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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,...
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. ...
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. ...
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. ...
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. ...
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. ...
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...
KU Debate teams have strong showing at multiple tournaments
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas debate squad finished the fall semester ranked first in the country in the national varsity debate rankings and demonstrated their depth over the weekend of Jan. 21-23. KU debate teams scattered across the country to three different tournaments and had outstanding performances at all...
Ethics group's lawsuit against President Trump could have profound implications, law professor says
LAWRENCE — A liberal watchdog group filed a lawsuit in federal court against President Donald Trump on Monday, claiming he is in violation of the Emoluments Clause of the U.S. Constitution. Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington claim that Trump is violating the provision that prevents presidents and government...
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. ...
Sexual Assault Prevention and Education Center celebrates productive first year
LAWRENCE — The Sexual Assault Prevention and Education Center (SAPEC) at the University of Kansas is celebrating its first anniversary with an event this week to mark the successes of its first full year of operation. ...
KU graduate students use Tinker Field Research Grants for international research and travel
LAWRENCE — Through the Tinker Field Research Grants program, four University of Kansas graduate students recently completed international research in their respective fields. ...
Claims of being 'color blind' implies race does not matter, leads to unequal education, professor says
LAWRENCE — America’s society and education system have a tendency to claim they are “color blind” or that they don’t see race. Doing so tells young people their race and identity don’t matter, encourages ignorance and ultimately leads to poorer education for all, a University of Kansas professor argues in...
University community remembers longtime political science professor Allan Cigler
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas community is remembering Allan Cigler, a professor emeritus of political science who spent his entire career at KU. Cigler died Jan. 13 in Lawrence. He was 73. ...
City installing traffic-calming devices at intersection of Naismith Drive and Crescent Road
LAWRENCE — In anticipation of a project tentatively scheduled for the summer of 2017, the city of Lawrence is installing temporary traffic-calming devices at the intersection of Naismith Drive and Crescent Road today. ...
Architectural biologist to give 2017 Kenneth A. Spencer Lecture
LAWRENCE — TED Senior Fellow Jessica Green will deliver the Kenneth A. Spencer Memorial Lecture at 7 p.m. Feb. 8 at The Commons in Spooner Hall. Her talk, “The Hidden City: Landscape, Urban Design, and the Microbial Universe,” will explore the relationship between sustainable built environments and the study of...
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...
Reading picture books with children holds promise for treating common language disorder
LAWRENCE — A clinical trial of book reading to help kindergarten children with Specific Language Impairment learn words has determined the number of times a child with SLI needs to hear a word to learn it: 36 times or exposures compared with 12 times for typically developing children. ...
Nonprofit founder to receive 2017 honorary degree
LAWRENCE — The creator of a nonprofit agency that recruits military veterans to provide disaster relief and humanitarian aid around the world will receive an honorary degree from the University of Kansas. ...
New research on shallow warm clouds will advance climate models, weather forecasts
LAWRENCE — Growing up around Oklahoma City, David Mechem spent a lot of time scanning the skies. ...
Third annual conversation on business, race and sports to feature sociologist Harry Edwards
LAWRENCE – The University of Kansas School of Business, the Langston Hughes Center and Kansas Athletics will present “The Power of Sport: A Conversation on Business, Race and Sports” at 6 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 2, in the Kansas Union Ballroom. ...
KU researcher, students working with KC-area charities to educate new citizens
LAWRENCE — Immigration has been a hot topic throughout the recent presidential campaign and years prior. A University of Kansas professor and students have been working with Catholic Charities of Northeast Kansas to learn from and help each other while working to educate both future American citizens and future teachers. ...
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. ...
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. ...
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. ...
Discovery adds rock collecting to list of things Neanderthals could do
LAWRENCE —Maybe this Neanderthal was a rock hound? ...