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Book details 'conversation' between Victorian literature, evolutionary science
The traditional literary scholarly view is that Charles Darwin changed the way novelists thought about plot and character, forcing them to represent heredity and human behavior as these are shaped across hitherto unimaginable stretches of time. ...
Collaborative rural health project wins AIA Regional & Urban Design Award
A rural health initiative developed by University of Kansas alumnus Tom Trenolone, director of HDR's Great Plains studio in Omaha, Nebraska, in collaboration with the KU School of Architecture & Design has been awarded a 2021 American Institute of Architects (AIA) Regional & Urban Design Award. ...
KU psychology professor to lead national teaching-improvement organization
Andrea Follmer Greenhoot, a professor of psychology and director of the Center for Teaching Excellence at the University of Kansas, has been named director of an 11-university consortium known as the Bay View Alliance. ...
Erin Duran named assistant vice provost for DEIB
Erin Duran has spent the last nine years doing diversity work. Now, he will bring his expertise to the University of Kansas, where he will serve as the assistant vice provost in the Office of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging (DEIB) beginning Aug. 16. The position will focus on staff...
Study shows mental health, support, not just substance misuse key in parental neglect
Substance use disorder has long been considered a key factor in cases of parental neglect. But new research from the University of Kansas shows that such substance abuse does not happen in a vacuum. When examining whether parents investigated by Child Protective Services engaged in neglectful behaviors over the past...
Book documents Sri Lanka's unique Buddha image-houses
For centuries, they have been intimate spaces for personal prayer and contemplation for the Buddhists of Sri Lanka. But until now, no one had fully documented the existence of nearly 250 ṭämpiṭavihāras – small buildings, raised on stone pillars housing images and relics of the Buddha – scattered across the...
University announces spring 2021 honor roll
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. Honor roll criteria vary among the university’s academic...
Anonymous donor funds scholarships for KU Boot Camps
— Through a $50,000 grant from an anonymous donor to KU Endowment, scholarships for two popular boot camp programs at the University of Kansas will be available to local low-income individuals interested in digital careers. ...
Health Humanities and Arts Research Collaborative awards starter grant through The Commons, Office of Research
This summer, the Health Humanities and Arts Research Collaborative (HHARC) at the University of Kansas hosted a grant competition for seed funding to support interdisciplinary research at the intersection of health fields, arts and humanities. In this first round of seed funding, one collaborative team was awarded $3,500 to launch...
'Hawks & Highways' returns with KU events in communities statewide
After postponing all in-person events last year because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the University of Kansas Alumni Association, Kansas Athletics and the Office of Public Affairs will resume “Hawks & Highways” gatherings this summer in communities throughout Kansas, part of a multiyear effort guided by Chancellor Douglas A. Girod to...
Researcher begins trial on how LGBTQ individuals experience SMART Recovery substance use program
Sexual and gender minority individuals experience alcohol and substance use disorders at rates much higher than their peers, yet little is known about how treatment and recovery programs work for them. A University of Kansas researcher is leading a study to better understand how members of the LGBTQ community experience...
Researchers detail the most ancient bat fossil ever discovered in Asia
A new paper appearing in Biology Letters describes the oldest-known fragmentary bat fossils from Asia, pushing back the evolutionary record for bats on that continent to the dawn of the Eocene and boosting the possibility that the bat family’s “mysterious” origins someday might be traced to Asia. ...
'Policing Sex' explores state's hidden history of imprisoning women for having venereal disease
Between 1918 and 1942, the majority of those sentenced to the Kansas State Industrial Farm for Women were there not because they committed murder or robbery. They were there for having sex — sometimes merely for sex with their husbands. ...
Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center graduates 280th Basic Training Class
Sixteen new law enforcement officers graduated from the Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center (KLETC) on July 2 at a ceremony held in KLETC’s Integrity Auditorium. ...
KU Department of Theatre & Dance names 2021 award winners
The University of Kansas Department of Theatre & Dance recognized 65 students as recipients of its year-end awards and scholarships, totaling over $175,000 in financial support. ...
KU Engineering students re-imagine bumper scooter to create new opportunities for toddler with disabilities
The first two years of life have been challenging for Amira Payne and her family. The Topeka toddler has severe scoliosis and a condition known as Smith-Magenis syndrome, which delayed her development and left her with low muscle tone, making it difficult to stand and walk. ...
Five KU staff, faculty members take on additional diversity, equity responsibilities
Five individuals at the University of Kansas are taking on enhanced roles in diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging, either as a promotion or an expansion of their current responsibilities:...
Spencer Museum announces KU Common Work of Art for 2021-2022
The Spencer Museum of Art at the University of Kansas announces “Native Host,” a series of five signs by artist Hock E Aye Vi Edgar Heap of Birds (Cheyenne, Arapaho), as the KU Common Work of Art for the 2021-2022 academic year. The series will complement the 2021-2022 KU Common...
Housing expert says key policy changes needed to keep housing affordable, prevent mass evictions
With real estate prices soaring across the United States and a wave of evictions soon possible due to the end of pandemic protections, a University of Kansas housing expert says three key changes are needed to housing policy to ensure housing remains affordable and available to low-income Americans. ...
Study shows constructed wetlands are best protection for agricultural runoff into waterways
A new paper from a lead author based at the University of Kansas finds wetlands constructed along waterways are the most cost-effective way to reduce nitrate and sediment loads in large streams and rivers. Rather than focusing on individual farms, the research suggests conservation efforts using wetlands should be implemented...
Collaborative 'Stories for All' project aims to share marginalized voices and histories through digital media
Storytelling lies at the heart of the humanities and is central to the human experience. Through stories, we reveal who we are and what we value, as individuals and as cultures. Stories connect us to one another and to our pasts. Yet many stories remain ignored or silenced, and they...
Anti-racism plan from researchers calls for moving beyond statements to action
It’s no secret that the geosciences are among the least diverse STEM fields in the United States. That won’t change until organizations get serious about naming — and dismantling — racism and discrimination as barriers to access, inclusion and equity in science, technology, engineering and math, argue the authors of...
Study weighs evidence of psychological treatments deemed 'harmful,' substantiating negative effects of 'Scared Straight' and critical incident stress debriefing
The history of psychology is littered with unfortunate examples of treatments that caused more harm than benefit to patients. For instance, in the mid-20th century lobotomies were a common practice to treat mental illness, with poor results. More recently, so-called conversion therapy was targeted at the LGBTQ community in an...
Award-winning author to give Self Graduate Fellowship Symposium Lecture
Ibram X. Kendi will be the Self Graduate Fellowship’s featured symposium speaker this fall in an event rescheduled from March 2020. Kendi is a New York Times bestselling author, professor of history and international relations, and the founding director of the Boston University Center for Antiracist Research. ...
KC law firm establishes scholarship for underrepresented students at KU Law
Stueve Siegel Hanson, a Kansas City, Missouri-based law firm, has given a $1 million gift to establish a scholarship for Black students at the University of Kansas School of Law. ...
KU adds early childhood graduate certificate program to its early childhood, special education graduate offerings
— The new early childhood unified graduate certificate program and the existing master’s in early childhood unified at the University of Kansas prepare early educators to address the needs of each and every child, including those with, and at risk for, developmental delays and disabilities, an area in which there...
KU School of Engineering associate professor wins prestigious fellowship for bridge lifespan research
A University of Kansas School of Engineering professor has received a prestigious national fellowship award for his research into new techniques to build steel decks for highway bridges. ...
Undergraduate researchers document Douglas County wildlife in first nationwide mammal survey
A new scholarly article in the journal Ecology describes findings from the first nationwide mammal survey — discoveries made with the help of University of Kansas undergraduate researchers. ...
Study: Hundreds of lives saved in Kansas counties that adopted mask mandates
Despite facing cultural and political pushback, the evidence remains clear: Face masks made a difference in Kansas. ...
Publication amplifies Chinese migrant workers’ voices
Do you ever wonder about the lives of the people who make your consumer goods half a world away in China? ...