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Inconsistencies in equity analyst revisions may have rational explanations
Equity analysts produce outputs that include stock recommendations, earning estimates and 12-month target prices. But often, different outputs issued by the same analyst at the same time conflict with one another. ...
KU to use new app to assist with responsibly reopening campus
After a successful pilot project, the University of Kansas will reopen to students, faculty and staff this fall by requiring them to use a mobile health app to check for symptoms of the COVID-19 virus before allowing them entrance to campus buildings. ...
Donor incentives don’t always equate to more charitable giving, study finds
People are accustomed to getting cash in the mail from an aunt or grandparent. But what about from complete strangers? ...
Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center graduates 266th Basic Training Class
Twenty-five new law enforcement officers graduated from the Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center (KLETC) on Aug. 7 at a ceremony held in KLETC’s Integrity Auditorium. ...
Kansas Geological Survey in partnership to research underground storage of carbon dioxide
For two decades, the Kansas Geological Survey has been investigating the state's subsurface geology and industrial infrastructure to determine the safety and viability of injecting carbon dioxide (CO2) from industrial sources into underground rock formations for long-term storage and to recover hard-to-reach oil. As part of an initiative to share...
Poet José Olivarez to give virtual reading for Hall Center Summer Speaker Series
The next event in the Hall Center Summer Speaker Series will be "An Evening with José Olivarez," presented via Zoom at 7:30 p.m. Aug. 12. ...
Teaching Zora Neale Hurston to the Black Lives Matter generation
Zora Neale Hurston’s 1937 novel “Their Eyes Were Watching God” is in no danger of being forgotten any time soon. Although overlooked at the time of its publication, it has since come to be considered a masterpiece of the Harlem Renaissance. ...
KU research center publishes new edition of disability language guidelines
The Research and Training Center on Independent Living (RTC/IL), a research center at the Life Span Institute at the University of Kansas, celebrated the 30th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) by releasing the ninth edition of Guidelines: How to Write about People with Disabilities. ...
KU names next director of the Center for Sexuality & Gender Diversity
Kristopher Oliveira has been selected to lead the Center for Sexuality & Gender Diversity at the University of Kansas. ...
Planning expert can discuss how Tropical Storm Isaias, pandemic collide
Tropical Storm Isaias continued to lash the East Coast Tuesday morning, threatening the mid-Atlantic with high winds, heavy rain and flooding. While it was downgraded since it made landfall as a hurricane in North Carolina, it is knocking out power for thousands and causing damage while residents continue to deal...
Researchers land $3.3M grant to test combined interventions for students with autism spectrum disorder
University of Kansas researchers, in collaboration with the University of North Carolina, have secured a new grant to test the combination of two interventions designed to help students with autism spectrum disorder boost educational achievement and improve their transition to life after school. ...
Kansas Public Radio cancels 2020 Big Band Christmas
Kansas Public Radio was set to hold its 12th annual Big Band Christmas on Dec. 12 at Liberty Hall, but due to concerns surrounding COVID-19, KPR has decided to cancel this year’s event. ...
Religion shapes American attitudes about gun ownership, study shows
Whether it's a fear of violence or a steadfast belief in constitutional rights, Americans have strong opinions on why they need guns. But concerns about Satan and Armageddon also enter into their decision-making. ...
Study reveals less connectivity between key brain regions in people with FXTAS premutation
A new paper in the journal NeuroImage: Clinical from researchers at the University of Kansas reveals a possible early indicator of Fragile X-associated tremor/ataxia syndrome, or FXTAS. The disease afflicts some older people who carry a “premutation” of the gene known as FMR1, which can lead to impairments in movement...
University announces spring 2020 graduates
The names of more than 4,700 graduates from the University of Kansas this spring — representing 87 Kansas counties; 49 other states, territories, and Washington, D.C.; and 53 other countries — have been announced by the University Registrar. ...
KU research into online security for public internet users expands to examine effects of COVID-19
University of Kansas researchers studying what they call “digital homelessness” have received an additional grant to examine how the COVID-19 pandemic is affecting Americans who don’t have easy access to the internet. ...
Kansas Fire & Rescue Training Institute names new director
— The University of Kansas Office of Lifelong & Professional Education (LPE) has announced that Kelly McCoy will serve as the new director of the Kansas Fire & Rescue Training Institute (KFRTI). KFRTI was created by the Kansas Legislature in 1949 as the state fire training entity to train firefighters...
KU researchers develop new toolkit for social justice action
When protests erupted over the death of George Floyd and ongoing systemic racism in the United States in the spring, entrepreneur David Dennis was reminded of the stories his mother had told him of the civil rights movement in the 1960s. He said he hadn’t imagined that civil unrest would...
Jayhawks lead 1st virtual Rotary Youth Leadership Academy
The University of Kansas Memorial Union and Rotary District 5710 collaborated to host Rotary International’s first virtual leadership academy. Traditionally held as an overnight program on the KU Lawrence campus, the Rotary Youth Leadership Academy (RYLA) was redeveloped into an online format via Zoom. ...
Ken Audus named editor-in-chief of Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Ken Audus, University of Kansas professor of pharmaceutical chemistry and former School of Pharmacy dean, has been named editor-in-chief of the Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences. ...
Author questions assumptions about smart cities
Some 40 years after thinking began in earnest and 20 years after implementation did likewise, a University of Kansas professor believes it’s time to take a critical look at the golden child of urban planning, the internet-enabled smart city. For while its capabilities might lend themselves to contact tracing for...
Self-assured daughters reduce feminist moms’ psychological distress
Not only do feminist mothers have more self-assured feminist daughters, their young adult daughters’ voices have a significant, positive psychological influence on the moms, according to a new study. ...
Graduate student in architecture awarded AAUW International Fellowship
The American Association of University Women (AAUW) awarded its 2020-21 International Fellowship to Intisar Ameen Tyne of Bangladesh. Tyne is a graduate student in mental health care architecture at the University of Kansas School of Architecture & Design. ...
Study looks at excessive exercise in people with eating disorders
For most people, exercise is healthy for both body and mind. Hours spent jogging, bike riding or lifting weights can elevate mood, boost heart health, build muscle and spur weight loss. ...
Deirdre Cooper Owens to give virtual talk for Hall Center Summer Series
Deirdre Cooper Owens, author of "Medical Bondage: Race, Gender, and the Origins of American Gynecology," will give an online talk as part of the Hall Center for the Humanities Summer Speaker Series at the University of Kansas. The event, a Zoom webinar, will take place at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, July...
Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center graduates 265th Basic Training Class
Twenty new law enforcement officers graduated from the Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center (KLETC) on July 17 at a ceremony held in KLETC’s Integrity Auditorium. ...
KU program tracing COVID-19 in wastewater provides early warning to Kansans of virus spread
The University of Kansas School of Engineering and the Kansas Department of Health and Environment have expanded a project to detect COVID-19 virus in the wastewater systems of local communities across the state. ...
LGBTQ candidates continue to succeed despite hostility of era
Given the current national climate of apprehension and intolerance, most people probably assume a transgender political candidate is less likely to be elected than a traditional one. ...
School of Social Welfare announces new field education director
The University of Kansas School of Social Welfare has announced the appointment of Kelly Jones as the new associate professor of the practice and director of field education. Prior to this appointment, Jones was the senior associate director for field education within the school and has been serving as interim...
Professor leading grants to improve health for survivors of intimate partner violence
Women who have experienced intimate partner violence are at a higher risk of negative health outcomes such as cervical cancer, sexually transmitted infections, HPV and HIV/AIDS. A University of Kansas researcher is building a body of work through publications and grants to better understand these risks and to build an...