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Researchers develop velocity-based training guidelines for football, tailored for specific positions
Researchers at KU’s Jayhawk Athletic Performance Lab have published guidelines for using velocity-based training in college football. The approach measures the speed of a barbell during weight lifting and can be used to develop different types of strength and power. The guidelines help develop training regiments for specific athletes and by position group, based on the unique needs of each.
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Wed, 02/14/2024
KU scholars strive to advance racial equity through newly funded research projects
Promoting health equity through a racially inclusive eating disorder screening tool for pregnant and postpartum individuals, deracializing notions of settlement related to houseless encampment and other projects were selected for the 2023 KU Racial Equity Research, Scholarship & Creative Activity Awards.
Tue, 02/13/2024
KU Debate teams qualify for National Debate Tournament
Two KU Debate teams composed of seniors Graham Revare, Shawnee, with William Soper, Bucyrus, and sophomores John Marshall, Lawrence, with Jiyoon Park, Topeka, were selected as automatic qualifiers for the 2024 National Debate Tournament.
Tue, 02/13/2024
A box of Barnes: Group records all professor’s symphonies
James Barnes, professor emeritus of music, has a boxed set of all nine of his symphonies, released this year by the Osaka Shion Wind Orchestra. The 70-piece group was rehearsed and performed for a month under the baton of the dean of the KU School of Music, Paul Popiel.
Tue, 02/13/2024
KU Libraries host journals in open access space, making scholarship available worldwide
Journals from around the world have found new partnerships — sometimes an ocean away — with University of Kansas researchers and KU Libraries, allowing them to continue producing high-quality scholarship and preserve archives. More than 50 academic journals are now hosted via KU Libraries and available online.
Tue, 02/13/2024
University of Kansas announces fall 2023 honor roll
More than 8,000 undergraduate students at the University of Kansas earned honor roll distinction for the fall 2023 semester. Honor roll criteria vary among the university’s academic units.
Mon, 02/12/2024
KU School of Pharmacy lowers nonresident tuition
The School of Pharmacy has lowered its nonresident tuition $50,000 over the course of its four-year Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) program. The tuition reduction applies to first-year pharmacy students admitted during the current academic year and beyond.
Mon, 02/12/2024
Law Journal Symposium to explore art law complexities
On Feb. 23, the 2024 Kansas Journal of Law & Public Policy Symposium will host academics, legal scholars and museum professionals for discussions rooted in the public policy considerations of art law issues.
Mon, 02/12/2024
Jayhawks named semifinalists for student Fulbright awards
Nine University of Kansas students and alumni have advanced to the semifinalist round for Fulbright U.S. Student Program awards, which will provide funding to study, conduct research or teach English abroad for the 2024-2025 academic year.
Fri, 02/09/2024
University of Kansas renames Institute for Sustainable Engineering after The Wonderful Company
KU's Institute for Sustainable Engineering has a new name —Wonderful Institute for Sustainable Engineering-KU (WISE-KU). The naming builds on the university’s deep relationship with The Wonderful Company, a global agricultural company co-founded and led by Stewart and Lynda Resnick.
Fri, 02/09/2024
University announces 2024 Truman scholarship nominees
Three outstanding University Honors students have been selected as the KU nominees for Harry S. Truman Scholarships. The prestigious national awards, which provide up to $30,000 for graduate study, are given to college juniors for leadership in public service.
Fri, 02/09/2024
2024 class of University Scholars announced
The 43rd class of University Scholars and their faculty mentors recently were recognized during a reception hosted by the University of Kansas Honors Program.
Thu, 02/08/2024
Distinguished professor lecture to explore history, limitations of American ‘Manifest Destiny’
Andrew Isenberg will present “The Age of the Borderlands: The Limits of American ‘Manifest Destiny,’ 1790-1845,” which will focus on the encounter between Indigenous people and settlers in North America. The lecture will take place at 5:30 p.m. Feb. 15 in Alderson Auditorium of the Kansas Union.
Thu, 02/08/2024
KJHK, KPR to celebrate local music, film, radio during Jazz in the Evening
KJHK, the University of Kansas’ student-run radio station, and Kansas Public Radio, northeast Kansas’ source for National Public Radio and other local programming, invite listeners to a special event Feb. 10 featuring music and a film screening.
Thu, 02/08/2024
Dole Institute, Kennedy Institute launch initiative to strengthen US election infrastructure
Policy experts and practitioners will examine why the study of funding election systems is so difficult compared with other government services and will highlight models of success at the local level.
Thu, 02/08/2024
Author creates fantastic fiction grounded in reality
At some level, you have to write what you know, and KU faculty member Bogi Takács Perelmutter does that in their new collection of fantastical tales, titled "Power to Yield and Other Stories."
Thu, 02/08/2024
Groundbreaking history of Adaptive Use Musical Instrument chronicled in new book
Sherrie Tucker, KU professor of American studies, is one of the editors and contributors to a book titled “Improvising Across Abilities: Pauline Oliveros and the Adaptive Use Musical Instrument.” It details the origins of the AUMI and spotlights its creator, an American composer considered a pioneer in the development of experimental and electronic music.
Wed, 02/07/2024
Media Advisory: Monarch Watch experts at KU available to discuss Feb. 7 announcement of low numbers in monarch butterfly population
Today, authorities in Mexico City announced that the size of the eastern monarch butterfly population that overwinters in Mexico is the second smallest on record. The numbers are so low that few monarchs will be seen this coming summer in many parts of the U.S. and Canada.
Wed, 02/07/2024
Petroleum geologist Kurt Rudolph will give talk at KU colloquium
The Department of Geology will host a 2024 Distinguished Lecturer with the American Association of Petroleum Geologists on Feb. 8 for its ongoing scientific lecture series.
Wed, 02/07/2024
Longtime KLETC leader serves as vice provost, associate dean
Darin Beck, who has served more than 25 years at the Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center in both legal and administrative roles, was recently promoted to vice provost of the center and associate dean of the School of Professional Studies.
Wed, 02/07/2024
KU online MBA program maintains top-10 ranking by U.S. News & World Report
This marks the second consecutive year KU’s online MBA, ranked ninth overall, has been listed in the top 10. Among public universities, KU’s program ranks seventh in the 2024 list from U.S. News & World Report.
Tue, 02/06/2024
KU nominates 4 students for Goldwater scholarships
Four KU honors students who have been actively involved in undergraduate research during their university careers are competing for Barry M. Goldwater Scholarships, regarded as the premier undergraduate award to encourage excellence in science, engineering and mathematics.
Tue, 02/06/2024
Making art shows promise in residential treatment setting for substance abuse disorder
A KU study of women in residential treatment for substance use disorder indicates that creating art may be an effective strategy to reduce “delay discounting.”
Tue, 02/06/2024
New exhibitions at Spencer Museum explore legacy of Emmett Till and racial justice
The Spencer Museum of Art is set to open two exhibitions Feb. 9 that explore race in U.S. history, from the Civil Rights Movement to racial justice movements today.
Mon, 02/05/2024
KU senior Logan Edmondson receives Courtwright Award
A KU student who is researching the effects of lay eschatological messaging on temporal horizons is the recipient of the Courtwright Award for Undergraduate Research Excellence through KU’s Center for Undergraduate Research.
Mon, 02/05/2024
KU Law graduate wins national writing prize
Allie O’Neill, class of 2023, finished second in the 23rd annual Andrew P. Vance Memorial Writing Competition, which encourages students to explore current issues relevant to customs and international trade law.
Mon, 02/05/2024
KU to stage ‘Sweeney Todd,’ opening Feb. 16
Before the Broadway national tour begins, a local production of “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, a Musical Thriller” will explore the psyche of the villain and bring Stephen Sondheim’s brilliant melodies to the community with the help of KU’s Opera and Symphony Orchestra.
Mon, 02/05/2024
Study examines strategies to improve effect of parking time on last-mile deliveries
A new paper from a KU business researcher explores solutions designed for urban and rural environments to help companies minimize the additional time that parking can add to delivery schedules.
Fri, 02/02/2024
Award-winning author Ellen Oh to visit Lawrence for LitFest
The Center for East Asian Studies and School of Education & Human Sciences host this event for K-12 educators and the public.
Fri, 02/02/2024
Hall Center for the Humanities announces speaker lineup for spring 2024
Michael Holtz, a KU alumnus who is now a freelance journalist, is the first speaker in the series. His talk will explore the controversies of expanding wind energy in Kansas and his work to report about it.
Fri, 02/02/2024
KU, Kansas State faculty receive Higuchi-KU Endowment Research Achievement Awards
Four faculty members at two Kansas universities were named recipients of the Higuchi-KU Endowment Research Achievement Awards, the state higher education system’s most prestigious recognition for scholarly excellence.