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Expert in community recovery available to discuss impact of Hurricane Florence on Carolinas
LAWRENCE — Elaina Sutley, assistant professor of civil, environmental & architectural engineering at the University of Kansas, investigates how communities bounce back from natural disasters like Hurricane Florence, which is poised to impact the Carolinas in the coming days. ...
Second-career mutual fund managers can use their previous expertise well
LAWRENCE — When mutual fund managers are armed with expertise from previous careers outside the financial sector, they can use that information to generate an investment advantage, according to a study led by a University of Kansas finance professor. ...
Private giving to University of Kansas tops $257 million
LAWRENCE, Kansas — Alumni and friends invested $257.4 million in the University of Kansas during the 2018 fiscal year, which ended June 30, marking the second highest philanthropic giving total in the university’s history. Donors designated 98 percent of this total for specific purposes, providing the margin of excellence for...
Differing opinions among practicing Muslims in Middle East on role religion should play in government
Hall Center announces resident fellows for 2018-2019
LAWRENCE – The Hall Center for the Humanities at the University of Kansas has announced its fellows in residence for the 2018-2019 academic year. Selected through a highly competitive process, the Hall Center Fellows are released from teaching and receive an office in the Hall Center and a small research...
Annual sale of vinyl records, audio equipment, CDs to benefit Audio-Reader Network
LAWRENCE — If you love music, collect vinyl records or simply need to update your stereo system with quality equipment for a good price, then stop by Audio-Reader’s annual benefit sale, For Your Ears Only. ...
Vice chancellor for research candidates to make public presentations
LAWRENCE — Four candidates with excellent credentials for vice chancellor for research at the University of Kansas will visit the Lawrence campus in the weeks ahead. Members of the KU community are invited to attend public presentations by each candidate and provide feedback to the search committee. ...
Smissman lecturer Craig Lindsley to discuss drug discovery in an academic environment
LAWRENCE — World-renowned pharmaceutical researcher Craig Lindsley of Vanderbilt University will deliver the 2018 Edward E. Smissman Memorial Lectures, describing his work at the Vanderbilt Center for Neuroscience Drug Discovery (VCNDD). ...
Law school names new class of Dean’s Fellows to mentor incoming law students
LAWRENCE — Ten students at the University of Kansas School of Law have been chosen as Dean’s Fellows for the 2018-19 academic year. ...
Corporate executive pressures also at play in NBA coaching tenures
LAWRENCE — Instead of a simple reflection of wins and losses, the ability of NBA coaches to keep their jobs is also tied to corporate world concepts like accumulating power and managing expectations, according to a new study by a University of Kansas professor and two KU alumni. ...
KU ranks 61st among public schools in 2019 U.S. News rankings
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas ranks 61st among public universities in the 2019 edition of the “Best Colleges” rankings, which U.S. News & World Report released Monday. ...
New book shows how education not equitable for all, how assets can make system part of American Dream
LAWRENCE — Education and hard work are the keys to success, children across the country have been told for generations. But evidence showing that is not entirely true for everyone has steadily grown. A new book co-authored by a University of Kansas faculty member points out how education does not...
KU Alumni Association announces Homecoming events, grand marshals for parade
LAWRENCE— The University of Kansas will celebrate its 106th Homecoming Sept. 22-29 with the theme “Home on the Hill,” culminating in the KU football game against Oklahoma State University on Sept. 29 in David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium. ...
Film prof says Reynolds did it all, from comedy to drama
LAWRENCE – With his passing Sept. 6 at age 82, Burt Reynolds will be remembered for the good humor and athleticism that made him one of America’s top box-office stars in the 1980s, according to a University of Kansas Professor of Film & Media Studies who interviewed the actor during...
Nike's Kaepernick ad shows brands aligning with target market via social issues, marketing professor says
LAWRENCE — As Nike on Thursday night aired its commercial featuring free-agent quarterback Colin Kaepernick, the public response will provide more evidence on how consumers react to brands weighing in on political and social topics, according to a University of Kansas marketing researcher. ...
Natural History Museum announces fall programming
LAWRENCE — New programs for the community and University of Kansas students are on the menu for fall at the KU Natural History Museum. ...
KU names senior administrative fellows for 2018-2019
LAWRENCE — A University of Kansas program with a commitment to developing potential in faculty has announced its newest cohort. The Senior Administrative Fellows Program, which began in 1993, cultivates the leadership skills and organizational know-how of tenured faculty through a yearlong exploration and mentoring curriculum. ...
KU study finds parenting program reduces foster care time for kids
LAWRENCE — Children with severe emotional or behavioral problems tend to stay in foster care longer than their peers and are less likely to be reunited with their birth parents. New research from the University of Kansas has shown that a parenting skills intervention designed to help reunify this population...
KU Alumni Association announces recipient of Fred Ellsworth Medallion
LAWRENCE — The 2018 recipient of the Fred Ellsworth Medallion for extraordinary service to the University of Kansas is Bernadette Gray-Little, the university’s 17th chancellor, who stepped down in 2017 after eight years of leadership. The KU Alumni Association will honor her Sept. 14 during the fall meeting of the...
Shining light on dark fiber, other broadband networks
LAWRENCE — Only a couple of months after they were installed in 2016, New York City decided to cut off internet access to a series of “smart city” kiosks it built to replace old telephone booths after homeless people monopolized them with such socially unpleasant activities as watching pornography and...
Most people don't change their views after seeing racial disparities in police statistics, study finds
LAWRENCE — What people believe is the cause of racial disparities in police stops does influence whether they generally view police officers as trustworthy, but most people also don't change their views in light of reading those statistics, according to a study led by a University of Kansas researcher of...
KU Libraries accepting nominations for 5th annual open access award
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas Libraries are now accepting nominations for the fifth annual Shulenburger Award for Innovation & Advocacy in Scholarly Communication. The award will be granted for exceptional efforts to advance innovations in open sharing and advocacy for positive change in the scholarly communication system. ...
KU law faculty among nation’s most productive legal scholars
LAWRENCE – The University of Kansas School of Law ranks 48th overall and 22nd among public law schools nationally for scholarly impact, according to a new study. ...
Innovative study to examine role of grievances as precursor to extremism, terrorism
LAWRENCE — Researchers have failed to properly study the role of specific grievances as a precursor to extremism and acts of terrorism, often substituting large macro-level issues as a proxy for individual reasons behind attacks, according to a University of Kansas researcher. ...
State-of-the-art imaging techniques reveal heightened detail and beauty of vertebrate life
LAWRENCE — A mingling of science and art, the next-generation photographs of vertebrate skeletons are at once fascinating, eerie, intricate and exquisite. ...