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Research on investigatory police stops and race receives national award
Three University of Kansas professors will receive a top book award in the field of public administration for their collaborative research on race and investigatory police stops as well as the ramifications of these institutionalized policies. ...
Program aims to strengthen families faced with toxic stress
Adverse experiences that happen early in life may have a long-lasting effect on child development that could lead to lifelong health and mental health problems. According to the Adverse Childhood Experience study conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Kaiser Permanente, early stressful experiences such as abuse,...
KU talk in Topeka to explore ‘mental gymnastics,' brain games
In the age of technology at our fingertips, brain games and brain training are frequently promoted as interventions to slow cognitive decline and reduce risk of developing dementia. A University of Kansas gerontology expert will offer guidance through the growing landscape of so-called “mental gymnastics” in a public presentation in...
Discussion will focus on cultural exchange between China, Latin America
Most people have heard of the Silk Route, the long road that traversed the Asian continent and along which spices and silk and other commodities made their way in both directions. But few have heard of La Ruta de Plata. Also known as La Nao de China (roughly translated as...
Media advisory: Law professor can comment on net neutrality ruling, its aftermath, effects on Internet use
M.A. (Mike) Kautsch, professor of law at the University of Kansas, is available to speak with media about the Federal Communication Commission’s ruling on net neutrality. Thursday, the FCC voted 3-2 to implement new rules to ensure Internet Service Providers treat all Internet content equally. ...
Black Hawk helicopters airlifting KU cadets March 5 for training at Fort Riley
Army ROTC cadets from the University of Kansas Jayhawk Battalion will be catching a ride to Fort Riley on Black Hawk helicopters this week. ...
Vampires aren't just 'Twilight' sexy or 'Dracula' old, new book finds
Despite the images depicted in the uber-popular "Twilight" movies based on the books by Stephenie Meyer, vampires haven't always been portrayed as young and sexy in literature. Nor were they always simply in the mold of Bram Stoker's Dracula, an old, blood-sucking Eastern European man. ...
KU to activate public address system Tuesday as part of statewide tornado drill
Kansas emergency management organizations and the National Weather Service will conduct their annual Statewide Severe Weather Tornado Drill on at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 3. The University of Kansas will participate in the drill by activating the university’s emergency public address system at that time. ...
ISIS destruction of artifacts linked to group's end-of-times beliefs, KU expert says
Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, or ISIS, posted an online video Thursday of its militants ransacking Mosul's central museum and destroying priceless thousand-year-old artifacts. ...
Visual art graduate students show thesis work
Visual art graduate students are busy working toward the culmination of their graduate college careers: the thesis exhibition. The M.F.A. students have undergone three years of rigorous studio and academic work to determine the what, the how, the why and the meaning of their work. ...
Marysville student finishes among top-five moot court competitors
C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition is the world's largest moot court program. It features participants from more than 550 law schools and 80 countries. The competition involves a simulated dispute between nations before the International Court of Justice. ...
Social welfare award to support rural patient-centered outcomes
A team of researchers from the School of Social Welfare Center for Children & Families has been approved for a Eugene Washington PCORI Engagement Award by the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute to support work focused on rural patient and provider perspectives on the patient-centered medical home model. ...
'Destination: Planet Negro!' to premiere in New York City
The 2013 satire “Destination: Planet Negro!” from Kevin Willmott, writer, director and film & media studies professor, will have its New York City premiere at the Socially Relevant Film Festival March 16-22. Willmott will attend the festival and participate in a Q&A session following the premiere. ...
Media advisory: Wal-Mart, T.J. Maxx wage increases likely won't end minimum wage debate
voluntary moves recently by major retailers to increase their minimum wages for workers will heighten and not settle a debate about increasing the national minimum wage, according to a University of Kansas researcher who studies philosophy and policy. ...
Award winner to develop app about murder of Emmett Till
Sumner, Mississippi, was the site of the Emmett Till trial. Sixty years later, the small town in the heart of the Mississippi Delta is home to the Emmett Till Interpretive Center, a nonprofit organization directed by Weems and dedicated to pursuing racial reconciliation through the commemoration of Till’s murder. ...
MBA students to present consulting solutions at Kansas Impact Program event
After six months of research and analysis, University of Kansas MBA students will present their management solutions for nonprofit and service organizations around the state as part of the Kansas Impact Program. The presentations will take place Thursday, March 5. ...
Jazz studies colloquium to explore idea of 'Place'
Scholars and artists from a variety of disciplines will explore the idea of “place” in creative improvisation during a colloquium during a series of events next week at the University of Kansas. ...
Media advisory: Amid spring’s volatile severe weather, professor can discuss stress, phobia
Karen Multon, professor of counseling psychology in the Department of Psychology & Research in Education at the University of Kansas, is available to speak with media about severe weather phobia as well as the psychological and physiological strain severe weather can place upon people. ...
Security conference to address crises in Ukraine, Middle East
The volatile and sometimes violent situations in Ukraine and the Middle East are topics of a conference next week at the University of Kansas. ...
KU to honor 77 high school seniors from Cherokee and Crawford counties
Students from 10 Kansas high schools were honored Feb. 16 by the University of Kansas Alumni Association and KU Endowment. ...
KU honors 54 high school seniors from five Central Kansas counties
Students from 12 Kansas high schools were honored Feb. 11 by the University of Kansas Alumni Association and KU Endowment. ...
Training to help bridge gap for Hispanics not receiving early childhood services
University of Kansas research has found that Hispanic children entering the child welfare system in the United States had the highest need for early intervention services yet were the least likely to actually get help. A KU team is now offering training and curriculum for child welfare practitioners, administrators and...
KU honors 25 high school seniors from Cloud, Jewell, Mitchell and Republic counties
Students from nine Kansas high schools were honored Feb. 16 by the University of Kansas Alumni Association and KU Endowment. ...
Media advisory: Expert available to discuss marijuana legalization in Alaska
Today, Alaska became the third U.S. state to decriminalize recreational use of marijuana. The law comes into effect following a 2014 vote in which state citizens approved legalizing use and cultivation of up to six plants at home for adults in the state, along with the right to carry up...
Federal security, defense agencies increasingly in cross hairs of political fights, KU experts say
Congress could potentially shut down the U.S. Department of Homeland Security if it doesn't resolve a budget fight over President Obama's immigration policies. ...
KU to honor 35 high school seniors from Jackson and Nemaha counties
Students from seven Kansas high schools will be honored Wednesday, Feb. 25, by the University of Kansas Alumni Association and KU Endowment. ...
KU to honor 36 high school seniors from Atchison, Brown and Doniphan counties
Students from eight Kansas high schools will be honored Wednesday, Feb. 25, by the University of Kansas Alumni Association and KU Endowment. ...
From eyesore to landmark: Irving Hill bridge project scheduled for summer 2015
This summer, an ordinary construction project comes with an extraordinary end product. A potential landmark for the University of Kansas campus and city of Lawrence will result through an upgrade to enhance safety and convenience for hundreds of students living in Daisy Hill residence halls. ...
Hall Center launches Applied Humanities Boot Camp
A pioneering initiative designed to assist University of Kansas graduate students in the humanities, arts and social sciences pursue careers outside of the professoriate will take place May 18-22 when the Hall Center for the Humanities unveils its first-ever Applied Humanities Boot Camp. ...