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Film aims to build support for trauma care in Africa

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Parkinson’s drug comes to market with help of renowned University of Kansas pharmaceutical chemist

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Not all financial analysts impeded by sleep disruptions, study finds

In a new study focusing on financial markets, William Bazley, assistant professor of finance at the University of Kansas, finds that sleep disruptions following spring daylight saving time clock shifts may negatively affect the forecast quality of the professional analysts — but it depends on their level of experience.

Science and Technology

$2.5M grant will support nature-based study of pathogen resistance in perennial crop systems

A new five-year, $2.5 million grant will support a KU-led project exploring alternative routes to pathogen resistance in a potential perennial oilseed crop, silflower (Silphium integrifolium). The project is funded through the federal program on Ecology and Evolution of Infectious Diseases.

Research points the way to lifesaving antiparasitic drugs while unlocking a scientific mystery

A breakthrough in understanding how a single-cell parasite makes ergosterol (its version of cholesterol) could lead to more effective drugs for human leishmaniasis, a parasitic disease that inflicts about 1 million people and kills about 30,000 people around the world every year.
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Physicians reveal outlooks and concerns about use of artificial intelligence in medical care

In a new study, John Symons, professor of philosophy at the University of Kansas, and researchers at the KU School of Medicine-Wichita reveals the outlooks and concerns about use of artificial intelligence among frontline physicians and physicians’ assistants.
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Health and Well-Being

Physicians reveal outlooks and concerns about use of artificial intelligence in medical care

In a new study, John Symons, professor of philosophy at the University of Kansas, and researchers at the KU School of Medicine-Wichita reveals the outlooks and concerns about use of artificial intelligence among frontline physicians and physicians’ assistants.

Communication studies expert attacks myths about harms of social media

Jeffrey Hall, professor of communication studies at the University of Kansas, finds that the latest research on links between social media use and well-being does not support dire claims or bans. His findings were published in the 25th anniversary edition of the Journal of Medical Internet Research.
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Study examines differences in strength by position among football players

A KU study is setting the stage to determine if there are differences in strength by position among college football players. Results showed there were differences in body type, as well as other factors, among player types that could help improve strength training for athletes.
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Teaching, Learning and Behavior

Center for Certification & Competency-Based Education publishes new research journal

The Achievement & Assessment Institute’s Center for Certification & Competency-Based Education has launched the Competency-Based Education Research Journal, which serves to advance knowledge of competency-based education through empirical investigations, theory development articles and integrative conceptual reviews.

Study finds parents more open to racially diverse media for children than previously thought

A study has found that racial identity can predict parents' attitudes about racially and ethnically diverse media that their children consume, but not necessarily their beliefs. The findings partially supported various theories on racial identity and media but ultimately show parents are largely open to racially diverse content for their children, researchers argue.
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CIDDL contributes to new report on AI from the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Educational Technology

James Basham and Eleazar Vasquez from the Achievement & Assessment Institute’s Center for Innovation, Design, and Digital Learning (CIDDL) served as advisers on a new report on AI integration in education from the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Educational Technology (OET). The report, titled “Empowering Education Leaders: A Toolkit for Safe, Ethical, and Equitable AI Integration,” supports education leaders in adopting AI in the classroom to protect all students.
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Arts, Architecture and Humanities

Authors unearth layers of meaning in ‘West Side Story’

New perspectives in “The Cambridge Companion to ‘West Side Story'” surprise even its co-editor, a KU professor emeritus of music who has made a career out of studying the Broadway musical.

Film aims to build support for trauma care in Africa

Documentary focuses on doctors struggling to meet demand for trauma care in Africa, and efforts of KU Med Center doctor, colleagues to help
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Illustration showing the subjects of Randall Fuller’s book: Elizabeth Palmer Peabody, Margaret Fuller, Sophia Peabody Hawthorne, Mary Moody Emerson and Lydia Jackson Emerson.

'Bright Circle’ illuminates role of women in American intellectual tradition

A University of Kansas researcher sketches the lives of "Five Remarkable Women" who founded America’s first homegrown literary, philosophical movement before being overshadowed by the male writers they inspired.
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Business, Economics and Innovation

Health effects of trauma linked to performance at work

In a new paper, Elizabeth Embry, assistant professor of entrepreneurship at the University of Kansas, offers a theory linking health effects of trauma to performance outcomes at work, suggesting how managerial awareness of trauma manifestations is a necessary step toward workplaces becoming supportive or healing.

Crowdsourcing proves more accurate than retail-buying experts at predicting fashion demand

In a new paper, Murali Mantrala, the Ned Fleming Professor of Marketing at the University of Kansas, finds that crowdsourced forecasts from ordinary customers are more accurate than those of expert fashion buyers. The research also determines an ideal crowd size and composition for predicting demand for fashion items in retail buying decisions.
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A financial analyst falls asleep at his desk while looking at stock information on various computer screens.

Not all financial analysts impeded by sleep disruptions, study finds

In a new study focusing on financial markets, William Bazley, assistant professor of finance at the University of Kansas, finds that sleep disruptions following spring daylight saving time clock shifts may negatively affect the forecast quality of the professional analysts — but it depends on their level of experience.
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Law, Politics and Society

New book explores cost of holding elections, how and why spending varies widely from state to state

"A Republic If You Can Afford It," a new book by a University of Knasas researcher and colleagues, explores how much it costs to hold elections across the country. The book is published by Cambridge University Press as part of its Cambridge Elements Series.

Relationship between propaganda and public reexamined through new research

In a new paper, Anton Shirikov, assistant professor of political science at the University of Kansas, outlines how propaganda reinforces regime support and builds trust through identity-consistent messages. But the analysis also indicates that autocrats are more constrained by public opinion than previously thought.
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Study: SEC's IPO review process outdated, creating unnecessary bottlenecks

A study by a KU associate professor of law outlines how the Securities and Exchange Commission's process for companies to go public is outdated and inefficient, adding months to the IPO cycle. As the climate for addressing inefficient regulations heats up, the SEC's initial public offering process could make for a promising target, Alexander Platt writes.
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