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Bob Dole makes gift to KU disabilities center
LAWRENCE — Former U.S. Sen. Bob Dole has made a gift of $10,000 to the University of Kansas Research and Training Center on Independent Living (RTC/IL). Founded in 1980, the RTC/IL conducts disability research and provides training designed to enhance independent living for people with disabilities. ...
Lecture: ‘Memoir, Blog and Selfie’
LAWRENCE — A renowned scholar will discuss digital rhetoric and genre studies for the 2017 John F. Eberhardt Memorial Lecture. ...
KU to recognize 2017 Men of Merit
LAWRENCE — Sixteen students, faculty and staff have been selected as University of Kansas Men of Merit, recognized for positively defining masculinity through challenging cultural norms, taking action and leading by example while making contributions to the university and/or the community. ...
Law professor who clerked with Gorsuch can discuss 'outstanding nominee' to Supreme Court, upcoming confirmation battle
LAWRENCE — President Donald Trump announced Judge Neil Gorsuch as his nomination to fill the vacant seat of the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday night. The nomination comes just over a week into his presidency, and the nomination is surrounded by controversy. Senate Democrats suggested they would filibuster the nomination...
Black Literary Suite 2017 will explore the Mississippi Renaissance
LAWRENCE — For many, Mississippi conjures images of civil-rights martyrs Emmett Till, Medgar Evers and the Freedom Summer trio of Chaney, Goodman, and Schwerner. Others may know the state as the birthplace of the blues and home to authors such as William Faulkner and Eudora Welty. ...
New mammal unknown to science hailed as ‘top’ find in Discover magazine
LAWRENCE — A newly discovered mammal in the Pacific has earned worldwide attention after scientists named it Rattus detentus to call attention to an Australian detainee center on the animal’s home island. Recently, the new animal was featured as a top scientific discovery of 2016 in Discover magazine’s “Year in...
KU researchers rolling out plan to boost minority participation in cancer clinical trials
LAWRENCE — Researchers at the University of Kansas are launching a strategic communications plan designed to boost participation in cancer clinical trials among minority populations that are historically underserved in the fight against cancer. The series of videos (view here and here), posters, fliers and more will feature patients’ own...
KU announces Emerging Leaders Academy program graduates for fall 2016
LAWRENCE – The University of Kansas Public Management Center has announced the fall 2016 Emerging Leaders Academy (ELA) graduates. The graduation ceremony took place Jan. 11 in Lawrence. ...
Political climate creates unfamiliar territory for brands like Uber, Starbucks, marketing scholar says
LAWRENCE — The political climate has created unfamiliar territory for some of the most well-recognized global brands, said a University of Kansas researcher of marketing and consumer behavior. ...
Four great Super Bowl ads, even if they didn't always translate into business success
LAWRENCE — Thirty seconds of commercial airtime at this year's Super Bowl will only cost you roughly $5 million. ...
Trump administration's plan to aggressively strike ISIS could undercut strategy to ramp down interventions, researcher says
LAWRENCE —As Donald Trump's administration is expected to devise plans to more aggressively strike the Islamic State, or ISIS, it would require not abiding by its pledge to refrain from foreign interventions, said a University of Kansas researcher who studies ISIS and extremist groups. ...
Educator advocates for informing students of how dietary choices influence larger issues
LAWRENCE — The foods we eat each day likely don’t stimulate much consideration outside of whether it tastes good and perhaps how much it cost. And for young students, thoughts about how their dietary choices may play into larger issues such as climate change, deforestation or pollution are probably not...
Visiting scholar to discuss significance, purpose of public monuments
LAWRENCE — A multimedia artist trained in Pueblo traditions will visit the University of Kansas for a public lecture. ...
Activist, writer Sarah Schulman to visit KU
LAWRENCE — Sarah Schulman will speak on her recent 2016 nonfiction book, “Conflict is Not Abuse: Overstating Harm, Community Responsibility, and the Duty of Repair”, at 7 p.m. Feb. 16 at The Commons in Spooner Hall. Schulman will host two other events while visiting KU to connect with students, faculty,...
Engineering to host daylong seminar on leadership
LAWRENCE — Engineering students at the University of Kansas have a chance to receive leadership training during a daylong seminar Jan. 27 at the Kansas Union. ...
Student play takes humorous look at complications of success
LAWRENCE — Four young writers enroll in a course and find their talents, relationships and realities pushed to their limits by a washed-up, international literary guru. Directed and produced by the Jayhawk Initiative for Student Theatre, “Seminar” explores student and instructor interactions and the ethics of success. ...
Report of Verizon-Charter merger talks pose questions for telecom industry, antitrust enforcement, researcher says
LAWRENCE — The exploration of a Verizon-Charter Communications merger presents interesting questions for the telecommunications industry and how the new Trump administration will handle potential antitrust questions, according to a University of Kansas expert on mergers and acquisitions. ...
Resignations of senior State Department staff could make transition rocky, international relations scholar says
LAWRENCE — As the entire State Department senior-level management team resigned Thursday, reported by the Washington Post, it will make for a rocky transition for Trump administration officials to implement changes in foreign policy, said a University of Kansas researcher on international relations. ...
Event will cover pros, cons of Kansas tax policies
LAWRENCE – How does cutting taxes affect the well-being of our state’s budget? Kansas Public Radio’s Statehouse Bureau Chief Stephen Koranda will moderate a panel discussion on the topic featuring Democratic state Sen. Laura Kelly and Dave Trabert, president of the Kansas Policy Institute. They’ll talk about the pros, cons...
Research: Aerobic exercise shows promise for treatment of wounded warriors with mild traumatic brain injury
LAWRENCE — Improvised explosive devices and associated blast injuries have left over 350,000 U.S. service members in Iraq and Afghanistan with an invisible wound: traumatic brain injury. ...
Federal aversion to climate protection policies could energize some cities, researcher says
LAWRENCE — In one of his first actions as president, Donald Trump rolled back previous federal policies on climate protection, energy efficiency and sustainability. But don't expect some local governments to slow down their own efforts, said a University of Kansas scholar of urban sustainability. ...
School of Education appoints executive director of diversity and equity initiatives
LAWRENCE – Dean Rick Ginsberg has announced the appointment of Ngondi Kamatuka, director of the Center for Educational Opportunity Programs, as the new executive director of diversity and equity initiatives beginning Jan. 1 for the University of Kansas School of Education. ...
KU Debate teams have strong showing at multiple tournaments
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas debate squad finished the fall semester ranked first in the country in the national varsity debate rankings and demonstrated their depth over the weekend of Jan. 21-23. KU debate teams scattered across the country to three different tournaments and had outstanding performances at all...
Ethics group's lawsuit against President Trump could have profound implications, law professor says
LAWRENCE — A liberal watchdog group filed a lawsuit in federal court against President Donald Trump on Monday, claiming he is in violation of the Emoluments Clause of the U.S. Constitution. Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington claim that Trump is violating the provision that prevents presidents and government...
Want to look competent? Don't smile too much in online marketing ads, study finds
LAWRENCE — If you're seeking investments through online marketing or crowd-funding websites, be sure to smile in your profile photo or your post. But maybe not too big. ...
Sexual Assault Prevention and Education Center celebrates productive first year
LAWRENCE — The Sexual Assault Prevention and Education Center (SAPEC) at the University of Kansas is celebrating its first anniversary with an event this week to mark the successes of its first full year of operation. ...
KU graduate students use Tinker Field Research Grants for international research and travel
LAWRENCE — Through the Tinker Field Research Grants program, four University of Kansas graduate students recently completed international research in their respective fields. ...
Claims of being 'color blind' implies race does not matter, leads to unequal education, professor says
LAWRENCE — America’s society and education system have a tendency to claim they are “color blind” or that they don’t see race. Doing so tells young people their race and identity don’t matter, encourages ignorance and ultimately leads to poorer education for all, a University of Kansas professor argues in...