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KU researchers highlight how $80.6 billion in federal spending supports individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities nationwide
In recognition of the anniversary of the 1999 decision, which was celebrated June 20 by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, University of Kansas researchers shared information about how federal funds are distributed to each state to help individuals, families and caretakers.
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Tue, 05/21/2024
Airborne electromagnetic survey of aquifer conditions planned in northwestern Kansas
Beginning in late May, residents of northwest Kansas may see a low-flying helicopter towing a large hexagonal frame. This unusual arrangement, a partnership with KU's Kansas Geological Survey, is part of a project to map groundwater conditions in the Ogallala aquifer in Northwest Kansas Groundwater Management District No. 4.
Mon, 05/20/2024
Study: Students found online physical education ‘awkward,’ which can help educators design better PE classes
Students who experienced schooling during the pandemic have multiple preferences for how they would like to have PE classes conducted. This information could help educators design classes that ensure more participation and more physical activity throughout the students’ lives.
Mon, 05/20/2024
KU Law students make 2024 honor roll for pro bono service
The students’ services included working for legal aid offices like Kansas Legal Services and Legal Aid of Western Missouri, prosecutor’s offices including the U.S. Attorney’s Office, the Disability Rights Center of Kansas and the U.S. Department of the Interior.
Fri, 05/17/2024
Ancient arachnid from coal forests of America stands out for its spiny legs
A University of Kansas researcher has published a description of a spider with up-armored legs found in an Illinois fossil deposit that's 308 million years old. The ancient critter recently was described in a new paper published in the Journal of Paleontology
Fri, 05/17/2024
Recent KU graduate receives Fulbright Award; 3 others named alternates
One recent University of Kansas graduate accepted a prestigious Fulbright award as a teaching assistant in Austria, and two other alumnae and a doctoral candidate were named alternates to study or conduct research abroad.
Thu, 05/16/2024
Volunteers needed for 2024 Hawk Week sexual violence prevention program
This August, the Sexual Assault Prevention & Education Center needs at least 250 volunteers, 175 of whom will facilitate one or more group sessions, which are offered Aug. 18 and 24.
Thu, 05/16/2024
KU team leads special journal edition on including people with disabilities in research
A KU team has led the publication of a special issue of the journal Inclusion, calling for opportunities for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities to be paid, equitable members of research teams. The journal includes firsthand accounts from researchers with disabilities.
Wed, 05/15/2024
KU’s Master of Public Administration now available online
With the goal of creating degree programs that are accessible to everyone with the ambition to succeed, KU’s Master of Public Administration (MPA) is now available online. These online courses are taught by the same faculty and expert instructors and meet the same rigorous educational standards as on-campus programs.
Tue, 05/14/2024
KU CREES announces 2024 Laird Essay Contest winner
A KU undergraduate student’s paper about supply chain sanctions against Russia is the winner of the 2024 Roy D. and Betty Laird Essay Contest, sponsored by the Center for Russian, East European & Eurasian Studies (CREES).
Mon, 05/13/2024
KU to honor 2024 faculty and staff retirees
The University of Kansas will honor retiring faculty and academic, support and unclassified professional staff with a luncheon May 17. Chancellor Douglas A. Girod and Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor Barbara Bichelmeyer will recognize the employees during the private event.
Mon, 05/13/2024
Spencer Museum, Charlotte Street announce Rocket Grants 2024 call for artists
Rocket Grants fund artists in the Lawrence and Kansas City area who are creating exceptional, under-the-radar and artist-centered projects in public spaces. The Spencer Museum will offer an information session at 6 p.m. May 23. Applications are due June 24.
Fri, 05/10/2024
KU announces promotion and tenure for 149 faculty and researchers
Chancellor Douglas A. Girod has approved the promotion and award of tenure, where indicated, for 64 individuals at the University of Kansas Lawrence and Edwards campuses and 85 individuals at the KU Medical Center campuses.
Fri, 05/10/2024
Professor of journalism serves as juror for Pulitzer Prize
Patricia Weems Gaston, Lacy C. Haynes Professor of Journalism, served as a juror for the 2024 Pulitzer Prize. The Pulitzer Prize is regarded as the highest national honor in print journalism, literary achievement and musical composition.
Fri, 05/10/2024
China’s ‘puzzling’ sanctions approach decoded using new data
Jack Zhang, assistant professor of political science, introduces both a new dataset on sanctions involving China and a research framework for expanding knowledge about non-Western economic sanctions more generally.
Thu, 05/09/2024
KU student DaNae Estabine honored as Newman Civic Fellow
Campus Compact, a national coalition of colleges and universities working to advance the public purposes of higher education, has named the 2024-2025 cohort of Newman Civic Fellows. DaNae Estabine, junior in psychology from Olathe, is KU's fellow, nominated by Chancellor Douglas A. Girod.
Thu, 05/09/2024
KU researcher part of national survey to study how youths take part in labor market
A KU researcher will be part of a partnership to establish the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 2027, the latest effort from the U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics to understand how youths take part in the labor market and how that affects their lives and livelihood.
Thu, 05/09/2024
KU announces 2024 Undergraduate Research Mentor Awards
The Center for Undergraduate Research has announced the winners of two annual awards recognizing undergraduate research mentors who make a difference in the lives of their students at KU. Cindy Berrie, professor in chemistry, and Laura Kirk, associate teaching professor in theatre and film, are the 2024 honorees.
Thu, 05/09/2024
School of Education & Human Sciences to honor 2024 Distinguished Alumni Award recipients
The School of Education & Human Sciences will honor two of its alumni with one of its top awards this spring. Scot Pollard and the late Matt Enyart will be recognized with the 2024 Distinguished Alumni Award at the school’s spring convocation ceremony.
Wed, 05/08/2024
KU expert to speak in French-British film series
Colin Roust, associate professor of musicology, is heading to London to introduce the screening of a film scored by the 20th century French composer about whom Roust wrote the first, definitive biography, “Georges Auric: A Life in Music and Politics.”
Wed, 05/08/2024
University plans summer makeover for Potter Lake
This summer, Potter Lake is getting a makeover for its 113th birthday. A major project will begin in May to dredge the lake, rebuild portions of the original edge wall, and improve the spillway and sediment basin. Part of the work will be to collect turtles, frogs and reptiles and relocate them to a pond in KU’s West District.
Wed, 05/08/2024
Students Parnian Arafi and senior Kaitlyn Sy receive Courtwright Awards
Two KU students who earned spring 2024 Undergraduate Research Awards have also been honored with Courtwright Awards for Undergraduate Research Excellence through KU’s Center for Undergraduate Research. Parnian Arafi is a junior in biochemistry. Kaitlyn Sy is a senior in biotechnology.
Wed, 05/08/2024
2024 KU seniors honor high school teachers with Wolfe Teaching Excellence Awards
Three outstanding high school teachers from Lyndon and Shawnee, Kansas, and from Webster Grove, Missouri, will be recognized with the Wolfe Teaching Excellence Award this spring. KU seniors submit the nominations.
Tue, 05/07/2024
Educational research should pinpoint anti-Black aggressions to build better policy, scholar argues
A KU scholar has published an article that argues educational research should instead study antiblack aggressions as scholars originally intended and use the approach to build more equitable policy at the individual and institutional levels.
Tue, 05/07/2024
Spencer Museum announces 2024 Brosseau Creativity Award recipients
The awards honor innovative and risk-taking creative work in the categories of writing and diverse media from KU undergraduate students in any area of study. The winners are Laryn Anne Elliott-Langford and Matthew Kurniawan. Alice Lubin-Meyer received an honorable mention.
Tue, 05/07/2024
KU Libraries honor student employees at Dean’s Award luncheon
Leaders at the University of Kansas Libraries recognized the essential contributions of student workers and highlighted outstanding student employees and ambassadors at a May 2 banquet. Student honorees included Nicholas Schemper, Hailey LaPlant, Margaret Baechle and Zoe Camarin.
Mon, 05/06/2024
Accountability standards based on rules of democracy needed in times of rising political violence, scholar argues
Populism, violence and democratic backsliding are all reasons to establish accountability standards for government administrators and public administration scholars, a KU professor writes in new work for the journal Public Administration Review.
Fri, 05/03/2024
Self Graduate Fellowship to present research in Europe
The Madison and Lila Self Graduate Fellowship at KU will travel to Europe for the inaugural Self Graduate Fellowship International Seminar from May 14 to 23, where 23 doctoral students will present their work. Jayhawks abroad are invited to attend the event.
Fri, 05/03/2024
University of Kansas receives top-five 'Military Friendly School' ranking
The University of Kansas ranks fifth nationally among Tier 1 research institutions in the annual “Military Friendly Schools” survey. The ranking reflects KU’s long-standing commitment to serving veterans and other military-affiliated students.
Fri, 05/03/2024
Black-Cheslik family provides $1 million gift to support Department of History professorship
Julie Cheslik and her husband, Paul M. Black, provided a $1 million gift through KU Endowment to establish the John P. Black Professorship in History. It was named for their son, a 2022 KU graduate, and provides the opportunity for more students to be taught by top scholars in the field.
Fri, 05/03/2024
Religious demographic change shifts support toward Christian nationalism, study finds
In a new study, a KU professor of political science examines the rise in Christian nationalism. “This paper reveals that a big part of what’s driving support for Christian nationalism is in fact this fear and anxiety over religious demographic change and not specifically about racial demographic change.”