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KU announces 2021 Aspiring Leaders program cohort
Fourteen KU staff members will hone their leadership skills in 2021 through participation in the university’s Aspiring Leaders program. This is the sixth cohort since the program launched in 2017. ...
New book reveals how 'racial resentment' unites Trump voters in battleground states
What was it that compelled white voters to choose Donald Trump in the 2016 presidential election – but not necessarily the 2020 election – in the battleground states of the Midwest? ...
Math department announces undergraduate research award winners
The Department of Mathematics at the University of Kansas awarded four students Undergraduate Research Awards in Mathematics (MathUGRA) to support their research projects for the spring 2021 semester. ...
Biodiversity collections, vital for pandemic preparedness, face drop in specimen deposits
When you imagine a visit to a natural history museum, the first thing that springs to mind could be dinosaur bones or taxidermized animals. ...
Kansas Geological Survey to measure groundwater levels in western Kansas
A crew from the Kansas Geological Survey, based at the University of Kansas, will be in western Kansas measuring groundwater levels the first week of January. ...
Soberón named interim director of KU’s Biodiversity Institute & Natural History Museum
University Distinguished Professor Jorge Soberón has been named interim director of the Biodiversity Institute & Natural History Museum at the University of Kansas. ...
Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center graduates 271st Basic Training Class
Twenty-nine new law enforcement officers graduated from the Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center (KLETC) on Dec. 11 at a ceremony held in KLETC’s Integrity Auditorium. ...
University announces summer, fall Employees of the Month
The University of Kansas has announced the summer and fall 2020 Employees of the Month, through November 2020. ...
New Kansas Statistical Abstract offers key data as Kansas weathers the pandemic
The 54th edition of the Kansas Statistical Abstract is now available online. In a year that brought the novel coronavirus pandemic and resulting economic turmoil, the KSA shares data on Kansas and the United States in 16 categories that provides context for the challenges Kansans are now facing and offers...
Publication shows pandemic not a shared experience for LGBTQ youths
“We’re all in this together” has been a common refrain during the COVID-19 pandemic. It turns out that’s not the case for many LGTBQ youths, as University of Kansas researchers illustrate in a new publication. ...
State sponsorship of religiously motivated terrorism leads to more suicide attacks, research shows
The separation of church and state remains a founding principle of the United States. But that’s rarely the case in most countries. And when it comes to religiously motivated terrorism, the state is sometimes to blame. ...
KU alumna earns Charles B. Rangel Fellowship
Through the study of languages like French and Arabic and experiences studying abroad in Morocco, France and Taiwan, Lilah Wilder has seen the value of cross-cultural exchanges firsthand. ...
Donation funds doctoral fellowship in pharmacy school
An anonymous donation of $300,000 to the University of Kansas School of Pharmacy’s Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology was inspired by the donor’s niece and her experience as a doctoral student. ...
Indigenous language study program moves off mainland
Laura Hobson Herlihy is from New Orleans, where, she says, Caribbean creolized identities are common. So the mix of cultures she found on the Honduran island of Roatán during a study trip last year seemed familiar. ...
Two students nominated for Winston Churchill Scholarship
Two students at the University of Kansas are nominees for the Winston Churchill Scholarship, which provides one year of study at the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom. ...
Students receive Gilman scholarships for international study
Nine University of Kansas students were selected as recent recipients of the prestigious Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship, sponsored by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, to study or intern abroad in seven countries. ...
Journalism students create photo book documenting the semester of the pandemic
The fall 2020 photojournalism class in the University of Kansas William Allen White School of Journalism & Mass Communications faced a challenge. The pandemic shut down nearly everything that typically would yield good photography: events, sports, social activities — even just normal life. ...
2021 Global Scholars announced
The Global Scholars Program has selected 15 University of Kansas sophomores as 2021 Global Scholars. ...
Architecture students receive 2020 Healthcare Environment Award
Two students in the University of Kansas School of Architecture & Design were awarded a 2020 Healthcare Environment Award in the student Graduate Project category. ...
Three KU professors named as AAAS Fellows
Three University of Kansas professors have been named as fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). ...
New book connects Homeric themes to how today's society can revolutionize agriculture
Many students read the “Iliad” and “Odyssey,” then discuss the works’ themes as part of class. But it is unlikely teachers suggest Homer’s ideas of homecoming, fate, destiny, rage and glory could be used to revolutionize Earth’s agriculture and ecology to stave off climate change. Yet that is just what...
KU law professor co-writes Supreme Court amicus brief in Collins v. Mnuchin financial crisis case
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments Dec. 9 in Collins v. Mnuchin, a case arising from the financial crisis of 2008. Alexander Platt, associate professor of law at the University of Kansas, co-wrote an amicus brief (PDF) for the court and is available to discuss the case with media. ...
Paleobotanist to lead team scouring Antarctica for ancient clues to plant diversity
Antarctica, mostly covered in snow and ice, isn’t the first place most people might think to search for vital evidence about the evolution of plants. But Antarctica wasn’t always devoid of greenery. During the late Cretaceous, between 66 to 100 million years ago, parts of Antarctica looked more like a...
Grant will support KU's Russian studies outreach in Kansas schools
A $120,000 grant from the U.S.-Russia Foundation will support University of Kansas outreach efforts to create a series of academic programs that will expand Russian language and Russian studies opportunities for Kansas high school students. ...
KU Alumni Association’s virtual fundraiser brings in $100K
The University of Kansas Alumni Association hosted its first-ever virtual fundraising event, Jayhawks Flock Together, on Nov. 19 in support of student and alumni programs and KU’s Campus Cupboard, a food pantry for students, faculty, staff and affiliates. The event, featuring KU Chancellor Douglas A. Girod, Alumni Association President Heath...
Study shows microaggression trainings overlook deeper harmful assumptions
Microaggressions, which are words or actions linked to stereotypes that can cause offense, have received increased attention in recent years. But a new study from the University of Kansas finds that as the concept gains popularity, people tend to view microaggressions as something easily fixed by learning what not to...
KU scientists create new environmental video series for kids
University of Kansas scientists are creating a new monthly series of environmental videos for elementary students, made available on Facebook and YouTube for use by teachers and parents. The videos meet K-12 Kansas Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) and come in both English and Spanish language versions. ...
KU Law student awarded prestigious Skadden Fellowship
Third-year University of Kansas law student Ellen Bertels will serve as a 2021 Skadden Fellow. Considered the most prestigious and competitive award for public interest law students, Skadden Fellowships provide two years of funding for lawyers pursuing public-interest law projects of their own design. ...
KU announces 2020-2021 Staff Fellows
The University of Kansas has announced participants selected for the 2020-2021 Staff Fellows Program, which seeks to strengthen the university by developing leaders at all levels of the institution. ...
KU class produces oral history of Kansas journalism
University of Kansas students are putting the finishing touches on an oral history of Kansas journalism that will tell the story of seven notable Kansas news figures. The project will provide a new perspective of how the profession has evolved over the last half-century in middle America while documenting the...