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Pediatrician to co-direct KU autism research and training center
LAWRENCE — 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...
University researchers invited to apply for Proof of Concept Fund
LAWRENCE — 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. ...
University Daily Kansan adopts 'digital-first' model, revamps online and print presence
LAWRENCE — 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. ...
Kathleen Sebelius part of upcoming Dole Institute lecture series
LAWRENCE — 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...
Professor: Amanda Knox trial shows problems with comparing legal systems
LAWRENCE — 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...
KU accepting applications for Wounded Warrior Scholarship
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas has announced it is now accepting applications for the 2015-16 Wounded Warrior Scholarship. ...
Media Advisory: Polls begin to show growing partisan divide on child vaccination, expert says
LAWRENCE — 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. ...
Federal Relations Director Jack Cline serving on The Science Coalition board of directors
WASHINGTON, D.C. — A University of Kansas administrator is helping lead an effort by higher education institutions to sustain the federal government’s investment in basic scientific research. ...
'How to Survive College’: Undergraduate theatre students to stage original works
LAWRENCE—The bold and inventive works of University of Kansas undergraduate theatre students will be performed in the fifth Black Box Productions at the University Theatre. Black Box gives select undergraduates the opportunity to direct, cast, rehearse and perform original work. This year’s productions include two student-written works in progress, “How...
Cancer treatment with KU origins enters second clinical trial
LAWRENCE — A potential cancer treatment with ties to the University of Kansas has entered its second clinical trial in the past four months. ...
Students from Kansas, Oklahoma honored for research at bioscience symposium
KANSAS CITY, 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. ...
KU to host forums on innovation, economic prosperity as part of designation effort
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas is applying for designation as an Innovation & Economic Prosperity University through the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities. This prestigious national designation is awarded only to universities that have demonstrated excellence in innovation and economic development initiatives. ...
Media advisory: Vaccine expert can discuss U.S. outbreak of measles
LAWRENCE — 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. ...
There’s a map for that: Campus activity routes expand accessible health options
LAWRENCE — 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. ...
Business school launches nurse manager training program at KU Hospital
LAWRENCE — 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 CITY, 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). ...
KU creates position to expand online programming in liberal arts and sciences
LAWRENCE – 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
LAWRENCE — 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...
Debate team kicks off successful spring semester
LAWRENCE — 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...
Dean candidate for Architecture, Design & Planning to host presentation, reception
LAWRENCE — 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
LAWRENCE — 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
LAWRENCE — 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
LAWRENCE — 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
LAWRENCE — 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
LAWRENCE — 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. ...
Audio-Reader Receives $5,880 grant from Rice Foundation
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas Audio-Reader Network, a reading and information service for the blind, visually impaired and print-disabled, has received a $5,880 grant from the Ethel and Raymond Rice Foundation. The grant will help fund Braille program guides, Internet radios and outreach expenses for the organization. ...
Hemingway's 'A Farewell to Arms' named 2015–16 KU Common Book
LAWRENCE — Camaraderie among soldiers, victorious advances and humiliating retreats, horrific injury, the pain of recovery, the shock of sudden death, and above all, a classic romance: It’s a storyline that today would suck you into a weekend of Netflix binge watching — but one Ernest Hemingway laid out 86...
Timmermann selected to serve on AAAS Committee of Council Affairs
LAWRENCE — Barbara Timmermann, University of Kansas Distinguished Professor of Medicinal Chemistry, has been elected to serve on the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Committee on Council Affairs. ...