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Islamic radicalization in Central Asia is not one-dimensional, scholar says
LAWRENCE — As Turkish authorities have arrested an Uzbek man as the alleged gunman accused of killing 39 people on New Year's Day at an Istanbul nightclub, a University of Kansas researcher who studies Central Asia said it would be a mistake in response to view Islamic radicalization as one-dimensional...
Discovery adds rock collecting to list of things Neanderthals could do
LAWRENCE —Maybe this Neanderthal was a rock hound? ...
College of Liberal Arts & Sciences will host Student Summit
LAWRENCE – New diversity, equity and inclusion efforts in the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences at the University of Kansas will be the focus of the inaugural Student Summit hosted by the College. ...
Grant to expand professor's work commemorating civil-rights martyr
LAWRENCE — A University of Kansas professor will lead a project to create content transforming the Mississippi courtroom where Emmett Till’s murderers were acquitted in 1955 into an interactive history museum, using part of a half-million-dollar grant just announced by the National Park Service. ...
University community mourns death of longtime German language professor
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas community is mourning the death of Helmut Huelsbergen, professor emeritus of German. He died Jan. 5 in Battle Creek, Michigan. He was 87. ...
KU experts can discuss issues surrounding Trump inauguration, incoming administration
LAWRENCE —As Donald J. Trump prepares to officially become the nation's 45th president on Friday, Jan. 20, University of Kansas political, communications and economics experts are available to discuss issues surrounding the inauguration and transition to the new administration. ...
Merienda Lecture Series will kick off Jan. 19
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies will host speakers from programs as diverse as health and medicine, the social sciences, the humanities, and international and interdisciplinary studies. ...
KGS honors outstanding employee
LAWRENCE — Eileen Battles, research project manager in GIS services at the Kansas Geological Survey, has received the fourth annual KGS Outstanding Support Staff Recognition Award. The KGS is based at the University of Kansas. ...
Supreme Court case highlights importance of providing quality education for students with disabilities, professor says
LAWRENCE — The Supreme Court heard arguments this week in a case that has the potential to strengthen and clarify the rights of more than 6 million children with disabilities in the United States in relation to education. The case may require public schools to offer a special education program...
Lecture: "The U.S. Army and the ‘Problem of Race'"
LAWRENCE — A University of Kansas expert will use an upcoming public presentation to discuss ways that the U.S. Army has contributed to social change in America. ...
Dole Institute releases early spring 2017 programs
LAWRENCE – The Dole Institute of Politics at the University of Kansas has announced its early spring 2017 programming schedule, including the popular annual Presidential Lecture Series and the monthly Fort Leavenworth Series. ...
Estate gift provides funds for Spencer Museum of Art, nursing, Dole Institute
LAWRENCE — A $100,000 estate gift from the late alumna Marynell Dyatt Reece will provide funds for the Spencer Museum of Art, a nursing scholarship and the Dole Institute of Politics at the University of Kansas. ...
Grant will train future paleontologists, shed light on early Cenozoic mammals
LAWRENCE — A $100,000 grant from the David B. Jones Foundation will help to develop a new generation of paleontologists at the University of Kansas, enabling students to pursue fieldwork in locations such as Wyoming and Turkey aimed at solving some of evolution’s deepest mysteries. ...
'Confluence Narratives' define national identity via encounters between ethnic groups
LAWRENCE — A University of Kansas professor says that in his new book he has identified nothing less than “a new literary genre” that defines a hemispheric American national identity via cultural encounters generated by colonization, slavery and immigration. ...
Martin Luther King Jr. Day events will mark civil rights leader's legacy
LAWRENCE — Members of the University of Kansas community can celebrate the life and work of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. through a variety of events and activities. This year’s celebration theme is Working Together in Unity. ...
University community remembers geographer Robert Nunley
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas community is remembering Robert Nunley, professor emeritus of geography, who died Dec. 24, 2016. He was 85. ...
'Zero tolerance' policies disproportionately punish black girls, professor says
LAWRENCE — When schools put zero tolerance policies into effect, such rules were intended to address problems such as violence, weapons, drugs or other illegal activities. Consequently, "zero tolerance" policies have been used to punish behavioral issues, including inappropriate dress and other minor transgressions. And like many disciplinary measures, they...
Does decentralized nursing unit design work?
LAWRENCE — Modern hospital design — with all-private patient rooms, larger units and decentralized nursing stations – has raised concerns about nurses walking long distances and failing to maintain proximity to patients. ...
Grants to spur mixed-ability jam sessions using computerized instrument
LAWRENCE — A group of University of Kansas professors has received a $35,000 National Endowment for the Arts grant to stage a symposium, including performances, focusing on a computerized musical instrument that allows people of all abilities, including those with little or no voluntary movement, to participate in group improvisation. ...
Researcher examines role of nonprofits in community recovery from Deepwater Horizon oil spill
Economist to testify before presidential commission on 'big data,' policy decisions
LAWRENCE — A University of Kansas economist will testify this week before a presidential panel examining how to increase the availability and use of government data to build evidence and inform program design. ...
Kansas Geological Survey to measure groundwater levels in Western Kansas
LAWRENCE — A crew from the Kansas Geological Survey, based at the University of Kansas, will measure groundwater levels in 568 wells in early January to monitor the health and sustainability of the High Plains aquifer — the primary source of irrigation, municipal and industrial water for much of western...
Individuals with disabilities more likely to be employed in states with expanded Medicaid
LAWRENCE — Individuals with disabilities are significantly more likely to be employed if they live in a state that has expanded Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act, a new study has found. Researchers at the University of Kansas co-authored a study that found a 6 percentage-point difference in employment rates...
Startup focuses on drug that prevents iron absorption into the body
LAWRENCE — Bond Biosciences, a new startup based on research done at the University of Kansas, focuses on a new treatment for patients whose bodies absorb too much iron from the food they eat. ...
National commission recommends ways to increase the number of adults with college degrees and certificates
LAWRENCE — A new report released this week analyzes funding challenges in higher education and offers nine recommendations to address these obstacles and increase the number of people who earn degrees and certificates. ...
Professor examines Hume's writings on how morality applies to specific people
LAWRENCE — Oftentimes conversations about what morality requires of people or the right thing to do center around generic or uniform rules. People tend to see these decisions in black-and-white terms. ...