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KU law school earns top-20 Best Value ranking
The University of Kansas School of Law is the No. 19 Best Value Law School in the country, according to National Jurist magazine. ...
Demolishing abandoned houses does not reduce nearby crime, study finds
Cities across the country have sought ways to improve neighborhood safety and in recent years have pointed to demolishing abandoned housing as a way to achieve the goal. While millions of dollars have been spent on the efforts, a recent University of Kansas study found a program demolishing more than...
Surgical abortion restriction did not decrease clinic visits during pandemic, study shows
Abortions have decreased significantly this year, due largely to pandemic-related factors. But other veiled influences stemming from state-related policies have affected this number in surprising ways. ...
Pioneering study of LGBTQ experience in the geosciences finds difficulties, dangers in fieldwork
For a geoscientist, the benefits of performing fieldwork are countless. Researching in nature gives geoscientists firsthand contact with the earth’s raw materials and a chance to test ideas and develop theories — as well as to make new discoveries. For this reason, geoscientists often trek to faraway locations, negotiating difficult...
KU Alumni Association announces virtual fundraising event to support student and alumni programs, Campus Cupboard
The University of Kansas Alumni Association will host its first-ever virtual fundraising event, Jayhawks Flock Together, on Nov. 19. The event is presented in partnership with Dimensional Innovations, Helix Architecture + Design and McCownGordon Construction. Proceeds will benefit the Alumni Association’s Jayhawk Career Network and Student Alumni Network as well...
Bozenna Pasik-Duncan recognized for contributions to women in mathematics
Bozenna Pasik-Duncan, University of Kansas professor of mathematics, has been named to the 2021 Class of Fellows for the Association for Women in Mathematics (AWM) for her support and encouragement of women and girls in mathematics and engineering. ...
School of Education & Human Sciences announces free virtual professional development series
The School of Education & Human Sciences at the University of Kansas has announced dates for the 2020-2021 Strategies Event Series, which will include three virtual and interactive professional development lectures via Zoom. ...
Virtual colloquium will address health challenges in the Americas
The 29th annual Waggoner Research Colloquium will include scholars from the University of Kansas and KU Medical Center to discuss health care issues facing minority and international communities. ...
Doctoral student selected for Robert Wood Johnson Foundation leadership program
Morgan Farnworth, doctoral student in public affairs & administration at the University of Kansas, has been selected to participate in one of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s leadership programs. These programs connect changemakers across the country — from every profession and field — to learn from and work with one...
KU joins ALICE project at Large Hadron Collider with new funding from Department of Energy
Daniel Tapia Takaki, associate professor of physics & astronomy at the University of Kansas, has created a new research team at KU to exploit the unique opportunities to research physics at high energies available at the ALICE experiment at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC). ...
History, law on side of LGBTQ Americans in SCOTUS religious exemption case, law expert says
The Supreme Court is set to hear arguments in a case Nov. 4 that will have wide-ranging ramifications on anti-discrimination laws and the rights of LGBTQ Americans. The case, Fulton v. City of Philadelphia, will determine whether a Catholic-run foster care agency is exempt from complying with a Philadelphia ordinance...
In election season, KU research helps inform public opinion, policy
As a highly contentious U.S. election season wraps up today at the polls, KU News Service offers a review of some of the most important recent publications and findings from University of Kansas political and policy researchers. The topics span key voting issues, such as guns and LGBTQ rights, to...
Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center graduates 270th Basic Training Class
Twenty-seven new law enforcement officers graduated from the Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center (KLETC) on Oct. 30 at a ceremony held in KLETC’s Integrity Auditorium. ...
Law expert shows famed 'revolving door' between SEC, private firms not as wide as thought
Legal experts have long warned about the “revolving door” between the Securities and Exchange Commission and the financial industry it regulates. Such warnings include concerns that SEC attorneys may go easy on parties accused of wrongdoing in hopes of securing a high-paid position after leaving the agency and that attorneys...
KU School of Business ranks 29th for graduates’ first-time pass rate on CPA exam
A recent National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) report ranks the University of Kansas School of Business as 29th in the nation among large programs for graduates’ first-time CPA exam pass rate. The report, which assesses the performance of aspiring certified public accountants, shows that 76.4% of KU...
New study shows trust levels in artificial intelligence predicted, boosted by people's relationship style
How likely you are to trust a self-driving car or advice from Siri? ...
France attacks, boycott calls show clash of secularism, extremism, law expert says
What began as calls for boycotts of French products turned violent Thursday as a knife-wielding attacker killed three people at a church in Nice, France. The escalation is part of a controversy that began with a French teacher showing students a cartoon of the Muslim prophet Muhammad. ...
Poet contrasts gentility with 'actual care'
Read during the COVID-19 pandemic, one passage in particular jumps out from poet Megan Kaminski’s new book, “Gentlewomen.” ...
Legal scholar to deliver lecture on election law
The University of Kansas School of Law welcomes election law scholar Franita Tolson for a virtual lecture event this fall. Tolson will present "The Inevitability of American Democracy" at 4 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 5, via Zoom. ...
'American Gold Digger' reveals untold history of stereotype's influence on society, law
Kanye West and Jamie Foxx sang, “She take my money when I’m in need / Yeah, she’s a triflin’ friend indeed / Oh, she’s a gold digger” in their chart-topping song “Gold Digger.”...
Grants worth $13M will support interventions for families affected by autism spectrum disorder
The University of Kansas, through the Juniper Gardens Children’s Project, is a partner in two autism spectrum disorder research projects that have recently been awarded $13 million in federal grants. ...
Research explores how speakers use creativity in English as a second language
Everyone has found themselves at some point in a conversation in which they have to discuss a “taboo” topic or get creative to make themselves understood. Imagine how much more difficult that is when conversing in a second language. A University of Kansas professor has published research on how people...
Partnership helps bring fiber internet to Haskell Indian Nations University
Higher education runs on high-speed internet: Without the bandwidth to properly support academic and research activities, institutions and the students and faculty they serve can find themselves at a disadvantage. Haskell Indian Nations University was in just such a predicament. ...
Aerospace engineering students earn acclaim in international design competition
Three student teams from the Department of Aerospace Engineering at the University of Kansas have won prestigious design awards from the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA), adding to KU’s rich history of recognition in AIAA competition. ...
People with disabilities view health care access as human right, study shows
Politicians discuss the ins and outs of health care while trying to win votes, but for some Americans, policymakers do not seem to be listening. University of Kansas researchers have published a study about perspectives of individuals with disabilities on health care policy, and respondents overwhelmingly stated access to health...
Professor appointed editor at top accounting journal
University of Kansas professor Chan Li has been appointed as an editor at The Accounting Review, the premier journal for accounting research. ...
Maj. Gen. Diana Holland to give Elizabeth Dole Women in Leadership Lecture
The Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics at the University of Kansas has announced that Maj. Gen. Diana Holland will give the Fall 2020 Elizabeth Dole Women in Leadership Lecture at 7 p.m. Nov. 12 on the institute’s YouTube channel. ...
'Groove Theory' explores blues foundations of funk
What makes funk different from soul, R&B or rock music? Why is it worthy of academic study? And how do you write about it seriously while still capturing its musical vitality and humor? ...
Spencer Museum reopens to public for November
The Spencer Museum of Art at the University of Kansas will reopen to the public for the month of November on Sundays, Mondays and Tuesdays from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Visitors can make a free reservation to explore the galleries, which will have reduced capacity in accordance with public...
New study details atmosphere on 'hot Neptune' 260 light years away that 'shouldn’t exist'
A team led by an astronomer from the University of Kansas has crunched data from NASA’s TESS and Spitzer space telescopes to portray for the first time the atmosphere of a highly unusual kind of exoplanet dubbed a “hot Neptune.”...