the 2025 winner of the James Blackiston Memorial Graduate Fellowship from the KU chapter of Phi Kappa Phi.