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Investors eyeing sectors that could benefit from return of untaxed foreign earnings, finance scholar says
LAWRENCE — As a major tenet of its economic policy, the Trump administration campaigned on returning more jobs and business inside American borders. ...
Spring Engineering and Computing Career Fair set for Feb. 9
LAWRENCE — More than 100 companies and agencies will attend the Spring Engineering and Computing Career Fair, set for 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 9, at the Kansas Union. Students should review the complete of employers and study those of interest prior to arriving at the event. ...
Researchers should assist in policies to narrow NIH funding gap of minority scientists, leading labor economist says
College will host lunch series to support and energize equity efforts
LAWRENCE – The College of Liberal Arts & Sciences at the University of Kansas invites students to attend its new weekly lunch series focused on building a more inclusive campus. ...
Hall Center announces new visiting humanities scholars
LAWRENCE — The Hall Center for the Humanities has announced the winners of the Visiting Regional Humanities Faculty Program. Rachel Goossen, professor of history, Washburn University; Heather McCrea, associate professor of history, Kansas State University, and Rebeccah Bechtold, assistant professor of English, Wichita State University, will work on humanities scholarship...
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. ...
Hyperpartisanship surrounding SCOTUS nominees has transformed selection process, scholar says
LAWRENCE — Republicans applauded President Donald Trump's nomination of federal district court judge Neil Gorsuch to replace conservative justice Antonin Scalia, who died in 2016, but the hyperpartisanship in Congress has likely changed the traditional nature of the confirmation process, said a University of Kansas political scientist. ...
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 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. ...
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...
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...
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. ...
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. ...
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. ...
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. ...
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,...
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. ...
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. ...
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. ...
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...
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. ...
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. ...
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. ...
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. ...