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Consumer protection crackdown on predatory lending a welcome protection, KU financial researcher says
LAWRENCE — The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau announced Thursday new regulations to prevent payday loans and auto title lenders from taking advantage of low-income consumers. The new rules would require lenders to assess a consumer’s ability to repay the loan. They also give banks and credit unions an opportunity to...
NIH recognizes professor’s innovative antibiotics research with $2.3M award
LAWRENCE – The National Institutes of Health have granted a major award to University of Kansas researcher Joanna Slusky to further her novel approach to combating antibiotic resistance. ...
Big tobacco ads may 'apologize' but don't indicate cigarette companies changing their methods, researcher says
LAWRENCE — Big tobacco companies will begin airing ads as soon as next month on major network television and in newspapers to settle a lawsuit brought years ago. Altria Group Inc. and British American Tobacco will buy 30- to 45-second spots to air messages about the dangers of smoking and...
Parkinson's disease researcher will speak at KU
LAWRENCE — One of the world’s leading neuroscientists will be at the University of Kansas School of Pharmacy this week to talk about his research using light to control the activity of the brain. ...
English professor to present Shakespeare lecture on Oct. 19
LAWRENCE — William Shakespeare‘s influence on the American anti-slavery movement leading up to the Civil War will be the focus of an upcoming public lecture at the University of Kansas. ...
Meet Madagascar’s oldest animal lineage, a whirligig beetle with 206-million-year-old origins
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Annual Kansas Economic Policy Conference to examine immigration, trade and state's economy
LAWRENCE — Immigration in recent decades has contributed to more than half of Kansas' population growth, which is a key component of economic growth. In addition, Mexico is Kansas' largest trading partner. ...
Professor to study role of social media in anti-government protests
LAWRENCE — Since the dawn of social media, people around the world have used the emerging tool in times of revolution and social uprising. A University of Kansas professor has secured a grant to study the role social media played in protests leading to the impeachment of South Korean President...
Haben Girma to speak at KU for Disability Employment Awareness Month
LAWRENCE — A nationally recognized advocate and speaker on disability, equity, inclusion and employment will bring her message to the University of Kansas campus this month. ...
Ten KU seniors named finalists for 27th-annual Ex.C.E.L. Awards
LAWRENCE — Ten finalists have been selected for the 27th annual Excellence in Community, Education and Leadership Awards at the University of Kansas. The finalists, all seniors, will participate in the Homecoming parade at 6 p.m. Friday, Oct. 6, along Massachusetts Street in downtown Lawrence. Two winners will be announced...
Legal expert to share copyright expertise at free seminar
LAWRENCE — Do freelance artists need permission before using copyrighted material in their work? Does the fair use doctrine protect members of the public? New York attorney Karen Shatzkin will explore how copyright applies to works by nonfiction/documentary video and film professionals, journalists, nonfiction writers, documentary photographers and others during...
Kansas Statistical Abstract's 51st edition demonstrates growth in wind energy, special taxing districts
LAWRENCE — For more than a half-century, the Kansas Statistical Abstract has provided invaluable social and economic data that has aided Kansans in promoting and governing their communities. The Institute for Policy & Social Research at the University of Kansas in September published online for free the 51st edition, which...
A creative critical response to absence of women in classics
LAWRENCE — Writer Kij Johnson is making a career — or at least an epoch — out of updating classic novels with a feminist twist. Her latest, “The River Bank,” (Small Beer Press) is a sequel to Kenneth Grahame’s 1908 “The Wind in the Willows” with two female protagonists. It...
KU grows enrollment for fourth straight year
LAWRENCE — Enrollment at the University of Kansas has grown for the fourth straight year, according to data released today by the Kansas Board of Regents. ...
KPR wraps up fall membership drive with more than $250,000 in pledges
LAWRENCE – Kansas Public Radio ended its successful fall membership drive with 1,807 listener pledges, surpassing the typical fall goal of $250,000. ...
Scholar will present 'Conjure, Communism and the U.S. Civil War'
LAWRENCE — An award-winning scholar of modern Germany, the United States and West Africa will deliver a lecture at the University of Kansas examining how the American Civil War was also an international revolution against slavery. ...
Mielke, Chrysikou win 2017 teaching awards
LAWRENCE — Two University of Kansas faculty members were recently recognized for their creative and effective approaches to instruction. ...
MacArthur fellow, archaeology professor to present in Humanities Lecture Series
LAWRENCE — Joan Breton Connelly, MacArthur Fellowship winner and classical archaeologist at New York University, will speak at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 5, in the Lied Center Pavilion. “The Parthenon Enigma” is free and open to the public. A reception and book signing will occur after the lecture. ...
Prize-winning literature scholar to deliver 'Returning to the Slave’s Song'
LAWRENCE — Christopher Freeburg, author of the prize-winning book "Melville and the Idea of Blackness: Race and Imperialism in Nineteenth Century America" (2012), will present "Returning to the Slave's Song" at the University of Kansas next month. ...
Annual fall tour of KU medicinal garden set for Sept. 30
LAWRENCE — The public is invited to the semiannual tour of the University of Kansas Native Medicinal Plant Research Garden at 10 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 30. ...
Study reveals troubling disparities in prescribing opioids for patients with nonmalignant chronic pain
LAWRENCE — According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, more than 90 Americans die every day by overdosing on opioids. While heroin and synthetic opioids such as fentanyl account for part of the crisis, in 2015 about 2 million people in the U.S. suffered from substance use disorders related...
Lecture to focus on issues in bilingual, dual-language learning
LAWRENCE – A leading researcher of language disorders in multicultural settings will be this year’s guest speaker in a lecture series presented at the University of Kansas. ...
Plan your next bus trip with new transit app and texting tools
LAWRENCE — Transit riders in Lawrence have new, upgraded tools to find out when their bus will be arriving. Lawrence Transit upgraded its real-time bus system with a new app and texting function. ...
Tuttle lecture to reflect on namesake’s influential career
LAWRENCE – A familiar name will present this year’s annual Bill Tuttle Distinguished Lecture in American Studies at the University of Kansas — Bill Tuttle himself. ...
Four Kansas faculty members named recipients of Higuchi-KU Endowment Research Achievement Awards
LAWRENCE — Four faculty members at two Kansas universities have been named recipients of the Higuchi-KU Endowment Research Achievement Awards, the state's most prestigious recognition for scholarly excellence. ...
Aging populations often thoroughly contemplate housing decisions, researchers find
LAWRENCE — As people approach their final stage of life, whether they decide to remain in their home or seek to move to a more supportive place, it's often a well-thought-out choice and not a reactive decision, according to a new study that includes a University of Kansas researcher. ...
A modern performance of classic mythology opens at University Theatre
LAWRENCE — Giving classic Greek mythology a contemporary spin, “Metamorphoses” explores the myths of Ovid through a modern lens, reimagining timeless tales of lovers, gods and kings. With 10 episodes, 10 actors, more than five dozen characters and a stage transformed into a pool of water, this updated classic does...
Minority public managers prefer integrating social equity, traditional public values, study finds
LAWRENCE — Minority public managers place more emphasis on both traditional values, like efficiency and effectiveness, and social equity when compared with their white counterparts, according to a new study that includes a University of Kansas researcher and two fellow KU alumni. ...