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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. ...
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. ...
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. ...
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. ...
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. ...
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...
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. ...
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. ...
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. ...
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...
German vote shows migration, sovereignty still loom large as issues, European politics researcher says
LAWRENCE — Even though German Chancellor Angela Merkel looks to be re-elected, the recent vote there points to her party losing substantial ground. A University of Kansas researcher of European politics said the election results showed that Germany was not immune to other recent political sentiments in many countries and...
KU’s Osher Institute to officially unveil revamped classroom
LAWRENCE – Change is in the power of the appeal. Marianne Wilkinson, a longtime member of the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at the University of Kansas and Lawrence resident, attends courses in the Institute’s main classroom at the St. Andrews Office Facility and noticed a common need among her classmates. ...
KU Alumni Association, Black Alumni Network honor alumni for achievements
LAWRENCE — Nine alumni are the 2017 recipients of the KU Black Alumni Network’s Mike and Joyce Shinn Leaders and Innovators Award. The network, sponsored by the KU Alumni Association, will honor them Friday, Oct. 6, during its biennial reunion. The award is named for the late Mike Shinn, a...
School of Education’s Sayers & Pollard Golf Classic set for Sept. 29
LAWRENCE — Scot Pollard and his wife, Dawn, in partnership with the School of Education, will host the 24th Annual Gale Sayers & Scot Pollard Golf Classic on Friday, Sept. 29, at Eagle Bend Golf Course. ...
KU opens debate season by winning major tournament
The pair of KU seniors debated through more than three days of competition before defeating Wake Forest University in the finals of the tournament at 1:30 a.m. Sept 19. They opened the competition on Sept. 16 with wins over the University of Kentucky, James Madison University and Northwestern University before...
Hope to discover sure signs of life on Mars? New research says look for the element vanadium
LAWRENCE — The search for biology on neighbor planet Mars won’t play out like a Hollywood movie starring little green men. Rather, many scientists agree if there was life on the Red Planet, it probably will present itself as fossilized bacteria. To find it, astrobiologists likely will need to decode...
Cancer researcher, Pulitzer Prize winner will deliver Hall Center lecture
LAWRENCE – Dr. Siddhartha Mukherjee, oncologist, cancer researcher and Pulitzer Prize-winning science writer, will deliver the Hall Center’s Humanities Lecture Series presentation “The Gene: An Intimate History” at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 26, in the Lied Center Auditorium. The lecture is supported by the Hall Family Foundation. This event is...
Flint water crisis led to lower fertility rates, higher fetal death rates, researchers find
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Translating Russia’s first gay celebrity a challenge, researcher says
LAWRENCE — Although he is just 43 years old, Slava Mogutin has seen Russian attitudes toward homosexuality come full circle – from outlawed to accepted and back again to pariah status. ...
Distinguished professor's lecture to address construction of immigrants' legal status
LAWRENCE — University of Kansas Foundation Distinguished Professor of Sociology Cecilia Menjívar will deliver her inaugural distinguished professor lecture at 5:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 25, in the Summerfield Room of the Adams Alumni Center. The topic will be “Immigrants’ Legal Status: Constructions and Consequences.”...
KanCare enrollees with mental illness report gaps in Medicaid managed care program
LAWRENCE — A recent study of Kansans with serious mental illness enrolled in KanCare, the state Medicaid managed care program, revealed many significant unmet needs and barriers to care. ...
Political atmosphere to get 'hotter' as Catalonia vote approaches, Spanish history scholar says
LAWRENCE — Leaders of the Catalan independence movement in northeastern Spain are poised to vote for independence Oct. 1, though the Spanish government is taking steps to impede the vote. ...
KLETC announces law enforcement training graduates
YODER — Sixty-four new law enforcement officers graduated from the Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center (KLETC) earlier this month. Shawnee County Sheriff Herman Jones was the speaker for the ceremony in KLETC’s Integrity Auditorium. ...
Aerospace engineering dominates international competitions
LAWRENCE — A team from the University of Kansas School of Engineering has once again earned top honors in an international aircraft engine design competition. ...