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Planning expert can discuss how Tropical Storm Isaias, pandemic collide
LAWRENCE — Tropical Storm Isaias continued to lash the East Coast Tuesday morning, threatening the mid-Atlantic with high winds, heavy rain and flooding. While it was downgraded since it made landfall as a hurricane in North Carolina, it is knocking out power for thousands and causing damage while residents continue...
Researchers land $3.3M grant to test combined interventions for students with autism spectrum disorder
LAWRENCE — University of Kansas researchers, in collaboration with the University of North Carolina, have secured a new grant to test the combination of two interventions designed to help students with autism spectrum disorder boost educational achievement and improve their transition to life after school. ...
Kansas Public Radio cancels 2020 Big Band Christmas
LAWRENCE – Kansas Public Radio was set to hold its 12th annual Big Band Christmas on Dec. 12 at Liberty Hall, but due to concerns surrounding COVID-19, KPR has decided to cancel this year’s event. ...
Religion shapes American attitudes about gun ownership, study shows
LAWRENCE — Whether it's a fear of violence or a steadfast belief in constitutional rights, Americans have strong opinions on why they need guns. But concerns about Satan and Armageddon also enter into their decision-making. ...
Study reveals less connectivity between key brain regions in people with FXTAS premutation
LAWRENCE — A new paper in the journal NeuroImage: Clinical from researchers at the University of Kansas reveals a possible early indicator of Fragile X-associated tremor/ataxia syndrome, or FXTAS. The disease afflicts some older people who carry a “premutation” of the gene known as FMR1, which can lead to impairments...
University announces spring 2020 graduates
LAWRENCE — The names of more than 4,700 graduates from the University of Kansas this spring — representing 87 Kansas counties; 49 other states, territories, and Washington, D.C.; and 53 other countries — have been announced by the University Registrar. ...
KU research into online security for public internet users expands to examine effects of COVID-19
LAWRENCE — University of Kansas researchers studying what they call “digital homelessness” have received an additional grant to examine how the COVID-19 pandemic is affecting Americans who don’t have easy access to the internet. ...
KU researchers develop new toolkit for social justice action
LAWRENCE — When protests erupted over the death of George Floyd and ongoing systemic racism in the United States in the spring, entrepreneur David Dennis was reminded of the stories his mother had told him of the civil rights movement in the 1960s. He said he hadn’t imagined that civil...
Jayhawks lead 1st virtual Rotary Youth Leadership Academy
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas Memorial Union and Rotary District 5710 collaborated to host Rotary International’s first virtual leadership academy. Traditionally held as an overnight program on the KU Lawrence campus, the Rotary Youth Leadership Academy (RYLA) was redeveloped into an online format via Zoom. ...
Kansas Fire & Rescue Training Institute names new director
OVERLAND PARK — The University of Kansas Office of Lifelong & Professional Education (LPE) has announced that Kelly McCoy will serve as the new director of the Kansas Fire & Rescue Training Institute (KFRTI). KFRTI was created by the Kansas Legislature in 1949 as the state fire training entity to...
Ken Audus named editor-in-chief of Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences
LAWRENCE — Ken Audus, University of Kansas professor of pharmaceutical chemistry and former School of Pharmacy dean, has been named editor-in-chief of the Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences. ...
Author questions assumptions about smart cities
LAWRENCE — Some 40 years after thinking began in earnest and 20 years after implementation did likewise, a University of Kansas professor believes it’s time to take a critical look at the golden child of urban planning, the internet-enabled smart city. For while its capabilities might lend themselves to contact...
Self-assured daughters reduce feminist moms’ psychological distress
LAWRENCE – Not only do feminist mothers have more self-assured feminist daughters, their young adult daughters’ voices have a significant, positive psychological influence on the moms, according to a new study. ...
Graduate student in architecture awarded AAUW International Fellowship
LAWRENCE — The American Association of University Women (AAUW) awarded its 2020-21 International Fellowship to Intisar Ameen Tyne of Bangladesh. Tyne is a graduate student in mental health care architecture at the University of Kansas School of Architecture & Design. ...
Study looks at excessive exercise in people with eating disorders
LAWRENCE — For most people, exercise is healthy for both body and mind. Hours spent jogging, bike riding or lifting weights can elevate mood, boost heart health, build muscle and spur weight loss. ...
Deirdre Cooper Owens to give virtual talk for Hall Center Summer Series
LAWRENCE — Deirdre Cooper Owens, author of "Medical Bondage: Race, Gender, and the Origins of American Gynecology," will give an online talk as part of the Hall Center for the Humanities Summer Speaker Series at the University of Kansas. The event, a Zoom webinar, will take place at 7:30 p.m. ...
Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center graduates 265th Basic Training Class
YODER — Twenty new law enforcement officers graduated from the Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center (KLETC) on July 17 at a ceremony held in KLETC’s Integrity Auditorium. ...
KU program tracing COVID-19 in wastewater provides early warning to Kansans of virus spread
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas School of Engineering and the Kansas Department of Health and Environment have expanded a project to detect COVID-19 virus in the wastewater systems of local communities across the state. ...
LGBTQ candidates continue to succeed despite hostility of era
LAWRENCE — Given the current national climate of apprehension and intolerance, most people probably assume a transgender political candidate is less likely to be elected than a traditional one. ...
School of Social Welfare announces new field education director
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas School of Social Welfare has announced the appointment of Kelly Jones as the new associate professor of the practice and director of field education. Prior to this appointment, Jones was the senior associate director for field education within the school and has been serving...
Professor leading grants to improve health for survivors of intimate partner violence
LAWRENCE — Women who have experienced intimate partner violence are at a higher risk of negative health outcomes such as cervical cancer, sexually transmitted infections, HPV and HIV/AIDS. A University of Kansas researcher is building a body of work through publications and grants to better understand these risks and to...
KU names new director of Sorority & Fraternity Life
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas has named Ethan Stubbs II as its Sorority & Fraternity Life director. He begins in the role July 27. ...
KU to commemorate 30th anniversary of ADA with internationally recognized disability rights leader, events and programs (Opens in new window)
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas will host lifelong disability rights champion and leader Judith Heumann as part of its celebration of the 30th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The ADA became law on July 26, 1990. Heumann’s visit coincides with KU’s annual October celebration of National...
School of Social Welfare announces new associate dean for diversity, equity and inclusion
LAWRENCE – The School of Social Welfare has announced the appointment of Kim Warren, associate professor in history, as the new associate dean for diversity, equity and inclusion beginning July 1. Warren will be joining the school in an administrative and research capacity. ...
Research push will examine how plants and microbes interact and adapt during drought
LAWRENCE — Just below ground, an ancient and poorly understood relationship plays out between plants and microbes that infuse the soil. ...
Design students receive American Advertising Federation of Kansas City scholarships
LAWRENCE — Five University of Kansas visual communication design students have received 2020 American Advertising Federation of Kansas City (AAF-KC) Foundation Scholarships. ...
Endowed professorship to honor legend in environmental engineering
LAWRENCE — A longtime environmental engineering professor at the University of Kansas is being honored with an endowed professorship in his name. ...
Expert advocates renaming US military posts memorializing Confederate officers
LAWRENCE — While serving for six years in the U.S. Army, Michael Hill trained at Fort Benning and Fort Gordon in Georgia and Fort Polk in Louisiana. ...
KU Engineering names associate dean for academic affairs
LAWRENCE — Mario Medina, associate professor of civil, environmental & architectural engineering, was named associate dean for academic affairs for the University of Kansas School of Engineering, effective July 1. Medina will lead the school’s academic affairs at the undergraduate and graduate levels and play a critical role in promoting...