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Media advisory: Expert discusses ISIS, terrorist recruitment, U.S. response
LAWRENCE — U.S. Department of Justice officials said in national news reports that American law enforcement officials must focus their resources on Americans traveling abroad who might become radicalized and return to conduct terrorist attacks at home on behalf of Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, or ISIS. ...
Media advisory: Expert in contemporary French novels available to discuss Nobel Prize winner
LAWRENCE – A University of Kansas French scholar can talk about the work and legacy of Patrick Modiano, winner of the 2014 Nobel Prize in literature. ...
Research team focused on environmental data will help lead $15M NSF grant
LAWRENCE — An environmental and earth science data project, led by a multi-university team including KU’s Biodiversity Institute, has been awarded $15 million by the National Science Foundation to continue to discover and aggregate data for scientists and policymakers alike. ...
Researchers seek how professional wrestling appeals to fans
LAWRENCE — Critics may deride it as fake, and the outcomes may be determined before a match is ever held, but professional wrestling is still widely popular, raking in hundreds of millions of dollars annually and drawing thousands of spectators to live events. University of Kansas researchers have conducted a...
Media advisory: Expert can comment on all-female colleges agreeing to admit transgendered students
LAWRENCE — A University of Kansas researcher is available to provide historical context about two all-female colleges agreeing to officially admit transgendered students and becoming the first higher education institutions in the country to put such policies in place. ...
Alumna to oversee College's undergraduate services
LAWRENCE – The College of Liberal Arts & Sciences at the University of Kansas has hired a higher education administrator and KU alumna with more than 20 years’ experience to lead its undergraduate services office. ...
Professor's play explores themes around school violence
LAWRENCE — The Columbine High School massacre that involved two students opening fire and throwing pipe bombs in the Colorado school in 1999 touched off heightened attention on school security and safety. But several other school shootings have occurred in the 15 years since, including the 2012 tragedy at an...
Party in the Panorama set for Oct. 18
LAWRENCE — With everything from microbial art to fluorescent geysers, a science festival atmosphere will permeate the galleries for this year’s Party in the Panorama at the KU Natural History Museum. ...
New 'lab-on-a-chip' could revolutionize early diagnosis of cancer
LAWRENCE — Scientists have been laboring to detect cancer and a host of other diseases in people using promising new biomarkers called “exosomes.” Indeed, Popular Science magazine named exosome-based cancer diagnostics one of the 20 breakthroughs that will shape the world this year. Exosomes could lead to less invasive, earlier...
Events announced for KU Hunger Awareness Month
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas community has announced a food drive as well as events throughout the month to bring awareness to the battle against hunger in Douglas County, where more than 16,000 people struggle to maintain adequate access to food. ...
Media advisory: Expert in physics of light available to discuss Nobel Prize award to LED inventors
LAWRENCE — A University of Kansas physicist who studies the same electronic and optical properties used to develop LED light is available to discuss the 2014 Nobel Prize in Physics. ...
Grant to help produce more behavioral health specialists for western Kansas
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas School of Social Welfare has been awarded a three-year, $1.2 million grant to recruit and fund students for master's-level education focused on behavioral health practice with adolescents and transitional-age youth. The program will be open to students in the western Kansas program as well...
Digital humanities grant to support environmental history research
LAWRENCE – As research in the digital humanities continues to flourish, new technologies will increasingly provide interpretations of historical data never before possible. Environmental history represents a unique interdisciplinary field ripe to benefit from the intersection of computing and the humanities. Sara Gregg, associate professor of history at the University...
Political analyst to speak on Putin’s Russia
LAWRENCE — Andrei Piontkovsky, a Russian political analyst and a visiting fellow at the Hudson Institute, will present “Putin’s Russia as a Revanchist Power” at 7 p.m. today in 100 Stauffer-Flint Hall. ...
Business school to host Marketing Night
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas School of Business will host a week of events to promote the field of marketing and its career opportunities for students. ...
Professor explores economics of shamanism in popular South Korean island
LAWRENCE – At the prospect of meeting a "real" shaman in Seoul for the first time, Kyoim Yun was almost overcome by anxiety. Her idea that shamans possess mysterious power and were not quite at home in the modern world both fascinated and intimidated her. What she saw was a...
Alumnus will offer keys to success at Distinguished Engineering Lecture
LAWRENCE — Professor. Developer. Entrepreneur. Inventor. Karim Nasser has excelled in a wide variety of endeavors throughout his illustrious career. The University of Kansas School of Engineering graduate will share his story and offer advice to current Jayhawks at the 2014 Distinguished Engineering Lecture, set for 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. ...
Russian farce to debut at University Theatre
LAWRENCE— A sophisticated and farcical comedy, “Tovarich” relates the tale of a Russian grand duchess and her prince in Paris on the run from the Bolsheviks, who have overthrown the Russian monarchy. The play will open Oct. 17 at University Theatre. ...
Engineers work on better real-time wireless data transmission
LAWRENCE — Glitches, delays or crashes on mobile devices can thwart attempts to watch the latest viral video, catch a big game or conduct a video chat. Not only are attempts to wirelessly access real-time events frequently plagued with problems, viewing such events seem to rapidly drain an inordinate amount...
KU to honor 295 seniors from Johnson county high schools
LAWRENCE — Students from 10 Kansas high schools will be honored Wednesday, Oct. 22, by the University of Kansas Alumni Association and KU Endowment. ...
KU to honor 114 seniors from Butler, Elk and Greenwood county high schools
LAWRENCE — Students from 15 Kansas high schools will be honored Monday, Oct. 20, by the University of Kansas Alumni Association and KU Endowment. ...
Study abroad program offers registry to boost student resources, safety
LAWRENCE —The Office of Study Abroad is encouraging students to sign up prior to international travel during the 2014-15 year. The registry supports undergraduate and graduate students traveling abroad with university affiliation beyond study abroad. It also enables KU to communicate with and support student travelers in the event of...
Study: Online games frequently advertise unhealthy food to kids; regulation needed
LAWRENCE — Children spending large amounts of time playing games is nothing new, but the Internet has given advertisers unprecedented access to kids playing games online. A study co-authored by a University of Kansas doctoral student shows that advertising in online games is not only common, it is seldom clearly...
KU announces departure of Dean of Libraries Lorraine Haricombe
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas Libraries announced today the departure of Dean Lorraine Haricombe, who has accepted the position of vice provost and director of the University of Texas Libraries. ...
Media advisory: Sport psychology expert can discuss Royals' playoff run, role of positive climate in sport success
LAWRENCE — Mary Fry, associate professor of health, sport and exercise science at the University of Kansas, is available to discuss the Kansas City Royals’ playoff run and the importance of a caring and supportive team climate for maximizing athletes’ sport performance and experience. ...
KU establishes new School of Languages, Literatures & Cultures
LAWRENCE — Known for offering the most foreign languages in the region, the University of Kansas has established a new school to build upon its depth of expertise. The School of Languages, Literatures & Cultures at KU was approved at the September Board of Regents meeting. ...
Aerospace students honored for aircraft design
LAWRENCE — A team of students from the University of Kansas School of Engineering earned high honors in an international spacecraft design competition. The team, composed of four 2014 aerospace engineering graduates and an engineering physics major due to graduate this fall, landed in third place in the American Institute...
Project looks at Mark Twain's world tour that reshaped his attitudes about race, colonialism and empire
LAWRENCE — Most Americans know Mark Twain as the man who wrote "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" and "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn." Many have also criticized Twain’s racial attitudes in those two novels. ...
Book reveals more complicated picture of nostalgic WWII Hollywood Canteen nightclub
LAWRENCE — For many, the Hollywood Canteen nightclub represents the American home front during World War II at its feel-good best. Many a homefront documentary or exhibit includes photos and film clips of celebrity volunteers, such as Marlene Dietrich, Lana Turner and Rita Hayworth, washing dishes, making sandwiches and jitterbugging...
Media advisory: KU experts available to discuss 2014 Kansas, national election issues, races
LAWRENCE — The Nov. 4 general election features key congressional and gubernatorial races across the country, including in Kansas. ...