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Studies: Overweight kids have more fatty tissue in muscles than peers, at risk of health problems
Juvenile obesity is known to cause a range of health problems, and University of Kansas researchers have documented another concern. Overweight children ages 7-10 show more fat in their muscle than healthy weight peers, which could lead to issues such as loss of muscle function, diabetes and disability. ...
Regional premiere at KU: Feminism, witches and a Shakespeare-inspired story
Any time a play debuts in the Midwest, it’s an unusual and intriguing event for theatre-goers. The University Theatre’s season offers a similar opportunity March 29 when it brings “Sycorax” to the stage for its regional premiere. And if you don’t think new theatrical works coming to Lawrence are that...
Three KU engineering professors receive awards for early career success
Three assistant professors at the University of Kansas School of Engineering each received a prestigious grant designed to support junior STEM faculty members establish a lifetime of leadership in their respective field. ...
Project aims to cut noise from supersonic military jets with innovative 'swirl' technology
It’s cliché to describe something very noisy as “louder than a jet engine.” But supersonic jet engines, like those powering fighters flown by the U.S. military, are so much louder than regular jet engines that scientists have a special term for their sound — “broadband shock-associated noise.”...
UC-Berkeley math professor will give lecture
The Department of Mathematics has announced the speaker for its spring Distinguished Lecture Series, set for later this month. ...
KU nominates 4 students for the Goldwater Scholarship
Four University of Kansas students who have been actively involved in undergraduate research during their university careers are competing for Barry M. Goldwater Scholarships, regarded as the premier undergraduate award to encourage excellence in science, engineering and mathematics. ...
KU Libraries announce Textbook Heroes initiative
The University of Kansas Libraries, in collaboration with the Shulenburger Office of Scholarly Communication & Copyright, are pleased to announce Textbook Heroes, a new initiative spotlighting KU faculty, staff, instructors and students who advocate for textbook affordability. Textbook Heroes are identified among those who have adapted, adopted, created or championed...
Scholar probes secrets of sacred North Korean mountains
The conclusion of a second Trump-Kim summit with no North Korean opening to the West puts an even greater premium on the research that Maya Stiller, University of Kansas assistant professor of the history of art, has been able to do inside the hermit kingdom, and about which she continues...
Paleontologist, chemist honored with KU research achievement awards
A paleontologist chronicling the prehistoric origin of bird flight and a chemist creating new technologies for personalized cancer treatment are the recipients of the inaugural KU Research Achievement Awards. ...
Shimomura won’t go gentle into that good night
On the cusp of 80, Roger Shimomura is taking Dylan Thomas to heart, raging against the dying of the light with "American Muse," one of his largest and most politically pointed shows ever. The show opens April 5 at Sherry Leedy Contemporary Art in Kansas City, Missouri. ...
Annual Shutz Lecture to consider 'Science of Better'
KU in 2008 and teaches graduate and undergraduate courses in the areas of operations management, supply chain management and logistics management. Mallik has won several teaching awards including the Frank Pinet Teaching Excellence Fellowship, the Dykes-Budig Teaching Professorship award and the Henry A. Bubb Award for outstanding teaching. MBA students...
KU developing new, more insightful method of evaluating teaching than traditional student forms
The form is nearly as ubiquitous as the syllabus or the final exam. ...
The Journal selected as Burton W. Marvin Kansas News Enterprise Award recipient
Journalists from The Journal are recipients of this year’s Burton W. Marvin Kansas News Enterprise Award from the William Allen White Foundation Board of Trustees. ...
KLETC announces 254th law enforcement training graduating class
Fifty-one new law enforcement officers graduated from the Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center (KLETC) on March 8. Independence Police Chief Jerry Harrison was the speaker for the ceremony in KLETC’s Integrity Auditorium. ...
New online exercise science degree offers students flexible health and wellness career options
— The University of Kansas School of Education and the Edwards Campus in Overland Park have developed a new exercise science undergraduate degree program to fill the demand for health and wellness jobs in fields such as corporate fitness, exercise, nutrition, and strength and conditioning. Students can earn a Bachelor...
Project to pilot tools to meet STEM learning goals in California classrooms
Just as the tools of the classroom have changed from slates and blackboards to tablets and computers, so, too, have the learning goals changed. ...
Avary Kolasinski wins best poster award at SIAM Conference
Avary Kolasinski, University of Kansas mathematics graduate student, received the best poster award at the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics Conference on Computational Science and Engineering. The conference was Feb. 25-March 1 in Spokane, Washington. ...
U.S. News & World Report lists 48 KU graduate programs in top 50 among public schools in 2020 rankings
The University of Kansas has 11 graduate programs ranked in the top 10 and 48 programs in the top 50 among public universities in the latest rankings from U.S. News and World Report, released today. ...
Outreach strategies key to boost black student enrollment in college, research says
Across the country, black students are underrepresented in higher education, even while colleges and universities look for ways to boost enrollment. A University of Kansas doctoral student has conducted and presented research on barriers to college access and calls for higher education outreach to communities, schools and parents as well...
Professor Sarah Deer inducted into National Women’s Hall of Fame
The National Women’s Hall of Fame in Seneca Falls, New York, used International Women’s Day on March 8 to announce its class of 2019 inductees. ...
Jessup moot court team wins regional competition, advances to next round
A team of KU Law students recently earned a trip to Washington, D.C., to compete in the international rounds of the Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition. ...
Avoiding pitfalls of cultural appropriation in dance
From the time she was a young dancer just starting to learn Spain’s flamenco tradition, future University of Kansas Professor Michelle Heffner Hayes was concerned about the issue of improper cultural appropriation. ...
Graduate students honored for communicating research
In the final round of the Three Minute Thesis competition Feb. 28, judges selected the first-place winner, Kait Howard. A master’s degree student in bioengineering, she received a $500 award and will represent KU at the Midwestern Association of Graduate Schools' 3MT Competition later this month in St. Louis. ...
KU cadets participating in airlift training exercise March 10
Army ROTC and Marine ROTC Cadets from the University of Kansas Jayhawk Battalion will be catching a ride home from Fort Riley on Chinook helicopters this week. ...
New book highlights plaintiff stories of Brown v. Board of Education
The Hall Center for the Humanities at the University of Kansas and the Brown Foundation for Educational Equity, Excellence and Research have released a new book, "Recovering Untold Stories: An Enduring Legacy of the Brown v. Board of Education Decision." ...
Honors director finalists to give public presentations
The university community is invited to attend public presentations delivered by three finalists for director of the University Honors Program at the University of Kansas. ...
Denise Farmer named recipient of this year’s C.L.A.S.S. Award
Denise Farmer, student success coach within the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences Online degree completion program, been named the recipient of this year’s C.L.A.S.S. Award for her dedication to supporting students. ...
$2.8M gift establishes scholarships for KU medical students
A gift of more than $2.8 million from the estate of a California couple who were native Kansans will fund scholarships for medical students at the University of Kansas School of Medicine. ...
19th Street reconstruction affecting traffic, some bus routes
Beginning Monday, March 11, work is scheduled to begin on the 19th Street Reconstruction and Pedestrian Tunnel projects at the south end of the Lawrence campus. ...
Study: Lost productivity to March Madness part of the game in sporting organizations
Every spring, the NCAA basketball tournament tips off and people around the country call in sick, take long lunch hours or watch games at their desk, sometimes in a clandestine fashion, sometimes in the open. And just as regularly, stories follow about the lost productivity due to March Madness and...