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Pediatrician to co-direct KU autism research and training center
Dr. Kathryn Ellerbeck, associate professor of pediatrics, has assumed the co-directorship of the Kansas Center for Autism Research and Training (K-CART), headquartered at the University of Kansas Edwards Campus and allied with the Center for Child Health and Development (CCHD) at KU Medical Center, where she is interim director. ...
Open sessions for faculty, staff and students scheduled as part of HLC accreditation visit
On Feb. 9-11, the University of Kansas will host a team of consultant-evaluators from the Higher Learning Commission (HLC) of the North Central Association as part of its routine 10-year university-wide reaccreditation review. While on campus the team will meet with a cross section of university administrators, faculty, staff, and...
KU organizations offering free tax preparation
As tax season gets under way, two University of Kansas groups are offering free tax preparation services for those who qualify. ...
AIG chief science officer to give talk on machine learning
Machine learning has been around longer than many people realize, according to AIG chief science officer Murli Buluswar, who says it helps to process data in situations where traditional models have failed. ...
Kathleen Sebelius part of upcoming Dole Institute lecture series
The Dole Institute of Politics at the University of Kansas will highlight women’s leadership for its 2015 President Lecture Series, “The First Woman President 2.0.” This four-part series will examine the unique challenges women must overcome to achieve leadership positions in public service, politics and business, or to become the...
University researchers invited to apply for Proof of Concept Fund
University of Kansas researchers are invited to submit applications for the Proof of Concept Fund, which supports KU technologies that are near the commercialization stage and could become marketplace solutions in the near future. ...
Federal Relations Director Jack Cline serving on The Science Coalition board of directors
the coalition's mission — to communicate the importance of federal research funding at science agencies before members of Congress — dovetails perfectly with KU's research priorities with the National Institutes of Health, Department of Defense and the National Science Foundation, among others. ...
Media Advisory: Polls begin to show growing partisan divide on child vaccination, expert says
When three potential Republican presidential candidates mentioned recently that in some cases vaccinating children should be done on a voluntary basis, it touched off a political firestorm, especially with the recent measles outbreak in the United States. ...
KU accepting applications for Wounded Warrior Scholarship
The University of Kansas has announced it is now accepting applications for the 2015-16 Wounded Warrior Scholarship. ...
‘Miami+Havana,’ student exhibition of Study Abroad trip, opens
Three weeks after the announcement that the U.S. and Cuba would be normalizing relations, nine University of Kansas design students and two instructors traveled to Havana and Miami for a winter-break study abroad trip, led by Assistant Professor of Design Tim Hossler. ...
Professor: Amanda Knox trial shows problems with comparing legal systems
When American Amanda Knox was prosecuted for allegedly murdering her roommate in Italy, the trial grabbed sensational headlines on a nightly basis. Both her conviction and eventual acquittal in 2011 drew criticism from the public, who followed the trial and verdict without knowledge of the Italian criminal justice system and...
University Daily Kansan adopts 'digital-first' model, revamps online and print presence
The University Daily Kansan is adopting a "digital first" approach to its news that will put more content online. The change also will affect its print edition, which will switch to two days a week beginning in fall 2015. ...
Student researcher tracks puzzling disease that strikes from soils, thorns
Mycetoma, a mysterious illness largely unknown in developed nations, has wreaked havoc on the health of farmers, herdsmen, children and others in close contact with the land in tropical and subtropical regions of our planet. ...
Media advisory: Vaccine expert can discuss U.S. outbreak of measles
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 102 people from 14 states contracted measles in January resulting from an ongoing outbreak linked to an initial exposure at Disneyland or Disney California Adventure Park in Anaheim, California. ...
KU to host forums on innovation, economic prosperity as part of designation effort
of the application process, KU will host two Innovation & Economic Prosperity Community Forums and invites all KU employees, students and partners to participate. The forums are designed to help KU leaders better understand and improve the university’s efforts and activities related to innovation and economic development. ...
Students from Kansas, Oklahoma honored for research at bioscience symposium
KANSAS — Twenty undergraduate, graduate and postdoctoral students were honored for their scientific research presentations at the 13th annual Kansas Institutional Development Award Network of Biomedical Research Excellence (K-INBRE) symposium Jan. 17-18 in Topeka. ...
Cancer treatment with KU origins enters second clinical trial
A potential cancer treatment with ties to the University of Kansas has entered its second clinical trial in the past four months. ...
'How to Survive College’: Undergraduate theatre students to stage original works
7:30 p.m. Feb. 13-14 and 17-19 and 2:30 p.m. Feb. 15 at the William Inge Memorial Theatre, Murphy Hall. ...
Business school launches nurse manager training program at KU Hospital
Nurse managers at The University of Kansas Hospital are in the classroom this semester for a new executive education program taught by the School of Business. ...
Molecular biosciences professor wins mentoring award
KANSAS — James Orr, University of Kansas professor of molecular biosciences, recently received the Joan S. Hunt Distinguished Mentoring Award from the Kansas Institutional Development Award Network of Biomedical Research Excellence (K-INBRE). ...
There’s a map for that: Campus activity routes expand accessible health options
The University of Kansas campus offers its students, faculty and staff many ways to stay healthy. Now a new set of campus activity routes add another option for those with disabilities. ...
KU creates position to expand online programming in liberal arts and sciences
A new position at the University of Kansas will lead the way for the expansion of online programming in the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences. ...
Professor: Universities underreporting sexual assault by as much as 44 percent
Universities across the country are likely underreporting on-campus sexual assault, new research by a University of Kansas researcher shows. While there is not one clear reason why the crimes might be underreported, data show that the numbers of sexual assaults were low, increased during periods of audit, only to return...
Debate team kicks off successful spring semester
The University of Kansas debate program ended the fall semester ranked No. 1 in the NDT varsity debate rankings and is off to an even better start in the spring season. Over the weekend, KU Debate had one of its best weekends ever while competing at tournaments at the University...
Dean candidate for Architecture, Design & Planning to host presentation, reception
The first of four candidates for dean of the School of Architecture, Design & Planning at the University of Kansas will give a public presentation from 4:15-5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 3, in The Forum in Marvin Hall. A reception will follow. ...
Osher Institute announces spring courses, events
The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at the University of Kansas has released its spring schedule of courses and special events. ...
Media advisory: Are Super Bowl ads 'worth' the multimillion dollar investment? Experts weigh in
It's no secret that many of the expected 110 million-plus viewers on Super Bowl Sunday care just as much — or even more — about the outrageous commercials as the game itself. ...
Study: Blame men for political gridlock; women may be better at compromise
During the political gridlock that led to the 2013 federal government shutdown, the leading voices for compromise were the handful of female U.S. senators — only 20 percent of the overall legislative body. ...
University announces December 2014 employees of the month
The University of Kansas has announced the December 2014 Employees of the Month. They are as follows:...
KU announces 10 graduate research consultants for spring classes
This spring, 10 graduate research consultants will pair with instructors in a wide variety of fields to challenge undergraduate students to further develop their research skills through classroom-based projects. ...