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Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center graduates 263rd basic training class
Twenty-three new law enforcement officers graduated from the Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center (KLETC) on March 6. ...
Study shows how contact with law enforcement, even for family members, decreases political participation
Research has long shown that people who spend time in jail or have high levels of contact with law enforcement are less likely to be politically engaged. University of Kansas researcher Brandon Davis has published a study detailing what types of contact influence participation. He found that network contacts, such...
Graduate student awarded NSF grant to study farmers’ decisions about technology
Like other farmers, U.S. hop farmers face pressure from environmental change and a global marketplace. And like farmers of commodity crops, hop farmers rely on technologies to collect data and make data-driven decisions. Unlike most other farmers, hop farmers pursue innovations themselves rather than relying on outside expertise. ...
KU Libraries announce winners of 2020 Alyce Hunley Whayne Visiting Researchers Travel Award
The University of Kansas Libraries have announced the recipients of the fifth annual Alyce Hunley Whayne Visiting Researchers Travel Award winners, Sherri Smith and Charisse Burden-Stelly. ...
Love letter to theatre, ‘Indecent’ speaks to inclusion
It's almost as if Henry Bial spent his whole career preparing to direct “Indecent,” which runs March 20-29 at the University of Kansas. ...
KU Public Safety releases 2019 crime data for Lawrence campus
Reported crimes are down on the University of Kansas Lawrence campus, according to statistics released today by the KU Office of Public Safety. ...
KU nominates four students for Goldwater Scholarships
Four University of Kansas students who have been actively involved in undergraduate research during their university careers are competing for Barry M. Goldwater Scholarships, regarded as the premier undergraduate award to encourage excellence in science, engineering and mathematics. ...
Scholarship created to honor late professor, support study of power systems
Two alumni have established a new scholarship to honor a former University of Kansas School of Engineering professor who died in 2014. ...
Warren's exit from race continues history of ingrained sexism in politics and coverage, professor says
U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren announced today that she will end her presidential campaign, becoming the last woman to exit the race. Warren’s departure brings to an end an election season that originally saw a record number of women seeking the Democratic presidential nomination. Teri Finneman, assistant professor of journalism at...
Mentoring significantly improves career outcomes for female economists, study finds
Women’s advancement in most science disciplines has risen during this century, but that has not proven true for the field of economics. ...
Seven KU researchers earn CAREER Awards from the National Science Foundation
Seven assistant professors at the University of Kansas have each received a prestigious grant designed to help early-career faculty members in STEM disciplines establish a lifetime of leadership in their respective fields. ...
Researchers gather most promising interventions addressing 'word gap' into special edition of journal
Some children in the U.S. grow up under severe disadvantage in terms of the amount and quality of language they are exposed to in their earliest years. Researchers have documented that some children are exposed to roughly 30 million fewer words than other children during years that are critical for...
Award-winning author to give Self Graduate Fellowship Symposium Lecture
Ibram Kendi, a New York Times bestselling author, professor of history and international relations, and the founding director of The Antiracist Research & Policy Center at American University, will deliver the Madison and Lila Self Graduate Fellowship Symposium Lecture at the University of Kansas. ...
Study shows LGBTQ+ individuals with autism have greater health disparities than peers
Individuals with disabilities or who identify as LGBTQ+ often encounter difficulties in navigating the American health care system. A new study from the University of Kansas has found that people with autism spectrum disorder who identify as LGBTQ+ have greater health disparities than their peers, including being denied service or...
Strategy for abolishing the Electoral College detailed in new book
Even though two of the last three U.S. presidents were elected without earning the popular vote, the Electoral College still remains the method used for selecting the national leader. But a new book titled “The Twenty-Eighth Amendment? Beyond Abolishing the Electoral College” (Gatekeeper Press) details a strategy for replacing this...
32nd annual Seaver Lecture set for March 4
David Slusky, University of Kansas associate professor of economics, will give the annual Seaver Lecture at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 4, at the Hall Center for the Humanities. ...
Final candidate for vice provost of undergraduate studies to present March 5
A vice provost at the University of Idaho is the final candidate who will take part in on-campus interviews for the vice provost of undergraduate studies at the University of Kansas. ...
Panel will address details of voting in Douglas County in 2020
In Part II of the “Educate & Act: Civic Engagement in 2020” series, experts will speak to the process of voting, with specific attention to voting in Douglas County in 2020. The event will take place from 5:30-6:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 3, at The Commons in Spooner Hall. ...
Lawrence campus participating in statewide tornado drill March 3
The University of Kansas Lawrence campus will conduct an all-systems test of its emergency alert systems at 10 a.m. Tuesday, March 3. ...
KU Boot Camps graduate 500 students
— KU Professional and Continuing Education recently graduated its 500th student from KU Boot Camps, an education partnership between the Edwards Campus and Trilogy Education Services. KU’s 24-week boot camp programs teach students valuable coding, data analytics and cybersecurity skills, with hands-on training and projects that prepare students for professional...
KU Jazz Festival to celebrate music of Charlie Parker
Special guests Bobby Watson, Helen Sung and Mike Rodriguez will headline the University of Kansas School of Music’s 43rd Annual Jazz Festival on March 6. Friday's festival will include a concert at 7:30 p.m. at the Lied Center of Kansas that will celebrate the music of Charlie Parker. ...
KU researcher co-edits first international handbook of history of education
The history of education is a complex topic even when it is focused on just one country. A University of Kansas researcher has co-edited the first-ever international handbook of the history of education, documenting not only the major differences in how students learn around the world but also highlighting how...
Professor to discuss violence against women in suffrage series lecture
It has been more than 25 years since Patricia Gaston was co-editor of The Dallas Morning News’ series “Violence Against Women: A Question of Human Rights,” but the problems addressed in the 15-part series are far from being resolved. ...
University to name Gray-Little Hall at April 30 celebration event
The University of Kansas is set to rename a premier research facility in honor of the chancellor who made it a reality. ...
Third candidate for vice provost of undergraduate studies to present March 3
The interim leader for undergraduate studies at the University of Kansas is the third of four candidates who will take part in on-campus interviews for the vice provost of undergraduate studies at KU. ...
KU students to present at Kansas Undergraduate Research Day at the Capitol
Students from the University of Kansas and the University of Kansas Medical Center will present their research projects at the Statehouse on Wednesday, March 4, as part of Kansas Undergraduate Research Day at the Capitol. ...
Economics professor to lead KU’s Institute for Policy & Social Research
An economist with deep experience in social science and policy-relevant research has been named director of the Institute for Policy & Social Research at the University of Kansas. ...
Editor helps poets open doors to healing
Brian Daldorph doesn’t necessarily believe one has to suffer to make great art, but he admits to a particular feeling for those who have and who do. His small press brought Vietnam infantryman-turned-poet John Musgrave to the attention of PBS documentarian Ken Burns, turning him into the voice of a...
Show places Shimomura’s performance art in context
Roger Shimomura’s paintings are held by the Smithsonian Institution, along with many other museums and collections. But what about the performance art he created and that he considered so important during his 35-year teaching career at the University of Kansas Department of Visual Art? ...
University announces winter Employees of the Month
The University of Kansas has announced the November and December 2019 and January 2020 Employees of the Month. ...