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Professor elected vice president of American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
LAWRENCE — Susan Palmer has been elected vice president of the American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AAIDD), the oldest and largest interdisciplinary organization of professionals and citizens concerned about intellectual and developmental disabilities. ...
Panel features alumna with major role in Title IX actions at KU
LAWRENCE — More than 40 years after the passing of the revolutionary Title IX legislation, women enjoy more educational opportunities than ever before in United States history. However, the passing of Title IX did not cause immediate change across the nation. ...
KU accepting nominations for Jim Baxendale Commercialization Award
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas continues to support the commercialization of university research. As part of this effort, the KU Center for Technology Commercialization is now accepting nominations for the inaugural Jim Baxendale Commercialization Award, which recognizes a KU researcher for excellence in commercialization and translational research. ...
Social justice advocate Sandra Fluke to give lecture
LAWRENCE— Sandra Fluke, the attorney whose testimony before the House Democratic Steering and Policy Committee on the need to provide access to contraception brought the issue into public prominence, will be the speaker at the 2013 Emily Taylor and Marilyn Stokstad Women’s Leadership Lecture, sponsored by the Hall Center for...
Business professor organizes conference on angel investing, venture capital
LAWRENCE – Leading researchers and practitioners will converge next month to discuss current developments in early-stage investing at a conference led by a University of Kansas School of Business professor. ...
KU to host annual symposium on the scholarship of diversity
LAWRENCE – Two nationally prominent education leaders will headline the third annual Spring Symposium on the Scholarship of Diversity from 8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Thursday, March 28, at the Kansas Union. ...
Five researchers receive support through Proof of Concept Fund for translational research
LAWRENCE – The University of Kansas continues to move innovations from the laboratory to the marketplace. As part of this effort, five KU researchers have been awarded $50,000 each through the university’s new Proof of Concept Fund for projects that are near the commercialization stage. ...
David Cook named vice chancellor for Edwards Campus
LAWRENCE – David Cook, associate vice chancellor for community engagement at the University of Kansas Medical Center, has been named the new vice chancellor for the KU Edwards Campus. ...
Engineering students win 2nd at national geotechnical conference
LAWRENCE — An out-of-the-box approach to a competition held entirely within a sand-filled container earned a group of University of Kansas School of Engineering students high honors at a national geotechnical conference. ...
American Concrete Institute recognizes KU chapter
LAWRENCE — Students at the University of Kansas School of Engineering are helping cement KU’s reputation as a nationwide leader in concrete research and education. ...
KU Law moot court team qualifies for international finals
LAWRENCE — For the second time in five years, a University of Kansas School of Law moot court team has qualified for the international finals of the European Law Students’ Association Moot Court Competition. ...
Renowned African-American literary, cultural scholar to lecture at KU
LAWRENCE – Houston A. Baker Jr., a scholar known for his critiques of African-American literature and theory, will present a public lecture at the University of Kansas. ...
KU testing emergency public address system
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas will broadcast a test of its emergency public address system at 11:30 a.m. today, March 20. ...
Author of 'This Fragile Life' to visit KU
LAWRENCE – Charlotte Pierce-Baker, an author and professor at Vanderbilt University who wrote about her son’s bipolar disorder and the challenges it presented her family, will visit campus for a book-signing and reception for “This Fragile Life: A Mother’s Story of a Bipolar Son.”...
Students travel the state to visit independent pharmacies
LAWRENCE — Seven students from the University of Kansas School of Pharmacy will spend a portion of their spring break traveling through rural areas of Kansas on their way to visit 10 independent pharmacies and their owners. ...
Leading researcher on hope to bring Hope Day tour to KU
LAWRENCE – Shane Lopez, a positive psychologist and the world’s pre-eminent expert on hope, will bring his Hope Day tour to the University of Kansas, where he will meet with faculty, administrators and student leaders on how hope drives well-being, achievement and professional development. ...
Researcher: Incorporating physical activity in curriculum can boost academic performance
LAWRENCE — Every teacher knows elementary students have energy to burn, but given the increased focus on meeting specific test scores and the challenges of the school day it’s not easy to fit in enough time for physical activity. Joseph Donnelly, professor of internal medicine at the University of Kansas Medical...
Weather Channel show 'Forecasting the End' will spotlight KU researchers
LAWRENCE — Several University of Kansas faculty members will appear on the episode “Gamma-ray Burst,” which is the second episode in the new Weather Channel series “Forecasting the End.” This episode is presently scheduled to air at 8:30 p.m. CDT on Thursday, March 21. ...
Looking for a stock tip? Follow insiders at firms that spend on advertising
LAWRENCE — It’s a popular and successful strategy for many investors: Follow the trades made by corporate insiders, those high-level officials who often have informational advantages about their company. ...
Kansas City's first Brackfest experience slated for March 18
Researcher recognized for contributions to early childhood intervention in Kansas
LAWRENCE — David P. Lindeman, senior scientist and director of the University of Kansas Life Span Institute at Parsons, was honored with the Kansas Division of Early Childhood Award of Excellence on Feb. 28. ...
Faculty, staff invited to research-sharing session
All research-affiliated faculty and staff are invited to attend. ...
With flowers, researcher aims to refine the boundaries of species
LAWRENCE — Just what is a species? It’s a surprisingly difficult question of biology. One University of Kansas researcher, Jenny Archibald, recently received a grant from the National Science Foundation to explore definitions of species and better delimit the ways that human beings characterize other organisms. ...
KU maintains in-state dominance in latest U.S. News rankings
LAWRENCE – The University of Kansas continues to offer more ranked graduate programs than all other Kansas public universities combined, according to the 2014 edition of U.S. News and World Report’s “Best Graduate Schools.”...
NPR's Scott Horsley to discuss 2012 presidential campaign
LAWRENCE – National Public Radio White House correspondent Scott Horsley will join Bill Lacy, director of the Dole Institute of Politics, to reflect on the 2012 presidential campaign at a special event tonight, March 12.You’re invited to join the conversation. The event starts at 7:30 p.m. at the Dole Institute. ...
KU Indigenous Studies Program offers new graduate certificate
LAWRENCE – After students and faculty expressed interest in further opportunities to pursue indigenous studies, graduate students at the University of Kansas can now receive certification for studies in indigenous people and cultures of the United States. ...
Provost's lecture to address compressed data structures
LAWRENCE — University of Kansas Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor Jeff Vitter will present his inaugural lecture as a Roy A. Roberts Distinguished Professor at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 12, in Alderson Auditorium in the Kansas Union. ...
KU spinout HylaPharm begins producing cancer drug delivery technology
LAWRENCE – A University of Kansas startup company has begun producing a new drug delivery technology that could make cancer treatments safer and more effective. ...