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Dollar Shave Club acquisition is more strategic than financial, mergers scholar says
LAWRENCE — European consumer products giant Unilever is acquiring for $1 billion the four-year-old startup Dollar Shave Club that sends razors to subscribers via mail, according to national news reports. ...
'The Only Good Indian' fits well with captivity narrative, revisionist Western films
LAWRENCE — In University of Kansas Film and Media Studies Professor Kevin Willmott's 2009 film, "The Only Good Indian," a young Kickapoo boy is forcibly taken from his parents in the early 1900s and enrolled in a federal boarding school, Haskell Institute in Lawrence. ...
New detector at South Pole shows early success at neutrino hunting
LAWRENCE — In the second it takes to read these words, 65 billion neutrinos will shoot through every square centimeter of your body. Luckily, these infinitesimal particles don’t do any harm — they pass through us, as they do with most everything, without stopping or interacting. ...
Media literacy can improve attitudes toward minorities on predominantly white campuses, researchers say
LAWRENCE — If a stereotype or negative representation of a group of people is repeated often enough, it can be accepted as a realistic portrayal — especially for audiences who have no meaningful relationships with such groups other than through the media. Researchers at the University of Kansas found that...
Turkish politics expert, author says Erdogan will use attempted coup to his advantage
LAWRENCE — Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan may want to the thank the instigators of last week’s failed coup, according to a Turkish politics expert who is available to speak with media about the events. ...
Enthusiasm for dinosaurs fuels fundraising campaign and KU T. rex dig
LAWRENCE — You can tell when you talk to University of Kansas paleontologist David Burnham that he is anxious to return to the dig site of a Tyrannosaurus rex. ...
Media advisory: New Librarian of Congress brings critical perspective, dean says
LAWRENCE — The U.S. Senate on Wednesday confirmed Carla Hayden, longtime leader of the Enoch Pratt Library system in Baltimore, as the new Librarian of Congress. ...
KU announces Emerging Leaders Academy graduates for Spring 2016 session
LAWRENCE – The University of Kansas Public Management Center is proud to announce the Spring 2016 Emerging Leaders Academy (ELA) graduates. The graduation ceremony took place July 6 at the Oread Hotel in Lawrence. ...
Media advisory: Political experts can discuss issues surrounding GOP convention
LAWRENCE — As Donald Trump has emerged as the likely Republican nominee for president after a surprise primary victory, GOP delegates will head to Cleveland next week expecting to make it official at the party's national convention. ...
Six ways to make media coverage of immigration more constructive
LAWRENCE — U.S. immigration policy has become a hotly debated issue in the presidential primaries, and it figures to continue in the campaign as Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump appear headed to receiving their parties' nominations later this summer. ...
Author shows how teachers can use 'word study' to improve student reading
LAWRENCE — Many secondary education teachers do not receive training in helping students learn to read because the thinking goes that developing reading skills should begin and end in elementary school. A University of Kansas professor has written a book to help secondary teachers use the practice of word study...
Two KU administrators will serve with national organizations
LAWRENCE — Two University of Kansas administrators will play influential roles in higher education operations and practices around the country. ...
Infrastructure deficiencies lead states to look at mileage-based tax, researcher says
LAWRENCE — As several states across the country have proposed legislation or instituted pilot programs to study mileage-based taxes on driving in place of gasoline taxes, it's an indication of difficulties facing U.S. transportation infrastructure, said a University of Kansas scholar on transportation policy. ...
Ancient supernovae were close enough to buffet biology on Earth with radiation dose, researcher says
Students receive awards for international study
LAWRENCE — Fourteen University of Kansas students were awarded national scholarships that funded overseas study in nine countries this summer. ...
Research aims to grasp complexities in plant-pollinator networks across tallgrass prairies
LAWRENCE — According the Environmental Protection Agency, the declining health of pollinators reported for the past decade is tied to a mix of factors, including habitat loss, pests, pathogens, viruses, poor nutrition and pesticides. ...
KPR adds new frequency in Lawrence at 96.1 FM
LAWRENCE – Kansas Public Radio is adding another broadcast frequency to its family of stations covering northeast, east-central, southeast Kansas and the Kansas City metropolitan area. ...
KU Engineering to host cybersecurity summer camp
LAWRENCE — A two-day camp in early August at the University of Kansas School of Engineering aims to improve cybersecurity teaching methods for K-12 educators. Organizers hope those attending the GenCyber Summer Camp, hosted Aug. 9-10 at Eaton Hall, will then pass their knowledge along to students and inspire an...
2016 Kansas Repertory Theatre tackles two kinds of mind-benders
LAWRENCE — With one play featuring a bachelor with an invisible rabbit as a best friend and the other a husband convincing his wife she is losing her mind, this summer’s Kansas Repertory Theatre is sure to entertain. With a mixture of professional and student actors, “Harvey” will endear and...
KU announces May Employees of the Month
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas has announced the May Employees of the Month. They are as follows:...
Audio-Reader Network wins international awards
LAWRENCE — The IAAIS, the International Association of Audio Information Services, presented its annual program awards honoring excellence in audio production for listeners who are unable to read standard print due to a visual, physical or learning impairment. Awards were presented at the annual conference at the Westin Forrestal Hotel...
School of Education announces new graduate certificate in learning and performance technology
OVERLAND PARK – The University of Kansas Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies has introduced a new graduate certificate program to broaden learning opportunities in educational and organizational technology beginning this fall. ...
Memory research poses potential benefits to dementia care, eyewitness testimony
LAWRENCE — Recent studies on rats and mice — the first such on non-human animals — could have an important influence on how we think about the nature of memory, a University of Kansas philosopher said. ...
'Shut the Sash' program successfully saves energy
LAWRENCE – The University of Kanas Center for Sustainability has recognized researchers who have reduced energy consumption related to laboratory equipment. Shut the Sash, an eight-week energy reduction program, focused on a single conservation behavior: the simple act of closing laboratory fume hoods. ...
KU lands grant to help teachers increase inclusion in schools
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas has secured a grant that will help working and future teachers improve inclusion in classrooms across the state and region. The grant will provide education and training on methods and practices to advocate for systems changes and implement inclusive instruction — making sure...