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Parkinson’s drug comes to market with help of renowned University of Kansas pharmaceutical chemist
Valentino Stella, University Distinguished Professor Emeritus at the University of Kansas, assisted in developing Vyalev, a new Parkinson's drug therapy marketed by pharmaceutical firm AbbVie.
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Thu, 10/24/2024
KU Medical Center Alumni Association unites with KU Alumni Association to create one organization
As part of a comprehensive, universitywide initiative to optimize resources and better serve the KU community, the KU Medical Center Alumni Association will integrate into the KU Alumni Association. This will take effect Jan. 1, 2025.
Wed, 10/23/2024
KU establishes new Office of Sovereign Partnerships & Indigenous Initiatives
The University of Kansas has established a new office to better serve Native and Indigenous students, faculty and staff and help KU engage with Native and Indigenous communities in the region.
Wed, 10/23/2024
Quantum fluctuations at subnucleon level discovered by KU physicist at Large Hadron Collider
University of Kansas experimental nuclear physicist Daniel Tapia Takaki and his team for the first time report suggestions of gluonic quantum fluctuations at the subnucleon level in heavy nuclei. The findings boost understanding of quantum fields that control interaction of particles at the tiniest scales.
Wed, 10/23/2024
KU's TRIO SES & STEM honors first-generation advocates at 6th annual I Am First Too poster unveiling
The Achievement & Assessment Institute’s Center for Educational Opportunity Programs is hosting its sixth annual I Am First Too commemorative poster unveiling in honor of members of the KU community who have excelled as role models and advocates of first-generation student success.
Tue, 10/22/2024
KU Theatre to stage 'Hookman,' a darkly comedic salute to teenage slasher films
KU Theatre will present "Hookman" by Lauren Yee, which reminds everyone that college can be scary. Performances are Nov. 1-7 in the William Inge Memorial Theatre in Murphy Hall.
Tue, 10/22/2024
Book gathers research on education for people with disabilities, including voices of those with lived experience
A research team at the University of Kansas has published a new edition of a book that collects the latest research on education for people with disabilities, including perspectives of individuals with lived experience through an inclusive lens.
Tue, 10/22/2024
Mini Wheat State Tour heads east, meets KC Mayor Quinton Lucas
Kansas City, Missouri, Mayor Quinton Lucas spoke with a group of faculty and staff who were spending a day exploring Kansas City history and culture as part of the Mini Wheat State Tour sponsored by the Hall Center for the Humanities.
Tue, 10/22/2024
KU Army ROTC sweeps 1st place at 2024 Regional Leavenworth Ranger Challenge Competition
Both University of Kansas Army ROTC Ranger Challenge teams took first place at the 2024 Task Force Leavenworth Ranger Challenge competition at Fort Leavenworth, held Oct. 11-13.
Mon, 10/21/2024
Health effects of trauma linked to performance at work
In a new paper, Elizabeth Embry, assistant professor of entrepreneurship at the University of Kansas, offers a theory linking health effects of trauma to performance outcomes at work, suggesting how managerial awareness of trauma manifestations is a necessary step toward workplaces becoming supportive or healing.
Mon, 10/21/2024
KU Libraries activities to recognize Open Access Week
KU Libraries will mark International Open Access Week (Oct. 21-27) with a trio of activities demonstrating the importance of open access resources and their availability at KU.
Mon, 10/21/2024
CEAE department to host 56th Annual Geotechnical Engineering Conference
On Nov. 7, the University of Kansas Department of Civil, Environmental & Architectural Engineering, part of the School of Engineering, will host experts in the field of geotechnical engineering for a conference exploring the latest developments in the field.
Fri, 10/18/2024
National Organization for the Professional Advancement of Black Chemists formally recognizes KU chapter
The National Organization for the Professional Advancement of Black Chemists (NOBCChE) welcomed students to its annual conference, where members of KU's chapter accepted their certificate of charter. Members represented the Department of Chemistry at tabling events and presented research at poster sessions.
Thu, 10/17/2024
Design-Zyme, KU collaboration results in $3 million SBIR award for Lyme disease vaccine development
The woods can be a place of adventure and beauty, a peaceful escape for a walk. But among the leaves and grass, the threat of ticks can turn a hike into a health-altering encounter with Lyme disease. A recent $3 million Small Business Innovation Research award will fund the research and development of a vaccine to stop Lyme disease in its tracks.
Wed, 10/16/2024
KU astronomer on space probe team that advances to next round of $1B NASA mission selection
Elisabeth Mills is a co-investigator on a proposal for a far-infrared mission that over the next year will receive $5 million to flesh out the plans and prototypes for a new class of astrophysics observatories.
Wed, 10/16/2024
'Good Morning Indian Country' receives $100,000 grant from Press Forward
"Good morning Indian Country," a Native student-led weekly news and information program in the William Allen White School of Journalism & Mass Communications, is one of 205 local news outlets awarded funding from Press Forward. The grant will help GMIC grow its team and provide additional training for students.
Wed, 10/16/2024
Distinguished professor to discuss ‘democratic backsliding,’ the future of governance in inaugural lecture
Christopher Koliba, Edwin O. Stene Distinguished Professor in the School of Public Affairs & Administration, will deliver his inaugural distinguished professor lecture, “’We Don’t Know What We’ve Got ‘til It’s Gone’: Standards for Taking Democracy Seriously,” at 5:30 p.m. Oct. 30 in the Kansas Room of the Kansas Union.
Tue, 10/15/2024
KU researchers leading projects to make Library of Congress educational materials more accessible, use AI to aid writing instruction
Researchers have secured two grants to help make PBS Newshour Classroom materials more accessible in teaching students with disabilities and to use AI to help teachers expand an existing writing instruction program, also with a focus on students with disabilities.
Mon, 10/14/2024
Crowdsourcing proves more accurate than retail-buying experts at predicting fashion demand
In a new paper, Murali Mantrala, the Ned Fleming Professor of Marketing at the University of Kansas, finds that crowdsourced forecasts from ordinary customers are more accurate than those of expert fashion buyers. The research also determines an ideal crowd size and composition for predicting demand for fashion items in retail buying decisions.
Mon, 10/14/2024
KU professor producing films documenting Indigenous work to reclaim traditions
Rebekka Schlichting, KU assistant professor of the practice in journalism & mass communications, is producing two documentary films that chronicle Indigenous work to reclaim traditions and boost Natives working in film industry.
Fri, 10/11/2024
KU researchers partner with state to build capacity to employ Kansans with disabilities
A project that is a partnership between the state of Kansas and researchers at the KU Life Span Institute, initiated one year ago, is exploring ways to increase the capacity in the state to employ people with disabilities in jobs that meet higher thresholds for wages and other factors, with potential to improve opportunities and quality of life.
Thu, 10/10/2024
Kansas Economic Policy Conference to address the future of energy in Kansas
On Oct. 24, the Institute for Policy & Social Research will convene the 2024 Kansas Economic Policy Conference: Powering the Future of Kansas. Every year, the conference brings together community and industry leaders, policymakers, and scholars to discuss an issue of urgent importance to the state.
Thu, 10/10/2024
Community invited to celebrate Watson Centennial at Library on the Lawn
In its continued celebration of Watson Library’s centennial anniversary, KU Libraries welcomes the campus and greater communities to enjoy live music, food,and fun at Library on the Lawn from 2 to 5 p.m. Oct. 23 on the front lawn of Watson Library.
Thu, 10/10/2024
Week of activities for KU Homecoming begins Oct. 14
KU will host its 112th Homecoming, sponsored by Central Bank, Oct. 14-20, culminating in the KU football game against Houston on Oct. 19 at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City. The theme for this year’s celebration is “Jayhawks Through the Eras.”
Wed, 10/09/2024
Four Jayhawks to compete for Rhodes, Marshall and Kanders Churchill scholarships
A current University of Kansas graduate student, two seniors and a recent graduate have been endorsed for prestigious fellowships for study in the United Kingdom with the support of KU's Center for Undergraduate Research & Fellowships.
Wed, 10/09/2024
Study: ChatGPT needs expert supervision to help parents with children’s health care information
New research from the University of Kansas Life Span Institute highlights a key vulnerability to misinformation generated by artificial intelligence and a potential model to combat it.
Tue, 10/08/2024
KU researchers build interactive atlas that gathers Kansas wind energy regulations, information for all 105 counties
The Kansas Energy Transition Atlas is a GIS-powered website that gathers wind energy regulations for all of the state's 105 counties and allows users to find information including laws guiding development and the number of turbines and transmission lines in a county. Users can print their own detailed maps.
Tue, 10/08/2024
People who know ‘compromised’ gun owner more supportive of red flag laws, survey finds
In a new paper, Margaret Kelley, KU professor of American studies, finds that adults who believe they know a “compromised” gun owner (for example, dangerous, mentally ill or suffering dementia) tend to be much more supportive of “red flag” laws, regardless of political underpinnings.
Tue, 10/08/2024
$1.5M grant will create global macro-network of plant-fungal research
A new project led by the University of Kansas will bring together scientists throughout the world who study the interactions between plants and microscopic fungi. A $1.5 million grant from the National Science Foundation will support the creation of a global transdisciplinary network to address the grand challenges within the realm of plant-fungal interactions.
Tue, 10/08/2024
Designer adjusts set of ‘Lady Day’ until it’s just right
Rana Esfandiary, assistant professor in the University of Kansas Department of Theatre & Dance, researched the jazz age to create a set for "Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar and Grill," opening Oct. 8 at KCRep.
Tue, 10/08/2024
Center for East Asian Studies film series focuses on digital age
The Center for East Asian Studies' 2024-2025 programming, which focuses on the digital age, continues this week with the Digital Age Film Series in partnership with Lawrence Public Library. KU experts will lead a discussion after each film, beginning with a screening of "Pulse" (2001) on Oct. 9.