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Thu, 11/07/2024

Abuses by state police should not be tried under same framework as municipal cases, research suggests

A KU professor of law has laid out an argument for holding state police agencies responsible for constitutional rights abuses that is different than litigating cases against municipal agencies. Sharon Brett provides the outline for getting injunctions to stem both individual abuses and to prevent future abuses.
Wed, 11/06/2024

New book details sustainable home design, construction methods

A new book featuring Dan Rockhill — a proponent of D.I.Y. architecture education — shows builders how Studio 804 builds sustainably. The book details East Lawrence homes built by the School of Architecture & Design classes of 2022 and 2023.
Wed, 11/06/2024

KU Engineering signs agreement with US Cyber Command to aid in security efforts

KU's Department of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science and Institute for Information Sciences are leading the technical side of this collaboration, and the university’s Office of National Defense Initiatives will be among the main units that will contribute to initiatives through this agreement.
Wed, 11/06/2024

Program will highlight, through GIS, journey of Holocaust survivors to Midwest

The KU Jewish Studies Program will host the public presentation "Through Hell to the Midwest: A Holocaust Mapping Project” at 5:30 p.m. Nov. 14.
Wed, 11/06/2024

LibArt winners crowned among program’s largest turnout

KU Libraries’ LibArt program, a year-round, juried exhibition of student art in library spaces, celebrated its 14th year with a reception recognizing student artists and awarding cash prizes. This year’s show, which runs August to May, features 146 pieces throughout five KU Libraries locations, the largest display in program history.
Tue, 11/05/2024

Studies examine forced labor 'revolution,' help define digital trade

Raj Bhala, an international trade law expert at KU, has published two studies that examine the forced labor "revolution" in American trade policy and helps define the emerging area of digital trade.
Tue, 11/05/2024

Abortion policy, law expert can comment on voters weighing in on issue

Alesha Doan, an abortion policy and law expert at the University of Kansas, can comment on abortion in multiple aspects as it relates to the 2024 election.
Tue, 11/05/2024

Audio-Reader expands services to include regional Meals on Wheels menus

Audio-Reader, based at the University of Kansas, recently expanded one of its services to include audio versions of monthly Meals on Wheels menus for listeners in the area who are unable to read them due to a print disability.
Mon, 11/04/2024

KU chancellor elected to serve as vice chair of AAU board of directors

Chancellor Douglas A. Girod has been elected vice chair of the board of directors of the Association of American Universities.
Fri, 11/01/2024

Media invited to KU EARTH Center ceremonial launch on Nov. 7

U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran, U.S. National Science Foundation Director Sethuraman Panchanathan and KU Chancellor Douglas A. Girod are among those scheduled to speak at the event.
Thu, 10/31/2024

New book argues Enlightenment was merely a modern concept, not a historical movement

In a new book, J.C.D. Clark, distinguished professor emeritus of British history at the University of Kansas, provides a critical historical analysis of the Enlightenment. He writes that the degree of commonality between social and intellectual movements in the Enlightenment has been overstated for polemical purposes, calling for a fundamental reconsideration of the term.
Wed, 10/30/2024

Kansas Geological Survey launches water quality assessment program

The Kansas Geological Survey has launched a new program to monitor groundwater quality statewide. The Aquifer Water Quality Assessment Program will sample more than 300 public water supply, irrigation and domestic wells.
Wed, 10/30/2024

New book on water law examines growing legal trend of access to water as a human right

“Water Law: Concepts and Insights, 2nd Edition” provides an overview of case law, understanding of where water law is currently, including an analysis of the emerging trend of access to water in the United States as a human right.
Tue, 10/29/2024

KU Lawrence campus events to honor veterans beginning next month

In honor of Veterans Day, the University of Kansas campus in Lawrence will host/participate in a variety of events Nov. 9-16. Events are open to the public, unless otherwise noted. Events include special athletics events, a wreath-laying ceremony and an annual 5K run.
Tue, 10/29/2024

New $5 million DoE award supports KU startup’s green hydrogen energy research

With $5 million in support from U.S. Department of Energy, the University of Kansas and Avium, a startup firm founded by researchers from KU’s School of Engineering, aim to make clean hydrogen more affordable.
Mon, 10/28/2024

KU to celebrate first-generation students with new honor society, campus events

The University of Kansas’ inaugural Lambda Eta Chapter of Alpha Alpha Alpha, a national honor society for first-generation college students, will be launched Nov. 6. The ceremony is one of many events at KU celebrating National First-Generation College Celebration (FGCC) week.
Mon, 10/28/2024

Study finds influential textbooks labeled American actions as imperialist, contradicting American exceptionalism

Stephen Jackson conducted a study in which he analyzed influential Texas world history textbooks. They clearly labeled American actions in the 19th century as imperialist, contradicting the long-standing ideal of American exceptionalism. The study unpacks that seeming contradiction.
Fri, 10/25/2024

Reducing barriers nets Raj Bhala 2024 Shulenburger Award

Spurred on by a desire to increase affordability for students and to broaden access for international colleagues shut out by costly paywalls, Raj Bhala worked with a team at KU Libraries to openly publish his widely used textbook on international trade law. He is the recipients of the 2024 Shulenburger Award for Innovation & Advocacy in Scholarly Communication.
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.

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