Health & Wellness
Mon, 09/25/2023 — Research has shown that when students with disabilities are given ownership in their education and are involved in setting goals for themselves, they have better outcomes. Researchers at the University of Kansas who have been instrumental in...

Thu, 09/21/2023 — Two doctoral candidates at the University of Kansas have been awarded the prestigious Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad Award, receiving a combined $92,000 to conduct research in South America. Pere DeRoy, a doctoral...

Wed, 09/20/2023 — Red Hot Research returns for three sessions this fall, offering a fast-paced, presentation-style event from The Commons at the University of Kansas as a way of introducing colleagues to one another. Events are planned Sept. 29, Oct. 27 and Nov....

Fri, 09/15/2023 — A collaborative series at the University of Kansas that centers misinformation, disinformation and the wellness of democracy resumes in fall 2023 with a program about the Ogallala Aquifer, the center of substantial research and public debate...

Thu, 09/14/2023 — University of Kansas faculty members from the Lawrence and KU Medical Center campuses are being recognized as winners of annual teaching awards. These outstanding faculty will be honored at the inaugural University Teaching Awards ceremony Nov....

Tue, 09/12/2023 — The 57th edition of the Kansas Statistical Abstract, an annually released compendium of data about Kansas, is now available on the Institute for Policy & Social Research website. The KSA publishes data in 17 sections ranging from...

Fri, 09/08/2023 — Many of us know all too well the addictive nature of a big portion of food in the United States — most call it “junk food.” In fact, this kind of salty, sweet and high-fat fare makes up the lion’s share of what’s marketed to Americans.

Fri, 09/08/2023 — The University of Kansas School of Pharmacy hosted white coat ceremonies this week for its class of 2027. Faculty on the Wichita campus helped their students don white coats Sept. 5, while Lawrence campus students met at the Lied Center of...

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Thu, 09/07/2023 — Everyone who has gone through high school probably remembers gym class, for better or worse, and the influence their teachers had on the class environment. A study from the University of Kansas shows that physical education teachers greatly...

Tue, 09/05/2023 — People have turned to religion and spirituality to deal with crises and critical needs for centuries. Yet little is known how religion plays a role in substance use care. A new publication from the University of Kansas and Georgetown University...

Fri, 09/01/2023 — Like many 24-year-olds, Katie Pine loves pop and country music, her job and reading novels such as “The Hunger Games.” The Olathe resident, who currently lives at home with her parents, would like to have her own apartment — roommate...

Thu, 08/31/2023 — This academic year the University of Kansas welcomed eight international students as part of the Fulbright Foreign Student Program and four Fulbright Foreign Language Teaching Assistants. From Africa, Asia, Europe and South America, the...

Thu, 08/31/2023 — Breast milk is widely acknowledged as the most beneficial nutrition for infants, but many families face medical or logistical challenges in breastfeeding. In the U.S., just 45% of infants continue to be exclusively breastfed at 3 months of age,...

Tue, 08/29/2023 — Every basketball coach has told their players at some point that free throws win games. A new study from the University of Kansas used innovative markerless motion capture technology to determine the mechanics of proficient free-throw shooters...

Mon, 08/28/2023 — Research from the University of Kansas just published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences could hasten development of a new class of vaccines aimed at SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. Anthony Fehr, associate...

Thu, 08/24/2023 — LAWRENCE – When Marta Vicente was researching various aspects of transgender identity, one surprising word kept coming up: colonialism. “There’s a sense of breaking free from subordination of political powers,” said Vicente, a professor of history and of women, gender & sexuality studies at the University of Kansas. “That’s really interesting because of the political component but also the geographical component; colony has to do with the landscape and the state. Yet colony is also about the body.” Her new article “Rethinking Identity: Transgender Studies and Catalan Independence” finds trans people and those who favor Catalonia’s independence from Spain often

Tue, 08/22/2023 — Chancellor Douglas A. Girod has approved the promotion and award of tenure, where indicated, for 64 individuals at the University of Kansas Lawrence and Edwards campuses and 99 individuals at the KU Medical Center campuses. Girod issued a joint...

Mon, 08/21/2023 — Examples of infections tied to gram-negative bacteria include pneumonia, bloodstream infections, wound-site infections and meningitis, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Scientists have focused on tubelike...

Tue, 08/08/2023 — The names of more than 6,600 graduates at the University of Kansas for summer and fall 2022 and spring 2023 have been announced by the University Registrar. Many graduates and candidates for degree celebrated by participating in KU Commencement,...

Mon, 08/07/2023 — A recent graduate and a current senior at the University of Kansas will compete for prestigious Rhodes Scholarships specifically for international students to pursue graduate study in the United Kingdom. Recent graduate Aylar Atadurdyyeva has...


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