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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. ...
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. ...
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...
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...
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. ...
New book explores Echinacea, a medicinal plant with roots in Kansas
LAWRENCE — In February 1805, during their Corps of Discovery Expedition, Meriwether Lewis and William Clark encountered a purplish daisy prized by tribes of Native Americans across the Great Plains as a “cure-all.” Learning the plant was used to treat bites from “mad Dogs [and] Snakes,” the explorers sent a...
Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center announces December graduates
YODER – Sixty-one new law enforcement officers were congratulated by Wichita Police Department Chief Gordon Ramsay during their graduation from the Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center on Dec. 9. ...
Law professor outlines steps to achieve global, sustainable agriculture
LAWRENCE — Around the world, more land is being converted into agricultural production to feed the growing global population. However, the current model of agriculture is unsustainable, uses unprecedented amounts of fossil-carbon energy and contributes to pollution, water degradation and other problems. A University of Kansas law professor has written...
Russian hacking allegations are serious, KU elections law expert says
LAWRENCE — It was announced this week that the CIA and FBI have concluded with a high degree of confidence that Russian hackers interfered in the United States’ presidential election. The CIA also opined that Russia did so with the goal of helping Donald Trump win. While President-elect Trump has...
More parents funding college education has implications for student income after graduation, researcher says
KU professor named Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors
LAWRENCE — For the second year in a row, the University of Kansas will be represented among the newest Fellows of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI). ...
Discovery of preserved dinosaur tail shows law, bioethics must keep up with scientific advancements, professor says
LAWRENCE — Researchers announced last week they had discovered the tail of a baby dinosaur preserved in amber. The specimen, which contains feathers of a coelurosaur, is about 99 million years old and is the first still containing feathers to be discovered. The find is considered a major step forward...
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Chancellor’s Doctoral Fellowship supports graduate students
LAWRENCE — Twelve doctoral students at the University of Kansas are conducting world-class research with support from to the Chancellor’s Doctoral Fellowships. Established in 2013 by Chancellor Bernadette Gray-Little, the funding provides a stipend of $25,000 per year and pays tuition and fees for up to five years. ...
Central District project one of five finalists for international award
LAWRENCE — A once-in-a-generation University of Kansas project has been named a finalist for an international award. ...
KU announces November Employees of the Month
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas has announced the November 2016 Employees of the Month. They are as follows:...
Professor Greg Thomas one of 10 Connected World 2017 Pioneer Award winners
LAWRENCE — Connected World magazine has recognized University of Kansas Professor Gregory Thomas as a leader in Internet of Things (IoT) and machine to machine (M2M) computing by naming him to its list of 2017 Pioneer Award winners. He is the director of the Center for Design Research (CDR) and...
Two students nominated for Winston Churchill Scholarship
LAWRENCE — Two students at the University of Kansas are nominees for the Winston Churchill Scholarship, which provides one year of study at the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom. ...
New program aims to help underrepresented high school students gain better access to college experience
LAWRENCE — A new program in the University of Kansas School of Business will help introduce underrepresented high school students to academic resources and opportunities at KU. ...
Early-1900s sex crime trials paint new picture of first 'sexual revolution'
LAWRENCE — Most popular audiences today recognize the 1960s Sexual Revolution, but historians consider the early 1900s as the first American sexual revolution that created the groundwork for future social change. ...