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KU to host legal education conference
LAWRENCE — Legal educators from across the country will gather in Lawrence this week to explore access to justice and the lawyer’s role in promoting the rule of law. ...
HSES students awarded by National Strength & Conditioning Association Foundation
LAWRENCE – The National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) Foundation has announced three 2017 student award recipients from the Department of Health, Sport, and Exercise Sciences at the University of Kansas. Each award winner was selected by the NSCA Foundation Scholarship Committee after a thorough evaluation process of all applicants. ...
Introducing ‘IHAWKe’: A unifying organization for students in Engineering’s Diversity & Women’s Program
LAWRENCE — Diversity programs at the University of Kansas School of Engineering are being reimagined and rebranded with a new name: IHAWKe, which stands for Indigenous, Hispanic, African-American and Women KU engineers. ...
Religious beliefs alone don't motivate people to political action, study finds
LAWRENCE — Because religion often influences people's opinions on hot-button issues, such as same-sex marriage and abortion, most would expect religious people to be more motivated to engage politically overall. ...
New class takes first-of-its-kind approach to applying literature to international law, improving legal writing
University of Kansas announces Ex.C.E.L. Award winners, concludes 105th Homecoming celebration
Reversal of DOJ position on workplace discrimination of transgender people is setback for movement, LGBTQ policy researcher says
LAWRENCE — Attorney General Jeff Sessions' order of the Justice Department to take the position in court cases that transgender people are not protected by a civil rights law that bans workplace discrimination is a "really big blow" for the transgender movement, according to a University of Kansas researcher of...
KU Endowment elects 3 new trustees
LAWRENCE — At the annual meeting of the KU Endowment Board of Trustees earlier today, three new trustees were elected: Joanna Rupp of Chicago; Elizabeth Schartz of Dallas; and R. Todd Slawson of Denver. ...
Stipends available for course-based transit projects
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas, city of Lawrence and MV Transportation have announced that up to three $1,000 stipends will be available for KU instructors of record who will integrate a transit-related applied learning project into a spring 2018 course. In addition to the stipend, instructors may submit a...
KU names new university ombuds
LAWRENCE — A former ombuds from Princeton University and vice president of Global Integrity Leaders for Nielsen was selected to be the new University of Kansas ombuds. Diedrick “D.A.” Graham joins the campus community this month. ...
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. ...
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...
Study sheds light on how, why middle managers can coerce employees into deceptive practices
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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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...
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. ...
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...
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...
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...
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. ...
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. ...