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KU students in global & international studies present at national conference
Ten University of Kansas students majoring in global & international studies (GIST) will present their research at the virtual National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR), which takes place April 12-14. The goal of the annual event is to promote undergraduate research and scholarship by providing a venue for presentations and...
Educational psychology department announces 2021 Lichtenberg Lecture
The Department of Educational Psychology at the University of Kansas will host the 2021 Lichtenberg Lecture at 3 p.m. Friday, April 16, via Zoom. The virtual lecture will feature Kevin Cokley, distinguished professor in the Department of Educational Psychology at the University of Texas (UT) at Austin. ...
‘Sovereign Skies’ details America’s battle to enact civil aviation policy
The 1922 dedication of the Lincoln Memorial gathered a historic collection of luminaries, including President Warren G. Harding, Vice President Calvin Coolidge, Chief Justice William Howard Taft and even Abraham Lincoln’s surviving son Robert Todd Lincoln. ...
Practitioners, families, students, researchers invited to 2021 KU autism conference
The Kansas Center for Autism Research and Training, part of the University of Kansas Life Span Institute, will host the conference Autism Across the Life Span on April 23. ...
Benjamin Herron named recipient of 2021 C.L.A.S.S. Award
Benjamin Herron, academic success coach at the KU Edwards Campus, has been named the recipient of this year’s C.L.A.S.S. Award for his dedication to supporting students. ...
KU researcher suggests how Biden can relieve border pressure
If the Biden administration hopes that spending $4 billion on Central American development will relieve political pressure at the southern U.S. border, it needs to be smarter than its predecessors about how the money is spent, according to one expert on the region. ...
School of Education & Human Sciences to host 3rd session of virtual series for 2020-21
The School of Education & Human Sciences at the University of Kansas will host the third and final virtual session of the 2020-21 Strategies Event Series on April 17 via Zoom. ...
US trade sanctions justified response to human rights abuses in China, law expert writes
An international trade law expert at the University of Kansas argues in a pair of new articles that human rights and trade are now inextricably linked, as evidenced by U.S. and international reactions to actions in China, and asserts that approach is an appropriate use of trade. ...
Likikiri Collective presentation will reflect on education, society and culture
The work of the Likikiri Collective and the realities of life in South Sudan will be topics of the free presentation "Storytelling & Epistemic Justice in South Sudan" at noon Wednesday, April 7. ...
ATLAS psychometrician awarded grant for improving software, methods for educational research
Jake Thompson, senior psychometrician with Accessible Teaching, Learning, and Assessment Systems at the University of Kansas, has received a $225,000 grant from the Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Educational Research. Titled Improving Software and Methods for Estimating Diagnostic Classification Models and Evaluating Model Fit, the grant will help...
Author, scholar Ersula Ore will discuss state-sanctioned racial violence
A winner of the Rhetoric Society of America Book Award will bring further insight to ongoing conversations at the University of Kansas and beyond about how to respond to state-sanctioned racial violences in the era of #BlackLivesMatter. ...
Natural mentors provide crucial social connection for student athletes, study finds
Oprah Winfrey famously said, “A mentor is someone who allows you to see the hope inside yourself.”...
Molecular biosciences professor receives NSF CAREER Award
An assistant professor at the University of Kansas received a prestigious grant designed to help early-career faculty members in STEM disciplines establish a lifetime of leadership in their respective fields. ...
University Dance Company concert explores theme of information overload
The University of Kansas Dance Company will present its Spring Concert online, highlighting the many stimuli people experience as they move physically and virtually through the world. Six KU Department of Theatre & Dance faculty members will present original choreography in contemporary, ballet and hip-hop dance styles. ...
KU announces Travis Goff as new director of athletics
The University of Kansas has selected Travis Goff to serve as its next director of athletics, Chancellor Douglas Girod announced today. ...
Jennifer Ng named to new AAU Advisory Board on Racial Equity
The Association of American Universities has named Jennifer Ng to its newly created Advisory Board on Racial Equity in Higher Education. ...
Three KU juniors win Goldwater Scholarships
Three friends and members of the executive board of the Chemistry Club at the University of Kansas received some good news about the future of their planned careers in STEM fields late last week. ...
KU researchers to study safety effects of pandemic on in-home, long-term care providers
Demand for in-home long-term services and supports has been steadily growing in the United States in recent years, and the COVID-19 pandemic has only increased need — while also increasing risk of transmission. University of Kansas researchers will examine how the pandemic has challenged those who receive and provide the...
KU Engineering diversity & women’s programs to celebrate 50 years
IHAWKe, the umbrella organization for diversity and women’s programs at the University of Kansas School of Engineering, is celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2021 with virtual and in-person events, as well as a scholarship fundraising campaign, scheduled throughout the year. ...
Dole Institute will present 'Baseball: The Color Barrier'
The Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics at the University of Kansas has announced that it will livestream the third installment of its series “A Conversation on Race” on Wednesday, April 14, on the institute’s YouTube channel. The event, which begins at 7 p.m., will feature Bob Kendrick, president of...
Study details how Middle East dust intensifies summer monsoons on Indian subcontinent
New research from the University of Kansas published in Earth-Science Reviews offers insight into one of the world’s most powerful monsoon systems: the Indian summer monsoon. The study details how the monsoon, of vital social and economic importance to the people of the region, is supercharged by atmospheric dust particles...
KU Life Span Institute to host conference on developmental and intellectual disabilities
The University of Kansas Life Span Institute is partnering with the Baylor College of Medicine to host the 54th annual Gatlinburg Conference on Research and Theory in Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities from April 5 to April 8. ...
Four researchers to receive University Scholarly Achievement Awards
Four faculty members at the University of Kansas will receive 2021 University Scholarly Achievement Awards, which recognize significant scholarly or research achievement for scholars in the middle of their careers. ...
KU researchers, students collaborate with artists and CERN on livestream performance April 8
A livestream event at 6 p.m. April 8 will highlight research by University of Kansas faculty and students through an emerging collaboration between the Spencer Museum of Art’s Integrated Arts Research Initiative (IARI) and Arts at CERN, the official arts program of the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN). The...
KU ends historic run at National Debate Tournament semifinals
Kansas Debate's historic run at the National Debate Tournament, hosted by Harvard University, ended March 30 at the semifinals. The University of Kansas team of Azja Butler, Lansing, and Ross Fitzpatrick, Leawood, lost a hard-fought 3-2 split decision against the University of Michigan in the tournament's Final Four after winning...
Yuck! Art historian leans in to notion of discomfort food
Whereas most people look at Antoine Vollon’s sumptuous painting “Mound of Butter” and see pure, yellow joy, Marni Kessler sees a severed head and underlying rancidity. ...
KU team will compete in Final Four of National Debate Tournament
The University of Kansas team of Azja Butler, Lansing, and Ross Fitzpatrick, Leawood, has reached the Final Four at the National Debate Tournament hosted by Harvard University. They are the 18th KU team to reach the Final Four of the national tournament. ...
U.S. News & World Report ranks 50 KU graduate programs in top 50 among public schools
The University of Kansas has nine graduate programs in the top 10 and 50 programs in the top 50 among public universities in the 2022 rankings from U.S. News & World Report, released today. ...
Teachers can use popular media to address anti-Asian bias, KU research shows
Recent incidents of racial discrimination and violence against Asians and Asian Americans in the United States have prompted critical discussions about how to talk about such biases with younger age groups. New research from the University of Kansas shows using critical race media literacy, or examining how race and gender...
The color red influences investor behavior, financial research reveals
The phrase “to see red” means to become angry. But for investors, seeing red takes on a whole different meaning. ...