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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.
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Thu, 08/15/2024
2024 Lelon Capps Lecture will explore culture, learning and community in mathematics classrooms
The School of Education & Human Sciences will welcome Dorothy White, professor of mathematics education at the University of Georgia, as the 2024 Lelon Capps featured lecturer. White will present “Embracing Students’ Cultures to Foster Learning and Community in Mathematics Classrooms” at 4:30 p.m. Sept. 9.
Thu, 08/15/2024
New book explores how punk virus continues to infect new generations
Nearly 50 years after its creation, punk rock “manifests and mutates across the arts, infecting culture, lifestyles and even national heritage,” said Iain Ellis, KU lecturer in English and author of a new book on the music form.
Wed, 08/14/2024
Larger teams in academic research worsen career prospects, study finds
In a new paper, Donna Ginther, the Roy A. Roberts Distinguished Professor of Economics at the University of Kansas, reveals that individuals who finish their doctorate in situations where the average team in their field is larger have worse career options.
Wed, 08/14/2024
University honors June 2024 Employees of the Month
A longtime plumber known for his leadership and willingness to step in during an emergency and a machinist who develops complex equipment for the Department of Physics & Astronomy have been honored as KU's June Employees of the Month.
Wed, 08/14/2024
Dole Institute announces fall 2024 season programming
The Dole Institute of Politics has announced its fall 2024 programming lineup, which features engaging, informative discussions featuring world-class practitioners and experts, including former Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel, retired senior U.S. diplomat Susan Thornton, Washington Post columnist Karen Tumulty and former members of Congress.
Tue, 08/13/2024
KU Libraries announce centennial celebration of Watson Library with fall activities, website
A Jayhawk Boulevard landmark and perpetual place of discovery and welcome, Watson Library will celebrate 100 years at the heart of the KU community with a slate of fall activities and programs.
Mon, 08/12/2024
KU Kudos: Faculty and staff achievements, summer 2024
Read about KU employees' recent external honors and awards from all university campuses.
Mon, 08/12/2024
Communication studies expert can comment on Kamala Harris' DNC speech
Robin Rowland points out the number of challenges Kamala Harris faces in her acceptance speech at the Democratic National Convention.
Fri, 08/09/2024
HLC: Academic program assessment process revamped to better evaluate student learning
Criterion 4 focuses on the evaluation and improvement of teaching and learning at institutions. KU has particularly focused on building a culture of continuous improvement to increase efficiency and ensure accountability, one aspect of which has been updating the academic program assessment process.
Tue, 08/06/2024
University of Kansas announces summer-fall 2023, spring 2024 graduates
The names of more than 6,500 graduates at the University of Kansas for summer and fall 2023 and spring 2024 have been announced by the University Registrar. Many graduates and candidates for degree celebrated by participating in KU Commencement, which took place May 12.
Tue, 08/06/2024
Researchers leverage AI to help business provide nutritious choices in American food deserts
KU's Tera Fazzino, along with a multidisciplinary group of researchers across several institutions, will help create an artificial-intelligence-powered digital tool, called the NOURISH platform, to help businesses and startups operating in food deserts give more nutritious choices to an estimated 24 million Americans.
Mon, 08/05/2024
One year after newspaper raid, KU journalism professor can discuss chilling effect, influence on rural journalists
Stephen Wolgast can discuss the one-year anniversary of the Marion County Record raid by police. He has been following the aftermath of the case and conducted a study on the effects the raid had on other rural Kansas journalists.
Wed, 07/31/2024
New dashboard shows the scope and uses of federal funding streams in Kansas
The Institute for Policy & Social Research at the University of Kansas published a new data dashboard showing the flow of federal funding from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act and the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) into Kansas. As of March 2024, over $11.5 billion has been expended across the state through programs funded by the CARES Act and ARPA.
Mon, 07/29/2024
KU paleontologist David Burnham resumes final excavation of the juvenile tyrannosaur
Paleontologists from the University of Kansas are back in Montana this summer for their final excavation of a rare dinosaur fossil: a juvenile tyrannosaur.
Fri, 07/26/2024
Dimitrije Cabarkapa receives young investigator award from National Strength and Conditioning Association
Dimitrije Cabarkapa, associate director of the Jayhawk Athletic Performance Laboratory, has been honored with the National Strength and Conditioning Association’s 2024 Terry J. Housh Outstanding Young Investigator Award.
Fri, 07/26/2024
New translation of Ovid’s ‘Heroides’ offers insight into ‘ancient fan fiction’
In a new translation of Ovid’s “Heroides,” Tara Welch, a professor of classics at the University of Kansas, examines the Roman poet’s seminal work. A collection of 15 letters written by women to the men who have left them behind, “Heroides” (translated as “The Heroines”) can be described as “ancient fan fiction.”
Wed, 07/24/2024
KU experts can comment on 2024 elections, related topics
As a contentious U.S. election season heads toward November, University of Kansas experts are available to discuss with media the candidates, key issues, procedures and narratives of the 2024 races.
Wed, 07/24/2024
Lawrence AUMI Group will receive award from Kansas Commission on Disability Concerns
On Aug. 2, the Kansas Commission on Disability Concerns (KCDC) will present a Michael Lechner Advocacy Award to the Pre-Pandemic Ensemble, a Lawrence-based mixed-ability improvising band that uses an instrument called AUMI, or Adaptive Use Musical Instrument, to improvise across abilities.
Mon, 07/22/2024
KU experts on women candidates can discuss historic shift in 2024 presidential campaign
KU faculty members Teri Finneman and Mary Banwart can each discuss what Joe Biden dropping out of the presidential race and endorsing Kamala Harris means for the election.
Fri, 07/19/2024
Research will establish best ‘managed retreat’ practices for communities faced with climate change disaster
A University of Kansas researcher is leading National Science Foundation-funded work to understand how managed retreat — where communities at risk from floods and fires relocate to safer areas — is approached across geographies, nations and cultures.
Wed, 07/17/2024
Presidential rhetoric expert can comment on Trump’s acceptance speech at 2024 Republican National Convention
Robert Rowland, KU communication studies professor and author of book on Trump's populist rhetoric, expects no moderation in former President Donald Trump's RNC speech on July 18.
Wed, 07/17/2024
Five standout educators recognized as Kemper Fellows
KU this week is celebrating five outstanding faculty members as winners of the William T. Kemper Fellowship for Teaching Excellence. Each of the five awardees receives $7,500.
Wed, 07/17/2024
Hubert Humphrey fellows to present research July 22-24
International fellows with the Hubert H. Humphrey Pre-Academic Program are spending eight weeks at KU and will present their research July 22 through 24.
Wed, 07/17/2024
Department of Chemistry announces spring, summer awards and scholarships
LAWRENCE — The Department of Chemistry at the University of Kansas has announced the recipients of spring and summer 2024 awards and scholarships. More than 80 of the department’s top students were recognized at the annual awards banquet for their academic, research and teaching achievements.
Tue, 07/16/2024
Researcher fleshes out portrait of English nobleman Esmé Stuart
Although he was a confidant of Britain's King James I and he succeeded his brother as Duke of Lennox, history seemed to have forgotten Esmé Stuart. So a KU professor delved into old records to learn more about him.
Mon, 07/15/2024
Author shows importance of framing in disability policy discussions
Analyzing interactions in town hall meetings with legislators, a University of Kansas professor of English finds that expressing one's lived experience, too, helps advocates “amplify marginalized voices in public debates.”
Mon, 07/15/2024
New book reveals how roads and vehicles transformed colonial societies across Africa
In a new book, Andrew Denning, associate professor of history at the University of Kansas, uncovers how vehicles and the roads they traveled upon began to transform societies across 19th and 20th century Africa … but rarely in the manner colonizing Europeans expected.
Thu, 07/11/2024
Article tracks history of state history education standards, how teachers can use them as lessons
Stephen Jackson has published an article outlining how state history education standards came about, how they evolved and how teachers can use the standards themselves as history lessons in a way that avoids the common political arguments surrounding the documents.
Wed, 07/10/2024
University of Kansas announces spring 2024 honor roll
More than 7,400 undergraduate students at KU earned honor roll distinction for the spring 2024 semester. The honor roll comprises undergraduates who meet requirements in the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences and in the schools of Architecture & Design, Business, Education & Human Sciences, Engineering, Health Professions, Journalism & Mass Communications, Music, Nursing, Pharmacy, Professional Studies and Social Welfare.
Wed, 07/10/2024
KU community mourns death of longtime employee Lee Ann Bennett
The University of Kansas community is mourning the death of Lee Ann Bennett, a senior research assistant at the Kansas Biological Survey & Center for Ecological Research. Bennett, a Lawrence resident, died June 30.