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KU research award recipients working toward new vaccines, better breast cancer response to immunotherapy
Two projects — one investigating vaccine efficacy for chlamydia and Lyme disease and the other trying to improve breast cancer response to immunotherapy — were selected to receive the 2023 J.R. and Inez Jay Fund research award. Researchers from the Department of Molecular Biosciences will conduct both projects. ...
Study argues 'girly economics' data necessary for full picture of economy, equitable policy
Any parent can tell you that work doesn’t stop when you leave the office and go home. Yet national and international economic statistics only consider the work that happens “at the market,” or outside the home — not caring for children, cooking, cleaning or caring for elders, tasks largely handled...
Paleontology journal adapts to open format with help from KU Libraries
Bruce Lieberman knows something about evolution. As a professor in the University of Kansas Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology and a senior curator at KU’s Biodiversity Institute & Natural History Museum, he’s an expert on how certain forms of life change and adapt over time. Lieberman’s resume now includes...
KU professor, author can comment on appeal of narcocorridos
When a city official in Cancun imposed a ban hours before a May 19 concert by pop musicians associated with the narcocorrido, or drug ballad, accusing them of fomenting violence, the ensuing headlines may have brought the genre to the attention of many Americans for the first time. ...
Awards presented at KU's 2023 Doctoral Hooding Ceremony
Two doctoral candidates and one faculty member received honors during the 2023 Doctoral Hooding Ceremony at the University of Kansas. ...
KU scientist receives honorary membership award from international organization
Evan Franseen, professor of geology at the University of Kansas, senior scientific fellow at the Kansas Geological Survey and co-director of the Kansas Interdisciplinary Carbonates Consortium, is the recipient of the 2023 Honorary Membership Award from SEPM, the Society for Sedimentary Geology, for “excellence in professional achievement and extraordinary service...
Law school honors students for scholarship, leadership and service
Fourteen University of Kansas School of Law students received awards during the spring 2023 semester for distinguishing themselves in scholarship, leadership and service to the law school and the community. ...
KU study uncovers new aspect of Ewing sarcoma
A team of University of Kansas researchers is helping uncover hidden aspects of Ewing sarcoma, which may lead to the discovery of new cancer treatments. ...
KU International Affairs awards 13 grants for research, collaboration abroad
KU International Affairs has awarded more than $26,000 in travel grants to 11 KU faculty members and two graduate students to support research and collaboration abroad. ...
Puzzling rings may be finger loops from prehistoric weapon system, research finds
When most researchers looked at a puzzling group of artifacts discovered at French archaeological sites, they presumed these to be ornaments or clothing. But Justin Garnett saw something else. ...
Volunteers needed for Hawk Week Sexual Violence Prevention Program
The University of Kansas Sexual Assault Prevention & Education Center (SAPEC) is seeking faculty, staff and graduate students to volunteer their time for the Jayhawks Give a Flock bystander intervention program. ...
University honors retiring support, professional staff members
University Support Staff and Unclassified Professional Staff retirees were recognized at a May 12 luncheon in the Kansas Union Ballroom. Barbara Bichelmeyer, provost and executive vice chancellor, and Mike Rounds, vice provost for human resources, public safety, facilities & operations, gave remarks at the event. ...
Study shows vast discrepancies in autism diagnoses in US, Indian subcontinent
The United States and countries like Pakistan, India and Bangladesh are quite different culturally. But the people residing in those nations are not so different that Americans would have double the rates of autism spectrum disorder. Yet, international statistics show that is the case, and a new study from the...
Harold Godwin recognized by KU Pharmacy for distinguished service
The University of Kansas School of Pharmacy has recognized Harold Godwin, professor emeritus, as its 2023 Distinguished Service Award recipient. Godwin, a Ness City native, served the University of Kansas for 47 years in faculty and administrative roles in the School of Pharmacy and what is now The University of...
KU International Affairs announces Frederica Suess as International Short Programs director
KU’s International Affairs has announced that Frederica Suess will lead International Short Programs at the University of Kansas. ...
KU Pharmacy announces inaugural Haslam lecture series
The inaugural John Haslam Special Topics in Formulation Lecture Series will feature Greg Amidon, a longtime researcher and drug developer in the pharmaceutical industry. The series will take place May 24-26 at the Simons Biosciences Research Laboratories auditorium in the University of Kansas West District. ...
Vice provost for faculty affairs candidate presentations schedule set
Finalists for the position of vice provost for faculty affairs at the University of Kansas will take part in interviews and presentations in early and mid-June, search committee leaders have announced. The names of each of the three finalists will be shared a day before their scheduled public presentation. ...
KU to honor 2023 faculty and academic staff retirees
The University of Kansas will honor retiring faculty and academic staff members and their guests with a lunch later this month. Chancellor Douglas A. Girod and Barbara Bichelmeyer, provost and executive vice chancellor, will recognize the employees during the private event. ...
‘Potentially volcano-covered’ Earth-size planet found orbiting star first described by KU astronomer
It’s Earth-sized, volcano-studded (possibly) and orbiting the cusp of a “habitable zone” around a star 90 light years away in a solar system first detailed by an astronomer at the University of Kansas. Meet LP 791-18 d, a fascinating exoplanet circling a small red dwarf in the southern constellation Crater,...
Audrey Rips-Goodwin, junior from Overland Park, is KU’s most recent Astronaut Scholar
Audrey Rips-Goodwin, an Overland Park junior in chemistry and mathematics who is minoring in psychology, is the University of Kansas’ most recent recipient of an Astronaut Scholarship — an award of up to $15,000. ...
KU to host 2023 World Applied Anthropology Congress
The World Applied Anthropology Congress will meet at the University of Kansas Lawrence campus from May 31 to June 3. The WAAC is the inaugural flagship global meeting of the Anthropological Association for Humankind, an organization dedicated to studying humanity from a perspective to enhance human welfare. ...
Scientists reveal breakthrough that could lead to cleaner hydrogen energy
Chemists at the University of Kansas and U.S. Department of Energy’s Brookhaven National Laboratory have taken a big step toward splitting hydrogen and oxygen molecules to make pure hydrogen — without using fossil fuels. ...
A modern textbook for modern art
Like the sometimes shocking subjects of his new textbook, Modern Art: A Global Survey From the Mid-Nineteenth Century to the Present (Oxford University Press), author David Cateforis felt the responsibility to live up to modernist poet Ezra Pound’s dictum to “make it new!”...
Media advisory: Professor can comment on potentially close election, aftermath in Turkey
With Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan facing personal jeopardy in the most serious challenge to his rule in two decades when the nation votes May 14, anything can happen, according to a University of Kansas expert who is available to comment on the potentially momentous results. ...
Whayne Scholar selected, to present findings at Spencer Research Library on May 24
The University of Kansas Libraries have announced that Brandon Byrd, author and associate professor of history at Vanderbilt University, has been selected as the recipient of the 2023 Alyce Hunley Whayne Visiting Researchers Travel Award for his interest in studying the history of the African American experience in Kansas, particularly...
KU law, medical schools among nation’s best in latest U.S. News & World Report rankings
The University of Kansas’ law school and medical school are among the best in the nation, according to U.S. News & World Report rankings released today. ...
Native fungi amendment shows promising results in organic crops
Can fungi used in restoring native landscapes boost organic crop production, too? ...
Scholars expand documentation of endangered African language
Since becoming interested in endangered languages, University of Kansas linguist Philip Duncan has tried to use his “outsider” status to support communities in their language reclamation and revitalization efforts, whether they are from rural Mexico or, as in his latest publication, in West Africa. ...
Four KU students, alumni awarded Fulbrights
Four University of Kansas students and alumni have received prestigious Fulbright U.S. Student Awards to study, conduct research and teach English abroad for the 2023-2024 academic year. One additional KU student was named as an alternate Fulbright recipient. ...
Reasons for talent gap in procurement field examined in new business analysis
Everybody is a student of “procurement,” whether they realize it or not. ...