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Professor: SEC wants to regulate 'unicorns,' but law stands in its way
For the second time in two years, the United States’ top corporate regulator has proposed a sweeping overhaul to crack down on large private startup companies, commonly known as “unicorns.” And for the second time in two years, the proposed overhaul falls outside of the agency’s legal authority – according...
Study shows families making choices that perpetuate segregation in city with school choice policy
Even though Brown v. Board of Education outlawed school segregation in 1954, racially segregated schools have persisted in practice. In recent years, the decades-long trend of white flight to suburbs has reversed in some areas as some white residents are moving to city centers. New research from the University of...
'Cabaret' examines themes as relevant as ever, opening April 20 at KU Theatre
The University Theatre’s sold-out season finale opens with a big, inviting party. That’s one reason why Act 1 of “Cabaret” is so adored and a reason the musical’s ending hits so hard, said Markus Potter, director and assistant professor in the University of Kansas Department of Theatre & Dance. “It’s...
Kansas designates Silvisaurus condrayi the official state land fossil
The only dinosaur known to have lived in what is now Kansas, Silvisaurus condrayi, was designated the official state land fossil of Kansas, thanks in part to a Kansas rancher and a Goddard schoolteacher and his sixth-grade students. ...
Kansas Biological Survey to host public forums about native grazing lands
In April, the Kansas Biological Survey & Center for Ecological Research will host two free public forums in Douglas County about native grazing lands. The first forum will be held at 6:30 p.m. April 20 at Worden Cornerstone Church west of Baldwin City. The second forum will take place at...
Carol Smith named next dean of KU Libraries
The University of Kansas has selected Carol E. Smith to be the dean of the KU Libraries. Smith currently serves as university librarian at Colorado School of Mines, an institution with a Carnegie classification of very high research activity. Her appointment as dean of KU Libraries is effective July 3. ...
International Jayhawk Festival will celebrate KU’s global community on April 13
The University of Kansas will come together to celebrate its diverse global community at the International Jayhawk Festival from 3 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. April 13 in the Burge Union, Forum C and D. ...
Two KU juniors to compete for Astronaut Scholarships
Two outstanding University of Kansas undergraduates are representing KU in the Astronaut Scholarship program. ...
KU scientist named a fellow of Ecological Society of America
Jim Bever, University of Kansas Foundation Distinguished Professor in the Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology and a senior scientist at the Kansas Biological Survey & Center for Ecological Research, is one of seven scientists across the U.S. who have been named fellows of the Ecological Society of America (ESA)...
Kate Wienke, St. Louis junior studying physics, receives 2023 Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship
A University of Kansas junior in physics is KU’s newest Barry M. Goldwater scholar. ...
New production explores menace of ‘Cabaret’ through lens of current events
When leaders of the University of Kansas Department of Theatre & Dance chose to stage the musical “Cabaret” this season, they had several goals in mind. ...
Robert Rohrschneider receives Fulbright U.S. Scholar Award to Austria
Robert Rohrschneider, the Sir Robert Worcester Distinguished Professor of Political Science at the University of Kansas, has received a Fulbright U.S. Scholar Award to travel to Austria to conduct research on European illiberal parties. ...
KU Debate teams make Elite Eight, Sweet Sixteen at National Debate Tournament
Two University of Kansas debate teams advanced to the elimination rounds of the 77th National Debate Tournament, which took place March 31 through April 4 in in Chantilly, Virginia. The team of seniors Mickey McMahon, Leawood, and Michael Scott, Glenview Illinois, made it to the Elite Eight, while the team...
Study shows link between wealth, health differs across race, ethnicity in young adulthood
The link between socioeconomic position and health has long been established. In other words, the wealthier people are, the better health outcomes they have. A new study from the University of Kansas dives deeper, examining the link between wealth and health and if it differs across race/ethnicity during young adulthood. ...
Executive compensation incentives influence firms’ conforming tax avoidance, research finds
The line between tax avoidance and tax evasion is often very thin. ...
Media invited to view zero-energy house Haven Studio on April 15
Area media are invited to view Haven Studio — a zero-energy house powered by renewable energy and designed and built by University of Kansas architecture students for the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon Build Challenge competition – on April 15. ...
Doctoral student Marzia Chowdhury awarded research funding to further future pandemic knowledge
A University of Kansas doctoral student in the School of Architecture & Design has received a prestigious research award from the California-based Center for Health Design, which supports researchers whose work is filling gaps in evidence-based design for health care. ...
KU professor co-writes award-winning 'Benevolent Gaslight' essay
Gaslighting – the act of invalidating another person's lived experiences and memories, particularly for interpersonal or political manipulation – is so well-established by now that two scholars of an award-winning essay have defined a subset they call “the benevolent gaslight.” That’s when a white, ostensibly progressive individual perpetuates racist violence...
Jayhawks host 3rd annual KU Professional Selling Program/King’s Hawaiian Sales Competition
Students from 11 teams across the U.S. competed in the third annual KU Professional Selling Program/King’s Hawaiian Sales Competition on March 24-25 at Capitol Federal Hall. ...
Stephen Ware to give his inaugural distinguished professor lecture
Stephen Ware’s writings have been cited by the U.S. Supreme Court and in at least 34 other federal and state cases. The University of Kansas community has the chance to hear Ware give his inaugural distinguished professor lecture at 4 p.m. April 7 via Zoom. Attendees of the virtual event...
KU Law continues to dominate in transactional law competitions
In early March, a team of University of Kansas School of Law students won the UCLA Transactional Law Meet for the buyer’s side of the transaction involved in the competition. ...
Expert in self-determination for those with disabilities can speak on alternatives to guardianship
Without alternatives to guardianship, people with disabilities and older adults and their families can encounter negative outcomes, according to a University of Kansas expert who has spent 20 years studying the self-determination of people with disabilities. ...
Join the Institute for Policy & Social Research for doctoral fellow research presentations
The Institute for Policy & Social Research at the University of Kansas will present the IPSR Doctoral Research Fellows Reception from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. April 7 at the Ecumenical Campus Ministries, 1204 Oread Ave. ...
KU to host discussion on Iranian public demonstrations
University of Kansas faculty, students and staff from the Iranian community will discuss the political demonstrations and unrest in Iran through the perspectives of research and shared experience as part of the Global Conversations series. ...
KU lab helps researchers worldwide fight infectious diseases
A University of Kansas researcher is helping scientists in Kansas and around the world better understand the building blocks of infectious diseases so they can develop new treatments to fight them. ...
KU research employs more than 4,100 on campus, buys $53.9M in goods and services from Kansas companies
Sponsored research at the University of Kansas supported the salaries of 4,182 people in 2022 and accounted for $53.9 million in spending with Kansas companies on research-related goods and services, according to a new report. About 33% of research-funded employees were students, and about 20% were faculty. ...
Study: 'Spreadsheet wherewithal,' life cycle of data key to preparing journalists, communicators
In the age of big data, information is everywhere. But it takes a skilled data interpreter and communicator to help people understand what information means and why it is important. To help ensure future journalists and communicators know how to find, make sense of and share data — and counter...
April Red Hot Research sessions to highlight graduate research, racial equity projects
The Red Hot Research series returns in April with two sessions focused on graduate student research and racial equity. ...
KU researchers strengthen American dams, levees with technological innovation
A team of researchers at the University of Kansas School of Engineering has partnered with U.S. federal agencies in a push to reinforce American dams and levees nationwide using fiber-reinforced polymers, sensors, artificial intelligence and drones. ...
Extinction of steam locomotives derails assumptions about biological evolution
When the Kinks’ Ray Davies penned the tune “Last of the Steam-Powered Trains,” the vanishing locomotives stood as nostalgic symbols of a simpler English life. But for a paleontologist at the University of Kansas, the replacement of steam-powered trains with diesel and electric engines, as well as cars and trucks,...