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Researchers will present findings on KC opioid abuse, recovery resources
In 2016, the Kansas City Opioid Treatment Work Group made a recommendation for a more comprehensive community needs assessment of the addiction continuum of care in the Greater Kansas City metropolitan area to address concerns about rising opioid-related deaths and overdoses. ...
Book argues against anointing Thomas Paine as 'patron saint' of natural rights philosophy
philosopher Thomas Paine's name is attached to individual documents that spell out the idea of natural rights not dependent on the laws or customs of any particular culture of government. ...
'Documented: Perspectives on Migration and Creation' exhibition to open in Haricombe Gallery on Sept. 4
The University of Kansas Libraries will open a new exhibition in the Haricombe Gallery this September. “Documented: Perspectives on Migration and Creation” showcases programs, initiatives, art and scholarship that explores the intersections between migration, immigration and creative identity. ...
Spencer Museum’s exhibition 'Kansas Farmers' explores contemporary agriculture
Fifty photographs of Kansas agriculture are now on view at the Spencer Museum of Art in the exhibition “Larry Schwarm: Kansas Farmers.” The images created by Greensburg native and University of Kansas alumnus Larry Schwarm explore the contemporary realities of farm life in Kansas. A book of the same title...
KU to test emergency alert systems Aug. 27
The University of Kansas will conduct a campuswide test of its emergency alert systems at 10 a.m. Monday, Aug. 27. ...
Center for Teaching Excellence selects 4 teams for Curriculum Innovation Program
Four teams of faculty members at the University of Kansas have been selected for a one-year Curriculum Innovation Program aimed at transforming important components of their curricula. ...
University announces May, June Employees of the Month
The University of Kansas has announced the May and June Employees of the Month:...
Professor selected for 2nd term to lead IEEE Women Engineering Committee
Bozenna Pasik-Duncan was selected for a second term as the Institute of Engineering and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 2018 Global Chair of the Women in Engineering (WIE) Committee. WIE is one of the largest international professional organizations dedicated to promoting women engineers and scientists as well as inspiring girls around the...
Haitian art exhibition part of university’s Caribbean focus
True, Haiti has suffered earthquakes and hurricanes, colonialism and other insults. Now, as a sort of antidote, comes an exhibition at the Spencer Museum of Art designed to illuminate the island nation’s beauty and its relations with its continental neighbor to the north. ...
New speaker series gives KU MBA students opportunity to learn from chief executives
A new speaker series in the University of Kansas School of Business will bring top business executives into the classroom over the 2018-19 academic year. ...
KLETC announces 251st law enforcement basic training graduates
Fifty-three new law enforcement officers graduated from the Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center (KLETC) on Aug. 10. University of Kansas Chancellor Douglas A. Girod was the speaker for the ceremony in KLETC’s Integrity Auditorium. ...
Ongoing violence against Emmett Till’s memory demands action, professor says
If President Donald Trump wants to do something to promote racial reconciliation, he could use the upcoming 63rd anniversary of the murder of black teenager Emmett Till by white racists in Mississippi (Aug. 28) to name the sites associated with Till’s martyrdom a national monument. ...
Trump lawyer's guilty pleas likely include understanding of cooperation with Mueller investigation, expert says
Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump’s former personal attorney, pleaded guilty Tuesday to eight federal crimes, including campaign finance violations “at the direction of the candidate.” The development, including the implication of a sitting president in a federal crime, marks a turning point in the Trump presidency. ...
New research suggests evolution might favor 'survival of the laziest'
If you’ve got an unemployed, 30-year-old adult child still living in the basement, fear not. ...
Grant to help document Topeka's role in founding Pentecostalism
The modern Pentecostal religious movement began in Topeka in 1901 — though historians have often given Kansas less credit than a subsequent movement in 1906 in Los Angeles as it spread across the world. ...
Dole Institute announces loaded schedule ahead of midterms
The Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics at the University of Kansas has announced its programming lineup for the fall 2018 semester. The schedule will include a variety of programs focusing on the upcoming midterm elections in November, as well as events related to military caregiver support, political polarization in...
Program helps kidney transplant recipients avoid common weight gain
When patients receive a kidney transplant, it is common for them to gain weight in the immediate aftermath. Gains of more than 10 percent of a person’s body weight can lead to a host of problems such as cardiovascular disease, new-onset diabetes, metabolic syndrome and graft failure. ...
Spencer Research Library welcomed 2018 Alyce Hunley Whayne Visiting Researchers Travel Award winners
The University of Kansas Libraries recently hosted the recipients of the third annual Alyce Hunley Whayne Visiting Researchers Travel Award. Brandy Thomas Wells, Crystal Sanders and Brent Campney were selected for their research efforts surrounding the African-American experience in the Kansas region. ...
Lack of congressional action on immigration has created inconsistencies in states, local governments, study finds
The failure of Congress in the past decade to chart a consistent course for national immigration policy has given state and local governments stronger incentives to challenge the federal government on immigration issues, according to an analysis by a University of Kansas political scientist. ...
The Commons, Lawrence bookstore announce 2018-2019 speakers
The University of Kansas Commons and the Raven Bookstore have announced another series of collaborative programming. Initiated in spring 2018, the partnership gives Lawrence and the region an opportunity to come together and celebrate speakers whose writing is deeply informed by their intersectional identities. ...
Trump suggestion on earnings report requirements might be worth pilot study, finance researcher says
President Donald Trump tweeted Friday he has directed the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to study expanding quarterly reporting requirements to six months, and the idea is worth examining based on what has happened elsewhere, a University of Kansas finance researcher said. ...
Spencer Museum announces KU Common Work of Art
The Spencer Museum of Art has selected a portrait of Marie Laveau painted by Ulrick Jean-Pierre as the KU Common Work of Art to accompany the 2018-2019 KU Common Book, “Create Dangerously: The Immigrant Artist at Work,” by Edwidge Danticat. ...
The Commons announces Red Hot Research dates for fall 2018
In its 13th semester, Red Hot Research will feature four sessions for faculty research, including one in conjunction with the Free State Festival and two sessions for graduate student research. This series for KU researchers is built of five short presentations from across the University of Kansas in an effort...
Expect additional traffic on KU move-in day Aug. 16
Lawrence residents and employees of the University of Kansas should avoid areas near KU residence halls on Thursday, Aug. 16, which is the primary move-in day for student housing residents. ...
Transgender candidate's nomination for Vermont governor is 'historic milestone,' professor says
Christine Hallquist's victory in the Vermont Democratic gubernatorial primary on Tuesday is a historic victory for the transgender movement, according to a University of Kansas political scientist who researches LGBT candidates. ...
Artists turn to film to express empathy
Knowing that her Jewish ancestors were forced by the Nazis to flee Europe and that those who did not perished in the Holocaust, University of Kansas Professor of Visual Art Tanya Hartman has always made art that is sympathetic to the plight of immigrants and refugees. ...
Indigenous Latino immigrants learn Spanish to help integrate, seek upward mobility
With a growing diversity in the population of Latino immigrants to the United States, learning Spanish instead of just English is becoming an important factor for some in assimilation and upward social mobility, according to a study by a University of Kansas researcher. ...
Courts tend to side with impersonations on social media, study shows
Thirty years ago, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that a satirical ad in Hustler magazine was not libelous against the Rev. Jerry Falwell and did not intentionally cause him emotional distress because no reasonable person would believe Falwell lost his virginity to his mother in an outhouse while drunk. The...
Mentor relationships can help female athletes deal with discrimination, bullying
When female athletes have strong mentors, the relationship helps them combat issues of sexism and helps them navigate problematic behaviors, according to a study by two University of Kansas researchers. ...