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Associate business dean earns American Accounting Association award
LAWRENCE – Susan Scholz, associate dean and Porter Faculty Fellow at the University of Kansas School of Business, will receive the 2018 Deloitte Foundation Wildman Medal Award from the American Accounting Association (AAA). Scholz is being honored for her paper “Financial Restatement Trends in the United States: 2003-2012,” published by...
KLETC announces law enforcement training graduates
YODER — Fifty-seven new law enforcement officers graduated from the Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center (KLETC) on June 1. Charles Matthews, assistant vice president–resource protection for BNSF Railway, was the speaker for the ceremony in KLETC’s Integrity Auditorium. ...
Kansas Geological Survey honors outstanding students
LAWRENCE — Seven University of Kansas students received outstanding achievement awards in May from the Kansas Geological Survey (KGS), based in KU's West District. ...
States should watch for caveats in online sales tax decision, public finance researcher says
LAWRENCE — While Thursday's divided Supreme Court ruling marks an important milestone in the ongoing shift in how the federal government has approached taxation of online sales, there are important caveats for states to consider, according to a University of Kansas researcher of public finance. ...
Study: Perceived personal connection to victims, including race, sways public's response to terrorist attacks
LAWRENCE — In response to an international terrorist attack, the public's level of concern has to do with the locations of the attacks and the perceived identities of the victims, according to a new study by two University of Kansas researchers. ...
Homeland security simulation prepares military, veteran, civilian students for real-world emergencies
OVERLAND PARK – Local emergency management teams have a new tool at their disposal. Military, veteran and civilian students in the University of Kansas’ new homeland security master’s program created and implemented an emergency plan for a long-term blackout during a simulation-style practicum June 18-19 at the KU Edwards Campus...
Research reveals zero proof that probiotics can ease your anxiety
LAWRENCE — If you’re expecting probiotics to reduce your anxiety, it might be time to put down that yogurt spoon – or supplement bottle – and call a professional instead. ...
Separation of children from parents shown to have lifelong, detrimental effects, KU child welfare experts say
LAWRENCE — The Trump administration has shown no signs of stopping or changing its policy on separating children from families at the country’s southern border when families are accused of entering the country illegally. Criticism has been growing from Republicans and Democrats alike about the practice, while the administration has...
Sociology department announces spring awards
LAWRENCE — University of Kansas sociology students recently received awards and scholarships for outstanding academic achievements in two department ceremonies. ...
KU Libraries selected by U.S. Government Printing Office to serve as preservation steward
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas Libraries have been selected as a preservation steward for the U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO). KU Libraries were designated a Federal Depository Library in 1869 and a Regional Depository Library in 1976. These designations, along with the conservation services department's expertise in preservation, make...
Study shows approach can help English learners improve at math word problems
LAWRENCE — English learners are the fastest-growing minority in U.S. schools. While they face many of the same challenges as their peers, when it comes to mathematics, they are not only learning to work with numbers but doing so through the dynamic of a second language that presents new difficulties,...
New model for gauging ice sheet movement may improve sea-level-rise predictions
LAWRENCE — A just-published paper in Science changes the formula scientists should use when estimating the speed of huge ice sheets in Greenland and Antarctica that flow into the ocean and drive mounting sea levels around the globe. ...
KU to complete tobacco free transition July 1
LAWRENCE — July 1, 2018, marks the start of a new beginning at the University of Kansas. It’s the day when the Lawrence and Edwards campuses complete the university’s transition to be tobacco free. ...
KPR will host 2nd annual Ice Cream Social
LAWRENCE — Kansas Public Radio wants to say “thank you.” The public radio station is hosting an ice cream social in Lawrence to show appreciation to their listening community for supporting the station. ...
Aerospace engineering’s innovative 'hexcopter' design earns prestigious GoFly Prize
LAWRENCE — A team from the University of Kansas School of Engineering is one of 10 winners in Phase I of the GoFly Prize, an international aviation competition sponsored by Boeing. ...
KU recognizes April Employees of the Month
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas has announced the April 2018 Employees of the Month. They are as follows:...
Homeland security simulation will prepare military, veteran, civilian students for real-world emergencies
OVERLAND PARK – Homeland security professionals work in an increasingly complex environment, requiring high-level critical and creative thinking. A lot has changed in the 17 years since 9/11, and the latest Homeland Security Research Corp. study forecasts major shifts and significant growth between now and 2022. ...
American Studies seminar includes trip to border wall, view of U.S.-Mexico divisions, issues
LAWRENCE — President Donald Trump's long-promised border wall with Mexico won't be complete anytime soon, and in recent weeks he has mentioned a potential government shutdown in order to get a deal with Congress in place for its construction. ...
For 100 million years, amber freezes a tableau of Burmese bugs’ life-and-death struggle
KU, community colleges, K-12 schools partner to accelerate education path for KC students
National award recognizes urban planning course on statistics, diversity, compassionate planning
10 KU students receive Undergraduate Research Awards for summer
LAWRENCE — This summer, 10 KU students will receive Undergraduate Research Awards (UGRAs). The recipients are each awarded a $1,000 scholarship as they work on mentored research and creative projects. ...
Family-friendly event kicks off museum's efforts to replace iconic grotesques
LAWRENCE – Combining the old arts of stonecraft and sketching with modern 3-D imaging, the University of Kansas Natural History Museum is launching an effort to replace its iconic grotesques. ...
Teacher leaves $7.4 million to university
LAWRENCE — A retired high school teacher in Concordia has left a $7.4 million estate gift to benefit students majoring in the arts, humanities and education at the University of Kansas. ...
English professor joins Playwrights’ Center family
LAWRENCE – With an upcoming sabbatical from his teaching duties, a Hall Center for the Humanities Fellowship and now the support that comes from having been named a Core Writer by the Minneapolis-based Playwrights’ Center, Associate Professor of English Darren Canady has only the blank page to conquer. ...
How discussions about religious beliefs bridged a divide at a Nigerian women's shelter
LAWRENCE — Most citizens of Nigeria deeply distrust the Nigerian government, but at one state-run shelter for human trafficking victims, many young migrant women are finding common ground with state officials through religious beliefs and discussions about potential divine intervention in their lives, according to research by a University of...
Study shows economics, biology support idea that dominant practice of public relations, competition, is not best
LAWRENCE — Within public relations, the standard practice of looking out for No. 1 and viewing relationships as sources of conflict and competition is defended by best-selling textbooks and a generation of research. A growing body of scientific evidence, however, supports a different vision of PR, a University of Kansas...