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Study examines differences in strength by position among football players
A KU study is setting the stage to determine if there are differences in strength by position among college football players. Results showed there were differences in body type, as well as other factors, among player types that could help improve strength training for athletes.
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Thu, 09/12/2024
The Commons will host Red Hot Research events in fall 2024
Red Hot Research events, featuring University of Kansas scholars from a variety of disciplines giving short talks on a related topic, will resume Sept. 20 at Watson Library with a focus on "Pedagogy & Purpose."
Thu, 09/12/2024
KU earns ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge Silver Seal
A national awards program has recognized the University of Kansas for its nonpartisan democratic engagement efforts that fostered student voter engagement in the 2022 midterm elections. KU’s student voter rate of 33.1% earned the university a Silver Seal.
Thu, 09/12/2024
Based on a true story, 'Indecent' highlights lost moment in queer Jewish history
By turns comic and tragic, musical and literary, this play with music by Pulitzer Prize winner Paula Vogel recounts the true story of the first kiss between two women in Broadway theatre history. Playing one weekend only, Sept. 27-29 at Murphy Hall.
Thu, 09/12/2024
Center for Service Learning names faculty fellows, invites participation in ambassador groups
The Center for Service Learning has selected faculty members Susan Harvey from the School of Education & Human Sciences and Emily Vietti from the School of Professional Studies to serve as the center's first faculty fellows.
Thu, 09/12/2024
New KU Engineering IHAWKe student lounge named for Joyce and Mike Shinn
The new lounge for IHAWKe, the School of Engineering’s Diversity and Women’s Programs, will be named the Michael G. & Joyce N. Shinn Student Lounge.
Thu, 09/12/2024
Scholars will present Taylor Swift-themed speaker series at KU
In fall 2024, University of Kansas faculty members and guest speakers will offer insights on their field of expertise using Taylor Swift as a lens. The series opens Sept. 18.
Wed, 09/11/2024
Study finds encouraging empathy makes students better at argumentation
Teaching argumentation is a key part of the common core standards in education. But a new study finds that encouraging empathy, instead of the traditional approach of winning, produces more well-rounded argumentation and writing in students.
Wed, 09/11/2024
KU School of Music professor receives top researcher award
Christopher Johnson, professor of music education & music therapy, has been named the 2024 recipient of the National Association for Music Education (NAfME) Senior Researcher Award.
Wed, 09/11/2024
University Honors Program celebrates outstanding contributions of student, faculty at annual convocation
The University Honors Program recognized one student and four faculty members for their unique contributions to the program at Honors Convocation, a kickoff event for first-year honors students.
Wed, 09/11/2024
ATLAS fellow maps student understanding with novel approach
Hyunjoo Kim, the 2024 ATLAS fellow, will research the use of graph theory to create a more detailed map of student understanding.
Wed, 09/11/2024
Media invited to interview Harvard Institute of Politics Polling Director John Della Volpe on Sept. 12
Members of the media are invited to interview John Della Volpe, director of polling at the Institute of Politics at Harvard University, Sept. 12 ahead of his private event at the Dole Institute of Politics with students from the University of Kansas.
Tue, 09/10/2024
Center for Educational Opportunity Programs secures $21.8 million in federal grants to support middle and high school students
The Center for Educational Opportunity Programs at the University of Kansas is the recipient of two federal grants totaling $21.8 million over seven years. These grants will provide critical support to middle and high school students in Kansas City, Kansas Public Schools and Kansas City Public Schools in Missouri.
Tue, 09/10/2024
Celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival with the KU Center for East Asian Studies
The KU Center for East Asian Studies and Student Union Activities will host the 2024 Mid-Autumn Festival from 6 to 8 p.m. Sept. 17 at the Kansas Union.
Tue, 09/10/2024
KU to host Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative Academic Fellows Program
Beginning in September 2025, KU will host 25 young leaders from Southeast Asia in Lawrence for a five-week intensive academic exchange.
Tue, 09/10/2024
Three Lawrence-based artists among recipients of 2024 Rocket Grants
The 2024 Rocket Grants have awarded a total of $60,000 for 10 artist projects in the Lawrence and Kansas City area. Three awards support Lawrence-based artists, while a fourth supports a KU lecturer in visual art.
Mon, 09/09/2024
Species of giant fanged frog went unrecognized in Philippines because it was nearly identical to even larger species
Researchers from the University of Kansas have published findings in the journal Ichthyology & Herpetology describing a new species of fanged frog, named Limnonectes cassiopeia, from the Philippine island of Luzon.
Mon, 09/09/2024
KU researcher leading project to gauge effectiveness of journalism ethics disclosures
Alyssa Appelman is co-leading a project to test whether disclosing a journalist's ethical training influences readers' perceptions of that journalist's and media's credibility.
Mon, 09/09/2024
Human values and expertise improve AI reliability, study finds
In a new paper, Michael Lash, assistant professor of business at the University of Kansas, proposes a novel approach for incorporating human experts in machine learning models. This increases reliance, trusting and sense-making of the explanations returned by artificial intelligence.
Mon, 09/09/2024
KU Alumni Association honors two recipients of Fred Ellsworth Medallion
Two University of Kansas graduates with outstanding volunteer records are the 2024 recipients of the KU Alumni Association’s Fred Ellsworth Medallion. Brad Korell and Tom Wiggans will be honored Sept. 12 in conjunction with the fall meeting of the association’s national board of directors.
Fri, 09/06/2024
KU Theatre & Dance announces 2024 award and scholarship recipients
The Department of Theatre & Dance recently distributed more than $200,000 in awards and scholarships to 70 students. They include Kansans and students from across the U.S. and around the world.
Fri, 09/06/2024
School of Architecture & Design announces fall 2024 Architecture Lecture Series
Elizabeth Diller, founding partner of Diller Scofidio + Renfro, Wolf Prize laureate and recipient of the first MacArthur Foundation fellowship awarded for architecture, will present the opening lecture of the fall series Sept. 13 on the KU Lawrence campus.
Fri, 09/06/2024
KU English professors awarded NEH grant for 2025 AI, digital literacy institute
KU researchers received an NEH Institutes for Advanced Topics in the Digital Humanities grant to fund their project, AI & Digital Literacy: Toward an Inclusive and Empowering Teaching Practice, an in-person institute administered in partnership with the National Humanities Center, in June 2025.
Fri, 09/06/2024
Fall 2024 Educate & Act Series for university community will focus on voter education
The Educate & Act series at the University of Kansas, led by The Commons, the Center for Service Learning and the Emily Taylor Center for Women & Gender Equity, will host three hybrid events this semester for students, staff and faculty. The series begins Sept. 17.
Thu, 09/05/2024
KU leading multi-institutional program to support undergraduate STEM research and student retention
The University of Kansas, in collaboration with five other regional higher education institutions, has been awarded a five-year, $3.5 million National Science Foundation Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation grant. The award will establish the Aligning STEM Trainees for Enterprising Research (ASTER) program and fund undergraduate research in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM).
Thu, 09/05/2024
What to expect during the HLC mock site visit: A guide for the KU community
With the University of Kansas’ mock site accreditation visit set for Monday, Sept. 9, on the Lawrence campus and Tuesday, Sept. 10, on the Medical Center campus in Kansas City, the entire KU community is encouraged to participate in the scheduled meetings and forums.
Thu, 09/05/2024
Study of mosquito spit could lead to therapies for viruses like West Nile and yellow fever
With a new two-year grant of $250,000 per year from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility, Anita Saraf currently is analyzing samples of noninfectious mosquito saliva in the fight against “arboviruses” — viruses spread by arthropods like mosquitoes.
Thu, 09/05/2024
KU receives new intelligence community funding, awards 34 new scholarships
The Office of the Director of National Intelligence recently awarded KU’s Intelligence Community Center for Academic Excellence (IC CAE) program $300,000 in new funding for the 2024-25 academic year. The funding will increase KU’s IC CAE award with a focus on expanding the study of China.
Thu, 09/05/2024
KU welcomes new Edwards, Lawrence faculty members
On Aug. 19, the Office of Faculty Affairs welcomed faculty members from all 12 academic units across the Lawrence and Edwards campuses at its Fall New Faculty Orientation, held at the Jayhawk Welcome Center.
Wed, 09/04/2024
Harris risks pitfalls in debate with Trump, expert says
Kamala Harris must introduce herself to millions of voters who don't know her while avoiding gaffes, according to Robert Rowland, professor of communication studies, who can speak with media about the Sept. 10 debate.
Wed, 09/04/2024
New book ‘Macroevolutionaries’ explores intersection of evolution, art and popular culture
University of Kansas paleontologist Bruce Lieberman co-wrote “Macroevolutionaries,” a collection of natural history essays, with fellow paleontologist Niles Eldredge in the tradition of their late Harvard mentor and famed science popularizer, Stephen Jay Gould.