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Dole Institute to welcome ‘Nightline’ anchor, ambassador and more
LAWRENCE – The Dole Institute of Politics at the University of Kansas unveiled its full schedule for the fall 2017 semester this week. ...
University Theatre announces 2017-'18 performance season
LAWRENCE — The University Theatre has designed another thought-provoking, cutting-edge season. Featuring visiting directors, creative visual effects and a mixture of classic and contemporary productions, the season will broaden one’s perspective and resonate with audiences today. ...
KU welcomes scholars, indigenous rights activists to 'Paraguay at the Crossroads'
LAWRENCE – Paraguay has been undergoing many tumultuous political, economic and social changes, but its larger neighbors have attracted most of the attention. Some changes stem from long historical trajectories, and others have been spurred by the recent intensification of globalization. ...
Study gauges perceptions of transgender youths in small towns
LAWRENCE — Transgender youths face a number of challenges each day, and it’s easy to assume those who live in small, rural towns have less understanding and more hostility in their lives. But a new study shows that’s not necessarily the case and that how transgender youths perceive the climate...
Midwest service providers identify sexual assault a risk for both labor- and sex-trafficking victims, survey finds
LAWRENCE — Service providers in the Midwest who have encountered survivors of human trafficking listed sexual assault as one of the most likely conditions to encounter of those at risk of both labor and sex trafficking, according to a new report by University of Kansas researchers. ...
Long-term study aims to understand prairie ecology after farmland is forsaken
LAWRENCE — Across the U.S., farmers have abandoned millions of acres of land due to economics and hindrances such as dropping water tables that make irrigation of crops impossible. Since 2001, a longstanding study at the University of Kansas has improved researchers’ grasp of how to restore native prairie grassland...
KU announces June Employees of the Month
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas has announced the June 2017 Employees of the Month. They are as follows:...
Hall Center for the Humanities events to explore the posthuman condition
LAWRENCE – The Hall Center for the Humanities’ Fall Faculty Colloquium is designed to enliven the intellectual atmosphere of the University of Kansas and contribute to the interdisciplinary training of faculty. This fall, four KU faculty members and four graduate students will convene under the leadership of directors Allan Hanson,...
To project power, consumers prefer wider faces on watches, cars, study finds
LAWRENCE — People are typically averse to wider human faces because they elicit fears of being dominated. However, consumers might like wider faces on some products they buy, such as watches or cars, when they want to be seen in a position of power in certain situations, according to a...
Cracking the mobile-market code could create food-desert oasis
LAWRENCE — With perishable inventory and slim profit margins, the grocery business is notoriously tough. The mobile grocery business is even tougher. Two entities – one for-profit and the other not — that in recent years ran mobile groceries in the Kansas City area have shut down. ...
Study finds frontline supervisors use micropower strategies to cope with their middle-manager status
LAWRENCE — Probation and parole officers and their frontline supervisors widely differ on their views of the power of the frontline supervisor, according to a new study that includes a University of Kansas researcher. ...
In congressional testimony, urban planning researcher finds inadequacies in low-income housing tax credit
LAWRENCE — The federal Low-Income Housing Tax Credit, or LIHTC, is not adequately serving the country's lowest-income segment and should allow for more opportunities for tenant-based vouchers, among other changes, according to a recent report by a University of Kansas researcher of affordable housing issues and policy. ...
University community remembers Victorian literature scholar Hal Orel
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas community is remembering Harold “Hal” Orel, distinguished professor emeritus of English. He died July 31 in Lawrence. ...
Scholar can discuss political, social history of Catalonia region after Barcelona attack
LAWRENCE — Catalan police Thursday afternoon reported to international media that at least 13 people have died and more than 50 other people are injured after a vehicle rammed through a crowd in Barcelona. ...
Engineering professor wins prestigious grant to crack code of versatile compound
LAWRENCE — Juan Bravo-Suarez, University of Kansas assistant professor of chemical & petroleum engineering, was awarded a prestigious Doctoral New Investigator grant from the American Chemical Society Petroleum Research Fund. ...
Development of local food systems in Kansas, Missouri help bridge gap among people with different moral, environmental views
LAWRENCE — One of the major barriers that environmentalists face in trying to implement sustainable practices is getting disparate groups to agree on what needs protecting and which way is the best course of action. ...
KPR wins 7 broadcasting awards
LAWRENCE — Kansas Public Radio, based at the University of Kansas, earned seven individual awards from the Kansas Association of Broadcasters (KAB) this year. KPR earned honors in the news, commentary, programming and website categories. ...
Rare eclipse creates unique opportunity for businesses, consumer behavior researcher says
LAWRENCE — From the marketing and sale of special glasses to smaller communities across the country preparing for a sudden boon of visitors, Monday's total solar eclipse presents a unique opportunity for some businesses, according to a University of Kansas researcher of marketing and consumer behavior. ...
Understanding alternative reasons for denying climate change could help bridge divide, study finds
LAWRENCE — Mainstream criticism of people who deny climate change essentially portrays climate skeptics as being out of touch, ignorant or somehow incapable of understanding the facts about climate change. ...
Immigrant detention centers referred to as family centers but resemble prisons, researchers find
LAWRENCE — Despite federal officials labeling centers where immigrant women and their families are held as family detention centers or release programs as “Alternative to Detention," University of Kansas researchers found the detention complexes function like jails and prisons and that ATD programs are essentially expanded surveillance schemes. ...
Kansas well owners, non-well owners have different watering routines during droughts, study finds
LAWRENCE — During California's recent drought, media coverage focused on residents reducing water usage as a conservation measure. ...
Researchers, symposium to explore themes of 'Black Love'
LAWRENCE — When Zora Neale Hurston's seminal novel "Their Eyes Were Watching God" was published in 1937, her main critic was Richard Wright, who judged the content of her book as a mistake. ...
Bumper stickers make often impersonal highways a space for social interaction, researcher finds
LAWRENCE — Social theorists have pointed to freeways and other superhighways as "non-places of negligible social interaction," where drivers pass each other at high speeds, stop infrequently and are otherwise largely insulated from one another. ...
Racial profiling of Latino immigrants influences indigenous, non-indigenous families differently, study finds
Plan ahead for move-in day traffic Aug. 17
LAWRENCE — Lawrence residents and employees of the University of Kansas should avoid areas near KU residence halls on Thursday, Aug. 17, which is the primary move-in day for student housing residents. ...
Engineering professor works to solve the global 'Grand Challenges'
LAWRENCE — Before Andrew Williams could settle into his new job at the University of Kansas this fall, he had one task to complete over the summer: help save the world. ...
KU Engineering Self Engineering Leadership Fellows gain insight into industry
LAWRENCE — California’s innovative tech scene will soon get a close-up look from 19 members of the senior class of the Self Engineering Leadership Fellows at the University of Kansas School of Engineering. ...
Cooperation, not competition, is best approach to public relations, professor says
LAWRENCE — Though battling the competition and looking out for No. 1 might appear to be the best public relations strategy, a University of Kansas professor argues that approach is, at most, the second-best practice in the field. In a new book, the researcher contends that cooperation and building positive...