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Pandemic’s effects on health inequity revealed in new report
By definition, a global pandemic appears to affect everyone similarly. But upon further reflection, that’s not quite true. ...
Summer Research Methods Camp returns to Achievement & Assessment Institute
The Achievement & Assessment Institute (AAI) in the University of Kansas’ School of Education & Human Sciences has announced the return of the Summer Research Methods Camp (formerly Summer Stats Camp) for 2021.From June 7 to July 16, the Summer Research Methods Camp will feature six weeks of virtual sessions...
Two KU Law students win national award for pro bono work
Two University of Kansas law students won first place in a national competition for their work providing pro bono legal representation to transgender and nonbinary individuals. ...
Laird Essay Contest winners explore history and politics in Kosovo and Kyrgyzstan
The Center for Russian, East European & Eurasian Studies at the University of Kansas has announced that this year’s Roy D. and Betty Laird Essay Contest winners are Aylar Atadurdyyeva in the undergraduate essay category for her essay “Kosovo-Turkey Relations and the Ottoman Legacy" and Alaina DeLeo in the graduate...
KU researchers examining racial justice and equity in Montessori education
By many estimates, the Montessori educational approach is the most prevalent alternative pedagogy model in public schools across the United States. While its history stretches back a century, the Montessori model has historically been underrepresented in the field of educational research. ...
Transgender protagonists drive professor’s acclaimed novella
For a decade, using the pen names Rose and then R.B. Lemberg, Renee Perelmutter has created a fantastic literary universe concerned with issues and told from the viewpoint of gender fluidity. ...
KUIA awards 10 grants for research and collaboration abroad
KU International Affairs has awarded more than $49,000 in travel grants to nine University of Kansas faculty members and a graduate student to support research and collaboration abroad. ...
Higher Ed Disrupted: Upcoming virtual conference will address the future of learning
– The KU Edwards Campus is host of this year’s Virtual Big 12 Teaching and Learning Conference. Higher education educators are invited to this conference in June to engage in discussion around how to enhance student learning, the effect of COVID-19 on teaching and learning, inclusive teaching practices, the latest...
Cheney's removal not first time woman has taken stand against party, professor says
House Republicans voted Wednesday to oust U.S. Rep. Liz Cheney of Wyoming from her leadership post as the conference chair. The vote was taken to repudiate Cheney’s refusal to back former president Donald Trump’s false claims about the 2020 presidential election and for voting to convict in his impeachment. The...
Study: Students with disabilities show resilience that could guide post-pandemic education
The COVID-19 pandemic has presented a new world of challenges for education. But a new study from the University of Kansas shows the voices and experiences of students who are already among the most marginalized can help lead the way in making young people’s strengths the focus of education. ...
$1.5 million gift supports KU School of Nursing professorships
The University of Kansas School of Nursing taught Christine Hartley about making a positive impact in her world. She took that lesson and made an impact with a $1.5 million gift for nursing professorships. ...
Spencer Museum announces 2021 Brosseau Creativity Award recipients
The Spencer Museum of Art announces the 2021 recipients of the Jack & Lavon Brosseau Creativity Awards. Established by benefactor Lavon Brosseau in 2011, the awards honor thought-provoking creative work in the categories of writing and diverse media from University of Kansas undergraduate students in any area of study. ...
Students win awards at online Undergraduate Research Symposium
The University of Kansas Center for Undergraduate Research has announced the winners of its 24th annual Undergraduate Research Symposium. The event took place online this year and went live April 24. Over 190 students shared their undergraduate research and creative projects that they have been working on throughout the spring...
Mutual fund productivity increases when sexual harassment is removed from workplace, study finds
In 2018, movie mogul Harvey Weinstein was arrested and charged with multiple criminal sexual acts. Weinstein’s conduct brought further attention to the viral #MeToo movement and also made those in positions of power rethink how employees should be treated. ...
University of Kansas, KU Alumni Association to build Jayhawk Welcome Center
The University of Kansas and the KU Alumni Association will usher in a new era of student recruitment with the construction of a Jayhawk Welcome Center at the entrance to the historic Jayhawk Boulevard corridor of the Lawrence campus. ...
David Slusky to deliver Shutz Lecture with focus on economic research, consuming research
David Slusky is an instinctive sleuth willing to share the tricks of his trade to help students explore the economic questions swirling around them. Slusky, the De-Min and Chin-Sha Wu Associate Professor of Economics in the College of Arts & Sciences at the University of Kansas, will deliver the annual...
Undergraduate researcher wins new KU award
Jade Groobman, a senior from Boulder, Colorado, has been awarded the first Courtwright Award for Undergraduate Research Excellence through the University of Kansas Center for Undergraduate Research. Groobman is majoring in women, gender & sexuality studies. Her mentor is Sarah Deer, University Distinguished Professor. ...
KU chancellor announces promotion and tenure for 169 faculty and researchers for fall 2021
Chancellor Douglas A. Girod has approved the promotion and award of tenure, where indicated, for 80 individuals at the University of Kansas Lawrence and Edwards campuses and 89 individuals at the KU Medical Center campuses. ...
Hall Center for the Humanities announces awards for 2021-22
The Hall Center for the Humanities has announced the following recipients of fellowships and grants awarded for 2021-22. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, recipients of research travel grants have been given until August 2022 to complete their research travel. ...
Counseling screening tool works for military and nonmilitary college students, study shows
Since the 1940s, the GI Bill has helped provide educational benefits after service members complete military service. The most recent legislation, the Harry W. Colmery Veterans Educational Assistance Act, known as the Forever GI Bill, has expanded benefits and reduced restrictions, leading more veterans and their dependents to seek higher...
KU Natural History Museum to reopen with two new exhibits
The University of Kansas Natural History Museum, part of the KU Biodiversity Institute, will reopen to the public Thursday, May 6. Public hours will be 1-5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. Advance reservations are encouraged due to reduced capacity, which aligns with current health and safety guidelines. ...
Video games shape how Americans understand historical events
Participants in esports have recently become regarded as actual athletes. Now other video game players are apparently aspiring historians. ...
Meet the freaky fanged frog from the Philippines
Researchers at the University of Kansas have described a new species of fanged frog discovered in the Philippines that’s nearly indistinguishable from a species on a neighboring island except for its unique mating call and key differences in its genome. ...
Mehrangiz Najafizadeh named Fulbright Scholar
Mehrangiz Najafizadeh, associate professor of sociology, has received a Fulbright Scholar award to teach and conduct research in the Republic of Azerbaijan during the spring 2022 semester. ...
Translator helps acclaimed children’s books gain wider audience
Unless they dwell on the authors’ names, the average American child drawn in by the colorful new books “Sound” and “Sight” (Chronicle Books) will have no clue that they were originally Ukrainian. ...
Funk expert: Chaka Khan deserves Rock Hall induction
One of the leading academic experts on funk music says finalist Chaka Khan should be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame when the 2021 class of inductees is announced. ...
Spencer Museum extends public hours before closing for renovations May 17
The last day to experience the Spencer Museum of Art’s current exhibitions is May 16. Public hours are extended for the next two weeks to accommodate more visitors: 1-8 p.m. Thursdays and Fridays and 1-5 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. Visitors are strongly encouraged to make an advance reservation. The museum’s...
Biography reveals untold history of wealthy same-sex couple who lived as father and son
Once described as “the richest bachelor in Chicago,” Robert Allerton was a gay man who in 1922 began a romance with a student 26 years his junior named John Gregg. To hide this risky relationship, they began referring to each other as father and son. ...
Four juniors nominated for Astronaut Scholarships
Four outstanding University of Kansas undergraduates are representing KU in the Astronaut Scholarship program. ...
College athletes in supportive programs coping better with pandemic, study shows
Like much of society, college athletics were thrown into disarray by the COVID-19 pandemic. While student athletes were suddenly prevented from competing, training or seeing as much of their teammates and coaches, those who perceived they were part of a positive sporting environment also coped better during the early days...