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Media advisory: Racial disparities apparent in autism identification, researcher says
LAWRENCE — Jason Travers, assistant professor of special education at the University of Kansas, is available to speak with media about Autism Awareness Month, autism and research taking place on the topic. April is Autism Awareness Month. ...
KU, Haskell students to present research projects at 15th annual symposium
LAWRENCE — Research relating to cancer, genetics, medicinal plants, and social relationships will be among student research presented at the 15th annual University of Kansas-Haskell Indian Nations University Undergraduate Research Symposium. ...
Researchers from across North America visit campus for symposium honoring biology professor
“Val is a renaissance biologist who finds time to engage with his friends and their interests in such a sincere way that all those involved benefit,” said Chris Haufler, professor and chair of ecology and evolutionary biology. "I’m not surprised by the outpouring of affection for him. While it’s true...
MyWorldAbroad resource available
LAWRENCE — The University Career Center, Office of Study Abroad, Business Career Services Center and Engineering Career Center have purchased MyWorldAbroad, an internationally focused career resource. Key highlights:...
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. ...
KU to honor health care pioneer
LAWRENCE — When HIV first began to appear in the Kansas City area, treatment options were scarce. Few physicians were familiar with the virus, and many lacked resources to care for patients. With nowhere to refer her patients, a University of Kansas alumna took on the challenge herself. ...
Mini College offers continued learning opportunities
LAWRENCE – The old adage “you learn something new every day” seems to take a vacation during the long, lazy days of summer. But it doesn’t have to. For the past six years, the University of Kansas College of Liberal Arts & Sciences has offered adults a unique option for...
Design students win awards at national show
LAWRENCE — Over the past two months University of Kansas Department of Design students have received numerous honors at two different events, the National Student Show in Dallas and the Creative Summit in San Marcos, Texas. ...
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...
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...
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. ...
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. ...
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...
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...
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,...
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. ...
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. ...
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...
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. ...
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...
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. ...
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. ...