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Conservative or queer-friendly? Russian writer reassessed
In a new book chapter, two University of Kansas researchers challenge the notion that Ivan Goncharov was the most conservative Russian writer of his time. Rather, they assert, Goncharov’s treatment of a nihilistic character in his 1869 novel “The Precipice” reveals a certain sympathy with a “queer” approach to “normal”...
Kansas Geological Survey to measure groundwater levels in western Kansas
A crew from the Kansas Geological Survey, based at the University of Kansas, will be in western Kansas measuring groundwater levels the first week of January 2022. ...
New NSF report guides research into climate change's effect on human security
How might human-driven climate change trigger food shortages, water scarcity, armed conflict or future pandemics? Conversely, could a changing environment strengthen bonds of community in some places? ...
Cyberattack on Colonial Pipeline affected gas prices far less than initially reported, study finds
In May, the Colonial Pipeline was shut down due to a ransomware attack by Russia-linked cybercriminals. As the largest fuel pipeline in the U.S., its six-day stoppage led to fuel shortages and price increases. ...
KU researchers land grant to support children's families when removed from parents' homes
University of Kansas researchers have secured a grant to help support children’s relatives and family members to care for them when they are removed from their parents’ home and placed in the foster system. The project, known as Kansas Invests in Families, or KinVest, will improve policy and practices as...
Kansas Public Radio receives Humanities Kansas SHARP Recovery Grant
Humanities Kansas recently awarded a SHARP Recovery Grant in the amount of $6,215 to Kansas Public Radio. ...
KU lands grants to work with families, communities to improve transition for individuals with disabilities
The University of Kansas has secured a pair of grants that will enable researchers to partner with community leaders, self-advocates with disabilities and families to help improve the transition of young people with disabilities from school to vocational training, higher education and careers. ...
Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center graduates 286th Basic Training Class
Twenty new law enforcement officers graduated from the Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center (KLETC) on Dec. 10 at a ceremony held in KLETC’s Integrity Auditorium. ...
Longtime Student Affairs administrator Jane Tuttle to retire
Jane Tuttle has influenced the lives of countless students and parents in her 25 years working in Student Affairs at the University of Kansas. Tuttle, who currently serves as the associate vice provost for student affairs, is retiring from KU. She will complete her last day of work Dec. 17...
KU Libraries, The Commons to host presentation by author Andrew Hoffman on Jan. 13
The University of Kansas Libraries and The Commons will present the Engaged Leaders Speaker Series, a virtual lecture program on Thursday, Jan. 13, 2022, featuring author Andrew Hoffman. In his keynote address, which is open to all KU faculty, staff and students, Hoffman will discuss the research around his book,...
KU announces 2022 Global Scholars
Representing diverse academic fields from across campus, 15 University of Kansas second-year students have been selected as 2022 Global Scholars. ...
Senior from Overland Park earns Pickering Fellowship
With a new fellowship in hand, Jaleah Cullors will have the opportunity to jump-start her career plans with a stipend for graduate school and the opportunity to work in the U.S. Foreign Service. ...
KU to host second annual Summit on Community-Engaged Learning and Scholarship
The KU Center for Service Learning will host the second annual virtual Summit on Community-Engaged Learning and Scholarship from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Jan. 13, 2022. The goal of the summit is to engage, connect and support University of Kansas faculty, staff, administrators and community partners with interest in:...
KU announces October, November 2021 Employees of the Month
The University of Kansas recently announced the October and November 2021 Employees of the Month. They are as follows:...
Russian teachers’ online pandemic pivot proves popular
wrote: “In fall 2020, the number of KU students who enrolled in the Beginner Russian course and completed it without failure or withdrawal was higher in the online bichronous course (15 students) than in the hybrid (10 students) or fully face-to-face class (10 students). Students in all classes used the...
Language categorizing transgender people needs to evolve, historian argues
As language itself is becoming one of the nation’s most divisive battlegrounds, for certain communities, it’s ground zero. ...
University announces 2022 cohort of Aspiring Leaders
Sixteen University of Kansas staff members will hone their leadership skills in 2022 through participation in the university’s Aspiring Leaders program. This is the seventh cohort since the program launched in 2017. ...
Biotech company with KU roots wins national competition, secures funding to help move research 'from bench to bedside'
The human body contains trillions of cells at any given moment, each doing highly specialized work to help us function — but they don’t operate in isolation. Imagine a sophisticated FedEx or UPS delivery network empowering communication between our cells. The nano-sized delivery vehicles in this scenario are called exosomes,...
Gift from KU alumni creates scholarship for hometown students
Retired automotive chairman Robert Eaton and his wife, Connie Drake Eaton, both University of Kansas alumni, established the Eaton Scholarship at KU with a $1 million gift. The scholarship is awarded to students from their respective Kansas hometowns, Arkansas City and Burlington. ...
KU author explores how network connectivity, collective action made historic South Korean impeachment possible
When South Korean President Park Geun-hye was impeached and removed from office in 2017, the movement that preceded it looked similar to other political maneuvers around the globe: Traditional media, social media, everyday citizens, politicians, activists and others all took part sharing information, misinformation and connecting digitally. But one thing...
KU author questions assumptions about Jesuits’ relationship with Spain
Pope Francis is the first Jesuit to lead the Catholic Church. That’s one rather large indication that, as scholar Patricia Manning sees it, the priestly Society of Jesus has overcome the forces that suppressed them during the 18th century. ...
Abhay and Mina Bisarya Scholarship to support international students
For Abhay and Mina Bisarya, Feb. 4, 1968, was a day of destiny. ...
KU Law graduate selected for prestigious Skadden Fellowship
D.C. Hiegert, a 2021 graduate of the University of Kansas School of Law, will serve as a 2022 Skadden Fellow. ...
Spencer Museum receives $1.4M from Department of Education to help Kansas teachers bring art into their classrooms
The Spencer Museum of Art has been awarded a $1.4 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education for a five-year project collaborating with K-12 educators across Kansas to integrate art and art therapy into their classroom teaching. This is the largest federal grant the University of Kansas has ever...
Media advisory: Autism expert, Lancet Commission author available for comment on international report calling for personalized, stepped-care approach
A major report will be made public today by the Lancet Commission on the future of care and clinical research on autism. ...
New book collects experiences of campus diversity leaders, power dynamics of their work
As the United States has dealt with a racial reckoning in recent years, college campuses have been among the leaders in addressing diversity issues and how they resonate in their communities. A new book edited by a University of Kansas professor collects experiences, narratives and lessons from higher education diversity...
KU team headed to national moot court finals
A pair of University of Kansas School of Law students will head to New York City this spring to participate in the national round of the 72nd annual National Moot Court Competition. ...
Parallel pandemics of illness, racial inequality must be acknowledged for progress, law professor writes
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, officials are struggling to convince large numbers of Americans to be vaccinated. Yet, even before COVID-19 existed, the United States was dealing with another pandemic — that of racial inequality, which has led to a current state of parallel pandemics that must be acknowledged and...
KU astronomers help point the way forward for America's research priorities
When the James Webb Space Telescope is blasted into orbit in December, it will be partly due to groups of astronomers and astrophysicists, organized by the National Academies of Sciences, who decided years ago that creating a next-generation space telescope should be a U.S. national priority. ...
Author documents ancient graffiti of North Korea
The elites of premodern Korea carved their names into rocks in the sacred mountains of Kŭmgangsan for much the same reason that today’s graffiti taggers wield cans of spray paint: reputation and control. ...