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KU chapter of Phi Beta Kappa initiates 82 new members
The University of Kansas Alpha chapter of Phi Beta Kappa academic honor society has initiated 82 new members. ...
Law professor writes that Supreme Court ruling allowing 'self-intervention' is in error, poses new problems
The popular television show where people confront their loved ones to help address addiction is called “Intervention,” not “Self-Intervention.” Because an intervention requires other parties. Or does it? ...
KU invites developers to submit proposals for campus gateway project
The University of Kansas is taking an important step in developing its new campus gateway at the intersection of 11th and Mississippi streets. ...
KU Law's moot court program ranks in top 10 for first time
The University of Kansas School of Law’s moot court program is 10th in the nation, according to rankings published recently by the University of Houston Law Center. ...
Media invited to Dole Institute to interview Stan Herd as he works on commemorative earthwork June 26
Members of the media are invited to attend and interview renowned artist Stan Herd next week as he continues his work on a landmark earthwork at the Dole Institute of Politics at the University of Kansas. The piece will commemorate the 20th anniversary of the institute. ...
New book offers fresh take on Jewish political thought
Before and apart from modern Israel, the stateless, “wandering” Jew was and is a cliché. So how can there be a particularly Jewish form of political thought? ...
New book guides law students, lawyers through 'Principles of Arbitration Law'
Arbitration is an area of law with both a long history and a trend of rapid evolution in recent decades. A University of Kansas professor of law is lead author of a new book designed to guide law students, practicing lawyers and researchers through arbitration law and to provide a...
KU Engineering professor surveys earthquake damage in Turkey
When Rémy Lequesne worked his steel-toed boots over the pervasive rubble of apartment buildings, schools, hospitals and dozens of other structures damaged and destroyed by a massive earthquake in early February in Turkey, he faced the real-life devastation already known by so many: more than 50,000 dead, more than 1.5...
KU Department of Theatre & Dance announces its 2023 award and scholarship recipients
The Department of Theatre & Dance at the University of Kansas recognized 59 students for academic merit and contributions to departmental performances at its year-end awards ceremony in May. ...
New system more accurately describes musical shapes
Every square is a rectangle. But not every rectangle is a square. ...
KU Law students make 2023 honor roll for pro bono service
Sixty-three University of Kansas School of Law students provided 1,927 hours of free legal services during the 2022-2023 academic year, earning them a spot on KU Law’s Pro Bono Honor Roll. ...
KU receives State Department grant to create first hybrid study abroad program
The University of Kansas was awarded a $35,000 grant from the U.S. Department of State to develop a hybrid study abroad program aimed at encouraging underrepresented students to travel internationally. ...
KU researcher awarded Defense Department funding to study eating disorders in active-duty military
A University of Kansas researcher who developed the first screening tool for eating disorders in veterans has been awarded a four-year, $4.2 million grant by the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) to address eating disorders in active-duty members of the military. ...
KU Edwards Campus launches new online bachelor’s in operations management
— As organizations grow, they are constantly on the lookout for well-educated professionals to manage teams and oversee operations. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, employment in all management occupations is projected to grow 8% by 2031 – faster than the national average – with financial management, social services...
Pharmacy researcher develops intervention for metabolic diseases like diabetes, stroke and heart disease
An investigator with the University of Kansas School of Pharmacy has filed an invention disclosure, part of a provisional patent application with the United States Patent and Trademark Office, for a treatment that could apply to heart disease, stroke and a host of other human diseases related to metabolism. ...
Oscar-winning KU professor to host filmmaking master class
This July, aspiring filmmakers can learn firsthand the methods and tools used by a successful writer-director to craft award-winning films. Taught by Kevin Willmott — a KU professor of film & media studies who won the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay for 2019’s “BlacKkKansman” — these master class sessions...
International community has fallen short of Stockholm Conference environmentalism goals, law professor writes
Just over half a century ago, world leaders gathered for the Stockholm Conference on the Human Environment, one of the first international efforts to protect the Earth and develop policies for sustainability and to reduce environmental degradation. A University of Kansas law professor has published a new scholarly article arguing...
Book series soars to new heights
Stephen T. Johnson’s “My Little Blue Robot” is all grown up. ...
Digital tool spots academic text spawned by ChatGPT with 99% accuracy
Heather Desaire, a chemist who uses machine learning in biomedical research at the University of Kansas, has unveiled a new tool that detects with 99% accuracy scientific text generated by ChatGPT, the artificial intelligence text generator. ...
Professors call for further study of potential uses of AI in special education, avoiding bans
Artificial intelligence is making headlines about its potentially disruptive influence in many spaces, including the classroom. A group of educators that includes a University of Kansas researcher has just published a position paper reviewing AI’s potential in special education, calling for patience and consideration of its potential uses before such...
Study: Southern states may have borne brunt of COVID-19 mental health impact
A new study appearing today in the peer-reviewed journal PLOS ONE shows how federal and state lockdowns and health mandates implemented to curb the spread of COVID-19 affected the mental health of people living in four U.S. geographic regions and affiliated with two major political parties. ...
Media advisory: Columnist Leonard Pitts among speakers at Kansas City leadership conference co-hosted by KU
The University of Kansas School of Public Affairs and Administration is co-hosting the 22nd annual Social Equity Leadership Conference from June 12-14 at the Westin Crown Center in Kansas City, Missouri. ...
Phi Kappa Phi chapter fellowship awarded to graduate Kiana Magee
Kiana Magee, a 2023 University of Kansas graduate with a double major in molecular, cellular & developmental biology and psychology, is the winner of the James Blackiston Memorial Graduate Fellowship from the KU chapter of Phi Kappa Phi. Magee, of Topeka, wins $1,500 and is the chapter’s nominee for a...
New push will digitize records of African plants held in herbaria and museums across the US
Over the past few decades, herbaria and museums worldwide have created digital data records documenting millions of specimens in their holdings. The benefits of digitizing the contents of natural history museums and research institutions flow to the public and researchers worldwide. ...
Kansas science teachers visit KU Field Station this week
This week, 16 middle school science teachers from Kansas have converged at the KU Field Station, just north of Lawrence. They are spending three days together working with University of Kansas scientists to explore resources and gain new ideas to take into their classrooms. ...
Jayhawk Global Kansas Fire & Rescue Training Institute appoints interim director
Michelle Mohr Carney, founding vice provost for Jayhawk Global, has appointed Jennifer Johnson to serve as interim director of Kansas Fire & Rescue Training Institute (KFRTI). Johnson has held leadership roles with KFRTI since January 2020. Johnson succeeds KFRTI director Kelly McCoy, who announced his departure in April after serving...
Annual summer tour of KU medicinal garden set for June 21
The public is invited to the summer semiannual tour of the University of Kansas Native Medicinal Plant Garden at 6:30 p.m. June 21, on the summer solstice. ...
Researcher continues KU’s storied history in helium discovery
A University of Kansas lab director has been awarded $500,000 from the National Science Foundation to recycle helium from research equipment. His efforts will help ensure future generations of scientists have access to the nonrenewable gas that’s needed for many areas of research. ...
School of Business to welcome high school students in 7th annual Summer Venture in Business
The University of Kansas School of Business will host its seventh annual Summer Venture in Business program for high school students from June 11-16. ...
Study shows evictions happen most in predominantly Black neighborhoods, homes with children
Across the country, people are evicted from their homes for various reasons, but not evenly by community or by neighborhood. A new study from the University of Kansas shows that neighborhood characteristics such as those in which renters are predominantly people of color or families with children have higher eviction...