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Research shows freshwater fish like complicated shoreline environments, just as saltwater species do
A University of Kansas researcher is co-author of new research seeking to ascertain how fish react to waterfront edges using a variety of underwater seawall panels made to resemble plant roots. The intent is to attract wildlife — both plant and animal — improving species diversity and water quality.
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Tue, 01/21/2025
Study: SEC's IPO review process outdated, creating unnecessary bottlenecks
A study by a KU associate professor of law outlines how the Securities and Exchange Commission's process for companies to go public is outdated and inefficient, adding months to the IPO cycle. As the climate for addressing inefficient regulations heats up, the SEC's initial public offering process could make for a promising target, Alexander Platt writes.
Tue, 01/21/2025
Cottonwood finds online home in KU Libraries partnership
Sixty years’ worth of issues full of original poetry, fiction and creative nonfiction in Cottonwood, a literary magazine, has recently been made available in digital format through partnership with KU Libraries.
Tue, 01/21/2025
CIDDL contributes to new report on AI from the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Educational Technology
James Basham and Eleazar Vasquez from the Achievement & Assessment Institute’s Center for Innovation, Design, and Digital Learning (CIDDL) served as advisers on a new report on AI integration in education from the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Educational Technology (OET). The report, titled “Empowering Education Leaders: A Toolkit for Safe, Ethical, and Equitable AI Integration,” supports education leaders in adopting AI in the classroom to protect all students.
Tue, 01/21/2025
KU powwow festival committee announces nominations open for Dr. Melissa Peterson Native Advocacy Award
The KU Powwow & Indigenous Cultures Festival planning committee has announced the establishment of the Dr. Melissa Peterson Native Advocacy Award. Nominations are due Feb. 4.
Fri, 01/17/2025
KU Kudos: Faculty and staff achievements, January 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.
Thu, 01/16/2025
University announces 2025 Staff Fellows
The University of Kansas has announced 10 participants selected for the 2025 Staff Fellows Program, which seeks to strengthen the university by developing leaders at all levels of the institution.
Thu, 01/16/2025
KU senior to compete for James C. Gaither Junior Fellowship
The University of Kansas has nominated an outstanding senior for the James C. Gaither Junior Fellows Program offered through the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
Wed, 01/15/2025
KU senior DaNae Estabine named a Schwarzman Scholar
A University of Kansas senior from Olathe is among the select scholars who have been named to the 11th class of Schwarzman Scholars, which provides for a year of graduate study in China.
Wed, 01/15/2025
KU strengthening national defense partnership with new office
The Office of National Defense Initiatives combines the expertise of the former Office of Graduate Military Programs with KU's three Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) programs.
Wed, 01/15/2025
Public invited to Radical Jewelry Makeover Exhibition at KU
A fall 2024 class project to repurpose unwanted jewelry into new pieces will culminate in an exhibition Jan. 21-31 at the Edgar Heap of Birds Family Gallery in Chalmers Hall at the University of Kansas.
Wed, 01/15/2025
Authors unearth layers of meaning in ‘West Side Story’
New perspectives in “The Cambridge Companion to ‘West Side Story'” surprise even its co-editor, a KU professor emeritus of music who has made a career out of studying the Broadway musical.
Tue, 01/14/2025
Presidents Biden, Trump have chance to give important speeches
A KU professor of communication studies is available to journalists to comment upon the farewell address to be presented Jan. 15 by President Joe Biden and the second inaugural address to be presented Jan. 20 by Donald Trump.
Tue, 01/14/2025
Dole Institute spring programming season opens with Kansas governors Sebelius and Hayden, bestselling author Sharon McMahon
The Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics at the University of Kansas today announced its early spring 2025 programming, featuring the Elizabeth Dole Women in Leadership Lecture recognizing “America’s Government Teacher” Sharon McMahon.
Tue, 01/14/2025
Judd Norris to become executive director of Jayhawk Community Partners
Judd Norris, formerly the vice president of global partnerships for Legends/ASM Global, will become the new executive director of the University of Kansas' Jayhawk Community Partners unit.
Mon, 01/13/2025
Study examines differences in strength by position among football players
A KU study is setting the stage to determine if there are differences in strength by position among college football players. Results showed there were differences in body type, as well as other factors, among player types that could help improve strength training for athletes.
Mon, 01/13/2025
Rick Couldry selected as School of Pharmacy distinguished graduate
The University of Kansas School of Pharmacy has selected Rick Couldry, vice president of pharmacy and health professions at the University of Kansas Health System, for its 2025 Distinguished Graduate Award.
Fri, 01/10/2025
Film aims to build support for trauma care in Africa
Documentary focuses on doctors struggling to meet demand for trauma care in Africa, and efforts of KU Med Center doctor, colleagues to help
Fri, 01/10/2025
University announces Aspiring Leaders 2025 cohort
Sixteen staff members from the University of Kansas and KU Medical Center campuses will hone their leadership skills in 2025 by participating in the university’s Aspiring Leaders program.
Fri, 01/10/2025
Physicians reveal outlooks and concerns about use of artificial intelligence in medical care
In a new study, John Symons, professor of philosophy at the University of Kansas, and researchers at the KU School of Medicine-Wichita reveals the outlooks and concerns about use of artificial intelligence among frontline physicians and physicians’ assistants.
Fri, 01/10/2025
Meagan Patterson named associate vice provost in Faculty Affairs
Meagan Patterson, professor of educational psychology, has been named associate vice provost for faculty policy and recognition at the University of Kansas. Her appointment became effective Jan. 1.
Wed, 01/08/2025
KU Debate opens 2025 with 2 tournament wins
The KU Debate program opened the new year by winning two college tournaments Jan. 3-6. The team of John Marshall and Graham Revare won a tournament hosted by Georgetown University in Washington, D.C., while the team of Claire Ain and Jared Spiers won a tournament hosted by KU in Lawrence.
Wed, 01/08/2025
Communication studies expert attacks myths about harms of social media
Jeffrey Hall, professor of communication studies at the University of Kansas, finds that the latest research on links between social media use and well-being does not support dire claims or bans. His findings were published in the 25th anniversary edition of the Journal of Medical Internet Research.
Wed, 01/08/2025
University community remembers engineering professor Christopher Allen
The University of Kansas community is remembering a longtime researcher and scholar in the School of Engineering. Christopher Allen, professor of electrical engineering & computer science, died Dec. 14, 2024.
Tue, 01/07/2025
$2.5M grant will support nature-based study of pathogen resistance in perennial crop systems
A new five-year, $2.5 million grant will support a KU-led project exploring alternative routes to pathogen resistance in a potential perennial oilseed crop, silflower (Silphium integrifolium). The project is funded through the federal program on Ecology and Evolution of Infectious Diseases.
Fri, 12/20/2024
Research points the way to lifesaving antiparasitic drugs while unlocking a scientific mystery
A breakthrough in understanding how a single-cell parasite makes ergosterol (its version of cholesterol) could lead to more effective drugs for human leishmaniasis, a parasitic disease that inflicts about 1 million people and kills about 30,000 people around the world every year.
Thu, 12/19/2024
Law enforcement leaders showcase capstone projects in Lawrence
Earlier this month, law enforcement officers from various agencies across the state gathered to present their capstone projects as part of the Law Enforcement Leadership Academy (LELA). Enrollment is open for the 2025 sessions, which begin in January 2025.
Thu, 12/19/2024
Center for Certification & Competency-Based Education publishes new research journal
The Achievement & Assessment Institute’s Center for Certification & Competency-Based Education has launched the Competency-Based Education Research Journal, which serves to advance knowledge of competency-based education through empirical investigations, theory development articles and integrative conceptual reviews.
Thu, 12/19/2024
Amy McCart named director of SWIFT Education Center
Longtime co-leader Wayne Sailor moves into an emeritus role as Amy McCart assumes full leadership of the center that focuses on improving academic, behavioral, social and emotional student outcomes.
Tue, 12/17/2024
Parkinson’s drug comes to market with help of renowned University of Kansas pharmaceutical chemist
Valentino Stella, University Distinguished Professor Emeritus at the University of Kansas, assisted in developing Vyalev, a new Parkinson's drug therapy marketed by pharmaceutical firm AbbVie.
Tue, 12/17/2024
New book explores cost of holding elections, how and why spending varies widely from state to state
"A Republic If You Can Afford It," a new book by a University of Knasas researcher and colleagues, explores how much it costs to hold elections across the country. The book is published by Cambridge University Press as part of its Cambridge Elements Series.