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'I am striving to prevent natural hazards from becoming disasters’

Elaina Sutley, associate professor of civil engineering, combines engineering and social sciences to combat natural disasters.

#KUFieldWorks: Surveying the Kansas ferret population to improve conservation

Wendy Holman, education program coordinator at the KU Field Station, joined colleagues on the survey.

Librarian helps researchers access works from around the world

Nishon Hawkins manages the Interlibrary Loan program.

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.

Award ladders key to strong faculty recognition culture

This fall, I will begin offering personalized sessions to faculty interested in developing a multi-year plan to position themselves to become eligible for various research awards.

FBI director, U.S. senator and others partnering with KU on cybersecurity

Presenters stressed the importance of partnerships between industry, academia and government to address cybersecurity.

KU research growth fuels Kansas economy, improves lives

Research is on the rise at the University of Kansas, and the reverberations of that growth are benefiting people across the Sunflower State and beyond. Research expenditures spanning all KU campuses increased to $368.6 million in 2023, capping nearly a decade of steady expansion.

KU Research GO boosts a dozen projects across disciplines

Twelve projects have been selected for funding through KU’s 2024 Research Grant Opportunity program. KU Research GO aims to expand the university’s research enterprise by providing seed funding for projects poised to compete for external funding opportunities with application deadlines in the near…

AAU membership: A 115-year history of recognition for KU

By nominating our faculty who are strong candidates for membership in the National Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine, as well as for other prestigious and highly prestigious awards for research, we strengthen KU’s ranking in the AAU and our overall reputation as one of the nation’s…

'I am striving to create change in our communities through art, beauty and dialogue'

María Velasco, professor of visual art, tells the stories of Topekans displaced by urban renewal in the 1950s.

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Mindie Paget
Assistant Vice Chancellor for Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging and Director of External Affairs
785-864-0013
mpaget@ku.edu

Vince Munoz
Communications Specialist
785-864-2254
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