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Dole Institute announces initial spring 2022 programming
The Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics at the University of Kansas has announced its early spring 2022 programming lineup, featuring a variety of notable speakers. This semester’s guests include a former U.S. senator from Kansas, a former chief of staff for the late U.S. Sen. Bob Dole, a historian...
KU School of Business online MBA program rises in U.S. News & World Report rankings
The University of Kansas School of Business online MBA program moved up four spots to No. 16 overall in the 2022 edition of U.S. News & World Report’s “Best Online Programs.”...
CNN Chief Medical Correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta to receive William Allen White Foundation National Citation
Dr. Sanjay Gupta, who has won multiple Emmy awards as chief medical correspondent for CNN and host of the CNN podcast “Chasing Life,” has been selected to receive the 2022 William Allen White Foundation National Citation. The award, which recognizes individuals for outstanding journalistic service, comes from a vote of...
Use of ‘China bashing’ rhetoric reveals partisan divide, study finds
In the United States, China is increasingly targeted as the scapegoat for any problem involving the economy. But one of the nation’s political parties has embraced the rhetoric of China-bashing to a much greater degree, according to new research co-written by a University of Kansas professor. ...
KU, KU Medical Center faculty named recipients of Higuchi-KU Endowment Research Achievement Awards
Four University of Kansas faculty members on the Lawrence and Medical Center campuses are this year’s recipients of the Higuchi-KU Endowment Research Achievement Awards, the state higher education system’s most prestigious recognition for scholarly excellence. ...
Author argues for urgency of addressing race in school, society
In the new book she co-edited and co-wrote, “Racism by Another Name” (Information Age Publishing, 2021), Dorothy Hines contends that race has been the American public schools’ most profound legacy because it is one of society’s deepest fears. ...
Spencer Museum, The Commons, Office of Graduate Studies welcome graduate students back to campus
Three University of Kansas campus partners who serve graduate students across disciplines through their work will host a welcome-back, drop-in reception between 3-6 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 27, at the Spencer Museum of Art. ...
Project now housed at KU adds to 60 years of intellectual and developmental disability research at the university
One of only three federally funded longitudinal data projects of national significance that collects and analyzes how public funds are expended on services for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities has moved to the University of Kansas, building on 60 years of work in the field at KU. ...
Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center graduates 287th Basic Training Class
Twenty-three new law enforcement officers graduated from the Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center (KLETC) on Jan. 14 at a ceremony held in KLETC’s Integrity Auditorium. ...
KU Endowment president plans to retire in 2022
KU Endowment President Dale Seuferling has announced his plans to retire later this year. ...
Kansas Geological Survey to study social, environmental factors of successful groundwater conservation programs
Researchers at the Kansas Geological Survey (KGS) at the University of Kansas have teamed with colleagues at three other institutions to investigate what makes some groundwater conservation programs more effective than others. ...
Experts advancing research on crustaceans, coronaviruses and drug design receive KU achievement awards
University of Kansas researchers increasing understanding of crustaceans, coronaviruses and drug design have received this year’s Steven F. Warren Research Achievement Award and the KU Research Staff & Postdoctoral Achievement Awards. ...
Researchers land NIH grant to boost testing, vaccination for women leaving incarceration
As the omicron variant of COVID-19 rages across the United States and around the world, testing and vaccination are as crucial as ever. Researchers at the University of Kansas and KU Medical Center have received a $2.5 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to develop and refine an...
Submit your professional achievements to KU Today
Starting in 2022, KU Today will include a recurring feature that highlights University of Kansas employee external achievements and professional milestones. KU Kudos is intended to highlight notable professional achievements from outside the university, such as awards, honors and fellowships; elections to regional and national boards or committees in professional...
KU Law students win grants, committed to serving rural Kansas
Two third-year students at the University of Kansas School of Law will receive grants from the Kansas Farm Bureau Legal Foundation. Mary McMullen and Luke Sunderland are recipients of the foundation's Rural Law Practice Grant. ...
KU professor David Slusky selected to direct national organization for health economists
University of Kansas scholar David Slusky has been selected as the next executive director of the American Society of Health Economists (ASHEcon), a professional organization for health economics research in the United States. ASHEcon holds an annual research conference, publishes the American Journal of Health Economics, and organizes numerous webinars...
Kansas Geological Survey to study hydrogen storage in underground salt beds
As wind and solar operations supply an increasing share of the country’s energy needs, a new project at the Kansas Geological Survey may help address the challenge of intermittent production from renewable sources. ...
University community remembers IT storeroom supervisor John Adee
The University of Kansas community is remembering employee John Adee, who died Dec. 28, 2021. He was 52. ...
Loretta Ross to present 'Calling in the Calling Out Culture'
The University of Kansas Office of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging will welcome a national activist and scholar as part of programming related to Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Loretta Ross, professor at Smith College, will present “Calling in the Calling Out Culture” for an online lecture at 11 a.m. ...
Astronomers report discovery of water vapor on ‘Warm Neptune’ exoplanet
On Thursday, two University of Kansas astronomers announced the probable discovery of water vapor on exoplanet TOI-674 b, a “Warm Neptune” some 150 light years from Earth in the constellation Antlia. ...
KU study sheds light on what happens inside muscle when athletes overtrain
Athletes have long been known to push themselves as hard as possible to improve their performance, especially in the weight room. But not much is known about what happens inside the muscle when someone trains too hard. A new University of Kansas study has shown that a key acid, though...
New book traces trajectory of feminism in modern China
Even before creating a constitution, the first thing the victorious revolutionaries of the People’s Republic of China did was pass the New Marriage Law in 1950, giving women equal rights and creating a fundamentally feminist legal framework compared to the patriarchal system of Confucianism they had wiped away. ...
KU Debate team wins two tournaments
The University of Kansas debate program opened 2022 by winning back-to-back tournaments Jan. 4-9 hosted by the University of Texas in Dallas and the University of Texas in San Antonio. The KU teams of senior Lily Ottinger, Shawnee, and freshman Samir Rahaman, Chicago, and freshmen Ethan Harris and Jacob Wilkus,...
Experts available to discuss significance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day
As the 36th annual observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day nears on Jan. 17, two University of Kansas professors are available to comment on its significance – always, but particularly in the wake of challenges to American democracy. ...
Math department announces Undergraduate Research Award winners
The University of Kansas Department of Mathematics awarded two students Undergraduate Research Awards in Mathematics (MathUGRA) to support their research projects for the spring 2022 semester. ...
Archaeological dig reveals participants in California’s Gold Rush dined on salted Atlantic cod
It turns out San Francisco has been a destination for lovers of imported delicacies since its earliest Gold Rush days. ...
KU announces Heartland Certified Public Manager Program graduates for 2021
The University of Kansas Public Management Center has announced its new class of graduates of the Heartland Certified Public Manager (CPM) program. The graduation ceremony took place Dec. 3, 2021, in the House Chamber of the Kansas Capitol. Ed O’Malley, president and CEO of the Kansas Leadership Center, delivered remarks...
KU Institute for Leadership Studies announces 2022 civic leadership training program for Kansas women
Ready to Represent, a leadership training program series designed to empower Kansas women to participate more fully in civic life, will return this month. The program is hosted by the Appointments Project & Ready to Run Kansas Women’s Leadership Series, a partnership between the University of Kansas Institute for Leadership...
Author balances fear with hope in 'Letters to Martin'
Randal Maurice Jelks is a University of Kansas professor, author and documentary film producer as well as a Presbyterian clergyman. He has written three books, and his fourth will be released Jan. 11. Each of his books deals with a different aspect of Black American and U.S. civil rights history. ...
New strategy for cross-border marketing relies on interdependent ecosystem
The COVID-19 pandemic, coupled with supply chain obstacles, has made the international marketplace even trickier for businesses to navigate. But Murali Mantrala, the Ned Fleming Professor of Marketing at the University of Kansas, advocates that companies consider a new approach. ...