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KU researchers highlight how $80.6 billion in federal spending supports individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities nationwide
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2011 report reflects downward trend in Lawrence campus crime
The number of criminal offenses reported on the University of Kansas Lawrence campus declined in 2011, according to information released today by the Public Safety Office. ...
Journalism professor to give lecture on writing's role in modern multimedia
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KU research continues to grow, but funding challenges loom
Research at the University of Kansas made a major impact on the state’s economy last year, in addition to finding cures, discovering new technology and benefiting Kansans everywhere. ...
Researcher's innovation boosts performance of graphene for solar panels
Imagine a sheet of chicken wire only one carbon atom thick, and you have a good idea of graphene. The material is the focus of intense research across the world because of its unique properties of electrical conductivity, flexibility, optical transmittance and chemical inertness. Scientists who showed how to make...
KU to host environmental security conference
Environmental security is a concern being defined even as situations around the world unfold. The challenge is to identify what is to be secured and how to work toward that goal collaboratively. ...
Four KU students win prestigious Goldwater scholarships
Four University of Kansas students have been chosen as recipients of prestigious Barry M. Goldwater Scholarships. The awards are the premier undergraduate recognition to honor academically gifted students to provide a continuing source of highly qualified scientists, mathematicians and engineers. ...
National authors, KU professors part of 2012-13 Humanities Lecture Series
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Six to be inducted into KU Women's Hall of Fame
The University of Kansas Women’s Hall of Fame will induct six new members during the annual Women’s Recognition Program today. The program, which honors outstanding women in the KU community, begins at 7:30 p.m. in the Big 12 Room in the Kansas Union. ...
Study finds entrepreneurship nearly entirely absent from early economics ed
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Professor's study examines why people choose same-sex schools
In the last decade, same sex schools and classes have increased dramatically across the United States. Many studies have examined the differences in the education students receive in a same sex school versus co-ed institutions. Now, a KU professor has co-authored a study asking why administrators, parents and students choose...
Panel of African-American World War II veterans to speak at Dole Institute
University of Kansas Libraries and the Dole Institute of Politics will host a panel discussion featuring firsthand accounts of members of the Tuskegee Airmen, the nation’s first African-American military aviators, as well as other veterans of World War II. The program brings together a group of African-American veterans from Kansas...
Media advisory: Library experts can speak about online 1940 census data
The University of Kansas Libraries have three experts available to speak with media about the National Archives’ online release of 1940 U.S. Census data. A wealth of information from that year’s census will be made available online and is highly anticipated by historians and genealogy researchers. ...
KU researcher developing synthetic patch to improve tracheal surgery
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Utah to implement cutting-edge school testing systems developed at KU
innovative new test delivery system developed by the Center for Educational Testing and Evaluation at the University of Kansas will be used for the first time to provide statewide assessments to students. The Utah State Office of Education will start using the Kansas Interactive Testing Engine, known as KITE, developed...
Professor authors study on 'everyday differences' of liberals and conservatives
Every day media reports feature people from the left and right sides of the political aisle hurling insults at each other for their differences in opinion, and drawing conclusions about others, all based on their political beliefs. The lines between conservatives and liberals are well-drawn in terms of ideology, but...
Researchers find new way to assess communication of people with severe disabilities
A team of researchers led by University of Kansas scientist Nancy Brady has developed a new way to assess the communication capability of individuals with severe intellectual and developmental disabilities who often communicate with gestures, body movements and vocalizations instead of spoken words. The study was published in the February...
Five researchers named recipients of University Scholarly Achievement Awards
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Newly discovered plant-based molecules showing cancer-fighting potential
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KU to host experts on developing assets, reducing college debt for students
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Water researcher brings lessons from latest science to Washington, D.C.
A researcher from the University of Kansas is bringing the Environmental Protection Agency and members of Congress a strong message stemming from the latest water science: Progress requires patience. ...
Attorney Sarah Weddington to give Women’s Leadership Lecture at KU
Sarah Weddington, the lawyer most known for her role as one of Jane Roe's defense attorneys in Roe v. Wade, will be the speaker at the 2012 Emily Taylor and Marilyn Stokstad Women's Leadership Lecture, sponsored by the Hall Center for the Humanities. ...
KU chancellor to narrate Copland's 'Lincoln Portrait' at scholarship concert
The University of Kansas School of Music will present its second annual School of Music Scholarship Concert, featuring a reading by Chancellor Bernadette Gray-Little, at 7:30 p.m. Friday, March 30, at the Lied Center of Kansas. This concert will feature the KU Symphony...
Dole event to explore urban agriculture, sustainability
href="http://doleinstitute.org">Dole Institute of PoliticsLAWRENCE —The Dole Institute of Politics at the University of Kansas will host “Foodscapes: Urban Agriculture, Sustainable Design & Community Health” at 7:30 p.m., Thursday, March 29, at the Dole Institute. It is free and open to the public. ...
KU Energy Conference to address transportation, smart grids and fracking
From policies and practices, to consumption and controversy — an upcoming conference at the University of Kansas will provide a comprehensive overview of energy with the hope of showing the way to a brighter future. ...
Lecture series to explore Arab Spring, history, political science, social media
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Burns & McDonnell Foundation makes $500,000 gift for School of Engineering
A $500,000 gift from the Burns & McDonnell Foundation will help the University of Kansas School of Engineering increase the number of engineering graduates. ...