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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.
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'I am striving to connect students, university and industry to advance design'
Greg Thomas, director of the Center for Design Research and professor of visual communication design, is unlocking the potential of design by connecting industry and academia,
Plan ahead for KU Research 2022 winter break hours
In concert with the entire Lawrence and Edwards campuses, the KU Office of Research will be closed over the winter break as outlined below. In order to be proactive in meeting the research community’s needs, we have established deadlines that will help ensure we are providing necessary…
Program helps Native students bridge from Haskell to KU to careers in science
Kynser Wahwahsuck is one of more than 125 American Indian/Alaska Native students who have participated in the Haskell-KU Bridges to the Baccalaureate Program. The program supports students from Haskell seeking careers in biomedical, bioengineering, behavioral and environmental health fields by…
Museum staff member turns research into experiential learning
Teresa MacDonald helps educate the public about natural history with hands-on learning.
‘I am striving to promote equity and justice for queer and trans youth'
Meg Paceley, associate professor of social welfare, is helping create a future where queer and trans youth can grow up happy and healthy and have the same opportunities as other children.
'Invaluable' founder of research development office advances humanities at KU
Kathy Porsch is the backbone of countless humanities awards earned by KU researchers.
#KUFieldWorks: Predicting future algae blooms to preserve safe drinking water
Ted Harris and a team of faculty, student and staff are examining long-term water quality changes in large Kansas lakes, especially changes related to blue-green algae, which can cause harmful algal blooms (HABs).
Grant coordinator’s support makes humanities institute a success
Elise Stella makes things less complicated for the co-directors of the Public Digital Humanities Institute.
English scholar serving as interim leader of Hall Center for Humanities following director’s retirement
Richard Godbeer, director of the Hall Center for the Humanities, has retired from the University of Kansas. He led the intellectual hub for humanities scholars and its robust public outreach program for three years. Giselle Anatol, professor of English and director of KU’s Gunn Center for the Study…