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Research suggests people who believe they were unwanted or unplanned babies likely have more troubled close relationships
Findings appearing in the Journal of Social and Personal Relationships show people who believe they resulted from unwanted or unplanned pregnancies tend to have more insecure relationship styles as adults. ...
Prisinzano earns Innovator Award for his work on drug dependence
Thomas Prisinzano, University of Kansas professor of medicinal chemistry, has earned the first Innovator Award from the College on Problems of Drug Dependence (CPDD). ...
Dole Institute of Politics receives $200K grant from Newman’s Own Foundation
The Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics at the University of Kansas has received a $200,000 grant from Newman’s Own Foundation, the independent foundation created by the late actor and philanthropist Paul Newman. ...
Death of Maryland football player Jordan McNair reminder to commit to protecting athletes, KU athletic training expert says
The University of Maryland has placed head football coach DJ Durkin and strength and conditioning coach Rick Court on administrative leave while investigating the heatstroke death of 19-year-old player Jordan McNair. McNair died two weeks after collapsing during conditioning drills, and accusations of an abusive program and dangerous training methods...
Interactive art hike to feature colorful, artificial stones
In addition to being a sculptor and printmaker, Shawn Bitters is a rockhound from Utah, which goes some way toward explaining why he’s installing a grouping of colorful, artificial boulders along a hiking trail in Kansas City. ...
Food prices for consumers in ethnic enclaves could explain difference in assimilation rates, study finds
In ethnic enclaves, Mexican immigrants tend to spend less on food per week while East Asian immigrants spend more, which could explain the difference in assimilation rates and contrast in ethnic population density among the two groups, according to a University of Kansas study. ...
Environmental concerns are stronger among younger religious Americans, study finds
Younger generations of religious Americans tend to closely harbor concerns for the environment via stewardship more so than older parishioners, according to a study by a University of Kansas researcher. ...
Lifestyle migrants bring good intentions, but major change, to Costa Rica
A group of Americans and Europeans has relocated to a Costa Rican community in recent decades, and despite the government cheering the economic jolt, their isolation from locals there more highlights the privilege of these migrants who drastically transform coastal villages, according to a study by a University of Kansas...
KPR wins KAB’s 2018 Station of the Year Award
Kansas Public Radio has been named the 2018 Station of the Year by the Kansas Association of Broadcasters. It’s the 17th time KPR has earned the KAB’s top honor. The award, announced Aug. 8, was first presented by the KAB in 1996. KPR has won the award more than any...
SELF on the Road offers real-world experience
For years, incoming seniors in the School of Engineering’s Self Engineering Leadership Fellows Program have taken a big trip to a major American city — to meet with executives at big firms, to network with KU engineering alumni and to get a head start on making the relationships they’ll need...
Johnson County, KU’s Osher Lifelong Learning Institute collaborate on new programming
— Johnson County residents age 50 “and better” have a new avenue for learning enrichment. Johnson County Park & Recreation District’s 50 Plus Program will offer Osher Lifelong Learning Institute courses this fall at four locations: Meadowbrook Park Clubhouse in Prairie Village, the Matt Ross Community Center and the Johnson...
Hall Center for the Humanities announces associate director
The Hall Center for the Humanities has appointed Sarah Bishop as its associate director. She previously served as interim associate director from November 2017-June 2018. ...
New environmental geology master’s program combines technical, professional skills education
– Environmental geology is a growing field in Kansas City, with major area construction companies, engineering firms and government agencies experiencing an increased need for geoscience professionals. It is an interdisciplinary field that addresses and studies naturally occurring and man-made environmental hazards. ...
Student receives prestigious Gilliam Fellowship
University of Kansas graduate student Angelo Andres, along with his mentor Blake Peterson, Regents Distinguished Professor of Medicinal Chemistry at the KU School of Pharmacy, has earned a prestigious Gilliam Fellowship from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI). ...
New licensure endorsement available for PK-12 educators
The School of Education at the University of Kansas has added two new licensure endorsement program options to its portfolio of academic offerings for licensed PK-12 educators to consider for their career development needs. ...
College languages school receives $247K estate gift
A $247,000 gift from the estate of Helen Brownson will benefit the University of Kansas School of Languages, Literatures & Cultures. ...
Research center produces guide for making homes visitable by wheelchair users
Can Grandma, who uses a walker, still attend the family Thanksgiving dinner? Can the friend who was injured in military service and now uses a wheelchair join the party to watch the big game? ...
Law professor wins national teaching award from mineral law foundation
University of Kansas School of Law Professor John Peck was awarded the 2018 Clyde O. Martz Teaching Award by the trustees of the Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation. ...
KU Libraries faculty members selected for Institute for Research Design in Librarianship
The University of Kansas Libraries are pleased to announce that Rebecca Orozco, faculty engagement librarian for the sciences and engineering, and Angela Rathmel, head of Acquisitions and Research Sharing, were selected for the Institute for Research Design in Librarianship (IRDL), which began in June 2018. ...
Ten faculty members earn awards for excellence in teaching
Ten faculty members at the University of Kansas will receive distinguished teaching awards Aug. 16 at the KU Teaching Summit. ...
Digital Frontiers Conference coming to KU in October
Hosted by the University of Kansas' Institute for Digital Research in the Humanities (IDRH), the 2018 Digital Frontiers Conference will be Oct. 4-6 in the Burge Union and at the Lawrence Public Library. The theme of this year’s conference is “Finding Community in Digital Humanities.” Through panels, poster presentations and...
Making Albania’s leading writer accessible in English
Ismail Kadare is having a moment in America, and University of Kansas researcher Ani Kokobobo is partly responsible. ...
Energy department award supports professor's study of safer, cheaper nuclear power
The use of uranium as a source of clean energy might soon take a leap forward, following the announcement that a University of Kansas chemistry professor has received a prestigious five-year award for work on this topic from the U.S. Department of Energy. ...
KU Libraries open Software Carpentry registration
KU Libraries, along with key partners, are pleased to announce an upcoming Software Carpentry workshop. Software Carpentry aims to help researchers get work done in less time by teaching basic research computing skills. The workshop will take place Aug. 16-17 in the Price Computing Center Auditorium. ...
Next conversation on KU budget reduction set for Aug. 27
and Executive Vice Chancellor Carl Lejuez will review the latest information and actions related to budget cuts affecting the Lawrence campus and answer questions. He also will offer an overview of campus spending since the budget town hall in early June. Future conversations will continue the practice of updating the...
Departments of Theatre and Dance to merge
Fall 2018 marks the merger of two departments within the School of the Arts in the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences at the University of Kansas. The new Department of Theatre & Dance launches its first year as learning incubator for the next generation of performers, dancers, scholars, designers...
Kansas Biological Survey researchers probe causes of harmful algal blooms in state’s reservoirs
further that infill through sedimentation — which has received much attention from the state and has been addressed through dredging — didn’t seem to be a key factor with the 10 reservoirs so prone to blooms: “None of the 10 were among the seven federal reservoirs with the most infill.”...
76 undergraduate students to present summer research
Each summer, undergraduate students from around the world join current University of Kansas students in conducting research with KU faculty. Seventy-six of these students will present their research Friday, July 27, at the KU Summer Undergraduate Research Poster Session. The event, which is open to the public, will take place...
Study shows hormones, cellular receptors play important role in muscle response to weight training
Scientists have studied how muscles respond to exercise for decades, but research at the University of Kansas is among the first to look specifically at what happens inside the cell and the role hormones and cellular receptors play in response to weight training. The findings could lead to more individualized...
Master’s degree in educational technology now available fully online
The Department of Educational Leadership & Policy Studies at the University of Kansas will offer its master’s degree in educational technology in a fully online delivery format beginning in spring 2019. ...