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Veterans Day reminds KU ROTC students why they chose a military career
On Veterans Day, KU ROTC students honor veterans and reflect on their own service as they look forward to careers in the U.S. military.
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Fri, 03/08/2024
Department of Physics & Astronomy professor receives NSF CAREER Award for work on zinc-ion batteries
University of Kansas researcher from the Department of Physics & Astronomy has been chosen for a prestigious CAREER Award from the National Science Foundation for his innovative work with zinc-ion batteries, a sustainable alternative to the more widely used lithium-ion batteries that currently are in everything from mobile phones to electric vehicles.
Thu, 02/22/2024
New NSF grant to fund water management data ecosystem in Kansas
The National Science Foundation Convergence Accelerator has awarded $650,000 to a team led by KU scientists to develop a water data dashboard for local government officials and state government agencies.
Tue, 02/20/2024
Scientists may have cracked the ‘aging process’ in species
New research from the University of Kansas might resolve a mystery in the “aging process” in species — or, how a species’ risk of going extinct changes after that species appears on the scene.
Fri, 02/02/2024
Neptune-like exoplanets can be cloudy or clear — new findings suggest the reason why
A KU researcher has published findings in The Astrophysical Journal Letters showing new atmospheric detail in a set of 15 exoplanets similar to Neptune. While none could support humanity, a better understanding of their behavior might help us to understand why we don’t have a small Neptune, while most solar systems seem to feature a planet of this class.
Mon, 01/08/2024
Engineering professor receives DARPA grant for research on radar signal processing
A faculty member in the University of Kansas Department of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science recently received a prestigious grant from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency to research more effective ways of using the radar spectrum.
Thu, 01/04/2024
Author makes case for data-driven language learning
Nina Vyatkina, professor of German and applied linguistics, is a believer in students directly using collections of word usage – corpora – to help them understand and gain fluency in their target language. The proven success of data-driven learning in acquiring the German language can be repeated with other languages and perhaps other fields, she says.
Tue, 12/19/2023
Research offers a reason why diversity in plant species causes higher farming yield, solving ‘a bit of a mystery’
A study appearing in Nature Communications based on field and greenhouse experiments at the University of Kansas shows how a boost in agricultural yield comes from planting diverse crops rather than just one plant species: Soil pathogens harmful to plants have a harder time thriving.
Thu, 04/29/2021
Research suggests North America first populated by 'stepping stone' migration across Bering Sea
LAWRENCE — For thousands of years during the last ice age, generations of maritime migrants paddled skin boats eastward across shallow ocean waters from Asia to present-day Alaska. They voyaged from island to island and ultimately to shore, surviving on bountiful seaweeds, fish, shellfish, birds and game harvested from coastal...
Tue, 09/13/2011
Article shows human genome testing has wide implications on American law
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