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Study finds people more cynical toward news more likely to believe misinformation
A study led by the University of Kansas explored news skepticism, news trust and misinformation. Results showed people with more news knowledge had more news skepticism, but those with more news cynicism were more likely to believe misinformation. The results can help improve media literacy and fight misinformation, the authors said.
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Fri, 05/30/2025
Groundbreaking marks new era for Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center
University of Kansas leadership broke ground on major renovations at the Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center near Hutchinson on May 23, part of a bold campus master plan to support its competency-based curriculum and to expand programs to meet the training needs of partners in public safety.
Thu, 05/29/2025
International trade law expert can discuss ruling blocking Trump tariffs, potential appeal
Raj Bhala, an international trade law expert at KU, is available to speak with media on the U.S. Court of International Trade blocking President Trump from imposing sweeping tariffs, the effects of the ruling and potential appeals.
Thu, 05/29/2025
Podcast from KU’s FLITE Center helps teachers navigate classroom AI tools
KU researchers Lisa Dieker and Maggie Mosher have launched "AI Advocates," a short-form podcast that helps teachers navigate classroom artificial intelligence tools in five minutes or less. Each episode breaks down one tool’s uses, benefits and considerations, focusing on free and accessible options.
Wed, 05/28/2025
Study simulates pulling on athlete's jersey to predict noncontact ACL injuries
A KU study dropped a weighted ball attached to subjects while they jumped to simulate noncontact ACL injuries in sports. The results showed that pulling from behind was the most dangerous and that improving core strength is key in preventing such injuries.
Wed, 05/28/2025
New digital tool provides satellite monitoring of crop health across US
The Sentinel GreenReport Plus, created at the University of Kansas with support from the KansasView and AmericaView programs, is a web-based app with free satellite monitoring and analysis of vegetation and crops for Kansas and the nation.
Wed, 05/28/2025
KU composer creates choral music to match ‘mystical’ texts
Kansas City's Te Deum choir will feature works by Forrest Pierce, professor of composition at the University of Kansas School of Music, in concerts May 31 and June 1 in the Greater Kansas City area.
Wed, 05/28/2025
KPR announces new ‘Morning Edition’ host
Kansas Public Radio, based at the University of Kansas, has welcomed a new program host with deep roots in public radio. Matthew Algeo began as KPR’s new “Morning Edition” host May 26.
Tue, 05/27/2025
Fourteen KU Law students honored for scholarship, leadership and service
Fourteen University of Kansas School of Law students received awards during the spring 2025 semester for distinguishing themselves in scholarship, leadership and service to the law school and the community.
Fri, 05/23/2025
KU announces promotion and tenure for 158 faculty and researchers
Chancellor Douglas A. Girod has approved the promotion and award of tenure, where indicated, for 44 individuals at the University of Kansas Lawrence and Edwards campuses and 114 individuals at the KU Medical Center campus.
Thu, 05/22/2025
Funding to help expand program providing technology, career training to women leaving incarceration in Kansas, Missouri
KU has received funding from the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation to team with Workforce Partnership and the Kansas City Public Library to expand a program that works with women leaving incarceration and those who have left to provide technology and career training and learn about online security. The program has also shown it reduces recidivism rates.
Wed, 05/21/2025
KU contributor to new book lays out rules of 'The Rise of the K-Superzombie'
Paul Scott, University of Kansas professor of French, sees zombie television shows influencing the successful resistance to martial law in South Korea during a 2024 attempted coup. Scott has penned a chapter titled “Neither Human nor Monster: The Rise of the K-Superzombie” in the new book “The Post-Zombie: Essays on the Evolving Undead.”
Tue, 05/20/2025
KU Law students make 2025 honor roll for pro bono service
Sixty-five University of Kansas School of Law students provided more than 2,500 hours of free legal services during the 2024-2025 academic year.
Tue, 05/20/2025
New book can help guide schools from overemphasis on STEM to 'STREAMS'
A new book edited by University of Kansas scholars aims to help educators move beyond overemphasis on STEM subjects to "STREAM," which merges science, technology, reading, engineering, arts, mathematics and social sciences to create a greater, more equitable educational approach.
Fri, 05/16/2025
Program to reduce youth violence sees its first class of college graduates
ThrYve has supported hundreds of students through the program out of the KU Center for Community Health & Development and is based on decades of research on reducing youth violence. “Our best indicators of success are our young people,” Jomella Watson-Thompson, ThrYve director, said.
Thu, 05/15/2025
KU recognizes 13 students with 2025 University Awards
The University of Kansas has awarded 13 students with honors that recognize community engagement, leadership and academics. The University Awards, among the most prestigious awards presented at KU, were established to recognize students who embody service excellence, dedication or whose academic achievements are stellar.
Wed, 05/14/2025
KU Libraries select 2025 Sprints Week participants featuring teaching and research projects
The University of Kansas Libraries have selected a trio of faculty members to work with specialized teams of librarians to address course development and research challenges during Sprints Week, May 19-23.
Tue, 05/13/2025
Study reveals pharmacy care perceived differently by diverse populations, including patients with disabilities
In a new study, University of Kansas researchers found the most acute differences in perspectives on pharmacy interactions come from communication issues specific to hearing loss and “limited physical space for patients in wheelchairs” experienced by respondents.
Tue, 05/13/2025
Study gauges what affects professional women soccer players' social media brands
Nataliya Bredikhina of the University of Kansas led a study analyzing how factors like team, media and market affect European professional women's soccer players' online brands and social media following. All factors played a part, but not equally.
Tue, 05/13/2025
New play-within-a-play examines storytelling ethics of theatrical community
In a new play-within-a-play by Darren Canady, professor of English at the University of Kansas, a misguided director determines to put on an all-white production of Ntozake Shange’s 1976 play “for colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf.”
Mon, 05/12/2025
Jide Wintoki to be next dean of the School of Business
The University of Kansas has selected Jide Wintoki, Capitol Federal Professor of Finance, as the next dean of the KU School of Business. Wintoki first joined the school in 2008, and he currently serves as its associate dean of graduate programs. He will begin his new role July 1.
Mon, 05/12/2025
Spencer Museum, Charlotte Street announce Rocket Grants 2025 call for artists
The Spencer Museum of Art and Charlotte Street have announced the 2025 open call for Rocket Grants, with applications accepted through June 25. An information session will be held May 15 at the Spencer Museum for artists interested in applying.
Mon, 05/12/2025
KU student Maddie Souser recognized by ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge for voter engagement efforts
A national civic engagement group has recognized Maddie Souser, a senior from Lansing, in the 2024 Student Voting Honor Roll, which recognizes students at participating campuses who have gone above and beyond to advance nonpartisan student voter registration, education and turnout efforts in their communities.
Fri, 05/09/2025
Author John Green to visit KU to kick off 2025-26 KU Reads program
A Lawrence campus visit from award-winning author John Green will be among the first events of the fall semester as the University of Kansas adopts his title, “The Anthropocene Reviewed,” as the 2025-26 KU Reads: A Common Book Experience selection.
Fri, 05/09/2025
KU celebrates undergraduate research, announces presentation winners
More than 130 undergraduate students participated in the 28th annual Undergraduate Research Symposium, which featured Jayhawks' original mentored scholarship as well as artists’ talks and creative displays from many disciplines.
Thu, 05/08/2025
AI ‘friends’ a threat to lonely people, KU expert says
A University of Kansas professor of communication studies pushes back against the notion that artificial intelligence can replace human friendship. Jeff Hall is available to speak with media about this issue.
Thu, 05/08/2025
KU researchers conducting statewide assessment to inform literacy improvement among Kansas students
KU researchers are working to address literacy challenges and needs in Kansas schools by visiting teachers and families across the state this spring as part of the Blueprint for Literacy.
Thu, 05/08/2025
Scholar inspires more plans to memorialize site of Emmett Till tragedy
Over the past decade, Dave Tell has become one of the nation’s leading academic experts on the commemoration of the 1955 lynching of Black teen Emmett Till in Money, Mississippi. Now, one of his scholarly articles has inspired a new collaboration titled “Artist’s Project: Memorializing a Site of Sensitivity in Mississippi: Redemption and Reconciliation in the Shadows of Emmett Till.”
Thu, 05/08/2025
Expanded mini tests from KU assessment center will offer Kansas teachers more flexibility
Assessment & Technology Solutions (ATS), a center within KU’s Achievement & Assessment Institute (AAI), has expanded its Kite Suite mini tests — giving Kansas teachers more tools and students more support in the classroom.
Wed, 05/07/2025
KU announces new 2025-2026 Self Memorial Scholars
Twenty students have been selected to receive the merit-based University of Kansas Madison and Lila Self Memorial Scholarship for the 2025-2026 academic year, awarded to outstanding Jayhawks who will be transitioning into their first year of a master’s or doctoral program at KU.
Wed, 05/07/2025
Spencer Museum announces KU Common Work of Art for 2025-2026
The Spencer Museum of Art has announced “Haunted by the Ghosts of Our Own Making” by Hollis Sigler as the KU Common Work of Art for the 2025-2026 academic year. The painting complements the KU Reads book, “The Anthropocene Reviewed: Essays on a Human-Centered Planet” by John Green.