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Cultural historian available to discuss moon landing anniversary
LAWRENCE — On July 20, 1969, Apollo 11 became the first crewed mission to land on the surface of the moon. Considered one of mankind’s most historic achievements, the U.S. mission turned science fiction into reality. This Saturday marks the 50th anniversary of the momentous event. ...
NSF grant supports study on how state cuts to higher education affect research output
LAWRENCE — The National Science Foundation has awarded a $236,790 grant to the University of Kansas for Donna Ginther, professor of economics and interim director of the Institute for Policy & Social Research, to study the effects of research funding on research outputs. ...
Philosophy classes can affect real-world behavior, study finds
LAWRENCE — College philosophy classes may open your mind to new ways of thinking. But can they really affect how you behave? ...
Spencer Museum awarded $650K from Mellon Foundation to continue Integrated Arts Research Initiative
KU Engineering selects associate dean for academic affairs
LAWRENCE — Susan Williams, professor of chemical & petroleum engineering, has been named as the associate dean for academic affairs (ADAA) for the University of Kansas School of Engineering. The ADAA leads the school’s academic affairs at the undergraduate and graduate levels and plays a critical role in promoting and...
Expert predicted exodus from Central America
LAWRENCE – First, the indigenous people of Central America’s Northern Triangle region were economically marginalized. Then they were massacred in the ideological civil war that raged across El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras during the 1980s and early ’90s. Now, climate change has driven many to starvation. ...
Architecture student receives national Phi Kappa Phi Fellowship
LAWRENCE — Fourth-year University of Kansas architecture student Ashley Farrow was selected to receive a national Phi Kappa Phi fellowship as she completes her master’s degree. ...
KU Libraries announce 2019 Research Sprints participants
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas Libraries have announced the 2019 Research Sprints participants: Sara Gregg, associate professor of history and environmental studies, and Melissa Peterson, lecturer for the Applied English Center. As a result of having their projects chosen through a competitive selection process, Gregg and Peterson each spent...
Sociology department announces spring student awards 2019
LAWRENCE — Students in the Department of Sociology at the University of Kansas received $67,000 in awards and scholarship for outstanding academic achievement as part of the department’s spring awards. ...
Play asks: How can we tolerate intolerance?
LAWRENCE – Can we tolerate intolerance? If so, how? And why should we? ...
Addiction treatment program for community members to expand
LAWRENCE — A free University of Kansas program that helps community members with addictions is set to expand through a local grant and support from Douglas County. ...
Historic scroll severed by warfare reunited through professor’s quest
LAWRENCE — Paul Mirecki found himself in the middle of an Indiana Jones-style quest involving looted antiquities. ...
SCOTUS ruling will stymie use of census for political immigration influence for now, professor says
LAWRENCE — The Supreme Court announced Thursday a ruling that prevents the Trump administration from adding a citizenship question to the 2020 census, at least temporarily. In a partially unanimous ruling, with splits among justices in various sections of the case, the court upheld a ruling from the Southern District...
Audio-Reader wins multiple awards at international conference
LAWRENCE — Kansas Audio-Reader was recently honored with six awards in excellence at the 2019 International Association of Audio Information Services (IAAIS). This year’s conference, held in Phoenix, recognized Audio-Reader in six categories:...
Engineering education outreach program benefits Kansas teachers
LAWRENCE — High school teachers from across Kansas are gathered at the University of Kansas for six weeks this summer to participate in research and learn skills they’ll take back to their classrooms this fall. ...
Once a war refugee and now an evolutionary biologist, doctoral student models future habitats for flagship bird species in West Africa
LAWRENCE — Growing up in Liberia during that country’s brutal 14-year civil war, Benedictus Freeman and his family fled into the rainforest, where they survived for years eating bush meat and foraging. The rainforest provided Freeman sustenance and protection — but more than that, the experience ignited a passion in...
Sara Baer will lead Kansas Biological Survey
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas Office of Research has announced that Sara Baer has accepted the position of director of the Kansas Biological Survey, a KU designated research center with dual status as a state agency. Baer has been professor and chair of the Department of Plant Biology at...
LGBTQ historian available to discuss Stonewall Riots anniversary
LAWRENCE — On June 28, 1969, a police raid at the Stonewall Inn prompted members of New York City’s gay community to engage in violent demonstrations that became known as the Stonewall Riots. This Friday marks the 50th anniversary of the momentous event. ...
Entrenched stereotypes keeping women from military front lines, professors' new book says
LAWRENCE — For more than a century, it was culturally unacceptable for women to join men in the front lines of combat in the U.S. military. Even though the policy banning women from combat roles has been rescinded, their integration into the front line and special operations has been slow...
Public opinion on wrongful convictions swayed by entertainment series, study finds
LAWRENCE — Americans are hooked on the Netflix series “When They See Us,” which reconstructs the true story of five Harlem teens falsely accused of a brutal crime. ...
KU insurance certificate program announces 15 industry partners
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas School of Business has established industry partnerships with 15 insurance companies for its newest certificate program. The companies have committed $660,000 in total to date to support the Jack Lockton Certificate in Insurance and Risk Management program. ...
KU professor plays key role in clarifying international arbitration law for judges, lawyers
LAWRENCE — A University of Kansas law professor has played a key role in recent efforts to clarify U.S. law governing international arbitration. Christopher Drahozal, the John M. Rounds Professor of Law at KU, served as an associate reporter for the Restatement of the U.S. Law of International Commercial and...