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Provost responds to FASTR refiling
LAWRENCE — The Fair Access to Science and Technology (FASTR) Act of 2015 was refiled last month in both the Senate and the House of Representatives for the 114th Congress with continued bipartisan support. The University of Kansas has played a pioneering role in open access for over a decade,...
Mathematics professor selected as SIAM Fellow
LAWRENCE — Tyrone Duncan, professor of mathematics and courtesy professor of electrical engineering and computer science, was selected as a Fellow of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM). The award honors SIAM members who have made outstanding contributions to the fields served by the organization. This year 31...
See/Saw Film Festival to feature works representing underserved children
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas will present the See/Saw Film Festival later this month, featuring works exhibiting, disrupting and renegotiating constructions of children and young people from historically underserved and marginalized backgrounds. ...
Law school to host nation’s leading annual patent scholarship conference
It’s one of many questions that scholars will explore during the fifth annual Patent Conference on April 10-11 at the University of Kansas School of Law. Patent scholars from nearly a dozen countries and four continents – in law, economics, management science and other disciplines – will share the latest...
Study shows journalism burnout affecting women more than men
LAWRENCE — The field of journalism has changed greatly over the last decade, and those changes are taking a particularly hard toll on women working in newsrooms, new research from a University of Kansas professor shows. Female journalists are experiencing more job burnout and more intend to leave the field...
Chancellor to present University Scholarly Achievement Awards on April 13
LAWRENCE — Four University of Kansas faculty members have been selected for 2015 University Scholarly Achievement Awards, which recognize midcareer scholars who have made significant scholarly or research contributions to their fields. ...
Mathematics to host PDE conference
LAWRENCE — The KUMU PDE, Dynamical Systems and Applications conference will take place April 18-19 at the University of Kansas. The conference, hosted by the universities of Kansas and Missouri mathematics departments, is organized by Mathew Johnson, KU assistant professor of mathematics; Milena Stanislavova, KU professor of mathematics, and Carmen...
Former librarian bequeaths $1M for Spencer Research Library
LAWRENCE — On a visit to the Kenneth Spencer Research Library at the University of Kansas, you would be hard-pressed to find someone who did not know the work and impact of Sandy Mason. ...
Law students’ brief wins 2nd place at national moot court competition
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas placed second in the Best Brief category at the 2015 Federal Bar Association’s Thurgood A. Marshall Memorial Moot Court Competition, which was March 26-27 in Washington, D.C. Emily Barclay, third-year law student from Andover, and Gretchen Rix, third-year law student from Fremont, Nebraska, represented...
Slovenian ambassador to give lecture
LAWRENCE — The ambassador of the Republic of Slovenia, H.E. Božo Cerar, will visit the University of Kansas later this month and give a presentation on international criminal law. ...
Online graduate course offered on bullying
LAWRENCE — Bullying is a pervasive problem that cuts across all ages, genders, races and environments. It happens in schools, homes and in workplaces, including colleges and universities, and even in marital and familial relationships. Bullying is all about power and intimidation over another individual. Anyone can be a bully,...
Special education professor recognized with Distinguished Early Career Research Award
LAWRENCE — Karrie Shogren, associate professor in the Department of Special Education at the University of Kansas, has been selected to receive the 2015 Distinguished Early Career Research Award, granted by the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) Division for Research. In addition to her role as associate professor, Shogren also...
Researchers improving employment for individuals with disabilities in wake of court ruling
LAWRENCE — University of Kansas researchers are helping efforts to ensure thousands of individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities have access to competitive employment with living wages following a landmark decision by the Department of Justice and U.S. Supreme Court. ...
Symposium to explore the intersection of race, sports
LAWRENCE — In partnership with the Langston Hughes Center, the University of Kansas School of Business and Kansas Athletics will host a symposium about topics concerning race and sports Thursday, April 23. ...
Media advisory: Vaccine expert available to discuss spread of drug-resistant Shigella in U.S.
LAWRENCE — An antibiotic-resistant strain of Shigella sonnei bacteria has sickened 243 people in the U.S. between May 2014 and February 2015, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. ...
Spring 2015 Langston Hughes professor to look at malaria's spread
LAWRENCE — Folashade Agusto, the spring 2015 Langston Hughes visiting professor, will present “An Ancient Disease in Modern Times: The Mathematical Dynamics of Malaria Immuno-Epidemiological Model” at 3:30 p.m. Thursday, April 9, in the Kansas Room of the Kansas Memorial Union. The presentation is free and open to the public. ...
10 sweet facts about the Japanese sweet tooth
LAWRENCE — Around Easter, Valentine's Day, Halloween or even Christmas, it's common to see grocery store aisles lined with candy and sweets. ...
KU juniors Koehn, Stern named Udall Scholars
LAWRENCE — Stewart Udall, former congressman and Secretary of the Interior, said, "Plans to protect air and water, wilderness and wildlife are in fact plans to protect man." For University of Kansas juniors Ashlie Koehn and Jennifer Stern, their commitment to studying and protecting the environment will be assisted by...
Media advisory: Saturday morning's 'blood moon' eclipse will be a short show
LAWRENCE — An “unusually short” total lunar eclipse will occur before dawn Saturday, April 4, lasting all of about 10 minutes. ...
KU celebrating Graduate Student Appreciation Week
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas will recognize the contributions of graduate students to the university with a range of events during national Graduate Student Appreciation Week, which is April 6-10. ...
Media advisory: International law expert who studies sanctions against Iran can comment on Iran nuke deal, its effectiveness, lifting of sanctions
LAWRENCE — Raj Bhala is available to speak with media about the recently announced framework of an agreement on Iran’s nuclear program. Bhala is associate dean for international & comparative law and Rice Distinguished Professor at the University of Kansas School of Law. ...
Former U.S. Senate candidate Greg Orman to visit for Dole event
LAWRENCE — Jimmy LaSalvia, Dole Institute of Politics spring 2015 Fellow at the University of Kansas and political strategist, commentator and author, will host Greg Orman, recent independent candidate for Senate, for the final Study Group session of his fellowship. ...
Theatre, dance, film screening part of 2015 Campus Arts Week
LAWRENCE — In recognition of the University of Kansas' enriching artistic and cultural community, the Campus Arts Week brings together collaborating organizations across campus for a week of exhibits and events. Campus Arts Week will span the week of April 6-12 and is an expansion of the Campus Art Walk...
Gender affects work capabilities in India, researcher says
LAWRENCE — Growing up in her native India, Mahasweta Banerjee saw firsthand the differences in opportunities for men and women in education, employment and the chance to lift oneself out of poverty. ...
Hall Center's 2015-2016 Sias Graduate Fellows announced
LAWRENCE – Sarah Ngoh, a doctoral candidate in English, and Rebecca Stakun, a doctoral candidate in Slavic languages & literatures, have been selected as the recipients of the Richard and Jeannette Sias Graduate Fellowship in the Humanities for 2015-16. The two winners will each spend a semester in residence at...