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Gratitude for KU peer reviewers
As the semester winds down, I want to publicly thank the people — more than 70 of them from a diverse range of disciplines — who graciously served as peer reviewers during the 2023-24 academic year.
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KU lab helps researchers worldwide fight infection
Scott Lovell is helping scientists in Kansas and around the world better understand the building blocks of infectious diseases so they can develop new treatments to fight them.
KU research employs more than 4,100 on campus, buys $53.9M in goods and services from Kansas companies
Sponsored research at the University of Kansas supported the salaries of 4,182 people in 2022 and accounted for $53.9 million in spending with Kansas companies on research-related goods and services, according to a new report.
13 projects boosted by KU Research GO
Thirteen projects have been selected for funding through KU’s 2023 Research Grant Opportunity program. Recipients represent STEM, social science and humanities fields in departments and research centers across the university.
Graduate assistant’s work ethic and personal connections enrich education equity research
Meet the March 2023 Unsung Hero of KU Research, Rayven Smart, whose work ethic and personal connections enrich education equity research at KU.
#KUFieldWorks: Looking for archaeological evidence of the first people in North America
Rolfe Mandel led a group of students and faculty on excavations in Texas and Canada.
Bestselling author to discuss the 'dark history and troubling present of eugenics'
A scientist, broadcaster and bestselling author who focuses on the complicated, interwoven history of genetics and race will give a public seminar at the University of Kansas in early March.
KU, K-State Faculty Receive Higuchi-KU Endowment Research Achievement Awards
Four faculty members at two Kansas universities received the state higher education system’s most prestigious recognition for scholarly excellence.
New KU faculty receive research development funding
The New Faculty Research Development Awards are designed to help new faculty accelerate their scholarship and start building a sustainable research program soon after their arrival on campus.
FBI & KU Cybersecurity Conference convenes government, industry and education partners to confront growing threats
“Cybersecurity is arguably one of the most consequential issues of our time,” said keynote speaker Robert Brown, executive assistant director of the FBI’s science and technology branch. “But we have the greatest minds in America, and there’s really no problem we can’t solve.”
'I am striving to keep water clean, sustainable and accessible in the future'
Erin Seybold, assistant scientist at the Kansas Geological Survey, is keeping water resources clean, sustainable, and accessible for future generations.