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Program helps KU prepare students with intellectual disability thrive among peers
LAWRENCE — When COVID-19 prompted the closure of the University of Kansas campus, Dana Lattin had faith that students in KU Transition to Postsecondary Education, or TPE, could adapt to their new online experiences. ...
10 KU students receive Undergraduate Research Awards for summer
LAWRENCE — This summer, 10 KU students will receive Undergraduate Research Awards (UGRAs). UGRA recipients are awarded a $1,000 scholarship as they work on mentored research and creative projects. ...
KU Virtual Midwestern Music Camp draws nearly 2,000 students
LAWRENCE — In response to the COVID-19 pandemic and the economic downturn, the University of Kansas Midwestern Music Camp continued its 85-year-old tradition online and free of charge. ...
Evolutionary biology may be solution to economic recovery
LAWRENCE — Researchers are examining policies that can help bring the global economy back on track. ...
Two KU juniors earn Astronaut Scholarships
LAWRENCE — Two juniors majoring in STEM fields are the latest University of Kansas students to earn scholarships from the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation. ...
Research delves into causes of nightmares that shadow female survivors of sexual trauma
LAWRENCE — It’s been estimated that up to 88% of survivors of rape or molestation suffer from persistent nightmares that can occur multiple times per week, seemingly at random. ...
Supreme Court's ruling logical end to discrimination against LGBT workers, KU law expert says
LAWRENCE — The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 6-3 today that federal employment discrimination laws apply to LGBT individuals, in essence ruling that they cannot be fired for being gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender. ...
Civil law expert can comment on Supreme Court allowing qualified immunity to stand, Thomas dissent
LAWRENCE — The U.S. Supreme Court announced today it had declined to hear challenges to qualified immunity, which gives government workers, including police officers, broad protections when accused of violating constitutional rights. The protection has come into question outside of legal circles recently following the death of George Floyd in...
KU ROTC cadets receive commissions into Army
LAWRENCE — Three cadets from University of Kansas Army ROTC received commissions into the U.S. Army during a live virtual commissioning ceremony from the Pentagon on Friday, June 12. ...
Cool Science offers online learning for kids, adults
LAWRENCE — Cool Science, a National Science Foundation-funded program that integrates science and art to promote understanding of extreme weather events, will offer remote programming this year for children and adults in Kansas, Missouri and Massachusetts. ...
KU launches online certificate in public and population health, addressing critical need
OVERLAND PARK — The University of Kansas’s new, online Undergraduate Certificate in Public and Population Health provides critical training during an unprecedented time in the world. Offered in collaboration between the KU Edwards Campus and KU Medical Center, the program focuses on key concepts of public and population health as...
KU law school launches legal research corps
LAWRENCE – A new project at the University of Kansas School of Law aims to meet community needs for legal services and provide hands-on learning to law students. ...
Dole Institute to livestream ‘A Conversation on Race’ special event
LAWRENCE — The Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics at the University of Kansas has announced that it will livestream a special event at 7 p.m. Tuesday, June 16. “A Conversation on Race” will be hosted by Barbara Ballard, senior associate director of the institute, and will feature Roosevelt “Rose”...
New study advocates updating approach to teaching supply chain curriculum
LAWRENCE — “Nobody worries about the supply chain until something goes wrong,” said Joe Walden, the assistant area director in analytics, information and operations management at the University of Kansas. ...
Weinhold named Department of Pharmacy Practice chair
LAWRENCE — Frank Weinhold is the new chair of the Department of Pharmacy Practice at the University of Kansas School of Pharmacy. He began his position June 1. ...
KU Law students make 2020 honor roll for pro bono service
LAWRENCE – Fifty-one University of Kansas School of Law students contributed 2,578 hours of free legal services over the past year. ...
KU researchers lead effort to monitor, evaluate COVID-19 response in 47 African countries
Precedent set in racial discrimination cases should extend to LGBTQ, law professor says
LAWRENCE — High-profile cases have circulated through American courts in which people argue their religious beliefs allow them to not provide goods or services to same-sex couples. A University of Kansas law professor writes in a new article that while the question of whether such denials are legal has not...
KU announces new 2020-2021 Self Memorial Scholars
LAWRENCE – Sixteen students have been selected to receive the University of Kansas Madison and Lila Self Memorial Scholarship for the 2020-2021 academic year. ...
Five KU students earn Fulbright Awards
LAWRENCE – Five University of Kansas students were selected to receive prestigious Fulbright U.S. Student Awards to study, conduct research and teach English abroad for the 2020-2021 academic year. One additional KU student was named as an alternate Fulbright recipient. ...
University of Kansas to partner with nonprofit CVKey Project to pilot new app developed to assist communities with reopening responsibly
LAWRENCE — As the University of Kansas begins to reopen parts of campus, it will participate in a pilot project to test a health verification mobile app called CVKey. The app was created by CVKey Project, a nonprofit initiative co-founded by former Google vice president Brian McClendon, a KU alumnus. ...
Sam Steuart wins Philip Whitcomb Essay Contest
LAWRENCE – Recent University of Kansas graduate Sam Steuart has won the Philip W. Whitcomb Memorial Essay Prize at KU with an essay on the relationship between growing prison populations and the reduction of welfare support in U.S. public policy. ...
Recruitment of women by violent ethnopolitical organizations explored in new study
LAWRENCE — Ethnopolitical organizations are routinely criticized for being inhospitable to women. ...
Study identifies common barriers, facilitators of comprehensive campus sexual assault policy
LAWRENCE — Sexual assault is a widely acknowledged problem on U.S. campuses, yet there is surprisingly little consistent guidance on how institutions can best form policies that help prevent such incidents and how best to respond when assaults do occur. A new study by the University of Kansas has identified...